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2005 European Amateur Team Championship
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Golf competition
March 2021
2005 European Amateur Team Championship 28 June – 2 July 2005 Southport, England, United Kingdom 53.620 -3.028 type:event Hillside Golf Club European Golf Association Qualification round: 36 holes stroke playKnock-out match-play 72 6,850 yd m 20 teams120 players Oliver Fisher, Gary Lockerbie,Jamie Moul, Matthew Richardson,Steven Tiley, Gary Wolstenholme Qualification round: 704 (−16)Final match: 6–1 Europe#British Isles#England#United Kingdom Southport Hillside GC Location in Europe##Location on the British Isles##Location in England##Location in Southport yes 220 2003 2007
The 2005 European Amateur Team Championship took place 28 June – 2 July at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 24th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
Venue
Hillside Golf Club
The club was founded in 1911. The course, located in Southport, 20 kilometres north of the city center of Liverpool, England, is a links course, with all the holes being between and on mainly large dunes and local indigenous pinewoods, typical of the area. It is physically close to both the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, near its south-western boundaries, and to the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club.Hillside Golf Club http://www.hillside-golfclub.co.uk/ Hillside Golf Club 5 May 2021Harold Brough GOLF: Welcome at Hillside for Europe's best amateurs https://www.thefreelibrary.com/GOLF%3A+Welcome+at+Hillside+for+Europe%27s+best+amateurs-a0133602843 The Free Library 5 May 2021
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 nations as at the previous event two years earlier. Each team consisted of six players.
CountryPlayersKajetan Kromer, Anton Ortner, Peter Lepitschnik, Florian Praegant, Roland Steiner, Bernd WiesbergerYannick Bode, Rutger Dhondt, Hervé Gevers, Pierre Relecom, Guillaume Watremez, Sebastien WulfOndrej Lebl, Petr Nic, Marek Novy, Jakum Stanislav, Roman Svoboda, Lukas TinteraJanik Bolinder, Peter Baunsee, Philip Drost, Mark Haastrup, Christoffer Lang, Peter MeldegaardOliver Fisher, Gary Lockerbie, Jamie Moul, Matthew Richardson, Steven Tiley, Gary WolstenholmeAntti Ahokas, Peter Erofejeff, Joonas Granberg, Jarmo Hovila, Tommi Laitto, Heikki MantylaFrançois Calmels, Sebastien Clement, Julien Forêt, Joachim Fourquet, Julien Guerrier, Mike Lorenzo-VeraFlorian Fritsch, Martin Kaymer, Stefan Kirstein, Benjamin Miarka, Christian Schunck, Christopher TrunzerHeidar Bragason, Örn Ævar Hjartarson, Magnus Larusson, Sigmundur Einar Masson, Otto Sigurdsson, Stefan Mar StefanssonIreland 4provJim Carvill, Darren Crowe, Rory McIlroy, Brian McElhinney, Michael McGeady, Sean McTernanSimone Brizzolari, Matteo Delpodio, Lorenzo Gagli, Edoardo Molinari, Andrea Romano, Andrea SignorWil Besseling, Jan Willem van Hoof, Joost Luiten, Robert Niemer, Taco Remkes, Robin SwanePetter Enger, Johann Gudjonsson, Eirik-Tage Johansen, Kim Kristoffersen, Marcus Leandersson, Torstein NevestadGoncalo Brito, Salvador Castro, Tiago Cruz, Pedro Figueiredo, Antonio Rosado, Ricardo SantosJonathan King, Andrew McArthur, George Murray, Eric Ramsay, Richie Ramsay, Lloyd SaltmanSLOGaber Burnik, Matjaz Gojcic, Grega Perne, Rok Pisek, Miha Studen, Jaka VidmarPol Bech, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Jorge Campillo, Alejandro Cañizares, Pablo Martín, Álvaro VelascoJonas Blixt, Kalle Edberg, Oscar Florén, Andreas Högberg, Niklas Lemke, Alexander NorénRoger Furrer, Martin Rominger, Nicolas Sulzer, Sandro Tan-Piaget, Damian Ulrich, Tino WeissRhys Davies, Tim Dykes, Nigel Edwards, Zachariah Gould, Gareth Wright, James Williams
Winners
Host nation and eight-time-winners team England won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 16-under-par score of 704, two strokes ahead of team Wales on 2nd place. Neither four-times-champions Ireland, with 16-year-old future professional major winner Rory McIlroy in the team, or two-times-champions Sweden did make it to the quarter-finals, finishing tenth and eleventh respectively.GOLF : Irish find going tough at Hillside https://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/golf-irish-find-going-tough-at-hillside-25982596.html Independent.ie 29 June 2005 5 May 2021
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Edoardo Molinari, Italy, with a 6-under-par score of 138, one stroke ahead of Nigel Edwards, Wales, Julien Guerrier, France, Gary Lockerbie, England and Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France.
Team England won the gold medal, earning their ninth title and first since 1991, beating team Germany in the final 6–1. The winning English team included 45-year-old Gary Wolstenholme and 16-year-old Oliver Fisher.Mattsson Peter August 2005 Tävling, Ju äldre desto bättre – eller? sv Competition, The Older, the better – or? http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/1nn300bv/90 Svensk Golf 112 5 May 2021 8
Team Switzerland, for the first time on the podium, earned the bronze on third place, after beating France 5–2 in the bronze match.
Results
Qualification round
Team standings
PlaceCountryScoreTo par1362-342=704−162359-347=706 −143362-347=709 −114359-353=712 −85362-360=722 +26381-353=734 +147373-362=735 +158375-361=736 +169377-363=740 +2010Ireland 4prov378-364=742 +22T11 *380-364=744 +24388-356=744T13 *382-366=748 +28379-369=748T15 *387-374=761 +41380-381=76117384-380=764 +4418388-390=778 +5819403-385=788 +6820SLO414-377=791+71
* 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 par1Edoardo Molinari69-69=138 −6T2Nigel Edwards69-70=139 −5Julien Guerrier73-66=139Gary Lockerbie70-69=139Mike Lorenzo-Vera69-70=1396James Williams70-70=140−4T7Oliver Fisher73-68=141 −3Richie Ramsay74-67=141Gary Wolstenholme72-69=141Gareth Wright73-69=141
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Flight A
Bracket
4 3 4 3 5.5 1.5 5 2 5.5 1.5 5.5 1.5 6 1 5 2 Quarter finals Semi finals Final Bronze match yes yes no no no no 150 25
3.5 1.5 4.5 0.5 4.5 0.5 3 2 Elimination matches Match for 5th place Match for 7th place 150 25
Final games
61J. Moul / O. FisherS. Kirstein / C. Trunzer 2 & 1G. Wolstenholme /M. Richardson 1 holeM. Kaymer / B. MiarkaGary Lockerbie 3 & 2Martin KaymerMatthew Richardson 1 holeChristopher TrunzerJamie Moul 4 & 3Stefan KirsteinOliver Fisher 4 & 3Benjamin MiarkaSteven Tiley 6 & 4Florian Fritsch
Flight B
Bracket
Ireland 4prov 3.5 1.5 3.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 3 2 Ireland 4prov 4.5 0.5 3.5 1.5 Ireland 4prov 4 1 3.5 1.5 Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place Match for 11th place yes no no no no no 150 25
3.5 1.5 3 2 3.5 1.5 4 1 Elimination matches Match for 13th place Match for 15th place no no no no 150 25
Flight C
First round
SLO41
32
Second round
SLO41
41
Third round
SLO41
32
Final standings
PlaceCountry456789Ireland 4prov1011121314151617181920SLO
Source:https://www.ega-golf.ch/news/2005-international-european-team-championship-amateur 2005 International European Team Championship Amateur European Golf Association 5 May 2021https://golfbible.co.uk/results/european-mens-team/ European Men’s Team Golf Bible The Home of Great British & Irish Amateur Golf 5 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 England
European Amateur Team Championship
European Amateur Team Championship
European Amateur Team Championship
European Amateur Team Championship