The Royds Trophy
View the 2024 Royds Matchplay draw
First round matches must be played by Friday 29 March
Please contact Mark Young to confirm the date for your match
The Royds Plate
In 2023 we received a record number of entries for the Royds Trophy, so the committee agreed to run a Plate competition for all pairs who are knocked out in the first round of the main competition. A trophy was generously donated by Mark Young, and the first Plate competition saw Jim Brigden and Andy Stevens beat Robin Shuker and Miles Templeman in the final at Sunningdale. The Plate has proved a popular addition to the IPAGs calendar and the committee resolved to make it a permanent addition to the fixture list.
The winners of the inaugural Royds Plate: Jim Bridgen and Andy Stevens
Previous Winners
2023 J Brigden & A Stevens beat R Shuker & M Templeman
Captain Ed Glover presents the Royds Trophy to Dan Barnett & Mark Young
The Royds Trophy was reintroduced in season 2002 after it had been sitting in a cupboard at the IPA for several years.
It was originally donated by Nicholas Royds who had founded the Royds Advertising Agency and was a member of the society. It is played for annually as a knock out four-ball better ball competition. Teams are made up of members of the society ideally from the same agency but if not possible then simply by finding a member to partner you. The final is always in October and can be contested over 36 holes if agreed by both pairs, otherwise it is 18.
Previous Winners
2002 J Quarrey & M Spicer beat J Lowe & A Thompson
2003 J Quarrey & M Spicer beat G Carter & J Campbell 2 & 1
2004 M Young & D Nicholson beat A Byrd & P Hollins 3 & 2
2005 G Carter & J Campbell beat M Chajkin & F Durden 1 up
2006 M Young & D Nicholson beat D. Lansdown & B. Warren 4 & 3
2007 D. Lansdowne & B. Warren beat A. Byrd & P. Hollins 6 & 5
2008 L. Godfrey & J. Shaw beat A. Byrd & P. Hollins 19th hole
2009 A Byrd & P Hollins beat J Farrell & R Church 4 & 2
2010 T Brown & E Stevenson beat L Godfrey & J Shaw 2 & 1
2011 T Brown & E Stevenson beat D Bloomfield & J Lowe 1 up
2012 M Chaplin & R Frewer beat A Stevens & Jim Brigden 3 & 1
2013 S Henderson & D Seabrook beat L Godfrey & J Shaw 4 & 3
2014 J Farrell & T Trueman beat D Bloomfield & J Lowe 3 & 2
2015 S Henderson & D Seabrook beat J Parnell & P Bainsfair 1 up
2016 J Brigden & A Stevens beat J Farrell & R Church 2 & 1
2017 R Frewer & M Chaplin beat T Brown & P Goad 1up
2018 J Brigden & A Stevens beat B Chesters & Shaw 2&1
2019 E Glover & J Yorath beat G O'Reilly & T Darlington 19th hole
2020 Anderson-Dillon & Gilmore beat Nicholson & Young 5&4
2021 Anderson-Dillon & Gilmore beat Brandon & Jacobs 3&2
2022 Lawson & Purdon beat Henderson & Seabrook 5&3
2023 Barnett and Young beat Bainsfair & Parnell 3&2