2009 European Amateur Team Championship

The 2009 European Amateur Team Championship took place 30 June – 4 July at Conwy Golf Club in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales, United Kingdom. It was the 27th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.[1]

2009 European Amateur Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 4 July 2009
Location	Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom 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 Wallace Booth, Glenn Campbell, Gavin Dear, Ross Kellett, Paul O'Hara, Michael Stewart
Qualification round: 716 (–4) Final match: 5–2
Location Map
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Conwy Golf Club was formed in 1890. Its links course 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]

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.

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.

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.

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.