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The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by the Ladies Golf Union and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in odd-number numbered years; the Curtis Cup being played in even-numbered years.
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The event started in 1931 as a match between Great Britain and France. It was played annually from 1931 to 1939 and from 1947 to 1949, before becoming a biennial event from 1949 to 1957. Britain won 15 of the 16 matches with the 1934 match being tied. From 1949 to 1957 Great Britain had also played a biennial match against Belgium. In 1959 the two matches were replaced by one with Britain playing a team representing the Continent of Europe, the Vagliano Trophy being used for the new event.
The trophy was given by André Vagliano, a French golfer and official in the French Golf Federation.
Format
The competition involves various match play matches between players selected from the two teams of 8, either singles and foursomes. The winner of each match scores a point for their team, with ½ a point each for any match that is tied after 18 holes. If the entire match is tied, the previously winning team retains the Trophy.
A foursomes match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. The golfers on the same team take alternate shots throughout the match, with the same ball. Each hole is won by the team that completes the hole in the fewest shots. A fourball match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. All four golfers play their own ball throughout the round. Each hole is won by the team whose individual golfer had the lowest score. A singles match is a standard match play competition between two golfers.
The contest is played over two days, with four foursomes and eight singles matches on each day, a total of 24 points. Before 1975 there were five foursomes and ten singles matches each day. In 1959 and 1961 there were five 36-hole foursomes on the first day and ten 36-hole singles on the second. All matches since 1961 have been over 18 holes.
Results
Since the Continent of Europe replaced France in 1959.
Of the 29 contests from 1959 to 2015, Great Britain and Ireland have won 15, the Continent of Europe have won 13 matches with 1 match tied (1979).
The results of matches against France between 1931 and 1957 are given below. Matches consisted of three foursomes matches and six singles matches, played on single day.
Britain won 15 of the 16 matches with the 1934 match being tied.
Junior Vagliano Trophy
In 2011 a Junior Vagliano Trophy was started for girls aged 16 or under. The Continent of Europe has won all three matches to date (2011, 2013 and 2015).