AGW GOLF WRITERS TROPHY – List of Winners
1951 Max Faulkner
1952 Elizabeth Price
1953 Joe Carr
1954 Frances Stephens
1955 LGU Junior team (B Bostock, c)
1956 John Beharrell
1957 Dai Rees
1958 Harry Bradshaw
1959 Eric Brown

1960 Sir Stuart Goodwin
1961 Cdr. RCT Roe
1962 Marley Spearman
1963 Michael Lunt
1964 Eisenhower Trophy team (Joe Carr, c)
1965 Gerald Micklem
1966 Ronnie Shade
1967 John Panton
1968 Michael Bonallack
1969 Tony Jacklin
1970 Tony Jacklin (2)
1971 GB&I Walker Cup team (Michael Bonallack, c)
1972 Mickey Walker
1973 Peter Oosterhuis
1974 Peter Oosterhuis (2)
1975 The Golf Foundation
1976 Eisenhower Trophy team (Sandy Saddler, c) (2)
1977 Christy O’Connor Sen.
1978 Peter McEvoy
1979 Severiano Ballesteros
1980 Sandy Lyle
1981 Bernhard Langer
1982 Gordon Brand Jnr
1983 Nick Faldo
1984 Severiano Ballesteros (2)
1985 Europe Ryder Cup team (Tony Jacklin, c)
1986 GB&I Curtis Cup team (D Bailey, c)
1987 Europe Ryder Cup team (Tony Jacklin, c) (2)

1988 Sandy Lyle (2)
1989 GB&I Walker Cup team (Geoff Marks, c) (2)
1990 Nick Faldo (2)
1991 Severiano Ballesteros (3)
1992 Europe. Solheim Cup team (Mickey Walker, c)
1993 Bernhard Langer (2)
1994 Laura Davies
1995 Europe Ryder Cup team (Bernard Gallacher, c) (3)
1996 Colin Montgomerie
1997 Alison Nicholas
1998 Lee Westwood
1999 Sergio Garcia
2000 Lee Westwood (2)
2001 GB&I Walker Cup team (Peter McEvoy, c) (3)
2002 Europe Ryder Cup team (Sam Torrance, c) (4)
2003 Annika Sorenstam
2004 Europe Ryder Cup team (Bernhard Langer, c) (5)
2005 Annika Sorenstam (2)
2006 Europe Ryder Cup team (Ian Woosnam, c) (6)
2007 Padraig Harrington
2008 Padraig Harrington (2)
2009 Lee Westwood OBE (3)
2010 Graeme McDowell MBE
2011 Luke Donald MBE
2012 Rory McIlroy MBE
2013 Henrik Stenson
2014 Rory McIlroy MBE (2)
2015 Rory McIlroy MBE (3)
2016 Henrik Stenson
2017 Sergio Garcia (2)
2018 Francesco Molinari
2019 Shane Lowry
2020 Lee Westwood OBE (4)
2021 Europe Solheim Cup team (Catriona Matthew, c)
2022 Rory McIlroy MBE (4)
2023 Europe Ryder Cup team (Luke Donald, Capt) (7)

The AGW Golf Writers Trophy was first presented in 1951 and shall be awarded each year to the team, person or persons, resident or born in Europe, who, in the opinion of a majority of the members , have made the most outstanding contribution to golf during the preceding 12 months.

Full eligibility and voting details can be found in the AGW annual handbook.