County Louth 

7 – 9 August 2012

2011 Champions: England

Reigning champions England will be the team to beat when the Boys Home Internationals head to County Louth in Ireland.  A comprehensive final day 11-4 victory over 2010 champions Ireland secured the title as England won all three matches.  A count back of individual matches was requred to determine the remaining positions with Wales claiming the runners-up spot ahead of Scotland and Ireland.

County Louth Golf Club, or "Baltray", lies on the eastern coast of Ireland, situated 4 miles from the historic town of Drogheda. Established in 1892, this tough championship links golf course will play host to the series of round-robin matches between Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The course has a tradition of hosting major professional and amateur, national and international events, most recently the 2009 Irish Open which was won by Irishman Shane Lowry, who was an amateur at the time, and a member of the Irish Boys Home Internationals team in 2005.

This is a round robin international series at Boys level with each of the four home countries playing against one another. The matches comprise five morning foursomes followed by ten afternoon singles.

The event began life in 1923 as a match, between the boys teams of England and Scotland, played on the day before the Boys Championship. In 1972 a match between Ireland and Wales was added. Since 1996 the internationals have been played as a round robin event between the four countries over three days.