Europcar Cup
Tournament information | |
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Location | Biarritz, France |
Established | 1985 |
Course(s) | Golf de Biarritz Le Phare |
Par | 69 |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | 4-man team stroke play |
Month played | November |
Final year | 1988 |
Final champion | |
Sweden (Persson, Ryström, Lanner, Parnevik) |
The Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played yearly in Biarritz, France, from 1985 to 1988.
The tournament was designated as an "Approved Special Event" on the European Tour schedule. A further event was planned in 1989 but was cancelled.[1]
The event was contested by national teams of four players. Each golfer played four stroke-play rounds; the best three scores for each round being used for the team's score for that round.
The 1988 Europcar Cup took place 3-6 November. Sweden won the 1988 event by 6 strokes with a score of 810, 18 under par. The Swedish team was Magnus Persson, Johan Ryström, Mats Lanner and Jesper Parnevik.[2]
The following teams competed: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, West Germany.[3]
Winners
Year | Team winners | Team members | Score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Team members | Individual winner | Ref |
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1988 | Sweden | Mats Lanner Jesper Parnevik Magnus Persson Johan Ryström | 810 | 7 strokes | Spain | Juan Anglada Antonio Garrido José Gervas Miguel Ángel Martin | David Jones | [4] |
1987 | Spain | Juan Anglada Manuel Calero Antonio Garrido Miguel Angel Martin | 813 | 8 strokes | Sweden | Peter Carsbo Johan Ryström Carl-Magnus Strömberg Magnus Sunesson | Manuel Calero | [5] |
1986 | Sweden | Per-Arne Brostedt Anders Forsbrand Magnus Grankvist Magnus Sunesson | 817 | 2 strokes | Spain | Antonio Garrido Miguel Ángel Martin Juan Quiros Emilio Rodriguez | Anders Forsbrand | [6] |
1985 | France | Marc Farry Bernard Pascassio | 830 | 1 stroke | Italy | Silvano Locatelli | Silvano Locatelli Marc Farry | [7] |
References
- ^ "The Times calendar of world sport for 1989". The Times. 31 December 1988. p. 48.
- ^ "Biarritz". The Times. 7 November 1988. p. 46.
- ^ "For the Record". The Times. 4 November 1988. p. 43.
- ^ "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
- ^ "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
- ^ "Första lagsegern bland proffsen, Forsbrand stormade fram i Frankrike" [First team victory among the professionals, Forsbrand took command in France]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1986. pp. 65, 71.
- ^ "Europocar Cup, Proffsen fyra i Biarritz" [Europcar Cup, The Professionals fourth in Biarritz]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1985. pp. 73, 81.
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