2009 European Amateur Team Championship

2009 European Amateur Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 4 July 2009
Location	Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom 53°17′N 3°50′W / 53.28°N 3.83°W / 53.28; -3.83
Course(s)	Conwy Golf Club
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,910 yards (6,320 m)
Field	20 teams 120 players
Champion
Scotland , , , , ,
Qualification round: 716 (−4) Final match: 5–2
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The 2009 European Amateur Team Championship took place 30 June – 4 July at Conwy Golf Club in Conwy County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom. It was the 27th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.^[1]

Venue[]

Conwy Golf Club was formed in 1890. Its links course in Conwy County Borough, on the north coast of Wales, was designed by Jack Morris, club professional at Royal Liverpool Golf Club and nephew of Old Tom Morris, the first nine holes in 1875 and additional nine holes in 1895.^[2]

The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format[]

Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play 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. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

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

The four teams placed 17–20 formed flight C, to play each other in a round-robin system, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

Teams[]

20 nation teams contested the event, the same number of teams as at the previous event one year earlier. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Denmark	Sebastian Cappelen, Joachim B. Hansen, Andreas Hartø, Morten Ørum Madsen, ,
England	Tommy Fleetwood, Charlie Ford, Luke Goddard, Matt Haines, Sam Hutsby,
Finland	Toni Hakula, Janne Kaske, Tapio Pulkkanen, Kalle Samooja, Henri Satama, Miro Veijalainen
France	, Victor Dubuisson, Alexandre Kaleka, Alexander Levy, , Romain Wattel
Germany	, , , Allen John, Maximilian Kieffer, Alexander Knappe
Iceland	Axel Bóasson, Kristjan Einarsson, Hlynur Hjartarson, Sigurthór Jónsson, Ólafur Loftsson, Sigmundur Masson
Ireland	Clan Curley, , Alan Dunbar, Niall Kearney, ,
Italy	Nino Bertasio, , Matteo Manassero, , Andrea Pavan,
Netherlands	, , Reinier Saxton, Tim Sluiter, ,
Norway	, Knut Børsheim, , Espen Kofstad, ,
Scotland	, , , , ,
Spain	, Nacho Elvira, , , Carlos Pigem,
Sweden	, Jesper Kennegård, David Lingmerth, Henrik Norlander, Pontus Widegren,
Wales	Nigel Edwards, Rhys Enoch, Oliver Farr, , ,

Winners[]

Team Norway won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 30-under-par score of 690, three strokes ahead of team Italy. Neither host nation Wales or defending champions Ireland mad it to the quarter finals, finishing 10th and 11th respectively.

There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but tied individual leaders were 16-year-old Matteo Manassero, Italy and Pontus Widegren, Sweden, each with a 10-under-par score of 134, one stroke ahead of Andrea Pavan, Italy.

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

Team Italy, earned the bronze on third place, after beating Norway 5–2 in the bronze match.

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Greece
Portugal
Turkey

Results[]

Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Flight C

Final standings

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

Sources:^[3][4][5]

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[]

External links[]

• European Golf Association: Full results