1987 European Amateur Team Championship

The 1987 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 24 to 28 June at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria. It was the 15th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

1987 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates24 – 28 June 1987
LocationFrohnleiten, Austria
47.230°N 15.324°E / 47.230; 15.324
Course(s)Golfclub Murhof
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
FormatQualification round: 36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,705 yards (6,131 m)
Field19 teams
108 players
Champion
 Ireland
Neil Anderson, Pádraig Hogan,
Garth McGimpsey, John McHenry,
Liam McNamara, Eoghan O'Connell
Qualification round: 717 (–3)
Final match: 4½–2½
Location Map
Golfclub Murhof
Location in Europe
Golfclub Murhof
Location in Austria
Golfclub Murhof
Location in Styria

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, David Curry, Peter McEvoy, Jeremy Robinson, Roger Roper
 France Patrice Barques, Eric Giraud, François Illouz, Thomas Levet, Marc Pendaries, 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
 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

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]


See also

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