1988 Europcar Cup

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1988 Europcar Cup
Tournament information
Location Biarritz, France
Established1985
Course(s)Golf de Biarritz Le Phare
Par69
Tour(s) European Tour
Format4-man team stroke play
Month playedNovember
Final year1988
Final champion
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Persson, Ryström, Lanner, Parnevik)

The 1988 Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played 3-6 November 1988 in Biarritz, France. It was the fourth Europcar Cup.

The tournament was designated as an "Approved Special Event" on the European Tour schedule. A further event was planned in 1989 but was cancelled. [1]

The event was contested by national teams of four players. Each golfer played four stroke-play rounds; the best three scores for each round being used for the team's score for that round.

Sweden won the event by 7 strokes with a score of 810, 18 under par. In the Swedish team played Magnus Persson, Johan Ryström, Mats Lanner and Jesper Parnevik. [2] The second placed team was Spain, with Juan Anglada, Antonio Garrido, José Gervas and Miguel Ángel Martín. [3]

The players in the winning team received FRF 35,000 each in prize money. The players in the second placed team received FRF 22,500 each.

Individual winner was David Jones, Ireland, scoring 12 under par.

The following teams competed: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, West Germany. [4]

Scores

Team

PositionTeamScore
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 810 (−18)
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 817 (−11)
T3Flag of England.svg  England 820 (−8)
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of France.svg  France 828 (E)
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 830 (+2)
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 832 (+4)
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 838 (+10)
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 840 (+12)
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 848 (+20)
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 850 (+22)
12Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 869 (+41)
T13Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 876 (+48)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 888 (+60)
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 896 (+68)

Individual

PositionPlayerScore
1 Flag of Ireland.svg David Jones −12 (66-66-69-63=264)
T2 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido −4 (69-69-68-66=272)
Flag of Spain.svg José Gervas−4 (69-70-66-67=272)

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References

  1. "The Times calendar of world sport for 1989". The Times. 31 December 1988. p. 48.
  2. "Biarritz". The Times. 7 November 1988. p. 46.
  3. "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
  4. "For the Record". The Times. 4 November 1988. p. 43.