The 2024 Concession Cup is November 4th -9th at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club. It is the fifth playing of this Ryder Cup-style event between the top Mid-Am and Senior amateur players in the USA and Europe. This year, we will see the inaugural edition of a women’s side to the matches. Conducted by the Amateur Golf Alliance, the matches promote the amateur game worldwide to the Mid-Am and Senior players.
US Captains Carol-Semple Thompson and Danny Yates will lead a US squad of experienced players against a loaded team from Europe led by Tore Sviland, 2022 Men’s Captain, and Elaine Ratcliffe will lead the women’s side. Yates and Sviland return as men’s captains, with past Curtis Cup Captains Semple-Thompson and Ratcliffe leading the women’s side in vying for the Thompson-Bonallack Trophy.
The 2022 Match played in Valderrama, Spain, came down to the last match for the US to pull out the victory. Many of the same players return, and the European team represents over eight European countries. Team USA has a mix of new and old faces, including the 2024 US Mid-Am Champ Evan Beck and US Senior Am champ Louis Brown.
The Matches include an Am-Am and Four-Ball, Foursomes, and singles matches played over three days of competition. The Landings Golf & Athletic Club hosts a Korn Ferry Tournament and is a community with six golf courses. The matches will be played at the recently renovated Palmetto course.
The European Men’s Team Members – Seniors: John Kemp, Ronnie Clark, Michael Flindt, Stephen Jensen, Pascal Grizot, and Rupert Kellock. Mid-Ams: Mathew Mclean, Caolan Rafferty, Jonathan Bale, Alexis Leray, Markus Habeler, and Hugh Foley.
The European Women’s Side – Seniors: Celine Manche, Jennifer Saxton, Jessica Hall, Jessica Ross, Pauline Stein, and Aiden Walsh. Mid-Ams: Sylvie Van Molle, Annick Riff, Carole Danten Azfi,
Jackie Foster, Sophie Ducrey, and Helene Malvy. Vice-Captain: Deirdre Walsh
Seniors Tara Joy-Connelly, Kathy Hartwiger, Martha Leach, Lara Tennant, Suzi Spotleson, and Ellen Port will represent the USA on the women’s side. Mid-Amateur Women: Lauren Greenlief, Kelsey Chugg, Ina Kim-Schaad, Jackie Rogowicz, Julia Potter-Bobb and Kimberly Dinh. Assistant Captains: Laura Carson & Carolyn Creekmore
The men’s Team comprises Mid-Ams Evan Beck, Will Davenport, Joseph Deraney, Stephen Behr, Andrew Price, and Scott Harvey. Seniors Louis Brown, Randy Haag, Gene Elliott, Michael McCoy, Robert Gerwin, and Todd White. Asst. Captains: Alan Fadel, Doug Hanzel
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About The Landings Golf & Athletic Club
The Landings Golf & Athletic Club is a private, residential golf and athletic club dedicated to providing an enriching Club experience that enables our members to enjoy a fun, personally rewarding, and fulfilling lifestyle. Located 12 miles from historic Savannah, Georgia, The Landings Golf & Athletic Club offers members access to six championship golf courses, two designed by Arnold Palmer himself. The Club also boasts 31 tennis courts, 15 pickleball courts, eight bocce courts, ten unique dining venues, four clubhouses, five swimming pools, and a 52,000 sq. ft. wellness center. Our welcoming community, robust golf & court sport tournaments, and unique member events make our Club the most desirable private residential golf, athletic, and social clubs in the Southeast.
About Amateur Golf Alliance: The Concession Cup Match was initially designed to bring top mid-amateurs and seniors across the USA and GB&I to compete in a Ryder Cup-style event. The 2022 version of the Matches saw the expansion of the GB&I team to now include players from continental Europe. When played in 2024, the match will consist of a woman’s side.
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