# The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship

The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a biennial amateur golf tournament which takes place in alternating years with the World Amateur Team Championships. The competition consists 20 countries represented by teams of four (two men and two women) and takes place at the Whispering Pines Golf Club, located 80 miles outside of Houston in Trinity, Texas.
Added in 2013, the winner of the individual men's competition receives a sponsor exemption to the PGA Tour’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

## Format

Teammates compete in a 72-hole best ball competition in which medals are awarded to the top three places in each of the five following categories; International Team (combined men's and women's teams), men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. The winners of the men's and women's individual competitions are determined by the player with the most birdies and eagles.

## Team selection

The majority of the participating countries are invited based on the previous year's World Amateur Team Championship combined results. Each nation then establishes its own selection criteria to determine the best individual participants available. In 2009, the field consisted of 76 National Champions. Notable past champions who have gone on to become established professionals include; Brandt Snedeker, Martin Kaymer, Jordan Spieth, Paula Creamer, and Lorena Ochoa.

## Results

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### Overall champions

| Year | Winning team | Score | Runner(s)-up | Score | Winning team members |
| 2024 | England | −44 | South Korea Spain | −5 | Dominic Clemons, Matthew Dodd-Berry, Nellie Ong, Patience Rhodes |
| 2021 | United States | −28 | Canada | −7 | Sam Bennett, Rachel Heck, James Piot, Rose Zhang |
| 2019 | France | −37 | Norway South Korea | −35 | Adrien Pendaries, Julien Sale, Candice Mahé, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard |
| 2017 | Not held – club hosted charity events for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts instead | Not held – club hosted charity events for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts instead | Not held – club hosted charity events for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts instead | Not held – club hosted charity events for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts instead | Not held – club hosted charity events for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts instead |
| 2015 | United States | −38 | Mexico | −37 | Philip Barbaree, Will Zalatoris, Mariel Galdiano, Hannah O'Sullivan |
| 2013 | United States | −33 | France | −27 | Jordan Niebrugge, Scottie Scheffler, Ally McDonald, Ashlan Ramsey |
| 2011 | United States | −31 | Mexico Argentina | −21 | Kelly Kraft, Nathan Smith, Austin Ernst, Emily Tubert |
| 2009 | United States | −45 | South Korea | −41 | Jordan Spieth, Ben Martin, Jennifer Johnson, Lexi Thompson |
| 2007 | England | −32 | South Korea United States | −30 | Gary Boyd, Danny Willett, Liz Bennett, Naomi Edwards |
| 2005 | England | −43 | South Africa United States | −35 | Oliver Fisher, Jamie Moul, Sophie Walker, Felicity Johnson |
| 2003 | United States | −53 | Australia | −37 | Brandt Snedeker, Matt Rosenfeld, Paula Creamer, Jane Park |
| 2001 | Mexico | −51 | South Korea | −44 | Alberto Valenzuela, Maruricio Mendez, Lorena Ochoa, Violeta Retamoza |
USA has won 6 matches, England 2, and France and Mexico 1 each.

### Team champions

| Year | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Year | Team | Players | Team | Players |
| 2024 | England (tie) Mexico | Dominic Clemons & Matthew Dodd-Berry Gerardo Gomez & Omar Morales | Denmark | Emma Bunch & Marie Madsen |
| 2021 | Sweden | Albin Bergström & Hugo Townsend | United States | Rachel Heck & Rose Zhang |
| 2019 | United States | Cole Hammer & Andy Ogletree | South Korea | Jeong Hyun Lee & Ina Yoon |
| 2017 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2015 | United States | Philip Barbaree & Will Zalatoris | Mexico | María Fassi & Ana Paula Valdes |
| 2013 | United States | Scottie Scheffler & Jordan Niebrugge | France | Mathilda Cappeliez & Eva Gilly |
| 2011 | United States | Kelly Kraft & Nathan Smith | South Korea | Kim Hyoo-joo & Baek Kyu-jung |
| 2009 | Italy | Lorenzo Scotto & Filippo Zucchetti | United States | Lexi Thompson & Jennifer Johnson |
| 2007 | England | Gary Boyd & Danny Willett | South Korea | Kim Sei-young & Yang Soo-jim |
| 2005 | Germany | Martin Kaymer & Stefan Kirstein | England | Felicity Johnson & Sophie Walker |
| 2003 | United States | Mathew Rosenfeld & Brandt Snedeker | United States | Paula Creamer & Jane Park |
| 2001 | Austria | Thomas Kogler & Martin Wiegele | Mexico | Lorena Ochoa & Violeta Retamoza |

### Individual champions

| Year | Men | Women |
| 2024 | Josiah Gilbert | Carla Bernat Escuder |
| 2021 | Sam Bennett | Rose Zhang |
| 2019 | Jack Trent | Lee Jeong-hyun |
| 2017 | Not held | Not held |
| 2015 | Will Zalatoris | María Fassi |
| 2013 | Julien Brun Toni Hakula Daniel Jennevret Jordan Niebrugge Scottie Scheffler | Brooke Henderson |
| 2011 | Mackenzie Hughes Kelly Kraft Carlos Ortiz Thomas Pieters Ruan de Smidt Nathan Smith | Victoria Tanco |
| 2009 | Chae Bum-geun | Lexi Thompson |
| 2007 | Danny Willett | Yang Soo-jim |
| 2005 | Stefan Kirstein | Pernilla Lindberg |
| 2003 | Chinarat Padungsil | Paula Creamer |
| 2001 | Robert Hamilton | Lorena Ochoa |