The 1987 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 24 to 28 June at Golfclub Murhof, in

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. It was the 15th men's golf

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

Venue

The club was founded in 1963 and its course, located 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria,

, was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger. The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format

Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team. The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided. The seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

Teams

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players. Players in the leading teams Other participating teams

Winners

Team

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won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 6 under par 714. Individual leader was Jeremy Robinson, England, with a 6-under-par score of 138, one stroke ahead of John McHenry,

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. Team

won the gold medal, earning their fourth title, beating

in the final 4.5–2.5. Team

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earned the bronze on third place, after beating Sweden 5.5–1.5 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round ''Team standings'' *'' Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.'' ''Individual leaders'' '' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.'' Flight A ''Bracket'' ''Final games'' *'' Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.'' Flight B ''Bracket'' Flight C Final standings Sources:

References

External links

European Golf Association: Full results
{{European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship Golf tournaments in Austria