| 1985 European Amateur Team Championship | |
| Dates: | 26–30 June 1985 |
| Location: | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Coordinates: | 56.6623°N 12.7493°W |
| Course: | Halmstad Golf Club, (North Course) |
| Org: | European Golf Association |
| Format: | Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 6540yd |
| Field: | 19 teams 108 players |
| Champion: | Cecil Bloice, Ian Brotherston, George MacGregor, Angus Moir, Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Stephen |
| Score: | Qualification round: 760 (+40) Final match: 4–2 |
| Map: | Europe#Sweden#Sweden Halland |
| Map Label: | Halmstad Golf Club |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Previous: | 1983 |
| Next: | 1987 |
The 1985 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 26 to 30 June at Halmstad Golf Club, in Tylösand, Sweden. It was the 14th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
See main article: Halmstad Golf Club. The tournament was played at the club's North course. The club was founded in 1930. Its first 18-hole course, located in Tylösand, Halmstad Municipality, 9 kilometers west of Halmstad city center in Halland County, Sweden, was constructed by Rafael Sundblom and approved in 1938. A new course was inaugurated in 1967. Together with the last nine holes of the old course, this formed the new course, called the North Course.
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.[1] 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.
19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of five or six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Eskildsen, Rolf Nissen, Leif Nyholm, Jan Frej Petersen, Jacob Rasmussen, Anders Sørensen | ||
| Peter Baker, David Gilford, John Hawksworth, Graham Homewood, Craig Lawrence, Peter McEvoy | ||
| Johan Hirn, Tapio Jalo, Markku Louhio, Sauli Mäkiluoma, Juha Selin, Erkki Välimää | ||
| Alexis Godillot, François Illouz, Laurent Lasalle, Marc Pendariès, Philippe Ploujoux, Jean-François Remésy | ||
| George Arasonis, George Nikitaidis, Craigen Pappas, Sean Pappas, Stefan Vafiiadis, Chris Valasakis | ||
 Ireland | Neil Anderson, Jim Feeney, Mark Gannon, Garth McGimpsey, Liam McNamara, Arthur Pierse | |
| Alberto Binaghi, Marco Durante, Guido Grappasoni, Giorgio Merlitti, Enrico Nistri, Sergio Prati | ||
| Ruud Bos, Carel Braun, Bart Nolte, Daan Slooter, Piet-Hein Streutgers, Siemon Vegter | ||
| Erik Dønnestad, Tom Fredriksen, Per Haugsrud, Gard Midtvåge, Tore Christian Sviland, Lars-Erik Underthun | ||
| Cecil Bloice, Ian Brotherston, George Macgregor, Angus Moir, Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Stephen | ||
| Ignacio Gervás, Luis Gabarda, Dionisio Garcia, José María Olazábal, Borja Queipo de Llano, Eduardo de la Riva | ||
| Magnus Hennberg, John Lindberg, Jesper Parnevik, Johan Ryström, Carl-Magnus Strömberg, Johan Tumba | ||
| John Jones, Stephen Jones, Michael Macara, Paul Mayo, Richard Morris, Neil Roderick | ||
| Thomas Hübner, Rainer Mund, Hans-Günther Reiter, Christoph Städler, Andreas Stamm, Ralf Thielemann |
Other participating teams
Host country Sweden won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 14 over par 734.[2]
Individual leaders were Jesper Parnevik, Sweden and Erkki Välimää, Finland, each of them with a score of 2-under-par 142, two strokes ahead of Peter McEvoy, England.
Team Scotland won the gold medal, earning their third title, beating Sweden in the final 4.5–2.5. Team Spain earned the bronze on third place, after beating England 4.5–2.5 in the bronze match.
José María Olazábal, Spain, made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole, during his 3 and 2 single match win over Colin Montgomerie in the semi-final between Spain and Scotland.
Qualification roundTeam standings
| Place | Country | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 368-366=734 | +14 | ||
| 2 | 372-370=742 | +22 | ||
| 3 | 376-371=747 | +27 | ||
| T4 | Ireland * | 377-376=753 | +33 | |
| 378-375=753 | ||||
| 6 | 383-373=756 | +36 | ||
| 7 | 375-385=760 | +40 | ||
| 8 | 384-381=765 | +45 | ||
| 9 | 381-386=767 | +47 | ||
| 10 | 388-380=768 | +48 | ||
| 11 | 378-392=770 | +50 | ||
| 12 | 393-379=772 | +52 | ||
| 13 | 383-393=776 | +56 | ||
| 14 | 389-391=780 | +60 | ||
| 15 | 404-380=784 | +64 | ||
| 16 | 387-402=789 | +69 | ||
| 17 | 398-396=794 | +74 | ||
| 18 | 402-399=801 | +81 | ||
| 19 | 418-406=824 | +104 |
Individual leaders
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jesper Parnevik | 72-70=142 | −2 | |
| Erkki Välimää | 67-75=142 | |||
| 3 | Peter McEvoy | 71-73=144 | E | |
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 72-73=145 | +1 | |
| T5 | Alexis Godillot | 73-73=146 | +2 | |
| Paul Mayo | 72-74=146 | |||
| Jacob Rasmusson | 71-75=146 | |||
| T8 | Johan Ryström | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| Anders Sørensen | 72-75=147 |
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.Flight ABracketFinal games
| 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| C. Mongomerie / G. MagGregor | J. Lindberg / J. Parnevik 3 & 2 | |
| C. Bloice / S. Stephen 1 hole | J. Ryström / M. Hennberg | |
| Colin Montgomerie AS * | Johan Ryström AS * | |
| George MacGregor 1 hole | Jesper Parnevik | |
| Ian Brotherston | John Lindberg 3 & 2 | |
| Cecil Bloice 4 & 3 | Johan Tumba | |
| Sandy Stephen 4 & 3 | Carl-Magnus Strömberg |
Flight B
BracketFlight C
BracketFinal standings
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