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2007 European Amateur Team Championship
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Golf competition
March 2021
2007 European Amateur Team Championship European_Amateur_Team_Championship_men's_golf_2007_logo.jpg 3–7 July 2007 Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 55.5950 -04.6595 type:event Western Gailes Golf Club European Golf Association Qualification round: 36 holes stroke playKnock-out match-play 71 7,014 yd m 20 teams120 players Ireland 4provJonathan Caldwell, Shane Lowry,Richard Kilpatrick, Rory McIlroy,Gareth Shaw, Simon Ward Qualification round: 712 (+2)Final match: 4–2 Europe#British Isles#Scotland#Scotland North Ayrshire Western Gailes GC Location in Europe##Location on the British Isles##Location in Scotland##Location in North Ayrshire yes 220 2005 2008
The 2007 European Amateur Team Championship took place 3–7 July at Western Gailes Golf Club in Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was the 25th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
Venue
The club was founded in 1897. Its 18 hole links course on the Ayrshire coast in Irvine, North Ayrshire, 50 kilometres south west of the city center of Glasgow, was ready in 1899 and remained largely unmodified from its original layout.Our history https://www.westerngailes.com/visitors/the-club/history/ Western Gailes Golf Club 7 May 2021 It is situated closely north of Royal Troon Golf Club and Prestwick Golf Club.
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 two years earlier. Turkey took part for the first time. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the teams
CountryPlayersHans Peter Bacher, Juergen Friessnegg, Tano Kromer, Wolfgang Rieder, Philipp Sharma, Johannes SteinerXavier Feyaerts, Patrick Hanauer, Hugues Joannes, Christopher Mivis, Pierre Relecom, Guillaume WatremezMiroslav Holub, Tomas Kamas, Marek Novy, Jan Prokop, Jan Sedmicek, Lukas TinteraPeter Baunsoe, Morten Ørum Madsen, Jacob Roth, Kristian Grud, Philip Drost, Rasmus Hjelm NielsenGary Boyd, David Horsey, Jamie Moul, John Parry, Paul Waring, Gary WolstenholmeJoonas Granberg, Mikael Salminen, Henri Satama, Tuomas Pollari, Tuomas Sistonen, Miro VeijalainenRomain Bechu, Adrian Bernardet, Victor Dubuisson, Alexandre Kaleka, Kenny Le Sager, Jean WolffFlorian Fritsch, Stephan Gross, Jonas Koelbing, Frederik Schulte, Benjamin Sigl, Philipp WestermannKristjan Einarsson, Örn Ævar Hjartarson, Sigurthor Jonsson, Sigmundur Einar Masson, Stefan Mar Stefansson, Olafur LoftssonIreland 4provJonathan Caldwell, Shane Lowry, Richard Kilpatrick, Rory McIlroy, Gareth Shaw, Simon WardFederico Colombo, Marco Guerisoli, Nunzio Lombardi, Leonardo Motta, Benedetto Pastore, Andrea PavanTristan Bierenbroodspot, Darius Van Driel, Richard Kind, Tim Sluiter, Jurrian Van der Vaart, Floris de VriesKnut Børsheim, Fredrik Kollevold, Anders Kristiansen, Markus Leandersson, Andre Thorsen, Marius ThorpJoao Carlota, Pedro Figueiredo, Bernardo Frere, Ricardo Gouveia, Nuno Henriques, Tiago RodriguesJames Byrne, Jonathan King, Kevin McAlpine, Keir McNicoll, Richie Ramsay, Lloyd SaltmanJorge Campillo, Nacho Elvira, Pedro Erice, Jesus Lagarrea, Juan Sarasti, Inigo UrquizoJonas Blixt, Jesper Kennegård, Tobias Rosendahl, Joel Sjöholm, Robin Wingårdh, Björn ÅkessonKen Benz, Nicolas D'Incau, Marc Dobias, Sandro Tan-Piaget, Steven Rojas, Tino WeissMustafa Hocaoglu, Gencer Ozcan, Hamza Sayin, Deha Senay, Afay Varli, Koray VarliRhys Davies, Nigel Edwards, Rhys Enoch, Craig Evans, Llewellyn Matthews, Ryan Thomas
Winners
Defending champions and nine-time-winners team England won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 7-under-par score of 703. Tied five strokes behind were host nation Scotland and team France. Scotland earned 2nd place on the tiebreaking better non-counting scores.
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leaders were Kevin McAlpine, Scotland, Rory McIlroy, Ireland and Paul Waring, England, each with a 6-under-par score of 136, two strokes ahead of Jesper Kennegård, Sweden, and Morten Ørum Madsen, Denmark.
Team Ireland won the gold medal, earning their fifth title and first since 1987, beating team France in the final 4–2. The winning Irish team, combined from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, included two future professional major winners, 18-year-old Rory McIlroy and 20-year-old Shane Lowry.
Team Scotland, earned the bronze on third place, after beating neighbor nation England 4–3 in the bronze match.
Results
Qualification round
Team standings
PlaceCountryScoreTo par1355-348=703−7T2 *359-349=708 −2353-355=7084Ireland 4prov358-354=712 +25367-350=717 +76368-353=721 +117365-358=723 +138358-366=724 +149360-368=728 +1810370-359=729 +1911365-367=732 +2212370-375=745 +3513376-372=748 +3814379-371=350 +4015385-366=351 +4116386-368=754 +4417383-373=756 +4618380-381=761 +5119376-390=766+5620382-389=771+61
* 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 parT1Kevin McAlpine68-68=136−6Rory McIlroyIreland 4prov67-69=136Paul Waring68-68=136T4Jesper Kennegård70-68=138−4Morten Ørum Madsen67-71=138T6Jonathan CaldwellIreland 4prov74-65=139−3Richie Ramsay70-69=139Gary Wholstenholme70-69=139T9Adrien Bernadet70-70=140−2Gencer Ozcan70-70=140Inigo Urquizo70-70=140Jurrian Van der Vaart71-69=140
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.
Flight A
Bracket
4 3 5 2 Ireland 4prov 6 1 5.5 1.5 4.5 2.5 Ireland 4prov 4 3 Ireland 4prov 4.5 2.5 4 3 Quarter finals Semi finals Final Bronze match yes yes no no no no 150 25
3 2 3 2 4.5 0.5 3 2 Elimination matches Match for 5th place Match for 7th place 150 25
Final games
Ireland 4prov4.52.5R. McIlroy / J. CaldwellA. Kaleka / A. Bernadet 5 & 4S. Lowry / R. Kilpatrick 2 holesJ. Wolffe / K. Le SagerRory McIlroyRomain Bechu 3 & 2Shane Lowry 5 & 4Victor DubuissonRichard Kilpatrick 3 & 2Adrien BernadetJonathan Caldwell 3 & 2Alexandre KalekaSimon Ward AS *Jean Wolffe AS *
* Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.
Flight B
Bracket
4 1 4.5 0.5 3 2 3.5 1.5 5 0 3 2 3 2 3 2 Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place Match for 11th place yes no no no no no 150 25
4 1 3 2 3 2 3.5 1.5 Elimination matches Match for 13th place Match for 15th place no no no no 150 25
Flight C
First round
32
32
Second round
32
32
Third round
32
32
Final standings
PlaceCountryIreland 4prov4567891011121314151617181920
Sources:https://www.ega-golf.ch/news/2007-european-mens-amateur-team-championship 2007 European Men's Amateur Team Championship European Golf Association 7 May 2021https://www.golf.ee/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2007_meeskondlik_EM.pdf 2007 European Amateur Men's Team Championship European Golf Association 7 May 2021https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship-results European Amateur Team Championship, Results, 2007 - Western Galles GC, Scotland European Golf Association 7 May 2021https://seminoles.com/blixt-helps-sweden-to-seventh-place-finish-at-european-team-championships/ Blixt Helps Sweden To Seventh Place Finish At European Team Championships Seminoles.com July 9, 2007 7 May 2021Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf 13 April 2021 golf.de, German Golf Federation 4 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213154/https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf dead
See also
European Golf Association – Organizer of European amateur golf championships
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
Category:European Amateur Team Championship
Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland
European Amateur Team Championship
European Amateur Team Championship
European Amateur Team Championship