Category: Team Europe

CairnsCup 2026 Captains Announced

Cairns Cup 2026 Captains Announced

The Cairns Cup, widely regarded as the premier match play event in disability golf, is set to take place from 11th to 18th July 2026 at one of Europe’s premier golfing destinations San Roque Golf Club in Spain. This highly anticipated event open to both Men and women brings together the finest adaptive golfers from…
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San Roque venue announcement

Disability Golf’s Premier Matchplay Event Goes to Spain!

USA vs Europe San Roque Golf Club 11th – 18th July 2026 The Cairns Cup 2026 is set to take place at the prestigious San Roque Golf Club in Spain from 11th to 18th July 2026. This event, often referred to as Disability Golf’s Premier Matchplay Event, features elite golfers with disabilities competing in a…
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Team Sponsors for The 2024 Cairns Cup

The Cairns Cup 2024 teams now confirmed.

Teams ready for Cherry Creek showdown The 2024 Cairns Cup to be played at Cherry Creek Golf Club, Shelby Township, Michigan is almost upon us, the teams are now complete, handicaps have been confirmed, team Captains Kim and Tineke are in their final preparations getting their players ready for the challenge of winning “Disability Golf’s…
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SUN MOUNTAIN CairnsCup SPONSORS

Sun Mountain Named as Official Bag Sponsor of The Cairns Cup 2024

Sun Mountain Official Bag Sponsor The Cairns Cup – Disability Golf’s Premier Matchplay Event between the USA and Europe – is proud to announce Sun Mountain as the Official Bag Sponsor for the 2024 contest to be held at the Cherry Creek Golf Club, Shelby Township, near Detroit, Michigan from 27th July to 3rd August.…
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Michigan Making History Two Women to Captain Cairns Cup Teams!

MICHIGAN MAKING HISTORY

TWO WOMEN TO CAPTAIN CAIRNS CUP TEAMS Michigan making history as two women to captain Cairns Cup teams. Michigan is the most densely populated state of America, with more golf club per capita than any other state in the USA. The state of Michigan has more than 800+ golf clubs serving 10m+ people. However, its player…
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2024 CAIRNS CUP TEAMS NOW COMPLETE

The 2024 Cairns Cup teams have been completed, they are looking balanced so it should make for a great competition come the end of July at Cherry Creek Golf Club. It’s a ground-breaking year for the Cairns Cup two Women Captains, first time played on US soil in Michigan the home of reigning winning USA…
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CHARLES BRUGH AKA BREW DONATES 1500 TO CAIRNS CUP

Charles Brugh, aka “Brew” a survivor of a near-fatal automobile accident that left him with severe “permanent” brain damage competed in the 2009 Florida Open Golf Tournament for Golfers with Disabilities and/or Mobility Challenges, he very much inspired everyone he met, including Ian Halliwell now CEO of the Cairns Cup. With a Traumatic Brain Injury,…
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JOSÉ BAGNARELLI JOINS TEAM EUROPE

What it means to me to be chosen for the Team. It is an incredible honour for me to be part of Team Europe at the 2024 Cairns Cup, and I’m grateful to Captain Tineke to have picked me and give me the chance to live this experience. Furthermore, I feel this is an accomplishment,…
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PATRICK ROSENAST FROM SWITZERLAND JOINS TEAM EUROPE

Latest member of team Europe Patrick Rosenast Patrick Rosenast from Boppelsen a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich Switzerland, he’s married with three children and a one-armed para golfer since 2021 after a “routine” operation in the brain (AV fistulas) which led to a brain haemorrhage and left-sided paralysis in October 2020. As an athlete, he…
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PLAYERS FROM SCANDINAVIA JOIN TEAM EUROPE

PLAYERS FROM SCANDINAVIA JOIN TEAM EUROPE

Mette Lynggaard from Denmark Mette who is 39 comes from the largest and most populated island in Denmark, Zealand. She considers herself to be a team player not only an excellent golfer, but she also excelles in swimming proving that she has a competitive nature when it comes to sport either individually or within a…
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