1987 European Amateur Team Championship

1987 European Amateur Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	24–28 June 1987
Location	Frohnleiten, Austria 47°13′48″N15°19′26″E / 47.230°N 15.324°E / 47.230; 15.324
Course(s)	Golfclub Murhof
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,705 yards (6,131 m)
Field	19 teams 114 players
Champion
Ireland Neil Anderson, Pádraig Hogan, Garth McGimpsey, John McHenry, Liam McNamara, Eoghan O'Connell
Qualification round: 717 (−3) Final match: 41⁄2–21⁄2
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The 1987 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 24 to 28 June at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, Austria. It was the 15th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

Venue

The club was founded in 1963 and its course, located 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria, was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.

The championship course was set up with par 72. ^[1]

Format

Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.

The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter-final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

Teams

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players. ^[2]

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
England	Paul Broadhurst, David Curry, Robert Eggo, Peter McEvoy, Jeremy Robinson, Roger Roper
France	Patrice Barques, Eric Giraud, François Illouz, Thomas Levet, Marc Pendariès, Romain Victor
Ireland	Neil Anderson, Pádraig Hogan, Garth McGimpsey, John McHenry, Liam McNamara, Eoghan O'Connell
Scotland	David Carrick, Paul Girvan, George Macgregor, Jim Milligan, Colin Montgomerie, Graem Shaw
Sweden	Dennis Edlund, Anders Haglund, Cristian Härdin, Per-Ulrik Johansson, John Lindberg, Fredrik Lindgren
Wales	Stephen Dodd, Michael Macara, Paul Mayo, Richard Morris, Phillip Price, D. K. Wood
West Germany	Rainer Mund, Hans-Günther Reiter, Andreas Riß, Andreas Roehrich, Ulrich Schulte, Sven Strüver

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Yugoslavia

Winners

Team England won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 6 under par 714.

Individual leader was Jeremy Robinson, England, with a 6-under-par score of 138, one stroke ahead of John McHenry, Ireland.

Team Ireland won the gold medal, earning their fourth title, beating England in the final 4.5–2.5. Team France earned the bronze on third place, after beating Sweden 5.5–1.5 in the bronze match. ^[3]

Results

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1   England 354-360=714 −6 2   Ireland 361-356=717 −3 3   France 369-351=720 E 4   Scotland 366-365=731 +11 5   Sweden 367-365=732 +12 T6   Wales * 362-372=734 +14   West Germany 364-370=734 8   Spain 363-372=735 +15 9   Switzerland 741 +21 10   Italy 743 +23 11   Austria 367-382=749 +29 12   Netherlands 750 +30 13   Denmark 752 +32 14   Iceland 760 +40 15   Norway 762 +42 T16   Finland * 780 +60   Portugal 780 18   Czechoslovakia 782 +62 19   Yugoslavia 870 +150 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.

Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par 1 Jeremy Robinson   England 69-69=138 −6 2 John McHenry   Ireland 70-69=139 −5 T3 Thomas Levet   France 71-70=141 −3 Matthias Nemes   Austria 70-71=141 Borja Queipo de Llano   Spain 69-72=141 T6 Andreas Bauer   Switzerland 71-71=142 −2 Marc Pendariès   France 73-69=142 Sven Strüver   West Germany 68-74=142 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                 England 6.5         Spain 0.5     England 4.5         Sweden 2.5     Sweden 4         Scotland 3     Ireland 4.5         England 2.5     France 4.5         Wales 2.5     Ireland 5.5         France 1.5 Bronze match     Ireland 5         West Germany 2     France 5.5       Sweden 1.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                         Scotland 4.5         Spain 2.5     Scotland 4         Wales 3     Wales 4       West Germany 3   Match for 7th place             West Germany 5       Spain 2

Final games   Ireland   England 4.5 2.5 N. Anderson / G. McGimpsey P. Broadhurst / D. Curry 4 & 3 J. McHenry / E. O'Connell 3 & 2 P. McEvoy / J. Robinson John McHenry AS * Roger Roper AS * Liam MacNamara 2 & 1 Paul Broadhurst Garth McGimpsey 1 hole David Curry Eoghan O'Connell 5 & 4 Peter McEvoy Neil Anderson Jeremy Robinson 2 & 1 * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                 Italy 6         Norway 1     Italy 6         Austria 1     Austria 5         Iceland 2     Switzerland 4.5         Italy 2.5     Netherlands 4         Denmark 3     Switzerland 5       Netherlands 2 Match for 11th place             Netherlands 5       Austria 2

Elimination match Match for 13th place                         Iceland 4         Norway 3     Denmark 6.5       Iceland 0.5

Flight C

	Round 1				Match for 16th place
	Czech Republic	4
	Portugal	3
					Finland	5
					Czech Republic	2
	Finland	6
	Yugoslavia	1
					Match for 18th place
					Portugal	6
					Yugoslavia	1

Final standings

Place	Country
	Ireland
	England
	France
4	Sweden
5	Scotland
6	Wales
7	West Germany
8	Spain
9	Switzerland
10	Italy
11	Netherlands
12	Austria
13	Denmark
14	Iceland
15	Norway
16	Finland
17	Czechoslovakia
18	Portugal
19	Yugoslavia

Sources: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

See also

• Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation.
• European Ladies' Team Championship – European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.

References

1. "Anlagae, Golfplatz" (in German). Golfclub Murhof. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
2. Hennesy, John (24 June 1987). "Canny Scots lay out defence in the hills". The Times. p. 42.
3. Nordlund, Anders (August 1987). "EM herrar, Luften gick ur svenskarna" [Men's European Championship, The Swedes lost their breath]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. pp. 44–46, 90. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
4. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN   91-86818007 . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
5. "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
6. "European Amateur Team Championship, 1987 – Murhof, Austria". European Golf Association. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
7. Burnside, Elsbeth (27 June 1987). "Missed 30-inch putt costs Scots European crown". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
8. Hennesy, John (25 June 1987). "England calling the tune in chase for European crown". The Times. p. 42.
9. Hennesy, John (26 June 1987). "Another fine round by Robinson as British teams reach next stage". The Times. p. 39.
10. Hennesy, John (29 June 1987). "O'Connell is Irish hero in triumph". The Times. p. 38.

External links

• European Golf Association: Full results