It has enjoyed a strong field and past participants include future major winners Justin Rose (1998), Francesco Molinari (2004), Rory McIlroy (2006) and Shane Lowry (2008), plus Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith and Jon Rahm, who all played in 2012.
The Bonallack Trophy involves various match play competitions between players selected from two teams of twelve representing Europe and Asia/Pacific.
In the event of a tie (16 points each) the Bonallack Trophy is retained by the previous holder.
On a particular hole the golfers on the same team take alternate shots playing the same ball.
a The 2010 tournament was cancelled due to the Icelandic eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which restricted air travel of the participants.