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European Team Championships Day Two Wrap-Up

European Amateur Team Championship (Diamond CC, Austria)

 

With a total of 712 strokes (-8) England have won the stroke play qualifying stage of the European Amateur Team Championship by seven shots over second-placed Norway. Sweden placed third, one further shot behind. Harry Ellis (ENG) shot the lowest score of the day with a seven-under par 65, which included five birdies, an eagle and no bogeys. Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan topped the individual ranking with rounds of two and three-under par. 

 

The leaderboard did not change significantly following the first day of stroke play, although France (739) did out-score Denmark (744) in the battle for the eighth and final qualifying place for Flight A. This was helped by a three-under par 69 from Edgar Catherine, which included six birdies in seven holes on the back-nine.

 

Italy (726) tied the lowest aggregate team score of the day with England, a total of six-under par, which moved them to fourth place. Ireland (727), Scotland (735) and Spain (738) are the other three teams to have qualified for Flight A.

 

 

European Amateur Team Championship, Divison 2 (Zala Springs Golf Resort, Hungary)

 

In Hungary, nine teams are competing for the promotion to the European Team Championship next year. Portugal is leading the stroke play qualifying after day one with a total of 358 strokes (-2), followed by Finland (362) and Serbia (367). Slovakia placed fourth at 370 strokes. 

 

The four leading teams after the qualification phase will move to Flight A and have the chance to compete for the promotion spots. 

 

 

 

 

European Ladies’ Team Championship (Montado Golf Resort, Portugal)

 

With a total score of 700, the Swedish team maintained their position following day one and has qualified in first place for Flight A of the match play rounds. Linnea Johansson led the way for her team in round two with a four-under par 68. She had the lowest combined individual score of all 114 players, completing the two rounds in nine-under par. 

 

The ladies’ leaderboard featured a lot of movement compared to day one, including a jump of four positions, from seventh to third, by the Spanish team. Their five lowest scores on the second day totaled 16-under par, 17 shots better than their one-over par total from the day before, totaling in 705 strokes. This was helped by a pair of five-under 67s from Celia Barquin and Ana Pelaez. 

 

Clara Manzalini carded the lowest score of the day. She shot a six-under par 66 that included six birdies and an eagle to help her Italian team to second place at a total of 704 strokes. 

 

Denmark had a second round aggregate score of seven-under par, which moved them from ninth to sixth, with a total of 716, and into the Flight A qualifying positions for the match play rounds. England (707), Germany (708), Netherlands (720) and Belgium (721) were the four other teams to qualify for Flight A. Scotland was close to push Belgium to ninth place, but missed out on the chance to compete for the trophy by two shots. 

 

 

 

 

European Boys’ Team Championship (La Manga Club, Spain)

 

With a total of 714 (-16) Spain defended their position at the top of the leaderboard during the second day of stroke play. They beat the second-placed Swedish Team by seven shots. Denmark was the biggest mover of the round, jumping three places from sixth to third. Five aggregate scores of level par or better during the second round helped them achieve a total of 725 (-5). 

 

Kristoffer Max from Denmark, Ignacio Montero from Spain, Falko Hanisch from Germany and Ludwig Aberg from Sweden, all tied at the top of the individual rankings with six-under par totals of 140. 

 

Italy, Germany and England all finished with totals of 728 (-2), tied for fourth place. They were followed by France (732) and Ireland (743) in seventh and eighth place respectively.

 

 

 

 

European Girls’ Team Championship (St. Laurence Golf, Finland)

 

Maja Stark (SWE), shot the lowest round of the day to solidify her team’s position at the top of the leaderboard after the stroke play qualifying with a total of 702 strokes (-18). Her six-under par 66 included five birdies and an eagle and was 11 shots better than her five-over par 77 from the first day. Italy (711) and England (712) were the only other teams to finish under par after two days, and qualified for Flight A in second and third place respectively.

 

Mathilde Claisse, playing for the French Team, topped the individual ranking over the first two days, with a seven-under par total of 137.  

 

Denmark was again the biggest mover of the day. Their second day aggregate score of four-under par moved them from ninth to fifth and into the qualifying positions for Flight A with an aggregate total of 728 strokes. 

 

France (722), Netherlands (730), Spain (731) and Germany (732) were the other teams to qualify for Flight A.

 

 

The quarter-final matches in Flight A will be played over two foursomes in the morning followed by 5 singles in the afternoon. 

 

Sweden is the only country to have teams qualify in the top three positions in all four championships. England, Italy and Spain are the only other countries to have all their teams qualified for Flight A. 

 

For live-scoring of the match play rounds, please follow the link below:

 

http://www.ega-golf.ch/livescoring