1988 Europcar Cup Explained

1988 Europcar Cup
Location:Biarritz, France
Establishment:1985
Course:Golf de Biarritz Le Phare
Par:69
Tour:European Tour
Format:4-man team stroke play
Month Played:November
Final Year:1988
Final Champion:
(Persson, Ryström, Lanner, Parnevik)

The 1988 Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played 3-6 November 1988 in Biarritz, France. It was the fourth Europcar Cup.

The tournament was designated as an "Approved Special Event" on the European Tour schedule. A further event was planned in 1989 but was cancelled.[1]

The event was contested by national teams of four players. Each golfer played four stroke-play rounds; the best three scores for each round being used for the team's score for that round.

Sweden won the event by 7 strokes with a score of 810, 18 under par. In the Swedish team played Magnus Persson, Johan Ryström, Mats Lanner and Jesper Parnevik.[2] The second placed team was Spain, with Juan Anglada, Antonio Garrido, José Gervas and Miguel Ángel Martín.[3]

The players in the winning team received FRF 35,000 each in prize money. The players in the second placed team received FRF 22,500 each.

Individual winner was David Jones, Ireland, scoring 12 under par.

The following teams competed: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, West Germany.[4]

Scores

Team

PositionTeamScore
1810 (−18)
2817 (−11)
T3820 (−8)
Ireland
5828 (E)
6830 (+2)
7832 (+4)
8838 (+10)
9840 (+12)
10848 (+20)
11850 (+22)
12869 (+41)
T13876 (+48)
15888 (+60)
16896 (+68)
Individual
PositionPlayerScore
1 David Jones−12 (66-66-69-63=264)
T2 Antonio Garrido−4 (69-69-68-66=272)
José Gervas−4 (69-70-66-67=272)

Notes and References

  1. News: 31 December 1988. The Times calendar of world sport for 1989. 48. The Times.
  2. News: 7 November 1988. Biarritz. 46. The Times.
  3. December 1988. Svenskt Europaguld. Swedish European gould. Svensk Golf. 42. 12.
  4. News: 4 November 1988. For the Record. 43. The Times.