[2] In 1990 the event was opened up to the golfers from continental Europe[3] but from 1996 the British PGA team was again restricted to players from Great Britain and Ireland.
The 2017 PGA Cup was held on the Longcross course at Foxhills Golf Club, Ottershaw, Surrey, from 15 to 17 September and was won by Great Britain and Ireland by a score of 16 to 10, their second successive victory.
[4] The 2019 PGA Cup was held on the Fazio Foothills course at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin, Texas, from 27 to 29 September and was won by the United States by a score of 14 to 12, their first outright victory since 2011.
The team size was increased from 9 to 10 in 1988 and the format has been unchanged since then, the only variation being the order of the foursomes and fourballs on the first two days.
[44] In 1979 George Will qualified after finishing tied for 3rd position but later withdrew and was replaced by Jim Farmer.
George Will declined to play in it and Leonard Owens gained the final place by beating Peter Tupling in a playoff.
Eight members of the team gained entry via the PGA Club Professionals' Championship with the captain David Huish having two "wildcard" selections.
There was a three-way tie for two places in the club professionals' championship but the captain Richard Bradbeer announced that he would use one of his wildcard picks for the losing player.
In 1992 John Chillas and Russell Weir were the wildcard selections with Dutch-based Tim Giles gaining the final place by winning in Broekpolder.
[50] In 1994 the team was selected using a system in which points were allocated in both the 1993 and 1994 PGA Club Professionals' Championships.