England v. France Men’s International Match – 2024 Preview & Results

Posted on 10/05/2024 by Golf Bible

12th May 2024

France beat England 13.5.-10.5 in the 37th Men’s International Match played this year at Moortown G.C.

This was France’s sixth win in the biennial series and their first since 2010 at Chantilly.

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France Team (Photo: Federation of French Golf

Four French and two English players won three of the four matches they played.

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Click here to view the – England v. France Match Results

Day 2

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Morning Foursomes

England and France again halved the Foursomes series 2.0-2.0.

Hugo LE GOFF & Noa AUCH-ROY were again in superb form as they blew away England’s star pairing of Dylan SHAW-RADFORD & Harley SMITH with a 3&2 win in the opening game.

Will HOPKINS & Zach CHEGWIDDEN secured England’s first point of Day 2 with a strong foursomes performance against Darren STRACHAN & Rafael BOBO-LLORET; hole wins on the 14th and 15th pushed the English pairing on to a 3&1 win.

Ben BOLTON & Ben BROWN came out on the wrong side of an exciting match against Oscar COUILLEAU & LOUKA MORIN, with plenty of birdies from both sides, by 1 Hole.

Eliot BAKER & James CLARIDGE beat Callixte ALZAS & Aaron VAN HAUWE by 2&1 to earn their first wins of the match.

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Day 2 Foursomes Results (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

Afternoon Singles

France won the Day 2 Singles series 4.5-3.5 to complete a thoroughly deserved match win.

Hugo LE GOFF and Will HOPKINS again played each other in the top match. This time it was the turn of the Frenchman to earn the 1 Hole victory in another high class encounter.

Harley SMITH continued his good form with a comfortable 4&3 victory over Noa AUCH-ROY helped by a match play eagle and five birdies in the 15 holes they played.

Yorkshire’s Dylan SHAW-RADFORD wasn’t to be out done by his foursomes partner. Five birdies in his 14 holes enabled him to runaway from Louka MORIN by 5&4 in Game 3.

Rafael BOBO-LLORET easily saw off Ben BOLTON 6&5 after the Englishman got on the bogey train on the 6th hole and was unable to get off it.

Zach CHEGWIDDEN, who was 4Down after 11 holes after a sloppy front nine to Darren STRACHAN, fought back to 1Down by the 15th but a three putt bogey on 16 gave the Frenchman the breathing space he needed to secure a 2&1 win.

Ben BROWN got the better of Callixte ALZAS in a rollercoaster match where the home player took an early lead, let it slip around the turn, before finishing strongly, a long putt from off the green for birdie on the 18th being key, for a 1Hole win.

Aaron VAN HAUWE beat Devon’s Eliot BAKER by 2&1 in the penultimate Singles, the highlight being his eagle on the 519 yard 7th.

James CLARIDGE, who was behind for most of his match against Oscar COUILLEAU, showed good heart in winning the closing two holes to tie his game, albeit the Frenchman bogeyed both of them.

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11th May 2024

Day 1

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Morning Foursomes

England and France halved the Day 1 Foursomes series 2.0-2.0.

In Game 1 Hugo LE GOFF & Noa AUCH-ROY were a match play 6-under par for the 15 holes they required to beat Will HOPKINS & Zach CHEGWIDDEN by 5&3.

Game 2 saw the victorious 2024 Sunningdale Foursomes pairing of Dylan SHAW-RADFORD & Harley SMITH overcome Oscar COUILLEAU & Darren STRACHAN, who had 5 bogeys in the 14 holes they played, by 5&4.

Ben BROWN & Ben BOLTON beat Rafael BOBO-LLORET & LOUKA MORIN by 2&1, the French pair unable to recover from losing the 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th holes, three of them to bogeys.

In the final game Callixte ALZAS & Aaron VAN HAUWE beat Eliot BAKER & James CLARIDGE by 3&1. The French pair were 3Up at the turn and saw out the match relatively comfortably thereafter.

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Day 1 Foursomes Results (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

Afternoon Singles

France won the Day 1 Singles series 5.0-3.0.

Will HOPKINS, who won the Lytham Trophy last weekend, got the better of Hugo LE GOFF in the opening Singles. 2Down with four holes to plan Hopkins delivered two birdies, including one on the home hole with a 25 foot putt, to secure a memorable 1 Hole victory.

The second game was equally tight with Noa AUCH-ROY getting the better of Zach CHEGWIDDEN by 1 Hole.

Harley SMITH and Dylan SHAW-RADFORD both maintained their unbeaten match records with 5&4 and 2&1 wins against Darren STRACHAN and Rafael BOBO-LLORET respectively.

Ben BROWN and James CLARIDGE both got off to good starts in their games, Brown leading 2Up after 4 holes and Claridge 3Up after 5, but both were reeled in by Louka MORIN and Callixte ALZAS as they leaked bogeys as their rounds progressed.

Aaron VAN HAUWE outlasted Ben BOLTON in a competitive match which was All Square after 16 holes before the Enville player handed the initiative to the Frenchman with two badly timed bogeys on the 17th and 18th holes.

The biggest Singles win of Day 1 went to Oscar COUILLEAU who beat Eliot BAKER by 6&5. Couilleau was a match play 5-under par for the 13 holes he required to reach the winning line.

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Day 1 Singles Results (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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10th May 2024

England will play France this coming weekend in the 37th Men’s International Match between the two countries.

The last match, played at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche near Paris in May 2022, was won by England.

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Moortown Golf Club

Format

8 man teams from each country will play 4 foursomes and 8 single matches on both Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May.

With a total of 24 points to play for the winning team needs to secure 12.5 points to win the match outright. As England won the 2022 match they will also retain the trophy in the event of a 12-12 tie. Having said that there has never previously been a tie in the history of the contest.

The biennial match is normally played on an alternate home and away basis.

Teams

The biennial playing of this fixture in mid-May hampers selection nowadays as both teams have an increasing number of potential players competing on the U.S. college circuit.

Here are the two eight man teams with each player’s current World Amateur Golf Ranking (as at 8th May) in brackets after their name: –

England
Eliot Baker (842)
Ben Bolton (708)
Ben Brown (1,089)
Zach Chegwidden (828)
James Claridge (202)
Will Hopkins (102)
Dylan Shaw-Radford (514)
Harley Smith (928)

Total WAGR = 5,213

Zach Chegwidden is the only returning England player from two years ago.

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England Team (Photo: Golf England)

France
Noa Auch-Roy (1,067)
Callixte Alzas (977)
Rafeal Bobo-Lloret (1,993)
Oscar Couilleau (599)
Hugo Le Goff (323)
Louka Morin (2,791)
Darren Strachan (399)
Aaron Van Hauwe (2,337)

Total WAGR = 10,486

France have no returning players from the 2022 match.

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France Team (Photo: Golf England)

England will start the match as favourites as is normally the case given past results and their greater strength in depth as a golf nation.

Tee Times

Click here to view the – England v. France Tee Times

Venue

Moortown Golf Club was designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie in 1909 across woodland and moorland on the northern outskirts of Leeds.

The club has long held a reputation as a venue for prestigious international championships and was the host of the first Ryder Cup match on British soil in 1929.

Off the Blue Championship Tees the courses measures 7,001 yards and plays to a par of 71.

The Gibraltar par 3 10th, shown below, is the Club’s signature hole.

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The 9th and 10th Holes at Moortown G.C.

Weather Forecast

Near perfect golfing weather is expected in Northern England over the coming days; warm sunshine with light breezes.

Sat 11th May – Sunny / Wind 11 mph SE / Temp. Min. 11°C / Max. 23°C.
Sun 12th May – Sunny / Wind 12 mph SE / Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 22°C.

Match History

This International Match was first played in 1934, originally starting with 6 players per side before moving to 8 in 1949.

It lapsed after the 1962 match at Ganton Golf Club but was resurrected in 1982 at Chantilly with a new format which has been retained to this day.

Frilford Heath Golf Club, hosts of the 1984 match, donated a silver salver which the winning team retains.

England v. France Match Salver (Photo: Alexis Orloff / FFGolf)

To date England have won 31 of the matches with France winning just 5, the last one being in 2010 at Chantilly.

2022 International Match

England beat France 13.5-10.5 in the 2022 Men’s International Match at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, finally overcoming their stubborn opponents in the final Singles session.

The Winning England Team (Photo: England Golf)

French pair Julien Sale and Oihan Guillamoundeguy were the star performers in the match delivering the two only unbeaten records.

John Gough, Arron Edwards-Hill, Jack Bigham and Sam Bairstow crucially won both of their Singles for the English.

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Past Results

The overall match record is Played 36, England 31 Wins and France 5 Wins.

Match	Year	Venue	England	France	Winner
37	2024	Moortown	10.5	13.5	France
36	2022	St-Nom-la-Bretèche	13.5	10.5	England
	2020	Cancelled
35	2018	Vidauban	13	7	England
34	2016	Formby	14	10	England
33	2014	Fontainebleau	13	11	England
32	2012	Roch. & Cobham	15	9	England
31	2010	Chantilly	11	13	France
30	2008	Frilford Heath	14	10	England
29	2006	Golf du Medoc	16.5	7.5	England
28	2004	Royal St. George’s	11.5	12.5	France
27	2002	Chantilly	17.5	6.5	England
26	2000	Chart Hills	17.5	6.5	England
25	1998	Les Bordes	11.5	12.5	France
24	1996	Sunningdale	9	15	France
23	1994	Nimes	17	7	England
22	1992	Royal Lytham	18	6	England
21	1990	Morfontaine	16.5	7.5	England
20	1988	Berkshire	16	8	England
19	1986	Hossegor	14.5	9.5	England
18	1984	Frilford Heath	16	8	England
17	1982	Chantilly	13	11	England
1963-1981 No matches were played
16	1962	Ganton	7.5	4.5	England
15	1960	Chantilly	7.5	4.5	England
14	1959	West Hill	8.5	3.5	England
13	1956	Chantilly	10	2	England
12	1954	Berkshire	11	1	England
11	1952	Deal	8	4	England
10	1950	Morfontaine	8.5	3.5	England
9	1949	Deal	5	4	England
8	1948	St. Cloud	5.5	3.5	England
7	1947	Wentworth	8	1	England
1940-1946 No matches were played
6	1939	Morfontaine	5	4	France
5	1938	Sunningdale	8.5	0.5	England
4	1937	Chantilly	7	0	England
3	1936	Deal	5.5	3.5	England
2	1935	St. Germain-en-Laye	5.5	3.5	England
1	1934	Wentworth	5.5	3.5	England

N.B. Matches 1–8 had 6 players and matches 9-35 had 8 players

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European Men’s Amateur Team Championship – 2023 Preview & Results

Posted on 10/07/2023 by Golf Bible

15th July 2023

Match Play Flight A (1-8) – Final and 3rd & 4th Place Match

Spain (2) beat Denmark (1) 4-3 to win the 2023 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship Final at Royal Waterloo G.C. in Belgium.

The Victorious Spanish Team (Photo: EGA)

Spain’s two morning foursomes wins proved pivotal, particularly the one by Masaveu and Ayora on the 22nd Hole, as their top order struggled in the early singles before he late recovery saw them home.

Denmark v. Spain Championship Final Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Ireland (4) beat England (3) 6-1 to win the bronze medal in a one-sided 3rd and 4th Place Match.

Ireland v. England 3rd & 4th Place Match Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Here are the full Flight A Match Play results and upper half final standings: –

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Flight A Match Play Results and Final Standings (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Match Play Flight A Final Scores

Match Play Flight B (9-16) Day 3

Finland (10) beat Wales (12) 3-2 in the Flight B Final to earn 9th place in the Championship.

Wales v. Finland 9th & 10th Place Match Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Here are the full Flight A Match Play results and lower half final standings: –

Flight B Match Play Results and Final Standings (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Match Play Flight B Day 3 Scores

Here is my assessment of the Individual performances from the 18 home nation players that were competing.

Matt MCCLEAN (IRL), Barclay BROWN (ENG) and James ASHFIELD (WAL) were my three star men.

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14th July 2023

Match Play Flight A (1-8) – Semi-Finals

Denmark (1) proved to be too strong for Ireland (4) in the opening semi-final beating them 4.5-2.5.

Whilst the morning foursomes were shared the Dane’s comfortably took the singles. Only Liam NOLAN was able to win a game for the Irish in this series.

Denmark v. Ireland Semi-Final Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

In a tighter match England (3) lost 4.5-2.5 to Spain (2) in the second semi-final. Having lost both of the morning foursomes England needed a big bounce back in the singles to progress. In the end only Barclay BROWN and James CLARIDGE were able to produce wins which left the team short.

England v. Spain Semi-Final Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Match Play Flight A Semi-Final Scores

Match Play Flight B (9-16) Day 2

Wales (12) beat Switzerland (9) 3-2 to reach the Flight B Final. James NASH and Caolan BURFORD continued their strong partnership in the foursomes before good wins from James ASHFIELD and Matt ROBERTS in the singles sealed the deal.

Switzerland v. Wales Match Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Match Play Flight B Day 2 Scores

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13th July 2023

Match Play Flight A (1-8) – Quarter Finals

All four Quarter Finals went the way of the highest seeded teams.

Each Flight A match consists of two foursomes and five singles.

Here’s a summary of the Quarter Final results: –

Flight A Quarter Finals Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Ireland (4) beat France (5) 4.0-3.0 in a tighter match. Two late singles wins from Matt MCCLEAN, who had earlier also won his foursomes with Caolan RAFFERTY, and Alex MAGUIRE helped the Irish over the line.

Ireland v. France Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

England (3) beat Netherlands (6) 5.5-1.5 winning both of the foursomes and three of the five singles. John GOUGH and Jack BIGHAM paired up successfully in the morning before going on to both win their singles in the afternoon.

England v. Netherlands Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Match Play Flight A Quarter Finals Scores

Match Play Flight B (9-16) Day 1

Wales (12) beat Germany (13) by 4.5-0.5 as they seek to finish as high up the rankings as they can and more importantly extinguish any possibility of relegation to Division 2.

Wales v. Germany Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Match Play Flight B Day 1 Scores

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12th July 2023

Stroke Play Qualifying – Round 2

Denmark (-32) earned medalist honours in the 36 hole Stroke Play Qualifying competition at the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

The lowest five scores from each six-man team counted towards each countries round and total scores at Royal Waterloo Golf Club in Belgium.

Spain (-29), England (-27), Ireland (-23), France (-20), Netherlands (-17), Italy (-16) and Sweden were the other teams to qualify for the all-important top 8 Flight A Match Play Stage which will determine who takes home the trophy and medals later this week.

Team Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

England (-27) finished 3rd with round scores of 350 and 343.

England Team Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Barclay BROWN (ENG) -10 finished 2nd in the Individual rankings and was therefore the leading GB&I player in the field.

Barclay Brown’s Stroke Play Qualifying Rounds 1 & 2 Scorecard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Ireland (-23) finished 4th with round scores of 352 and 345.

Caolan RAFFERTY (-7) 5th and Max KENNEDY (-7) 8th were their leading contributors over the two days.

Ireland Team Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Wales (-5) finished 12th with round scores of 350 and a disappointing 365 which sadly saw them tumble out of contention.

Matt ROBERTS (-7) 10th can be pleased with his efforts in the Stroke Play Qualifying.

Wales Team Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Here are the leading Individual scores from Belgium with the recent European Men’s Amateur champion José BALLESTER (ESP) -11 again showing his class: –

Individual Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Top 30 (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

The average score from the 96 players was 72.16 (+.16) in Round 2.

Click here to view the Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboards – Team and Individual

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11th July 2023

Stroke Play Qualifying – Round 1

Denmark (-15) and Spain (-15) delivered the best Round 1 scores on the opening day of the Stroke Play Qualifying competition at Royal Waterloo G.C.

England (-10) and Wales (-10) are 6th and 7th respectively, after a applying the sixth player score to break the tie, and Ireland (-8) 10th.

Team Stroke Play Qualifying Round 1 Scores (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Tiger CHRISTENSEN (GER) produced the lowest Round 1 score with a 64 (-8). European Amateur champion José BALLESTER (ESP) and Jack INGHAM (NED) 65 (-7) were one shot further back on a low scoring day.

Individual Stroke Play Qualifying Round 1 Scores – Top 30 (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

The lowest GB&I round came from England’s Barclay BROWN who posted a 66 (-6) which included an eagle and six birdies.

Barclay Brown’s Stroke Play Qualifying Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Welsh pair James ASHFIELD and Matt ROBERTS both recorded 68’s (-4) with Liam NOLAN (IRL), Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) and Max KENNEDY (IRL) nearly as impressive with 3-under 69’s.

The average score from the 96 players was 71.80 (-0.2) in Round 1.

Click here to view the Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboards – Team and Individual

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10th July 2023

Introduction

The 40th European Men’s Amateur Team Championship will be played between Tuesday 11th and Saturday 15th July 2025 at Royal Waterloo G.C. in Belgium.

England, Ireland and Wales will all be competing this week. Scotland were relegated to Division 2 at last year’s Championship.

In a Walker Cup year the performances of the chosen players will be carefully scrutinised by The R&A selectors.

Spain are the defending champions having beaten Denmark in last year’s final at Royal St. George’s G.C. in England.

The 2022 Spanish Team (Photo: European Golf Association)

The European Ladies’, Boys’ and Girls’ Team Championships are also being played elsewhere in Europe this week.

I will provide daily updates on play in the Men’s event on this page throughout the competition and score links to all of the other Championships on the Results page of this website and on Twitter and Threads.

2023 Teams

16 national teams of 6 players will contest the 2023 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

The teams competing are Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales.

Just two of these teams, Estonia and Wales, will be represented by their top six ranked players in the latest WAGR list.

On paper Spain, Ireland, England, Germany, France, Denmark and Sweden appear to be the strongest teams likely to challenge for the medals.

The 2023 home nation teams are made up of the following players: –

ENGLAND – Jack BIGHAM, Barclay BROWN, James CLARIDGE, Arron EDWARDS-HILL, John GOUGH, Dylan Shaw-RADFORD

The English selectors have remained loyal to Arron Edwards-Hill and Dylan Shaw-Radford when some would have opted for one or both of Charlie CROCKETT and Will HOPKINS, two U.S. college players who have arguably shown better recent form.

The 2023 English Team (Photo: European Golf Association)

IRELAND – Max KENNEDY, Alex MAGUIRE, Matt MCCLEAN, Liam NOLAN, Mark POWER, Caolan RAFFERTY

Hugh FOLEY found his form too late to break into this line-up which combines experience and quality nicely and should finish in the medals. Alex Maguire, playing off +7.8, has the lowest handicap in the field.

The 2023 Irish Team (Photo: European Golf Association)

WALES – James ASHFIELD, Tomi BOWEN, Caolan BURFORD, Archie DAVIES, James NASH, Matt ROBERTS

The Welsh team picked itself and is as strong as I can remember for many years. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them perform well in Belgium this week.

The 2023 Welsh Team (Photo: European Golf Association)

Format / Schedule

The Championship is run by the European Golf Association, this year in partnership with The Royal Belgian Golf Federation.

Two rounds of stroke play qualifying are completed on the first two days, with the lowest five scores from each team counting. All ties will be broken by using the two non-counting scores.

These results then determine a seeded match play draw. The top 8 qualifying teams will play in a first flight (A), which will determine the medalists, and the next eight a second flight (B).

Fight A therefore starts off with 1st v. 8th, 2nd v. 7th, 3rd v. 6th and 4th v. 5th. Winning teams advance in their brackets while losing teams play against other defeated nations to determine the final positions 1-19.

The teams in Flight A play 2 foursomes and 5 singles whilst losing teams and those in Flight B play 1 foursomes and 4 singles.

A win earns 1 point, a draw half a point and a loss no points in all of the individual games that make up a match.

The teams that finish 14th to 16th in the match play stage will be relegated to the Division 2 Championship for 2024.

Royal Waterloo’s 12th Hole (Photo: Royal Waterloo G.C.)

Royal Waterloo G.C., Belgium

Royal Waterloo Golf Club, situated 20 miles south of Brussels, was founded in 1923 and is therefore celebrating it’s centenary this year.

The Club moved to Lasne in 1960 and now has 45 holes in play; the La Marache (18), Le Lion (18) and Le Bois-Héros (9) courses.

The Championship is being played on the La Marache course which was designed by the English architect Fred Hawtree and opened in 1961. Fred’s son Martin oversaw the renovation of the greens to USGA specification in 2004/05 with the bunkers also completely rebuilt in 2022.

An undulating, tree lined course it plays to 6,859 yards off the Black Tees and has a par of 72. It has a Course Rating of 73.6 and a Slope Rating of 133.

This is the third time the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship has been staged in Belgium. Waterloo is following in the footsteps of Brussels in 1961 (when Sweden won) and Royal Antwerp in 1995 (when Scotland won).

Royal Waterloo’s 18th Green and Clubhouse (Photo: Royal Waterloo G.C.)

Weather Forecast

This week’s weather forecast for Belgium looks very good with good playing conditions currently expected throughout the week.

Tue 11th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 11 mph SW. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 28°C.
Wed 12th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 15 mph SW. Temp. Min. 12°C / Max. 22°C.
Thur 13th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 12 mph N. Temp. Min. 11°C / Max. 22°C.
Fri 14th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 7 mph W. Temp. Min. 16°C / Max. 25°C.
Sat 15th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 11 mph N. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 27°C.

EGA Website Links – 2023 Scores / Information

Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboards – Team and Individual

Match Play Draw / Results – Flight A and Flight B

Full Player List

European Golf Association Championship Website

2022 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship

Match Play Flight A

Spain (1) beat Denmark (5) 4.5-2.5 last year to win the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship at Royal St. George’s G.C.

Denmark (5) beat England (3) 5-2 to secure 3rd place with the hosts having to settle for 4th.

Ireland defeated Italy 3-2 to take 5th place.

Click here to view the – Flight A Match Play Results

Match Play Flight B

Wales (12) beat Belgium (15) 4-1 to finish in 13th place in the Championship.

Click here to view the – Flight B Match Play Results

Match Play Flight C

Scotland (17) beat Czech Republic (18) 3-2 in the final match of the three team ’round robin’ event to secure 17th place in the Championship.

It was of course a hollow victory as Scotland had already joined the Czech Republic and Portugal in being relegated to Division 2 following the Stroke Play Qualifying.

Click here to view the – Flight C Match Play Results

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Stroke Play Qualifying

Spain secured the top seeding for the Flight A Match Play competition with a 693 (-7) total.

England (-5) finished 2nd and Ireland (+4) 8th to also make the all-important Flight A which determines the medalists.

Wales (+15) were 12th so contested the Flight B competition.

Scotland (+26) were a hugely disappointing 17th and ended up in Flight C and certain relegation to Division 2 for the 2023 competition.

Team Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Julien SALE (FRA) shot two rounds of 67 to head the Individual standings on -6.

Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) -4 was the leading GB&I player over the 36 holes finishing in 5th place.

John GOUGH (ENG) -3 6th, Caolan RAFFERTY (IRL) -2 8th – including a best of the competition 65 in Round 2, Mark POWER (IRL) -1 15th, Calum SCOTT (SCO) -1 21st, Olly HUGGINS (ENG) Ev 29th and Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG) Ev 33rd were all par or better for their respective teams.

Individual Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Top 30 (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Team and Individual

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In overall terms Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG), Liam NOLAN (IRL), James ASHFIELD (WAL) and Calum SCOTT (SCO) were the leading home nation players in 2022.

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History / Previous Results

The European Men’s Amateur Team Championship was first played in 1959.

It was played every second year until 2007. Since then it has been played annually save for 2012 when no Championship was held.

To date England have won 11 times, Scotland 8, Ireland 6, Spain 5, Sweden 3 and Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Wales once each.

Click here to view the full list of – European Men’s Amateur Team Championship Past Winners

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European Men’s Amateur Team Championship – 2022 Preview & Results

Posted on 03/07/2022 by Golf Bible

9th July 2022

Match Play – Day 3

Here is my assessment of the Individual contributions of each home nation player this week.

I picked Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG), Liam NOLAN (IRL), James ASHFIELD (WAL) and Calum SCOTT (SCO) has my star men.

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Flight A – Finals

Spain (1) beat Denmark (5) 4.5-2.5 to win the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship at Royal St. George’s G.C. in Kent.

Spain (Photo: RFE Golf)

Denmark (5) beat England (3) 5-2 to secure 3rd place with the hosts having to settle for 4th.

Denmark v. England – Flight A Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Finally, Ireland defeated Italy 3-2 to take 5th place.

Ireland v. Italy – Flight A Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Flight A Match Play Scores

Flight B

Wales (12) beat Belgium (15) 4-1 to finish in 13th place in the Championship. James ASHFIELD‘s win in the final Single’s game over Adrien Dumont De Chassart, Belgium’s highest ranked player, was the highlight.

Wales v. Belgium – Flight B Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Flight B Match Play Results

Flight C

Scotland (17) beat Czech Republic (18) 3-2 in the final match of the three team ’round robin’ event to secure 17th place in the Championship.

However, it was a hollow victory as Czech Republic, Portugal and Scotland were all relegated to Division 2 for next year’s Championship following the Stroke Play Qualifying.

Scotland v. Czech Republic – Flight C Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – Flight C Match Play Results

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8th July 2022

Match Play – Day 2

Flight A – Semi-Finals

Sweden (7) beat England (2) 4-3 to reach the final of the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship where they will face Denmark.

The result was harsh on Sam BAIRSTOW who continued his unbeaten winning record in the event with another good day at Royal St. George’s G.C.

England v. Sweden – Semi-Final Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Ireland (8) overcame Germany (4) 3-2 to ensure they can finish no lower than 6th place. Liam NOLAN enjoyed another good win for the Irish.

Ireland v. Germany – Flight A Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Flight B

Wales (12) beat Iceland (16) 3-2 with their three leading players all delivering solid Singles wins.

Iceland v. Wales – Flight B Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Flight C

Scotland (17) tied with Portugal (19), who had been beaten by Czech Republic on Thursday.

Scotland v. Portugal – Flight C Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

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7th July 2022

Match Play – Day 1

Flight A – Quarter Finals

England (2) overcame Netherlands (7) by 5.5-1.5.

Whilst JOHN GOUGH (ENG) won both of his games the highlight of a strong overall performance was Sam BAIRSTOW‘s 8&6 thrashing in the Singles of the recently crowned European Amateur champion Filippo CELLI.

England v. Italy – Quarter Final Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Ireland (8) lost their Quarter Final to Spain (1) by 4-3 in a tight game which on another day could have gone the other way.

Liam NOLAN starred for the Irish, partnering Mark POWER to success in the opening Foursomes before winning his afternoon Singles against Jose BALLESTER.

Spain v. Ireland Quarter Final Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Flight B

Wales (12) will be disappointed to have lost to Estonia (13) in their opening match of Flight B.

Wales v. Estonia – Flight B Result (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Flight C

Scotland (17) find themselves in a Round Robin competition with Czech Republic (18) and Portugal (19) Scotland will have today off before playing Portugal tomorrow and Czech Republic on Saturday.

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6th July 2022

Stroke Play Qualifying – Round 2

Spain secured the top seeding for the Flight A Match Play competition with a 693 (-7) total.

England (-5) finished 2nd and Ireland (+4) 8th to also make the all-important Flight A which will determine the medalists later this week. The Irish improved their team score by 28 shots in Round 2 to squeeze into the main show after all had seemed lost after their opening effort.

Wales (+15) were 12th so will contest the Flight B competition.

Scotland (+26) were a hugely disappointing 17th, beaten by both Estonia and Iceland, and will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2023 competition.

Round 2 Team Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Julien SALE (FRA), who impressed in the recent France v. England International Match, shot two rounds of 67 to head the Individual standings on -6.

Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) -4 was the leading GB&I player over the 36 holes finishing in 5th place.

Round 2 Individual Results – Top 30 (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the Stroke Play Qualifying leaderboards – Team and Individual

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5th July 2022

Stroke Play Qualifying – Round 1

Denmark lead the Stroke Play Qualifying competition with a 344 (-6) total.

England 350 (Ev) are 4th, Wales 361 (+11) 12th, Scotland 363 (+13) 15th and Ireland 366 (+16) 18th.

Round 1 Team Leaderboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) was one of nine players to contribute a 67 (-3) in Round 1 for their respective teams.

James ASHFIELD (WAL) 68 (-2), Calum SCOTT (SCO) 69 (-1) and Paddy MULLINS (WAL), Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG) & Matt ROBERTS (WAL) all 70 (Ev) also impressed on Day 1.

Round 1 Individual Leaderboard – Top 30 (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

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3rd July 2022

The 39th European Men’s Amateur Team Championship will be played between Tuesday 5th and Saturday 9th July 2022 at Royal St. George’s G.C. in Kent, England.

Whilst the 2020 and 2021 Championships took place a number of teams chose not to particpate due to the COVID-19 pandemic. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will all be competing this week.

Denmark are the defending champions having beaten France in last year’s final at PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain.

Denmark (Photo: European Golf Association)

The European Ladies’, Boys’ and Girls’ Team Championships are also being played elsewhere in Europe this week.

I will provide daily updates on play in the Men’s event on this page throughout the competition and score links to all of the other Championships on the Results page of this website and on Twitter.

2022 Teams

19 national teams of 6 players will contest the 2022 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

This is three more than normal as no teams were relegated in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 disruption and Finland, the Czech Republic, and Estonia all earned promotion from Division 2 in 2021.

The teams competing are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales.

Based on their total 6-man SPWARs England (519), France (553), Denmark (732), Ireland (759), Spain (1,015), Scotland (1,220), Sweden (1,253) and Netherlands (1,488) would appear to be the strongest teams likely to challenge for the medals.

The 2022 home nation teams are made up of the following players: –

ENGLAND – Sam BAIRSTOW, Jack BIGHAM, Barclay BROWN, Arron EDWARDS-HILL, John GOUGH, Olly HUGGINS

England (Photo: European Golf Association)

IRELAND – Hugh FOLEY, Matthew MCCLEAN, Robert MORAN, Liam NOLAN, Mark POWER, Caolan RAFFERTY

Ireland (Photo: European Golf Association)

SCOTLAND – Callum BRUCE, Angus CARRICK, Rory FRANSSEN, Connor GRAHAM, Lewis IRVINE, Calum SCOTT

Scotland (Photo: European Golf Association)

WALES – James ASHFIELD, Archie DAVIES, Luke HARRIES, Alex JAMES, Paddy MULLINS, Matt ROBERTS

Wales (Photo: European Golf Association)

Format / Schedule

The Championship is run by the European Golf Association, this year in partnership with England Golf.

Two rounds of stroke play qualifying are completed on the first two days, with the lowest five scores from each team counting. Any ties will be broken by using the two non-counting scores, the lowest being given precedence.

These results determine a seeded match play draw. The top 8 qualifying teams will play in a first flight, which will determine the medalists, with the next eight competing in a second flight and the final three playing a Flight C round robin competition.

The teams in Flight A play 2 foursomes and 5 singles whilst losing teams and those in Flights B and C play 1 foursome and 4 singles.

A win earns 1 point, a draw half a point and a loss no points in all of the individual games.

The teams finishing 14th to 19th in the match play stage will be relegated to the Division 2 Championship for 2023.

Royal St. George’s G.C., England

Royal St. George’s was founded in 1887 and is a renowned links course situated on the south east coast of England.

Royal St. George’s 1st Tee and Clubhouse

The club has hosted 15 Open Championships and 13 Amateur Championships as well as the Walker Cup, twice, and a Curtis Cup.

This is the second time the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship has been staged here. In 1965 Ireland beat Scotland in the final.

The course plays to 7,204 yards with a par of 70 and a course rating of 138.

Royal St. George’s Course Map

Weather Forecast

This week’s weather forecast for Sandwich looks very good with near perfect playing conditions expected throughout the week.

Tue 5th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 9 mph NW. Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 21°C.
Wed 6th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 11 mph W. Temp. Min. 14°C / Max. 22°C.
Thur 7th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 10 mph N. Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 21°C.
Fri 8th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 9 mph W. Temp. Min. 14°C / Max. 24°C.
Sat 9th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 11 mph N. Temp. Min. 14°C / Max. 23°C.

Website Links – Scores / Information

Full Player List

Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard – Team and Individual

Match Play Draw / Results – Flight A, Flight B and Flight C

For more event information – European Golf Association Website

2021 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship

Denmark beat France 5.5-1.5 at PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain in the 2021 Final.

Ireland were the only home nation to participate in a field of 13 countries last year. They disappointingly qualified in last place in the stroke play competition, ultimately finishing 10th after the match play stage.

Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight A
Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight B

Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Individual and Team

History / Previous Results

The European Men’s Amateur Team Championship was first played in 1959.

It was played every second year until 2007. Since then it has been played annually save for 2012 when no Championship was held.

To date England have won 11 times, Scotland 8, Ireland 6, Spain 4, Sweden 3 and Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Wales once each.

Click here to view the full list of – European Men’s Amateur Team Championship Past Winners

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France v. England Men’s International Match – 2022 Preview & Results

Posted on 12/05/2022 by Golf Bible

15th May 2022

England saved the best till last at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche. A strong final afternoon Singles performance helped them secure a hard earned 13.5-10.5 victory over a competitive French side in their 2022 Men’s International Match.

Whilst France won both Foursomes (with five wins and one half out of eight games) England got the better of the more important Singles sessions and that proved to be the deciding factor in the outcome.

England have now won 31 of the 36 matches played.

The Winning England Team (Photo: England Golf)

Click here to view the full results from the – France v. England International Match

French pair Julien Sale and Oihan Guillamoundeguy were the star performers in the match delivering the two only unbeaten records.

John Gough, Arron Edwards-Hill, Jack Bigham and Sam Bairstow crucially won both of their Singles for the English.

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Day 2 Singles

John Gough took control of his match with two birdies on the 5th and 7th holes. Despite a late fightback from Adam Bresnu an eagle on the par 5 17th enabled Gough to secure an agenda setting 2&1 win for the English.

In game 2 Sam Bairstow was at his imperious best against Tom Vaillant. Bairstow’s six birdies in the 15 holes played helped him to a 4&3 victory.

Ben Quinney‘s play in the afternoon lacked the consistency necessary to beat Julien Sale who made few mistakes on his way to a 5&3 win. Sale was unbeaten throughout, enhancing his reputation as one of Europe’s best players in the process.

Jack Bigham, who posted a total of four birdies and played well down the stretch when his opponent was threatening a comeback, secured his second Singles win of the contest with a 2 Hole victory over Tom Gueant.

Arron Edwards-Hill wasn’t at his best but did what was required to beat an out of sorts Nathan Legendre. 1 Down with two holes to play Edwards-Hill finished strongly with a birdie and a par to steal a 1 Hole win.

Zach Chegwidden beat Paul Beauvy by 4&3 stringing together a number of pars which again proved to be a recipe for success around the demanding Red Course with its firm greens.

Oihan Guillamoundeguy, who was unbeaten throughout the match and appears to be a young player worthy of note, again got the better of Jack Brooks in the Singles, this time by 3&2.

With four birdies and just one bogey to his name Joe Harvey played very well in the final game to secure a comfortable 4&3 win against Martin Couvre.

Day 2 PM Singles Results (Graphic: FF Golf)

Day 2 Foursomes

France won the Day 2 Foursomes series by 2.5-1.5 to take a one point lead into the final Singles.

Nathan Lengendre & Tom Gueant beat John Gough & Ben Quinney by 2 Holes in the opening encounter. This was a tight game throughout with no more than one hole separating the teams right up until the 17th. An English three putt bogey on the par 5 17th gave the French pair the lead for the first time which they extended when Gough & Quinney picked up on the last when pushing for a half.

The consistent par machine of Tom Vaillant & Martin Couvre beat Jack Bigham & Sam Bairstow who fell away on the back nine with three bogeys in four holes.

The third match was a rollercoaster affair with the French pair of Julien Sale & Oihan Guillamoundeguy parring just 8 of the 18 holes played to ensure it remained tight throughout. Zach Chegwidden & Arron Edwards-Hill took the lead for the first time on the 17th when the French bogeyed. However, the Essex boys disappointingly handed the advantage straight back with a bogey on the home hole.

The final game was an odd affair. Like yesterday Jack Brooks & Joe Harvey again started badly, albeit this time even worse going 3 Down after three holes. Despite being handed the perfect start Paul Beauvy & Adam Bresnu completely capitulated bogeying (or worse) eight of the next ten holes played to hand an easy win to the English.

Day 2 AM Foursomes Results (Graphic: FF Golf)

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14th May 2022

Day 1 Singles

England got back on track this afternoon winning the Day 1 Singles series 5-3 and losing just two of the eight matches played.

The final Day 1 score is now 6-6 with all to play for tomorrow.

John Gough took control of his match against Nathan Legendre early on after his opponent started with 5 bogeys over the opening six holes and ran out a fairly comfortable 3&2 winner as neither player hit their peak.

Sam Bairstow won the final hole of his game to secure a valuable 1 Hole victory over Tom Gueant. This was a high quality encounter with plenty of birdies made albeit mistakes by both players down the final two holes made for an out of keeping but exciting finish.

The bonus point for England came from the 2021 Boys’ Amateur champion Jack Bigham. 4 Down with 6 holes to play he fought back, helped by four bogeys from the young Frenchman, to secure another 1 Hole win for the visitors.

Adam Bresnu and Ben Quinney and Tom Vaillant and Zach Chegwidden both halved their games. Bresnu won the 17th to regain parity with Quinney whilst, to the cheers of the watching gallery, Vaillant holed from off the 18th green for a winning birdie to secure his half with Chegwidden.

Arron Edwards-Hill beat Martin Couvra by 2&1 which proved to be useful as the English tail enders following him behind succumbed to their french opponents.

Jack Brooks, who led 2Up after 10 holes, was hit by a barrage of birdies on the back nine by 17 year old Oihan Guillamoundeguy ultimately falling by 2&1.

Julien Sale, France’s highest ranked player, appears to have had the measure of Joe Harvey from the start of their game. 4Up after seven holes he delivered a 4&2 win for the home team despite Harvey finding some form on the back nine.

Day 1 PM Singles Results (Graphic: FF Golf)

Day 1 Foursomes

France lead England 3-1 after the opening Foursomes series at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche.

Nathan Lengendre & Tom Gueant played steady golf before seeing off a late birdie blitz from Jack Bigham & Sam Bairstow in the opening game. A 2&1 win for the home team.

John Gough & Ben Quinney dovetailed well, impressively delivering a birdie-eagle finish, to take care of Paul Beauvy & Adam Bresnu by 3&1. Whilst always competitive the French pair effectively let the game get away from them around the turn with a double bogey followed by two bogeys on holes 9-11.

With two birdies in the opening four holes Tom Vaillant & Martin Couvre quickly went 3Up on Zach Chegwidden & Arron Edwards-Hill. Despite the English pair regaining parity by the 8th hole mistakes on 9 and 10 left them chasing on the back nine. Despite making three birdies in their pursuit the French were resolute and held on for a 1 Hole victory.

Like their compatriots in game 3 Jack Brooks & Joe Harvey initially found themselves behind – 2 Down after 2 Holes, albeit due to two bogeys – before reeling their opponents back in by the 8th hole. Both pairings made three birdies on the back 9 but the English made two bogeys compared with Julien Sale & Oihan Guillamoundeguy‘s one. With the 18th halved in par 4 the French pair could enjoy their lunches with a 1 Hole victory to their names.

Day 1 AM Foursomes Results (Graphic: FF Golf)

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12th May 2022

England travel to France this weekend for the 36th Men’s International Match between the two countries.

The last match, which was due to take place in May 2020 at Ganton Golf Club, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2022 match is being played at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche which is located 15 miles west of Paris.

The 1st Tees and Clubhouse, Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche

Format

8 man teams from each country will play 4 foursomes and 8 single matches on both Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May.

With a total of 24 points to play for the winning team needs to secure 12.5 points to win the match outright. As England won the 2018 match they will also retain the trophy in the event of a 12-12 tie. Having said that I should point out that there has never been a tie in the history of the contest.

The biennial match is normally played on an alternate home and away basis.

Teams

Here are the two eight man teams with each player’s current Scratch Player World Amateur Ranking and World Amateur Golf Ranking in brackets after their name: –

England
Sam Bairstow (31 / 19)
Jack Bigham (298 / 243 )
Jack Brooks (160 / 466)
Zach Chegwidden (197 / 410)
Arron Edwards-Hill (117 / 290)
John Gough (38 / 50)
Joe Harvey (530 / 672)
Ben Quinney * (397 / 321)

Total SPWAR = 1,768 / Total WAGR = 2,471

* Ben replaced Olly Huggins in the original team selection.

Jack Brooks, Joe Harvey, Zach Chegwidden, Arron Edwards-Hill (back l-r), Sam Bairstow, John Gough, Jack Bigham and Ben Quinney (from l-r) (Photo: England Golf)

France
Paul Beauvy (237 / 794)
Adam Bresnu (250 / 1,230)
Martin Couvra (191 / 447)
Tom Gueant (368 / 247)
Oihan Guillamoundeguy (166 / 480)
Nathan Legrandre (450 / 869)
Julien Sale (55 / 114 )
Tom Vaillant (64 / 187)

Total SPWAR = 1,781 / Total WAGR = 4,368

The French men’s squad have been at a training camp at Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche since Monday so should be well prepared in terms of course knowledge and foursomes pairings.

Nevertheless England will start the match as favourites as is normally the case given past results and their greater strength in depth as a golf nation.

Venue

Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche is an exclusive golf club which sits in rolling countryside in La Tuilerie and enjoys an 18th century manor house for a clubhouse.

Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche

It has two courses, the Red and the Blue or if your prefer ‘le Rouge et le Bleu’, both of which were laid out in the late 1950s by the English architect Fred Hawtree.

This match is being played solely on the Red Course.

A composite par 72 layout, which utilises the 1st hole of the Blue before moving exclusively over to the Red, has often been used for major events. The two nines have also been switched on many occasions so the picturesque downhill par 3 9th hole could be played as an exciting finishing hole.

The Club has hosted the Canada Cup in 1963, the French Open Championship twice and the prestigious Tophée Lancôme for 34 years on the European Tour.

Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche is also co-hosting the 2022 World Amateur Team Championships between 24th August and 3rd September alongside Ryder Cup venue Le Golf National so the week should prove useful to the England players and selectors.

It is these Championships that perhaps explain why England are not hosting this year and have again travelled to France.

Weather Forecast

Near perfect golfing weather is expected in Northern France in the coming days; warm sunshine with light breezes.

Sat 14th May – Sunny / Wind 8 mph E / Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 25°C.
Sun 15th May – Sunny / Wind 8 mph SE / Temp. Min. 16°C / Max. 30°C.

Further Information

Click here to view the Federation of French Golf’s webpage – France v. England International Match

Match History

This International Match was first played in 1934, originally starting with 6 players per side before moving to 8 in 1949.

It lapsed after the 1962 match at Ganton Golf Club but was resurrected in 1982 at Chantilly with a new format which has been retained to this day.

Frilford Heath Golf Club, hosts of the 1984 match, donated a silver salver which the winning team retains.

England v. France Match Salver (Photo: Alexis Orloff / FFGolf)

To date England have won 30 of the matches with France winning just 5, the last one being in 2010 at Chantilly.

2018 International Match

England beat France 13-7 in the last Men’s International Match played in 2018 at Vidauban Golf Club near St. Tropez.

The 2018 England Team (Photo: Federation of French Golf / @ffgolf)

With heavy rain forecast on Day 2 the decision was taken to cancel the Foursomes series and to concentrate on completing the eight Singles. England’s five shot margin of victory meant that the decision not to play the four morning games didn’t affect the overall match result.

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France v. England Day 1 and Day 2 2018 Results (Photo: Federation of French Golf)

Past Results

The overall match record is Played 35, England 30 Wins and France 5 Wins.

Match	Year	Venue	England	France	Winner
36	2021	St-Nom-la-Bretèche	13.5	10.5	England
	2020	Cancelled
35	2018	Vidauban	13	7	England
34	2016	Formby	14	10	England
33	2014	Fontainebleau	13	11	England
32	2012	Roch. & Cobham	15	9	England
31	2010	Chantilly	11	13	France
30	2008	Frilford Heath	14	10	England
29	2006	Golf du Medoc	16.5	7.5	England
28	2004	Royal St. George’s	11.5	12.5	France
27	2002	Chantilly	17.5	6.5	England
26	2000	Chart Hills	17.5	6.5	England
25	1998	Les Bordes	11.5	12.5	France
24	1996	Sunningdale	9	15	France
23	1994	Nimes	17	7	England
22	1992	Royal Lytham	18	6	England
21	1990	Morfontaine	16.5	7.5	England
20	1988	Berkshire	16	8	England
19	1986	Hossegor	14.5	9.5	England
18	1984	Frilford Heath	16	8	England
17	1982	Chantilly	13	11	England
1963-1981 No matches were played
16	1962	Ganton	7.5	4.5	England
15	1960	Chantilly	7.5	4.5	England
14	1959	West Hill	8.5	3.5	England
13	1956	Chantilly	10	2	England
12	1954	Berkshire	11	1	England
11	1952	Deal	8	4	England
10	1950	Morfontaine	8.5	3.5	England
9	1949	Deal	5	4	England
8	1948	St. Cloud	5.5	3.5	England
7	1947	Wentworth	8	1	England
1940-1946 No matches were played
6	1939	Morfontaine	5	4	France
5	1938	Sunningdale	8.5	0.5	England
4	1937	Chantilly	7	0	England
3	1936	Deal	5.5	3.5	England
2	1935	St. Germain-en-Laye	5.5	3.5	England
1	1934	Wentworth	5.5	3.5	England

N.B. Matches 1–8 had 6 players and matches 9-35 had 8 players

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European Men’s Amateur Team Championship – 2019 Preview, Reports & Results

Posted on 07/07/2019 by Golf Bible

13th July 2019

Here is my assessment of the Individual GB&I performances at the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

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Euan WALKER (SCO) was my star man at this week’s Championship after another superb overall performance.

Harry HALL (ENG), Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO), Mark POWER (IRE) and Gaelan TREW (WAL) impressively won all three of their Singles games in the Match Play stage.

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13th July 2019

Sweden beat ENGLAND 4.5-2.5 in the Final of the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

Sweden’s Men’s Team (Photo: European Golf Association)

It was Sweden’s third win and first since 1961 – they won the first two Championships that were played. Meanwhile England collected the silver medal for the third year running after losing to Spain and Finland in the two previous Finals.

Tom SLOMAN and Tom PLUMB completed a hat trick of Foursomes wins in the opening match but Alex FITZPATRICK and Matty LAMB couldn’t match them on this occasion.

As England had lost both Singles series’ in the previous two rounds the writing was perhaps on the wall entering the afternoon games. Obviously this time their opponents also had home advantage on their side too.

Sweden ended up winning the second half of the match 3.5-1.5 with only Harry HALL able to secure a full point – his third Singles win of the competition.

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Sweden v. England Final Match Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

SCOTLAND secured the Bronze Medal beating Denmark 4-3 on the final day.

The Scots got off to a great start winning both of the morning foursomes with some ease.

Narrow 1 hole wins for Euan WALKER and Ryan LUMSDEN ultimately saw them home.

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Denmark v. Scotland 3rd Place Match Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

IRELAND pipped WALES to 5th place winning their final day match 3-2.

Two matches went to extra holes and with Ireland winning both they swung the result to the green side. In the Foursomes Caolan RAFFERTY & James SUGRUE got the win on the 22nd hole and like yesterday Mark POWER came out on top in extra time in his Singles.

Ireland v. Wales 5th Place Match Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view all of the Match Play Results – Flight A

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12th July 2019

ENGLAND beat SCOTLAND 4-3 in their semi-final at the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship. They will play Sweden tomorrow in the final after the home nation overcame Denmark 6-1.

The two English foursomes pairings maintained their 100% win records with Tom SLOMAN & Tom PLUMB beating Sandy SCOTT & James WILSON 3&2 and Alex FITZPATRICK & Matty LAMB overcoming Euan MCINTOSH & Euan WALKER by 2 Holes.

The Scots fought back well in the afternoon with Sandy SCOTT, Euan WALKER and Ryan LUMSDEN all winning their Singles. However, it proved to be in vein as Tom PLUMB and Harry HALL saw England home with 3&2 and 3&1 wins respectively in the other two games.

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Scotland v. England Semi-Final Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

Despite being out of the medals IRELAND and WALES carry on playing – albeit in an abridged match format – to see who finishes in 5th to 8th places in the Championship.

IRELAND beat Germany 3-2, the highlights being Singles wins for Conor PURCELL and Mark POWER.

Ireland v. Germany Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

WALES enjoyed the scalp of Spain on Day 4 of the Championship. Their 3.5-1.5 victory came on the back of an unbeaten Singles performance with three wins coming from Gaelen TREW, Jacob DAVIES and Jake HAPGOOD.

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Spain v. Wales Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

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No. 1 seed’s IRELAND lost 4-3 to Denmark who had finished 34 shots behind them in the Stroke Play Qualifying.

IRELAND got off to a bad start losing both morning foursome games heavily by 5&4.

Whilst Conor PURCELL (5&3), Mark POWER (4&3) and James SUGRUE (3&2) all won their Singles narrow 1 hole losses for Caolan RAFFERTY and Tiarnan MCLARNON ultimately did for the Irish.

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Ireland v. Denmark Quarter Final Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

SCOTLAND beat Spain 4.5 – 2.5.

Having built a strong foundation with two foursomes wins in the morning, Singles wins for Sandy SCOTT and Ryan LUMSDEN and a half for James WILSON easily saw the Scots home.

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Scotland v. Spain Quarter Final Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

England narrowly beat Wales 4-3 to set up a semi-final with Scotland.

Wales can take some consolation from wining the afternoon Singles series 3-2 with their wins coming from Gaelan TREW, Archie DAVIES and Jake HAPGOOD.

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England v. Wales Quarter Final Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight A

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IRELAND (-19), ENGLAND (-16) and SCOTLAND (-10) finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Stroke Play Qualifying competition, where five of the six individual scores count towards the team total.

WALES (+12) battled well on Day 2 with a +2 total helping them to an encouraging 7th place finish.

As a result all four home nations qualified for the top 8 Flight A match play stage and as such are now competing for a Championship medal.

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Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

Euan WALKER (SCO) earned individual medalist honours. His rounds of 67 and 65 gave him a 132 (-12) total and saw him finish 3-shots ahead of his nearest challengers.

Making a welcome return to form Conor PURCELL (IRE) -9 was 2nd and Tom SLOMAN (ENG) -8 3rd.

Caolan RAFFERTY (IRE) and Alex FITZPATRICK (ENG) were the next best in tied 4th on -5.

Sandy SCOTT (SCO), Ben JONES (ENG) and Ben CHAMBERLAIN (WAL) finished in a six man group in tied 7th on -3 in a leaderboard that was dominated by GB&I players.

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Leading Stroke Play Qualifying Individual Results (Photo: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Individual and Team

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7th July 2019

The 36th European Men’s Amateur Team Championship will be played between Tuesday 9th and Saturday 13th July 2019 at Ljunghusen G.C. in Sweden.

Teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be competing this week.

Finland are the defending champions having won at Golf Club Bad Saarow in Germany.

Team Finland (Photo: Suomen Golfliitto / @golfliitto)

The European Ladies’, Boys’ and Girls’ Team Championships are also being played elsewhere in Europe this week.

I will provide daily updates on play in the Men’s event on this website during the week and score links to all of the Championships on Twitter.

2019 Teams

16 national teams of 6 players contest the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

The teams competing in the 2019 Championship are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Wales.

Portugal, Czech Republic and Serbia were relegated from Division 1 in 2018 whilst Switzerland, Slovenia and Wales were promoted from Division 2.

The Czech Republic have been given a reprieve whilst Belgium, who finished 4th in Division 2 last year, have also been invited to play in Sweden. This is because both Italy, who finished 12th in Division 1, and Division 2 champions Switzerland have chosen to participate in the Division 2 competition in Poland this year. I have no idea why they would want to do this.

The 2019 home nation teams are made up of the following players: –

ENGLAND – Alex FITZPATRICK, Harry HALL, Ben JONES, Matty LAMB, Tom PLUMB and Tom SLOMAN.

IRELAND – Tiarnan MCLARNAN, Ronan MULLARNEY, Mark POWER, Conor PURCELL, Caolan RAFFERTY and James SUGRUE.

SCOTLAND – Ryan LUMSDEN, Euan MCINTOSH, Sandy SCOTT, Jamie STEWART, Euan WALKER and James WILSON.

WALES – Ben CHAMBERLAIN, Archie DAVIES, Jacob DAVIES, Jake HAPGOOD, Matt ROBERTS and Gaelan TREW.

Unusually quite a few players, primarily from Scotland and Wales, played in the Men’s Team events last year. These were Caolan Rafferty, Ryan Lumsden, Euan McIntosh, Sandy Scott, Jamie Stewart, Euan Walker, Ben Chamberlain, Jake Hapgood, Matt Roberts and Gaelan Trew.

Format / Schedule

The Championship is run by the European Golf Association, this year in partnership with the Swedish Golf Federation.

Two rounds of stroke play qualifying are completed on the first two days, with the lowest five scores from each team counting.

These results determine a seeded match play draw. The top 8 qualifying teams will play in a first flight, which will determine the medalists, with the others competing in a second flight. In Fight A it is therefore 1st v. 8th, 2nd v. 7th, 3rd v. 6th and 4th v. 5th.

The teams finishing 14th to 16th in the match play stage will theoretically be relegated to the Division 2 Championship for 2020.

The teams in Flight A play 2 foursomes and 5 singles whilst those in Flight B play 1 foursome and 4 singles.

A win earns 1 point, a draw half a point and a loss no points in all of the matches.

Website Links – Draw / Scores / Information

Full Player List

Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard – Individual and Team

Match Play Draw / Results – Flight A and Flight B

For more event information – European Golf Association Website

Ljunghusen Golf Club, Sweden

Ljunghusen is a flat heathland links course located on the Falsterbo Peninsula, about 20 miles south of Malmö.

The Championship, which was also staged here in 2001, will be played on holes 1-18 of this 27 hole facility.

The main course plays to 6,352 metres and a par of 72. As can be seen from the aerial photo below the course is relatively tight with fairways edged with heather and some greens protected by water hazards. Ljunghusen translates as ‘house of heather’ and if the wind blows it can be penal.

Ljunghusen G.C. (Photo: GEO Foundation / sustainable.golf)

Weather Forecast

This week’s weather forecast for south west Sweden looks very good. The winds off the Baltic determine the difficulty of the course and with relatively low values expected I anticipate a low scoring competition.

Tue 9th July – Sunny Intervals. Wind 15 mph NW. Temp. Min. 12°C / Max. 19°C.
Wed 10th July – Sunny. Wind 14 mph NW. Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 20°C.
Thur 11th July – Sunny. Wind 10 mph NW. Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 21°C.
Fri 12th July – Sunny. Wind 8 mph NW. Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 21°C.
Sat 13th July – Sunny. Wind 10 mph SW. Temp. Min. 12°C / Max. 20°C.

2018 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship

In something of a surprise Finland beat England 5-2 at Golf Club Bad Saarow, Brandenburg in Germany in the 2018 Final.

England, the 11-time champions, beat France (6-1) and Denmark (4-3) on their way to the Final.

Scotland, who had qualified for Flight A, lost to Denmark (4.5-2.5), France (1.5-3.5) and finally Sweden (3-2) to finish 8th.

In Flight B Ireland beat Serbia (5-0) and Iceland (3.5-1.5) but lost 2-3 to Netherlands on the final day to finish 10th.

Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight A
Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight B

In the preceding Stroke Play Qualifying competition England (-27) finished 2nd (after count back from winners Sweden), Scotland (-11) 6th and Ireland (-1) 9th. England and Scotland therefore qualified for the Flight A Match Play whilst Ireland had to settle for Flight B.

England’s Gian-Marco PETROZZI secured individual medalist honours with a -12 total. John MURPHY (-9) was Ireland’s leading player finishing 6th whilst Euan MCINTOSH (-4) was the best placed Scot in 14th place.

Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Individual and Team

History / Previous Results

The European Men’s Amateur Team Championship was first played in 1959.

It was played every second year until 2007. Since then it has been played annually save for 2012 when no Championship was held.

To date England have won 11 times, Scotland 8, Ireland 6, Spain 4, Sweden 2 and Finland, France, Italy and Wales once each.

Click here to view the full list of – European Men’s Amateur Team Championship Past Winners

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European Men’s Amateur Team Championship – 2018 Preview, Reports & Results

Posted on 09/07/2018 by Golf Bible

Saturday 14th July 2018 – FINAL

FLIGHT A

Finland won the 2018 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship, comfortably beating England 5-2 in today’s Final.

Finland were only promoted from Men’s Division 2 last year but with Matias HONKALA and Sami VALIMAKI in their ranks, both of whom were selected for the Continent of Europe St. Andrews Trophy Team this week, they proved to be more than a match for the English.

England will be disappointed with their performance. Having previously won the Championship 11 times and given their play so far this week they would certainly have expected to win.

Finland v. England Final Match Play Results (Photo: EGA /Golfbox)

Finland won both morning Foursomes to give themselves the platform for their victory. Whilst the five Singles were all tight at the end of the day only Gian-Marco PETROZZI was able to secure a win.

Also in Flight A Scotland lost to Sweden 3-2 and therefore finished 8th.

Ryan LUMSDEN and Jamie STEWART won their Singles games, overcoming Pontus NYHOLM (2&1) and Tim WIDING (1 Hole) respectively.

Match Play Final Draw / Scores – Flight A

FLIGHT B

Ireland lost 2-3 to Netherlands to finish 10th in the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

Robin DAWSON and Rowan LESTER secured Ireland’s two points with Singles wins against Vince VAN VEEN (4&2) and Dario ANTONISSE (1Hole) respectively.

Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight B

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Friday 13th July 2018 – MATCH PLAY SEMI-FINALS

FLIGHT A

England narrowly beat Denmark 4-3 to secure a place in tomorrow’s Men’s Final.

A dream start saw the team take a 2-0 lead after the morning Foursomes. Matthew JORDAN and Gian-Marco PETROZZI beat the in-form Hojgaard twins 4&3 while the Yorkshire pairing of David HAGUE and Nick POPPLETON critically secured another point on the first extra hole of their match.

Playing number 1 Matthew JORDAN won his Singles match against the European Amateur champion Nicolai HOJGAARD. This was Matthew’s fourth win out of four games in the match play stage.

Mitch WAITE secured the all important winning point beating Rasmus HOJGAARD on the 19th hole. Waite hasn’t been used in the Foursomes to date but has now delivered two hard fought Singles wins.

In a change to yesterday’s Quarter Final line up Nick POPPLETON came in for David HAGUE in game 5. Nick lost the first four holes against Morten TOFT HANSEN and was unable to recover any of this early deficit with the match coming to a close on the 15th green. It will be interesting to see if David HAGUE comes back into the Singles line up in the Final.

Denmark v. England Semi-Final Match Play Results (Photo: EGA /Golfbox)

England will face Finland who had a similar game against Germany to that of England’s. 2-0 up after the Foursomes before losing the afternoon Singles series 3-2. Aleksi MYLLYMAKI securing the all important point in the last game against Michael HIRMER with a 1 Hole victory.

Germany will now play Denmark in the Bronze medal match tomorrow.

Scotland lost 1.5-3.5 to France in their Flight A match. Jamie STEWART enjoyed a good 4&3 win against Adrien PENDARIES whilst Sandy SCOTT halved his match with Jeremy GANDON.

Match Play Semi-Final Draw / Scores – Flight A

FLIGHT B

Ireland beat Iceland 3.5-1.5 as they seek to regain some pride. Alex GLEESON and Caolan RAFFERTY won their Foursomes before Robin DAWSON and John MURPHY both secured 3&2 wins.

Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight B

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Thursday 12th July 2018 – MATCH PLAY QUARTER FINALS

FLIGHT A

England beat France 6-1 to secure their place in the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship. The score line flattered England a little as most of the games were tight affairs.

As one can see from the results below it was a good all round team effort for England with all six members battling hard and contributing positively to the final result.

England v. France Quarter Final Match Play Results (Photo: EGA /Golfbox)

Denmark, who finished 3rd in Stroke Play Qualifying, proved too strong for Scotland in their Quarter Final match.

Singles wins for Ryan LUMSDEN (3&2 over John AXELSEN) and Euan WALKER (3&1 over Andreas HILLERSBORG SORENSEN) and a half for Sandy SCOTT (with Gustav FRIMODT) gave the scoreline some respectability.

Denmark v. Scotland Quarter Final Match Play Results (Photo: EGA /Golfbox)

Match Play Quarter Final Draw / Scores – Flight A

FLIGHT B

As expected Ireland beat debutants Serbia 5-0. The highlight in a understandably one sided match was Robin DAWSON’s 8&7 victory over Mihailo DIMITRIJEVIC.

Match Play Draw / Scores – Flight B

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Wednesday 11th July 2018 – STROKE PLAY QUALIFYING ROUND 2

England (-27) finished 2nd and Scotland (-11) 6th to make the 8 team Flight A Match Play segment of the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

Gian-Marco PETROZZI secured individual medalist honours with a -12 total.

Euan MCINTOSH (-4) was the best placed Scot in 14th place.

Here are the full England and Scotland team scores: –

2nd ENGLAND (693 -27)
1st Gian-Marco PETROZZI 62 70 (-12)
5th Matthew JORDAN 69 66 (-9)
28th Nick POPPLETON 77 66 (-1)
30th David HAGUE 72 71 (-1)
45th Todd CLEMENTS 74 71 (+1)
77th Mitch WAITE 72 77 (+5)

6th SCOTLAND (709 -11)
14th Euan MCINTOSH 72 68 (-4)
20th Sandy SCOTT 69 72 (-3)
35th Stuart EASTON 72 72 (Ev)
39th Jamie STEWART 71 73 (Ev)
41st Ryan LUMSDEN 77 68 (+1)
46th Euan WALKER 73 72 (+1)

Men’s Stroke Play Qualifying Results (Photo: EGA /Golfbox)

Ireland finished 9th unable to improve on their position after Day 1. As a result they will play in the Flight B Match Play section.

As can be seen from the scores below John MURPHY once again performed admirably and given his recent form must now be a very strong candidate for a St. Andrews Trophy spot.

9th IRELAND (719 -1)
6th John MURPHY 68 67 (-9)
27th Robin DAWSON 67 75 (-2)
49th Caolan RAFFERTY 72 73 (+1)
68th Rowan LESTER 77 71 (+4)
88th Jonathan YATES 75 76 (+7)
92nd Alex GLEESON 81 74 (+11)

Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Individual and Team

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Tuesday 10th July 2018 – STROKE PLAY QUALIFYING ROUND 1

England (349 / -11) lead the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship Stroke Play Qualifying after Day 1.

By way of reminder each nation has 6 players with the best five scores counting towards their team score.

Gian-Marco PETROZZI shot a superb 62 (-10) to lead his team to a 2 shot lead over Sweden. Matthew JORDAN, with a 69 (-3), was the only other England player to shoot under par in Round 1.

Gian-Marco Petrozzi’s Round 1 Scorecard (Photo: EGA /Golfbox)

Scotland, led by Sandy SCOTT who posted a 69 (-3), are 7th on 357 (-3).

Ireland, who were helped by strong rounds from both Robin DAWSON 67 (-5) and John MURPHY 68 (-4), are 9th on 359 (-1).

The aim for all three of our teams will be to finish the 36 hole Stroke Play Qualifying in the Top 8 to ensure they make the Match Play Flight A. This will then give them a change to win a medal.

Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard – Individual and Team

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9th July 2018

The 35th European Men’s Amateur Team Championship will be played between Tuesday 10th and Saturday 14th July 2018 at Golf Club Bad Saarow, Brandenburg in Germany.

Amateur teams from England, Ireland and Scotland will all be competing this week.

Spain are the defending champions having won at Diamond C.C. in Austria last year.

2017 Champions – Spain (Photo: European Golf Association)

The European Men’s Division 2, Ladies’, Boys’ and Girls’ Team Championships are also being played elsewhere in Europe this week.

I will provide daily updates on play on this website during the week and score links to all of the Championships on Twitter.

2018 Teams

16 national teams of 6 players contest the European Men’s Amateur Team Championship.

The teams competing in the 2018 Championship are Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Spain and Sweden.

Belgium, Switzerland and Wales were relegated last year while Norway, who finished 8th, have decided not to compete this year.

Finland, Portugal, Netherlands and Serbia were the top 4 finishers in the 2017 Division 2 Championship.

The 2018 home nation teams are made up of the following players: –

ENGLAND – Todd CLEMENTS, David HAGUE, Matthew JORDAN, Gian-Marco PETROZZI, Nick POPPLETON and Mitch WAITE.

IRELAND – Robin DAWSON, Alex GLEESON, Rowan LESTER, John MURPHY, Caolan RAFFERTY and Jonathan YATES.

SCOTLAND – Stuart EASTON, Ryan LUMSDEN, Euan MCINTOSH, Sandy SCOTT, Jamie STEWART and Euan WALKER.

From our three teams just Robin Dawson, Matthew Jordan, Ryan Lumsden and Jamie Stewart played in last year’s competition in Austria.

Format / Schedule

The Championship is run by the European Golf Association, this year in partnership with the German Golf Association.

Assuming no withdrawals the leading 13 teams from last year’s Division 1 Championship are joined by the host nation (if not otherwise qualified) and 2 or 3 promoted teams from the 2016 Division 2 Championship.

Two rounds of stroke play qualifying are completed on the first two days, with the lowest five scores from each team counting.

Additionally the teams finishing 14th to 16th in the match play stage will be relegated to the Division 2 Championship for 2019.

The teams in Flight A play 2 foursomes and 5 singles whilst those in Flight B play 1 foursome and 4 singles.

A win earns 1 point, a draw half a point and a loss no points in all of the matches.

Men’s Division 1 Draw / Scores Links

Stroke Play Tee Times – Round 1

Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard – Individual and Team

Match Play Draw / Results – Flight A and Flight B

Golf Club Bad Saarow – Faldo Course Berlin

The Faldo Course Berlin is generally accepted as being one of German’s best golf courses.

Located 70 km outside of Berlin the Faldo Course was opened in 1997 and is a manufactured links-style course. It has few trees, plenty of pot bunkers, a burn and some interesting contoured greens.

It plays to 7,093 yards and a standard par of 72. Both nines are similar in length and have the same make up of holes.

Golf Club Bad Saarow – Faldo Course (Photo: golf.de)

Weather Forecast

Some wet weather is forecast in Germany for each of the first three days of the Championship but things are expected to warm up later in the week. Very little wind is forecast on this inland venue.

Tue 10th July – Showers. Wind 4 mph W. Temp. Min. 13°C / Max. 19°C.
Wed 11th July – Rain. Wind 6 mph W. Temp. Min. 14°C / Max. 20°C.
Thur 12th July – Rain. Wind 9 mph NW. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 23°C.
Fri 13th July – Sunny. Wind 10 mph NW. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 28°C.
Sat 14th July – Sunny. Wind 8 mph NW. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 27°C.

History / Previous Results

The European Men’s Amateur Team Championship was first played in 1959.

It was played every second year until 2007. Since then it has been played annually save for 2012 when no Championship was held.

To date England have won 11 times, Scotland 8, Ireland 6, Spain 3, Sweden 2 and Wales, Italy and France once each.

2017 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship

Match Play Stage

ENGLAND lost 4-3 to Spain in the Final of the 2017 European Men’s Amateur Team Championship at the Diamond C.C. in Austria.

SCOTLAND secured 5th place with a 3-2 win over France.

IRELAND finished 7th after a 3-2 win against Norway on the final day.

WALES lost their final Flight B match 3-2 to Switzerland and were sadly relegated in 16th and last place.

2017 Match Play Results – Flight A and Flight B

Stroke Play Qualifying

ENGLAND (-8) finished 1st in the 36 hole stroke play qualifying event where the 5 best scores from the 6 man team’s counted towards a national aggregate total.

IRELAND (+7) and SCOTLAND (+15) also qualified for the Flight A match play stage finishing 5th and 6th respectively.

WALES (+28) finished 10th and therefore played in the Flight B match play stage. The challenge then is always to avoid finishing 14th or lower to stay in Division 1.

2017 Stroke Play Qualifying Results – Individual and Teams

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England v. France International Match – 2018 Preview, Reports & Results

Posted on 11/05/2018 by Golf Bible

13th May 2018

England beat France 13 – 7 in the 2018 Men’s International Match.

The 2018 England Team (Photo: Federation of French Golf / @ffgolf)

With heavy rain forecast to start in the St. Tropez area around midday the decision was taken to cancel the Day 2 Foursomes series and to concentrate on completing the 8 Singles.

England enjoyed a great team performance winning the Day 2 Singles series 6.5 – 1.5. This took them to a 13 – 7 lead and therefore meant the decision to cancel the four foursomes was pleasingly irrelevant to the overall match result.

As you can see from the results below there were Singles wins for Matthew Jordan, Todd Clements, Andrew Wilson, Ben Jones, Bailey Gill and David Hague.

Well done to the England team and in particular Ben Jones and David Hague who were both unbeaten in all three of their matches.

Day 2 Scoreboard (Photo: Federation of French Golf)

Click here to view the – Event Information & Results (www.ffgolf.org)

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12th May 2018

England lead France 6.5 – 5.5 after the first day’s play at Vidauban G.C.

The morning foursomes were shared, two a piece. Matthew Jordan and Gian-Marco Petrozzi and Ben Jones and David Hague were the successful pairings for England.

The afternoon singles also proved tight with England narrowly edging them 4.5 – 3.5. Ben Jones enjoyed the most convincing win, 7&5 over Jeong-Weon Ko. Gian-Marco Petrozzi and David Hague (both 4&3) also did well against Antoine Auburn and Paul Margolis respectively. Todd Clements picked up England’s fourth win battling hard for a 2Up win against Victor Veyret.

Tomorrow will hopefully see a further four foursomes and eight singles so there is clearly still lots to play for. I say hopefully because forecast rain in the afternoon is expected to lead to some adjustments being made to the match format.

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Day 1 Scoreboard (Photo: Federation of French Golf)

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11th May 2018

England take on France this coming weekend in the 35th Men’s International Match between the two countries.

This year’s match is being played at Vidauban Golf Club in South East France.

Format

8 man teams from each country play 4 foursomes and 8 single matches on the two competition days.

With a total of 24 points to play for the winning team needs to secure 12.5 points to win the match outright. As England won the 2016 match they will also retain the trophy in the event of a 12-12 tie.

France is 1 hour ahead of the UK so play on Day 1 will start at 7.30am our time.

Teams

Here are the two 8 man teams with their current Scratch Player World Amateur Rankings in brackets: –

England
Todd Clements (21)
Bailey Gill (301)
David Hague (100)
Ben Jones (174)
Matthew Jordan (14)
Billy McKenzie (200)
Gian-Marco Petrozzi (93)
Andrew Wilson (433)

France
Antoine Auboin (347)
Edgar Catherine (105)
Clément Charmasson (305)
Jeong-Weon Ko (789)
Frédéric Lacroix (126)
Aymeric Laussot (813)
Paul Margolis (742)
Victor Veyret (332)

England will clearly start the match as favourites as is normally the case. At this time of year, with a number of players still engaged in the US College Championship series, France simply don’t have the strength in depth.

Venue

Vidauban Golf Club is an ultra-private club that was opened in 1999 on the hilly land around 10 miles north of St. Tropez.

Vidauban G.C. (Photo: Patrick Jantet)

The site was originally acquired by the famous golf architect Robert Trent Jones Snr. in the late 1970s. Fraught with subsequent financial and planning issues a course was eventually designed on the land by his son Robert Trent Jones Jnr.

Following recent renovation work the course is now established as one of Continental Europe’s finest. It is an undulating parkland track often compared with Spain’s Valderrama both in design and standing.

Adam Lawrence briefly tells the story of Vidauban in an October 2016 article for – Golf Course Architecture Magazine.

Background

This International Match was first played in 1934, originally starting with 6 players aside before moving to 8 in 1949.

It lapsed after the 1962 match at Ganton G.C. but was resurrected in 1982 at Chantilly with a new format which has been retained to this day. It has been played biennially ever since.

Frilford Heath G.C., hosts of the 1984 match, donated a silver salver which the winning team retains.

England v. France Match Salver (Photo: Cyprien Comoy / Vidauban G.C.)

To date England have won 29 of the matches with France winning just 5, the last one being in 2010 at Chantilly.

Previous Results

England beat France 14 -10 in the 2016 match played at Formby G.C – Full Results

The 2016 England Team (Photo: GolfBible)

The England team back then consisted of Jamie Bower, Scott Gregory, Josh Hilleard, Paul Kinnear, Bradley Moore, Alfie Plant, Ashton Turner and James Walker.

The overall match record is Played 34, England Won 29 and France Won 5.

Match	Year	Venue	England	France	Winner
35	2018	Vidauban
34	2016	Formby	14	10	England
33	2014	Fontainebleau	13	11	England
32	2012	Rochester & Cobham	15	9	England
31	2010	Chantilly	11	13	France
30	2008	Frilford Heath	14	10	England
29	2006	Golf du Medoc	16.5	7.5	England
28	2004	Royal St. George’s	11.5	12.5	France
27	2002	Chantilly	17.5	6.5	England
26	2000	Chart Hills	17.5	6.5	England
25	1998	Les Bordes	11.5	12.5	France
24	1996	Sunningdale	9	15	France
23	1994	Nimes	17	7	England
22	1992	Royal Lytham & St. Annes	18	6	England
21	1990	Morfontaine	16.5	7.5	England
20	1988	Berkshire	16	8	England
19	1986	Hossegor	14.5	9.5	England
18	1984	Frilford Heath	16	8	England
17	1982	Chantilly	13	11	England
1963-1981 No matches were played
16	1962	Ganton	7.5	4.5	England
15	1960	Chantilly	7.5	4.5	England
14	1959	West Hill	8.5	3.5	England
13	1956	Chantilly	10	2	England
12	1954	Berkshire	11	1	England
11	1952	Deal	8	4	England
10	1950	Morfontaine	8.5	3.5	England
9	1949	Deal	5	4	England
8	1948	St. Cloud	5.5	3.5	England
7	1947	Wentworth	8	1	England
1940-1946 No matches were played
6	1939	Morfontaine	5	4	France
5	1938	Sunningdale	8.5	0.5	England
4	1937	Chantilly	7	0	England
3	1936	Deal	5.5	3.5	England
2	1935	St. Germain-en-Laye	5.5	3.5	England
1	1934	Wentworth	5.5	3.5	England

N.B. Matches 1–8 had 6 players and matches 9-35 had 8 players

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