1987 European Amateur Team Championship

1987 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	24–28 June 1987
Location	Frohnleiten, Austria; 47°13′48″N 15°19′26″E / 47.230°N 15.324°E
Course(s)
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; 108 players
Champion
	Ireland; , ,; Garth McGimpsey, ,; ,
	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 , in Frohnleiten, 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria. It was the 15th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

Venue[]

The club was founded in 1963 and its course was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.^[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.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
England	Paul Broadhurst, , Peter McEvoy, Jeremy Robinson,
France	, , , Thomas Levet, Marc Pendaries,
Ireland	, , Garth McGimpsey, , ,
Scotland	, Paul Girvan, , Jim Milligan, Colin Montgomerie, Graem Shaw
Sweden	Dennis Edlund, Anders Haglund, Cristian Härdin, Per-Ulrik Johansson, , Fredrik Lindgren
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
Wales
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.^[2]

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
T6	West Germany	364-370=734	+14
8	Spain	363-372=735	+15
9	Switzerland	741	+21
10	Italy	743	+23
11	Austria	749	+29
12	Netherlands	750	+30
13	Denmark	752	+32
14	Iceland	760	+40
15	Norway	762	+42
T16	Finland *	780	+60
T16	Portugal	780	+60
18	Czechoslovakia	782	+81
19	Yugoslavia

* 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		Ireland	70-69=139	−5
T3	Thomas Levet	France	71-70=141	−3
		Austria	70-71=141
		Spain	69-72=141
T6		Switzerland	71-71=142	−2
	Marc Pendaries	France	73-69=142
	Sven Strüver	West Germany	68-74=142

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

Flight A

Quarter finals

England	Spain
6.5	0.5

France	Wales
4.5	2.5

Sweden	Scotland
4	3

Ireland	West Germany
5	2

Elimination matches

Wales	West Germany
4	3

Scotland	Spain
4.5	2.5

Match for 7th place

West Germany	Spain
5	2

Match for 5th place

Scotland	Wales
4	3

Semi finals

England	Sweden
4.5	2.5

Ireland	France
5.5	1.5

Bronze match

France	Sweden
5.5	1.5

Final

Ireland	England
4.5	2.5

Flight B

First round elimination matches

Italy	Norway
6	1

Austria	Iceland
5	2

Netherlands	Denmark
4	3

Second round elimination matches

Italy	Austria
6	1

Switzerland	Netherlands
5	2

Iceland	Norway
4	3

Match for 13th place

Denmark	Iceland
6.5	0.5

Match for 11th place

Netherlands	Austria
5	2

Match for 9th place

Switzerland	Italy
4.5	2.5

Flight C

Elimination matches

Czechoslovakia	Portugal
4	3

Finland	Yugoslavia
6	1

Match for 18th place

Portugal	Yugoslavia
6	1

Match for 16th place

Finland	Czechoslovakia
5	2

Note: Games declared halved, when team match already decided.

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:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ "Anlagae, Golfplatz" (in German). Golfclub Murhof. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "European Amateur Team Championship, 1987 – Murhof, Austria". European Golf Association. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Burnside, Elsbeth (27 June 1987). "Missed 30-inch putt costs Scots European crown". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

External links[]

European Golf Association: Full results

[1] "Anlagae, Golfplatz" (in German). Golfclub Murhof. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[:0-2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[5] "European Amateur Team Championship, 1987 – Murhof, Austria". European Golf Association. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[6] Burnside, Elsbeth (27 June 1987). "Missed 30-inch putt costs Scots European crown". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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