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2018 European Golf Team Championships

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2018 European Golf Team Championships
Tournament information
Dates8–12 August 2018
LocationAuchterarder, Scotland, U.K.
56°17′00″N 3°45′08″W / 56.2834°N 3.7522°W / 56.2834; -3.7522
Course(s)PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles
Tour(s)European Tour
Ladies European Tour
FormatMen's/women's team – match play
Mixed team – 18-hole stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Field68 players from 15 nations
16 two-player teams – men's
16 two-player teams – women's
11 four-player teams – mixed
Prize fund€500,000 – Men's team
€500,000 – Women's team
€95,000 – Mixed team[1]
Location map
Auchterarder is located in the United Kingdom
Auchterarder
Auchterarder
Location in the United Kingdom
Auchterarder is located in Scotland
Auchterarder
Auchterarder
Location in Scotland
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The 2018 European Golf Team Championships was a golf tournament played in August 2018 at Gleneagles, Scotland. It was the inaugural event and consisted of three competitions – men's, women's and mixed team format. 16 two-player teams took part in both men's and women's competitions.[2]

The event was part of the 2018 European Championships, the inaugural edition of the European Championships, a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland from 2 to 12 August 2018.

Iceland topped the medal table, with a surprise win in the mixed team event the highlight of a campaign that returned two medals. Hosts Great Britain and Sweden both returned two medals, the latter including the gold in the women's team event, while Spain triumphed in the men's team.

The format failed to attract the highest ranked players, with Great Britain's Georgia Hall, ranked 10th in the world, the only player from the top 200 in the World of either sex to participate. No further championships were arranged after the inaugural event, and golf did not reappear in the list of European Championships events in 2022.

Format

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The European Golf Team Championships took place at Gleneagles in Scotland from 8−12 August 2018, featuring a 50/50 gender split in the field with male and female professionals competing for equal prize money in a men's team match play championship, a women's team match play championship, and a mixed team 18-hole foursomes stroke play championship.

The field consisted of 16 teams of two players competing in the men's and women's team events, before combining to form teams of four (two men and two women) in the mixed team championship.

The men's and women's team championships featured a round-robin group fourball format, on 8–10 August, with winners of each of the four groups progressing to the semi-finals where foursomes will determine the winners, on 12 August. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a halved match, and no points for a loss. Ties between two teams in the standings were determined by their head-to-head result and if teams were still tied for first place then a sudden-death playoff would occur.[1][3]

The mixed team championship comprised teams of four (2 men and 2 women) playing in 18-hole mixed foursomes stroke play on 11 August, with combined scores used for team's total score. Ties for medal positions were determined by a sudden-death playoff involving the low-scoring foursome from each team involved.[1][3]

Qualification

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Qualification for the Championships was via the European Golf Team Championships points tables for men and women, which were based on men's Official World Golf Ranking points and women's Women's World Golf Rankings points earned from tournaments finishing between 10 July 2017 and 9 July 2018 with a maximum of three teams representing any one nation in each event.[2]

Competitors

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The following competitors were announced for the championships.[1] Rank is the Official World Golf Ranking (men) or Women's World Golf Rankings (women) in the week prior to the championship.

Mixed team

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Seed Country Foursome 1 Foursome 2
1  Great Britain 1 Callum Shinkwin & Laura Davies Lee Slattery & Georgia Hall
2  Great Britain 2 Rhys Enoch & Holly Clyburn Charlie Ford & Catriona Matthew
3  Great Britain 3 Connor Syme & Michele Thomson Liam Johnston & Meghan MacLaren
4  Spain Pedro Oriol & Silvia Banon Scott Fernández & Noemí Jiménez Martín
5  Norway Jarand Ekeland Arnøy & Marita Engzelius Kristian Krogh Johannessen & Marianne Skarpnord
6  Sweden 1 Per Längfors & Lina Boqvist Johan Edfors & Emma Nilsson
7  Sweden 2 Daniel Jennevret & Julia Engström Oscar Florén & Johanna Gustavsson
8  Iceland Birgir Hafþórsson & Valdis Thora Jonsdottir Axel Bóasson & Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
9  Belgium Christopher Mivis & Manon De Roey Lars Buijs & Chloe Leurquin
 Italy Lorenzo Gagli & Stefania Avanzo (782) Guido Migliozzi & Diana Luna (649)
 Austria Clemens Gaster (1230) & Sarah Schober Bernard Neumayer (1332) & Christine Wolf

Results

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Men's team

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Pool play

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Teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday using the fourball format.

  • Round 1 – 8 August
  • Round 2 – 9 August
  • Round 3 – 10 August
Group A
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Great Britain 1 halved Spain 2
Sweden 2 1 up Sweden 1
2 Great Britain 1 6 & 5 Sweden 1
Spain 2 1 up Sweden 2
3 Sweden 2 3 & 2 Great Britain 1
Spain 2 3 & 2 Sweden 1
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
8  Spain 2 2 0 1 5 1
16  Sweden 2 2 1 0 4 2
1  Great Britain 1 1 1 1 3 3
9  Sweden 1 0 3 0 0 4
Group B
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Great Britain 3 4 & 3 Great Britain 2
Italy 2 2 & 1 Ireland
2 Italy 2 2 & 1 Great Britain 2
Great Britain 3 2 & 1 Ireland
3 Ireland 4 & 3 Great Britain 2
Italy 2 1 up Great Britain 3
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
12  Italy 2 3 0 0 6 1
5  Great Britain 3 2 1 0 4 2
13  Ireland 1 2 0 2 3
4  Great Britain 2 0 3 0 0 4
Group C
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Spain 1 2 & 1 Portugal
Poland 1 up Denmark
2 Spain 1 2 & 1 Poland
Portugal 2 & 1 Denmark
3 Denmark 4 & 3 Spain 1
Portugal 5 & 3 Poland
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
3  Spain 1 2 1 0 4 1
6  Portugal 2 1 0 4 2
11  Poland 1 2 0 2 3
14  Denmark 1 2 0 2 4
Group D
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Norway 4 & 3 Italy 1
Iceland 6 & 5 Belgium
2 Iceland 2 & 1 Italy 1
Norway 1 up Belgium
3 Italy 1 4 & 3 Belgium
Iceland 2 up Norway
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
10  Iceland 3 0 0 6 1
7  Norway 2 0 0 4 2
2  Italy 1 1 2 0 2 3
15  Belgium 0 3 0 0 4

Medal bracket

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Sunday, 12 August

Semifinals Gold medal match
      
8  Spain 2
10  Iceland 2 & 1
10  Iceland
3  Spain 1 2 up
12  Italy 2
3  Spain 1 2 up Bronze medal match
8  Spain 2
12  Italy 2 5 & 3

Women's team

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Pool play

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Teams were divided into 4 groups of 4 teams and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday using the fourball format.

  • Round 1 – 8 August
  • Round 2 – 9 August
  • Round 3 – 10 August
Group A
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Great Britain 1 5 & 4 Spain
Germany 2 5 & 3 Belgium
2 Great Britain 1 4 & 3 Germany 2
Spain halved Belgium
3 Great Britain 1 4 & 2 Belgium
Germany 2 2 up Spain
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
1  Great Britain 1 3 0 0 6 1
9  Germany 2 2 1 0 4 2
8  Spain 0 2 1 1 T3
16  Belgium 0 2 1 1 T3
Group B
Round Winner Score Loser
1 France 1 4 & 3 Germany 1
France 2 2 & 1 Sweden 2
2 France 1 halved France 2
Sweden 2 3 & 2 Germany 1
3 Sweden 2 4 & 3 France 1
France 2 1 up Germany 1
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
12  France 2 2 0 1 5 1
13  Sweden 2 2 1 0 4 2
4  France 1 1 1 1 3 3
5  Germany 1 0 3 0 0 4
Group C
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Great Britain 3 5 & 4 Iceland
Finland 3 & 2 Austria
2 Iceland halved Finland
Great Britain 3 5 & 3 Austria
3 Iceland halved Austria
Great Britain 3 halved Finland
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
6  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 5 1
11  Finland 1 0 2 4 2
3  Iceland 0 1 2 2 3
14  Austria 0 2 1 1 4
Group D
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Great Britain 2 3 & 2 Sweden 1
Sweden 3 5 & 4 Norway
2 Great Britain 2 1 up Norway
Sweden 1 5 & 4 Sweden 3
3 Sweden 3 2 up Great Britain 2
Norway 2 & 1 Sweden 1
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
15  Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 1
2  Great Britain 2 2 1 0 4 2
10  Norway 1 2 0 2 3
7  Sweden 1 1 2 0 2 4

Medal bracket

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Sunday, 12 August

Semifinals Gold medal match
      
1  Great Britain 1
15  Sweden 3 1 up
15  Sweden 3 20 holes
12  France 2
12  France 2 5 & 4
6  Great Britain 3 Bronze medal match
1  Great Britain 1
6  Great Britain 3 3 & 1

Mixed team

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The mixed team championship comprised eleven teams of four (2 men and 2 women) playing in 18-hole mixed foursomes stroke play on 11 August, with combined scores used for team's total score. Ties for medal positions were determined by a sudden-death playoff involving the low-scoring foursome from each team involved.

Place Nation Score To par
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iceland 70-71=141 −3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 3 72-70=142 −2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden 2 70-73=143 −1
4  Spain 75-68=143
T5  Great Britain 1 76-69=145 +1
 Sweden 1 72-73=145
7  Austria 75-72=147 +3
8  Belgium 77-71=148 +4
T9  Great Britain 2 76-73=149 +5
 Norway 73-76=149
11  Italy 76-74=150 +6

Sweden 2 defeated Spain with a birdie at the first hole of the bronze medal playoff.[4]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team Spain Spain 1
Pedro Oriol
Scott Fernández
Iceland Iceland
Birgir Hafþórsson
Axel Bóasson
Italy Italy 2
Francesco Laporta
Alessandro Tadini
Women's team Sweden Sweden 3
Cajsa Persson
Linda Wessberg
France France 2
Justine Dreher
Manon Mollé
United Kingdom Great Britain 3
Meghan MacLaren
Michele Thomson
Mixed team Iceland Iceland
Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
Birgir Hafþórsson
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir
Axel Bóasson
United Kingdom Great Britain 3
Meghan MacLaren
Liam Johnston
Michele Thomson
Connor Syme
Sweden Sweden 2
Daniel Jennevret
Oscar Florén
Johanna Gustavsson
Julia Engström

Medal summary

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  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iceland (ISL)1102
2 Sweden (SWE)1012
3 Spain (ESP)1001
4 Great Britain (GBR)*0112
5 France (FRA)0101
6 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "One Week To Go – Teams Finalised For European Golf Team Championships". Ladies European Tour. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Teams unveiled for historic European Golf Team Championships". PGA European Tour. 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Golf – Daily Schedule". European Championships. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Ice-cool Iceland win gold in mixed event". PGA European Tour. 11 August 2018.
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