Matchplay Championship

The largest European amateur matchplay golf event

The Matchplay Championship is the largest European amateur matchplay golf event providing golfers throughout the UK and Ireland the opportunity to enter a truly national competition with coverage of the event on Sky Sports.

The 07/08, 08/09 and 09/10 Matchplay Championship Grand Finals were held at the 5 Star Marriott Taba Heights Beach Resort, Egypt. For 10/11 event the Grand Finals moved to The Els Club in Dubai with a record 5,100 golfers entering, an increase of 34% on the previous year.

The 2011/12 event attracted 5,600 entrants and the regional finals will be hosted by Marriott Forest of Arden with 40 grand finalists travelling to the Grand Final in Dubai and staying at Courtyard by Marriott.

Headline sponsors for the 2011/12 event are Direct Golf UK, Rewards4Golf and Golf Monthly and the event is promoted in association with The Daily Telegraph.

The Matchplay Championship is covered by Sky Sports with highlights of both the UK Regional Finals and the Grand Final being broadcast. The 2 x one hour shows are broadcast and repeated four times across the Sky Sports network.

The Matchplay Championship now provides an unparalleled level of exposure for all sponsors and event partners.