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

Venue

Conwy Golf Club was formed in 1890. Its links course in Conwy County Borough, on the north coast of Wales, 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.

The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format 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.

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.

Teams 20 nation teams contested the event, the same number of teams as at the previous event one year earlier. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams CountryPlayersHans Peter Bacher, Moritz Mayrhauser, Lukas Nemecz, Bernhard Reiter, Nikolaus Schroter, Johannes SteinerXavier Feyaerts, Kevin Hesbois, Hugues Joannes, Christopher Mivis, Jean Relecom, Dimitri van DorenJiri Korda, Stanislav Matus, David Prochazka, Jan Ryba, Viktor Skalle, Jakum StanislavSebastian Cappelen, Joachim B. Hansen, Andreas Hartø, Morten Ørum Madsen, Jacob Roth, Kristian NielsenTommy Fleetwood, Charlie Ford, Luke Goddard, Matt Haines, Sam Hutsby, Dale WhitnellToni Hakula, Janne Kaske, Tapio Pulkkanen, Kalle Samooja, Henri Satama, Miro VeijalainenGuillaume Cambis, Victor Dubuisson, Alexandre Kaleka, Alexander Levy, Johan Lopez Lazaro, Romain WattelSean Einhaus, Max Glauert, Stephan Gross, Allen John, Maximilian Kieffer, Alexander KnappePanayiotis Boudouris, Evangelos Ginnis, Adam Kritikos, Christos Nikopoulos, Steve Parthenis, Kostantinos RingasAxel Bóasson, Kristjan Einarsson, Hlynur Hjartarson, Sigurthór Jónsson, Ólafur Loftsson, Sigmundur MassonClan Curley, Paul Cutler, Alan Dunbar, Niall Kearney, Dara Lernihan, Simon WardNino Bertasio, Joon Kim, Matteo Manassero, Leonardo Motto, Andrea Pavan, Niccolò QuintarelliTristan Bierenbroodspot, Sven Maurits, Reinier Saxton, Tim Sluiter, Jurrian Van Der Vaart, Willem VorkElias Bertheussen, Knut Børsheim, Are Friestad, Espen Kofstad, Anders Kristiansen, Joakim MikkelsenPedro Figueiredo, Nuno Henriques, Josè Maria Jóia, Hugo Mota, Tiago Rodrigues, Manuel ViolasWallace Booth, Glenn Campbell, Gavin Dear, Ross Kellett, Paul O'Hara, Michael StewartMoises Cobo, Nacho Elvira, Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez, Pedro Oriol, Carlos Pigem, Juan Francisco SarastiPontus Gad, Jesper Kennegård, David Lingmerth, Henrik Norlander, Pontus Widegren, Robin WingårdhGencay Asan, Hasan Ceylan, Catatay Ural, Koray Varli, Guray Yazici, Yasin YildirimNigel Edwards, Rhys Enoch, Oliver Farr, Adam Runcie, Ben Westgate, Joe Vickery

Winners 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.

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.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1347-343=690−302347-346=693 −273348-349=697 −234344-356=700 −205351-356=707 −13T6 *355-361=716 −4358-358=7168364-354=718 −29364-355=719 −110354-366=720 E11372-356=728 +812358-371=729 +913372-364=736 +16T14 *373-365=738 +18370-368=73816376-366=742 +2217377-369=746 +2618391-393=784 +6419397-389=786 +6620410-401=811+91 * 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 parT1Matteo Manassero66-68=134 −10Pontus Widegren67-67=1343Andrea Pavan67-68=135 −94Matt Haines67-69=136−8T5Espen Kofstad72-65=137 −7David Lingmerth68-69=137Joakim Mikkelsen68-69=137Romain Wattel69-68=137T9Wallace Booth72-66=138−6Allen John67-71=138 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 52G. Dear / G. Campbell 1 holeD. Whitnell / C. FordW. Booth / M. Stewart 2 & 1M. Haines / T. FleetwoodGavin DearMatt Haines 19th holeWallace BoothSam Hutsby 5 & 4Michael Stewart 5 & 4Dale WhitnellRoss Kellett 1 hole Tommy FleetwoodPaul O'Hara 2 & 1Luke Goddard

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

First round 41 41

Second round 50

32

Third round 32

32

Final standings PlaceCountry4567891011121314151617181920

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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