The European Senior Men's Team Championship is a European
amateur golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
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championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the
European Golf Association
The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in Epalinges, Switzerland, which was founded in 1937 in Luxembourg.
The EGA's main activity consists of coordinating and co-organizing European amateur golf championships. ...
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The inaugural event was held in 2006 and the match is played every year.
Before the event was introduced, a Nations Cup was contested as part of the
European Senior Men's Championship
The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is n ...
between 2000 and 2005.
Format
The age limit to enter this competition is above 50 years old.
The format consists of 20 teams, each of 6 players, competing in two rounds of stroke play, out of which the five lowest scores from each team's six players will count each day. The total addition of the five lowest scores will constitute the team's score and determine which team is qualified for the last three rounds of match play, during which all teams will play a one foursome and four singles match format.
Results
Source:
Winning nations' summary
Source:
See also
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European Senior Men's Championship
The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is n ...
– corresponding individual
EGA event
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European Senior Ladies' Team Championship The European Senior Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur golf championship for women over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association
The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in Epali ...
– corresponding
EGA event for women
References
External links
European Golf Association: Full results
{{European Golf Association events
Amateur golf tournaments
Senior golf tournaments
Team golf tournaments
European Golf Association championships
Recurring sporting events established in 2006