2024 European Amateur Team Championship

The 2024 European Amateur Team Championship took place 9–13 July at the Royal Park I Roveri in Turin, Italy. It was the 41st men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.[1][2][3]

2024 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 July 2024
LocationTurin, Piedmont, Italy
45°11′10″N 07°33′00″E / 45.18611°N 7.55000°E / 45.18611; 7.55000
Course(s)Royal Park I Roveri (Allianz Course)
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
FormatQualification round: 36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Length7,181 yards (6,566 m)
Field16 teams
96 players
Champion
 Sweden
Simon Hovdal, Albert Hansson, Algot Kleen,
Jakob Melin, Daniel Svärd, Lucas Augustsson
Qualification round: 352 (−8)
Final match: 3 – 2
Location map
Royal Park I Roveri is located in Europe
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Location in Europe
Royal Park I Roveri is located in Italy
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Royal Park I Roveri
Location in Italy
Royal Park I Roveri is located in Piedmont
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Defending champion was Team Spain.[4][5]

Venue

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The hosting club was founded in 1971 and the same year The Allianz Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr, situated in Parco La Mandria, 15 kilometers north-west of the city center of Turin. The course had previously hosted the 2009–2012 Italian Open on the European Tour and the 2021 European Ladies Amateur Championship.[6]

Course layout

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Tee location on each hole varied why specified hole length is approximate.

Hole Meters Par    Hole Meters Par
1 368 4 10 375 4
2 375 4 11 510 5
3 398 4 12 180 3
4 190 3 13 369 4
5 557 5 14 411 4
6 144 3 15 198 3
7 347 4 16 390 4
8 500 5 17 428 4
9 347 4 18 479 5
Out 3,226 36 In 3,340 36
Source:[6] Total 6,566 72

Format

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Each team consisted of six players. On the first two days each player played 18 holes of stroke play each day. The lowest five scores from each team's six players counted to the team total each day.

The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the following three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team was 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. Extra holes were played in games that were all square after 18 holes. However, if the result of the team match was already decided, undecided games were declared halved.[7]

Due to bad whether, the schedule of play was delayed, why the final and the bronze match were shortened, each to be played with one foursome game and four single games.

Teams

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16 nation teams contested the event. Qualified were the top 13 teams from the 2023 European Amateur Team Championship, including host nation Italy, and the three top teams from the 2023 European Amateur Team Championship Division 2, Scotland, Portugal and Austria. Each team consisted of six players.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Country Players
Participating teams
  Austria Florian Schweighofer, Christoph Bleier, Markus Habeler, Maximilian Klaus, Fabian Lang, Jakob Lotschak
  Denmark Magnus Becker Frederiksen, Emil Elkjær Petersen, Mads Heller, Oscar Holm Bredkjær, Jonathan Nielsen, Jacob Skov Olesen
  England Jack Bigham, Dominic Clemons, Matthew Dodd-Berry, Will Hopkins, Harley Smith, Tyler Weaver
  Estonia Carl Enn Hellat, Kevin Christopher Jegers, Ralf Johan Kivi, Richard Teder, Markus Varjun, Mattias Varjun
  Finland Niilo Mäki-Petäjä, Markus Luoma, Elias Haavisto,Topi Lindström, Veikka Viskari, Sakke Siltala
  France Bastien Amat, Paul Beauvy, Edouard Cereto, Gaspar Glaudas, Ugo Malcor, Darren Strachan
  Germany Tiger Christensen, Tom Haberer, Yannick Malik, Carl Siemens, Peer Wernicke, Tim Wiedemeyer
  Ireland Hugh Foley, Sean Keeling, Max Kennedy, Matthew McClean, Liam Nolan, Caolan Rafferty
  Italy Matteo Cristoni, Riccardo Fantinelli, Michele Ferrero, Marco Florioli, Luca Memeo, Filippo Ponzano
  Netherlands Loran Appel, Jack Ingham, Jerry Ji, Benjamin Reuter, Nevill Ruiter, Lars Van Der Vight
  Portugal Miguel Cardoso, Kiko Francisco Coelho, Pedro Cruz Silva, João Iglésias, João Pereira, João Teixeira e Costa
  Scotland Cameron Adam, Connor Graham, Gregor Graham, Jack McDonald, Calum Scott, Gregor Tait
  Spain José Luis Ballester, Luis Masaveu, Pablo Ereño, Jaime Montojo, Javier Barcos, Pablo Alperi
  Sweden Simon Hovdal, Albert Hansson, Algot Kleen, Jakob Melin, Daniel Svärd, Lucas Augustsson
  Switzerland Patrick Foley, Nicola Gerhardsen, Tom Mao, Loïc Naas, Max Schliesing, Maximilien Sturdza
  Wales James Ashfield, Jonathan Bale, Tom Bastow, Tomi Bowen, Tom Matthews, Matt Roberts

Winners

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Leader of the opening 36-hole competition was team Germany, with a 32-under-par score of 688, three strokes ahead of team Estonia. There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Jerry Ji, Netherlands, with a 14-under-par score of 130, two strokes ahead of nearest competitor.

Team Sweden won the gold medal, earning their fourth title and first since 2019, beating team Netherlands in the final 3–2. The final was decided on the last green in the match between Jakob Melin, Sweden, and Loran Appel, Netherlands. Team Germany earned the bronze on third place, after beating Estonia 4–1 in the bronze match.

Scotland, Wales and Austria finished in the last three positions and were moved to the European Amateur Team Championship Division 2 for 2025.[15][16]

Results

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Qualification round

Individual leaders

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jerry Ji   Netherlands 64-66=130 −14
2 Jakob Melin   Sweden 68-64=132 −12
3 Paul Beauvy   France 67-66=133 −11
T4 Luis Masaveu   Spain 68-66=134 −10
Mattias Varjun   Estonia 67-67=134
T6 Tiger Christensen   Germany 66-70=136 −8
Pablo Ereño   Spain 72-64=136
T8 Cameron Adam   Scotland 69-68=137 −7
Bastien Amat   France 71-66=137
Jack Bigham   England 69-68=137
Dominic Clemons   England 68-69=137
Tim Wiedemeyer   Germany 70-67=137

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Source:[17]

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

Final standings

Place Country
    Sweden
    Netherlands
    Germany
4   Estonia
5   France
6   Italy
7   England
8   Spain
9   Finland
10   Switzerland
11   Denmark
12   Ireland
13   Portugal
14   Scotland
15   Wales
16   Austria

Source:[19]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Dags för Lag-EM – här är allt ni behöver veta" [Time for European Amateur Team Championships – here is all you need to know] (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Killarney to host prestigious European Team Championships". Irish Golfer. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Spain win European Amateur, Ladies' and Girls' Team titles". European Golf Association. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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  6. ^ a b "Course, Allianz Course by Robert Trent Jones Senior". Royal Park I Roveri. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  10. ^ "Danmarks fire EM-hold er nu udtaget" [Denmarks four European Championship teams now nominated]. golf.dk (in Danish). Dansk Golf Union. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Our Welsh National Teams are listed below, European Mens' Team". walesgolf.org. Wales Golf. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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  14. ^ "Galway Golfers Named On Irish Teams for European Team Championships". galwaybayfm.ie. Galway Bay. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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  16. ^ "European Men's Amateur Team Championship – 2024 Preview & Results". Golf Bible. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Events, , Livescoring, 2024 European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Events, Livescoring, 2024 European Amateur Team Championship - Flight A". European Golf Association. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  19. ^ Strömberg, Martin (13 July 2024). "EM-guld till herrlandslaget, Besegrade Nederländerna i dramatisk final" [European Amateur Team Championship gold to the men's national team, Bet the Netherlands in dramatic final] (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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