CONWY Golf Club will host the celebrated Curtis Club tournament in 2020 for the first time in the history of this biennial women’s amateur match.

This will be the 41st Curtis Cup match which is held between Great Britain and Ireland verses the United States.

Matthew Parsley, General Manager of Conwy Golf Club said: “The Curtis Cup coming to Conwy is wonderful news, and we are very honoured to host such a prestigious event. It presents a great opportunity for the club and for the town."

Matthew added: "But it will require a great deal of careful planning and we are putting our minds to that now."

Conwy has a long-standing reputation for hosting professional and amateur events including Final Qualifying for The Open, the Boys Amateur Championship and the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship.

Officially named The Women’s International Cup, the cup for the Curtis Cup Match was officially presented in 1932 by Harriot and Margaret Curtis, sisters who won the U.S. Women’s Amateur four times between them.

The cup, a silver bowl of Paul Revere design, is inscribed: to stimulate friendly rivalry among the women golfers of many lands. it was first presented in 1927 to give momentum to the competition, but play didn’t begin until 1932.