2001 European Amateur Team Championship

2001 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	3–7 July 2001
Location	Höllviken, Sweden; 55°24′N 12°55′E / 55.400°N 12.917°E
Course(s)	Ljunghusen Golf Club
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play; Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,447 yards (5,895 m)
Field	23 teams; 138 players
Champion
	Scotland; , ,; , Steven O'Hara,; Marc Warren, Craig Watson
	Qualification round: 720 (+10); Final match: 5–2
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The 2001 European Amateur Team Championship took place 3–7 July at Ljunghusen Golf Club in Höllviken, Sweden. It was the 22nd men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

The club was founded in 1932 and by 1965 it was the first golf club in Scandinavia to feature 27 holes, one of three clubs with links courses at the south west tip of Sweden, in Vellinge Municipality, Scania County. The championship was played at holes 1–18, set up with par 71 (after the tournament changed to 72).

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.

Eight-time-winners team England won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 25-under-par score of 685, 14 strokes ahead of team Ireland on 2nd place and host nation Sweden another eight strokes behind. Neither former champions Spain or two-times-silver medalists France did make it to the quarter finals, finishing ninth and tied tenth respectively.

There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Rickard Sundgren, Sweden, with an 11-under-par score of 131, two strokes ahead of Nick Dougherty, England. Sundgren was a substitute player, replacing Anders Hultman in the Swedish team just before the start of the tournament.

Luke Donald, England shot a new course record, with an 8-under-par-score of 63 in his first 18-hole round, including 8 birdies and 10 par.

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 elimination matches and the bronze match were decided with one foursome game and four single games.

The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the nine teams placed 17–23 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

Team Scotland won the gold medal, earning their fifth title, beating team Ireland in the final 5–2.

Team England earned the bronze on third place, after beating Iceland 4–1 in the bronze match. Iceland reached the semi finals for the first time in the history of the championship, after beating host nation Sweden in the quarter finals.

Teams[]

A record number of 23 nation teams contested the event. A team representing Slovenia took part in the championship for the first time. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Austria	Oliver Herti, Clemens Conrad Prader, Thomas Kogler, Michael Moser, Martin Wiegele, Matthias Wittmann
Denmark	Christian Bindslev, Anders Bruun, Anders Schmidt Hansen, Allan Madsen, Fredrik Jacob Neltoft, Alexander Renard
England	, Luke Donald, Nick Dougherty, Jamie Elson, Richard McEvoy, Gary Wolstenholme
Germany	Manuel Kempe, Andre Kruse, Benjamin Miarka, Christian Reimbold, Helge Schmedt, Markus Zoller
Ireland	, , Michael Hoey, Graeme McDowell, ,
Iceland	Björgium Sigurbergsson, Ólafur Már Sigurðsson, Helgi Pórisson, Örn Ævar Hjartarson, Haraldur Heimisson, Ottó Sigurdsson
Italy	, , Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, ,
Scotland	, , , Steven O'Hara, Marc Warren, Craig Watson
Spain	Rafa Cabrera-Bello, , Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, , ,
Sweden	, Lars Johansson, Pär Nilsson, , , ,
Switzerland	Julien Clement, Raphael de Sousa, Bilbp Perrot, Martin Rominger, Nicolas Sulzer, Ronnie Zimmermann
Wales	, Nigel Edwards, , , Kyron Sullivan,

Other participating teams

Country
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia

Results[]

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	England	339-346=685	−25
2	Ireland	339-360=699	−11
3	Sweden	347-360=707	−3
4	Finland	353-362=715	+5
5	Scotland	356-364=720	+10
T6	Iceland *	356-366=722	+12
	Germany *	360-362=722
	Wales	353-369=722
9	Spain	359-367=726	+16
T10	Switzerland *	361-366=727	+17
T10	France	357-370=727	+17
12	Netherlands	356-373=729	+19
13	Denmark	360-370=730	+20
14	Italy	362-369=731	+21
15	Austria	356-377=733	+23
16	Portugal	373-372=745	+35
17	Norway	374-380=754	+44
18	Belgium	380-381=761	+51
19	Czech Republic	384-396=780	+70
20	Slovenia	396-402=798	+88
21	Greece	403-401=804	+94
22	Estonia	409-429=838	+128
23	Croatia	417-431=848	+138

* 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		Sweden	65-66=131	−11
2	Nick Dougherty	England	69-65=134	−8
3	Luke Donald	England	63-72=135	−7
4		Ireland	69-68=136	−6
5	Philippe Lima	France	67-70=137	−5
T6	Jamie Elson	England	69-69=138	−4
T6	Björgium Sigurbergsson	Iceland	70-68=138	−4
T8	Michael Hoey	Ireland	69-70=139	−3
	Richard McEvoy	England	69-70=139
	Francesco Molinari	Italy	69-70=139
	Gary Wolstenholme	England	69-70=139

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

Flight A

Quarter finals

Ireland	Germany
5	2

Iceland	Sweden
4	3

Scotland	Finland
4.5	2.5

England	Wales
6	1

Elimination matches

Wales	Finland
3.5	1.5

Germany	Sweden
3	2

Match for 7th place

Finland	Sweden
4	1

Match for 5th place

Wales	Germany
3	2

Semi finals

Scotland	England
4	3

Ireland	Iceland
5	2

Bronze match

England	Iceland
4	1

Final

Scotland	Ireland
5	2

Flight B

First round elimination matches

Spain	Portugal
4	1

Netherlands	Denmark
3	2

France	Italy
3.5	1.5

Switzerland	Austria
4	1

Second round elimination matches

Austria	Italy
4	1

Denmark	Portugal
4.5	0.5

Switzerland	France
3	2

Spain	Netherlands
4.5	0.5

Match for 15th place

Italy	Portugal
3	2

Match for 13th place

Denmark	Austria
3.5	1.5

Match for 11th place

France	Netherlands
3	2

Match for 9th place

Spain	Switzerland
5	0

Flight C

First round elimination matches

Belgium	Greece
5	0

Czech Republic	Croatia
4.5	0.5

Second round elimination matches

Belgium	Czech Republic
4	1

Norway	Slovenia
4	1

Croatia	Greece
3.5	1.5

Match for 21st place

Croatia	Estonia
3	2

Match for 19th place

Czech Republic	Slovenia
4.5	0.5

Match for 17th place

Norway	Belgium
3	2

Final standings

Place	Country
	Scotland
	Ireland
	England
4	Iceland
5	Wales
6	Germany
7	Finland
8	Sweden
9	Spain
10	Switzerland
11	France
12	Netherlands
13	Denmark
14	Austria
15	Italy
16	Portugal
17	Norway
18	Belgium
19	Czech Republic
20	Slovenia
21	Croatia
22	Estonia
23	Greece

Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "EM herrar" [Men's European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 2001. pp. 112–114. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "European Amateur Team Championship Results, 2001 - Ljunghusen GC, Sweden". European Golf Association. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Ireland cruise past Germany". Irish Independent. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ Gilleece, Dermot (7 July 2001). "Irish face giant-killing Scots". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ James, Laurie (7 July 2001). "Ireland on verge of Euro title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

External links[]

European Golf Association: Full results

[1] Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[2] "EM herrar" [Men's European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 2001. pp. 112–114. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[3] "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[4] "European Amateur Team Championship Results, 2001 - Ljunghusen GC, Sweden". European Golf Association. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[5] "Ireland cruise past Germany". Irish Independent. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[6] Gilleece, Dermot (7 July 2001). "Irish face giant-killing Scots". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[7] James, Laurie (7 July 2001). "Ireland on verge of Euro title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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