The 1987 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 24 to 28 June at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, Austria. It was the 15th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
Venue The club was founded in 1963 and its course, located 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria, was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.
The championship course was set up with par 72.
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 CountryPlayersPaul Broadhurst, David Curry, Robert Eggo, Peter McEvoy, Jeremy Robinson, Roger RoperPatrice Barques, Eric Giraud, François Illouz, Thomas Levet, Marc Pendariès, Romain VictorNeil Anderson, Pádraig Hogan, Garth McGimpsey, John McHenry, Liam McNamara, Eoghan O'ConnellDavid Carrick, Paul Girvan, George Macgregor, Jim Milligan, Colin Montgomerie, Graem ShawDennis Edlund, Anders Haglund, Cristian Härdin, Per-Ulrik Johansson, John Lindberg, Fredrik LindgrenAndrea Bauer, Marcus Frank, Francesco Gallmann, Thomas Gottstein, Dominique Rey, Erwin VonlanthenStephen Dodd, Michael Macara, Paul Mayo, Richard Morris, Phillip Price, D. K. WoodRainer Mund, Hans-Günther Reiter, Andreas Riß, Andreas Roehrich, Ulrich Schulte, Sven Strüver
Other participating teams Country
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.
Results Qualification round
Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1354-360=714 −62361-356=717 −33369-351=720 E4366-365=731 +115367-365=732 +12T6 *362-372=734 +14364-370=7348363-372=735 +159741 +2110743 +2311367-382=749 +2912750 +3013752 +3214760 +4015762 +42T16 *780 +6078018782 +6219870 +150 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.
Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Jeremy Robinson69-69=138−62John McHenry70-69=139−5T3Thomas Levet71-70=141 −3Matthias Nemes70-71=141Borja Queipo de Llano69-72=141T6Andreas Bauer71-71=142 −2Marc Pendariès73-69=142Sven Strüver68-74=142 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.
Flight A
Bracket
Final games 4.52.5N. Anderson / G. McGimpseyP. Broadhurst / D. Curry 4 & 3J. McHenry / E. O'Connell 3 & 2P. McEvoy / J. RobinsonJohn McHenry AS *Roger Roper AS *Liam MacNamara 2 & 1Paul BroadhurstGarth McGimpsey 1 holeDavid CurryEoghan O'Connell 5 & 4Peter McEvoyNeil AndersonJeremy Robinson 2 & 1 * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.
Flight B
Bracket
Flight C
Final standings PlaceCountry45678910111213141516171819
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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