2018 European Golf Team Championships

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]

2018 European Golf Team Championships
Tournament information
Dates8–12 August 2018
LocationAuchterarder, Scotland, U.K.
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

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

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

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

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

SeedCountryFoursome 1Foursome 2
1 Great Britain 1Callum Shinkwin & Laura DaviesLee Slattery & Georgia Hall
2 Great Britain 2Rhys Enoch & Holly ClyburnCharlie Ford & Catriona Matthew
3 Great Britain 3Connor Syme & Michele ThomsonLiam Johnston & Meghan MacLaren
4 SpainPedro Oriol & Silvia BanonScott Fernández & Noemí Jiménez Martín
5 NorwayJarand Ekeland Arnøy & Marita EngzeliusKristian Krogh Johannessen & Marianne Skarpnord
6 Sweden 1Per Längfors & Lina BoqvistJohan Edfors & Emma Nilsson
7 Sweden 2Daniel Jennevret & Julia EngströmOscar Florén & Johanna Gustavsson
8 IcelandBirgir Hafþórsson & Valdis Thora JonsdottirAxel Bóasson & Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
9 BelgiumChristopher Mivis & Manon De RoeyLars Buijs & Chloe Leurquin
 ItalyLorenzo Gagli & Stefania Avanzo (782)Guido Migliozzi & Diana Luna (649)
 AustriaClemens Gaster (1230) & Sarah SchoberBernard Neumayer (1332) & Christine Wolf

Results

Men's team

Pool play

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
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Great Britain 1halvedSpain 2
Sweden 21 upSweden 1
2Great Britain 16 & 5Sweden 1
Spain 21 upSweden 2
3Sweden 23 & 2Great Britain 1
Spain 23 & 2Sweden 1
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
8 Spain 220151
16 Sweden 221042
1 Great Britain 111133
9 Sweden 103004
Group B
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Great Britain 34 & 3Great Britain 2
Italy 22 & 1Ireland
2Italy 22 & 1Great Britain 2
Great Britain 32 & 1Ireland
3Ireland4 & 3Great Britain 2
Italy 21 upGreat Britain 3
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
12 Italy 230061
5 Great Britain 321042
13 Ireland12023
4 Great Britain 203004
Group C
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Spain 12 & 1Portugal
Poland1 upDenmark
2Spain 12 & 1Poland
Portugal2 & 1Denmark
3Denmark4 & 3Spain 1
Portugal5 & 3Poland
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
3 Spain 121041
6 Portugal21042
11 Poland12023
14 Denmark12024
Group D
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Norway4 & 3Italy 1
Iceland6 & 5Belgium
2Iceland2 & 1Italy 1
Norway1 upBelgium
3Italy 1 4 & 3Belgium
Iceland2 upNorway
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
10 Iceland30061
7 Norway20042
2 Italy 112023
15 Belgium03004

Medal bracket

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

Pool play

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
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Great Britain 15 & 4Spain
Germany 25 & 3Belgium
2Great Britain 14 & 3Germany 2
SpainhalvedBelgium
3Great Britain 14 & 2Belgium
Germany 22 upSpain
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
1 Great Britain 130061
9 Germany 221042
8 Spain0211T3
16 Belgium0211T3
Group B
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1France 14 & 3Germany 1
France 22 & 1Sweden 2
2France 1halvedFrance 2
Sweden 23 & 2Germany 1
3Sweden 24 & 3France 1
France 21 upGermany 1
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
12 France 220151
13 Sweden 221042
4 France 111133
5 Germany 103004
Group C
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Great Britain 35 & 4Iceland
Finland3 & 2Austria
2IcelandhalvedFinland
Great Britain 35 & 3Austria
3IcelandhalvedAustria
Great Britain 3halvedFinland
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
6 Great Britain 320151
11 Finland10242
3 Iceland01223
14 Austria02114
Group D
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Great Britain 23 & 2Sweden 1
Sweden 35 & 4Norway
2Great Britain 21 upNorway
Sweden 15 & 4Sweden 3
3Sweden 32 upGreat Britain 2
Norway2 & 1Sweden 1
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
15 Sweden 321041
2 Great Britain 221042
10 Norway12023
7 Sweden 112024

Medal bracket

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

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.

PlaceNationScoreTo par
1st place, gold medalist(s) Iceland70-71=141−3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Great Britain 372-70=142−2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden 270-73=143−1
4 Spain75-68=143
T5 Great Britain 176-69=145+1
 Sweden 172-73=145
7 Austria75-72=147+3
8 Belgium77-71=148+4
T9 Great Britain 276-73=149+5
 Norway73-76=149
11 Italy76-74=150+6

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

Medalists

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

  *   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

  1. "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. "Teams unveiled for historic European Golf Team Championships". PGA European Tour. 16 July 2018.
  3. "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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