III World Cup · Pitch and putt- The Netherlands 2008 -Teams 14 Host Arnhem Date October 16 to 18Podium Champions Second place Third placeFourth place Ireland Netherlands Catalonia Great Britain
The 2008 Pitch and putt World Cup was held on the Papendal course, close to Arnhem (Netherlands) and was the third edition for this championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA), with 14 national teams. Ireland won the World Cup after defeating The Netherlands in the final.
Teams
Ireland Paul O'Brien Raymond Murphy Derek Courtney Breda Brophy (cp) The Netherlands Patrick Luning Jan Tijhuis Rolf Kwant R.Huberts /M.Lutterop Catalonia Salvador Garangou Daniel Giménez Fernando Cano Xavier Ponsdomènech Great Britain Steve Deeble John Deeble Anthony O'Brien Rone Cope (cp)
Andorra Toni Armengol Guillem Escabrós Josep Escabrós Francesc Gaset (cp) Australia James Rogerson Stewart Genge Marie Hutchison Charlie Hutchison (cp) France Jean-Claude Richard Bernard Dinnat Christian Auziere Pierre Rongier (cp) Chile Fernando Valenzuela Daniel Valenzuela Guillermo Aranciba Juan Moran (cp)
Norway Anders Olsen Toni Ede Jan Andersen Jo G Brand (cp) Italy Enrico Ciuffarella Angelo Fusco Vanni Rastrelli Fabrizio Frassoldati Switzerland Claudio Spescha Marco Bernardini Oliver Schumacher Oliver Schumacher San Marino Marco Galassi Loris Riccardi Roberto Bianchi Giulio Caramaschi (cp)
Germany Heiko Tigges Ralf Kerkeling Silvio Dietz Silvio Dietz (cp) Belgium Antoine Ferdin Jonathan Debacker Jean-François Cornez Matthieu Donadieu (cp)
Qualifying round 36 holes qualification1. Ireland2432. The Netherlands2473. Catalonia2524. Great Britain2535. Andorra2576. Australia2667. France2678. Chile2739. Norway28810. Italy28811. Switzerland28912. San Marino29311. Germany30712. Belgium322* 5 best results
Second round
Places 9-14
GROUP A Pts P W D L PF PA DP San Marino321107,52,5+5 Norway321106,53,5+3 Belgium0200219-8
October 16 and 17 Norway 4-1 BelgiumPapendal Course
October 17San Marino 5-0 BelgiumPapendal Course
October 17Norway 2,5-2,5 San MarinoPapendal Course
GROUP B Pts P W D L PF PA DP Switzerland321105,54,5+1 Italy221015,54,5+1 Germany1201146-2
October 16 and 17 Italy 3,5-1,5 GermanyPapendal Course
October 17Switzerland 2,5-2,5 GermanyPapendal Course
October 17Italy 2-3 SwitzerlandPapendal Course
Final rounds
Quarter finals
October 16 and 17 Ireland 5-0 ChilePapendal Course
October 16 and 17 Great Britain 4,5-0,5 AndorraPapendal Course
October 16 and 17 Catalonia 3-2 AustraliaPapendal Course
October 16 and 17 The Netherlands 4-1 FrancePapendal Course
Places 5-8
October 17 Chile 3-2 AndorraPapendal Course
October 16 and 17 Australia 1,5-3,5 FrancePapendal Course
Semifinals
October 17 Ireland 3,5-1,5 Great BritainPapendal Course
October 16 and 17 The Netherlands 4,5-0,5 CataloniaPapendal Course
Places 13-14 October 18 Belgium 2-3 GermanyPapendal Course Places 11-12 October 18 Norway 3,5-1,5 ItalyPapendal Course Places 9-10 October 18 San Marino 4-1 SwitzerlandPapendal Course Places 7-8 October 18 Australia 2-3 AndorraPapendal Course Places 5-6 October 18 France 2-3 ChilePapendal Course Places 3-4 October 18 Catalonia 3,5-1,5 Great BritainPapendal Course FINAL October 18 Ireland 4-1 The NetherlandsPapendal Course
ChampionsIreland
Final standings Final standings1 Ireland2 The Netherlands3 Catalonia4 Great Britain5 Chile6 France7 Andorra8 Australia9 San Marino10 Switzerland11 Norway12 Italy13 Germany14 Belgium
See also Pitch and Putt World Cup
References Qualifying round Groups for 9 to 14 places Quarter finals Semifinals and places 5-8 Finals
External links World Cup 2008 Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations