The Carnegie Cup is unique on the EuroDov Tour rota. Firstly, it’s the only co-sanctioned event on the Tour, the event is a collaboration between the SanWedge Tour and the EuroDov Tour that pits Tour v Tour, for the spoils of the Carnegie Cup and the bragging rights for the remainder of the season.

In 2024 there are 7 SanWedge Tour players who also hold EuroDov Tour membership adding to the spice of the event.

The first iteration of the tournament was in 2023 as EuroDov Tour hosted the SanWedge Tour at Burntisland Golf House Club. The EuroDov Tour won out 13.5-10.5 in what was hailed an overwhelmingly successful tournament.

Held for the first time in 2023 the Carnegie Cup sees the best of the EuroDov Toru take on the SanWedge Tour.

In this our first article on the 2024 event we’re going to focus on the SanWedge Tour. Hosting – for the first time in 2024 – they are looking for revenge after losing 13.5 – 10.5 in 2023.

So, let’s start at the top, their Captain in 2024, Richard Mair. Very well known to EuroDov Tour aficionados he is a 3-time event winner on the EuroDov Tour.

Mixed with the excitement of the St Andrews Open and the first event of the 2025 Order of Merit we also had the final qualifying round for the EuroDov Tour team for the 2025 Carnegie Cup.

Captain Andy Love already had Paul Gowens, David McColgan, Stuart Allan, Stuart Sutherland and Alan Duncan on the bus and post St Andrews Open Scott Gowens and Stevie Orr claimed their spots on the team.

With 8 players confirmed all eyes were on Andy Love to see who would get the 4 Captain’s picks and we can bring you the breaking news now.

The EuroDov Tour has once again claimed the coveted Carnegie Cup in 2025, marking their third consecutive victory in the event. The win, described as "nervier than expected" in the afternoon by Captain Andy Love, came after a dominant morning session, highlighting the dynamic nature of the competition. For Captain Love, it was a special return to playing in EuroDov competition, stating it was "always great to be back in amongst the group" and offering his "presence" to improve the "calibre of characters on Tour this year".

The EuroDov Tour enters 2025 on the back of 2 Carnegie Cup wins over the SanWedge Tour.

The Cup has become a marquee event on Tour with players scrambling to make the squad in what is the only event in the year where Tour allegiance is called upon.

After the final qualifying event we had 3 players through the Matchplay, 1 through the Montgomery, 3 through the points qualification and 4 captains picks.

EuroDov Reporter is going to take a deep dive on the 12-man squad in order of their qualification.

The EuroDov Tour takes a break in May for the annual match against the SanWedge Tour. The Carnegie Cup is in its third year in 2025, and the first two iterations have seen the EuroDov Tour win 13.5-10.5 both years.

The Carnegie Cup is unique on the EuroDov Tour schedule for two reasons, it is the only co-sanctioned event with the SanWedge Tour, and it is the only event that pits the Tour members against another Tour.

It has very quickly established itself as a premium tournament that the EuroDov Tour members clamber to play in, but team selection is tough with so many players deserving of a spot, but just 12 players earn that privilege of representing the EuroDov Tour.

Now the third Carnegie Cup is in the bag EuroDov Reporter jumped right into the stats book to bring you some insights and analysis on the players over the years.

As the excitement from the Carnegie Cup settles and the players begin to turn their attentions back to Tour duties at the Dodhead Invitational the usual media gathering at EuroDov HQ was taking place as the post-mortem from the 2025 Carnegie Cup concludes.

The EuroDov Tour won back the Carnegie Cup for the third year in a row und er the Captaincy of Andrew Love. Love followed in the footsteps of two-time winning Captain Kevin Brannan and whilst he ushered in some changes to the EuroDov Tour set-up they were seen resoundingly as a success.

It felt like summer had truly landed at Burntisland House Golf club this past Sunday as the EuroDov Tour arrived, not for the scheduled Dodhead Invitational – which takes place on June 4th – but the Carnegie Cup.

The Carnegie Cup was announced in February as the first ever co-sanctioned event between the EuroDov Tour and the SanWedge Tour.

In its efforts to continue to deliver innovative and exciting competitions for the membership the EuroDov Tour ventured into its first co-sanctioned event in 2023.

The Carnegie Cup saw a field of 12 EuroDov Tour players, led by Captain Kevin Brannan, face off against 12 players from the SanWedge Tour. The result of the match ended in a 13.5-10.5 win for the EuroDov Tour, in a match that ended closer than many had predicted.

Now the 2023 season is all wrapped up let’s take a look at the qualifying players for the 2024 Carnegie Cup.

Joining the team along side Captain Kevin Brannan are...

Following the announcement of the 2023 Carnegie Cup squad EuroDov Reporter brings you a run down of the team, their Tour credentials and some of the interesting dynamics that Captain Kevin Brannan will face in putting together his afternoon pairings.

The 12 man squad boasts 5 founding members of the Tour, 5 out of 6 of the Tour’s Major winners with a total of 14 Major’s between them. The squad collectivly has 42 Tour honours amongst them and all players hail from the Top 15 in the official Tour Rankings.

There is nothing like sitting in the media tent after a successful event trying to file your copy and the From the Locker Room boys are in the corner betting on who can chip the ball in the wastepaper basket then getting the message that EuroDov HQ are making an announcement.

So here I am, after navigating the FTLR team and their verbal assaults, in the press centre awaiting the EuroDov Tour hierarchy to appear and deliver the news that, apparently, could not wait.

There has been a lot of rumours swirling this week, even in the build up to the Carnegie Cup, that the Tour were ready to announce the 2024 Captain and the selection criteria in the immediate aftermath of the event.