| 2023 European Amateur Team Championship | |
| Dates: | 11–15 July 2023 |
| Location: | Lasne, Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 50.6889°N 4.45°W |
| Course: | Royal Waterloo Golf Club (Marache Course) |
| Org: | European Golf Association |
| Format: | Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 6859yd |
| Field: | 16 teams 96 players |
| Champion: | Angel Ayora, José Luis Ballester, Javier Barcos, Luis Masaveu, Jaime Montojo,, Joseba Torres |
| Score: | Qualification round: 691 (–29) Final match: 4–3 |
| Map: | Europe#Belgium |
| Map Label: | Royal Waterloo GC |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 European Amateur Team Championship took place 11–15 July at the Royal Waterloo Golf Club in Lasne, Belgium. It was the 40th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.[1] [2]
Defending champion team Spain won the championship.
The hosting club was founded in 1923 by Rodolphe Seeldrayers. The Marache Course was designed by architect Fred Hawtree and established in 1961 in Ohain, Lasne, in the region of Wallon Brabant, close to the historic Waterloo battlefield, 20 kilometres south-east of the city center of Brussels, Belgium. The greens were renovated by Martin Hawtree, son of Fred Hawree, 2004–2005.[3]
| Hole | Meters | Par | Hole | Meters | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 378 | 4 | 10 | 296 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 314 | 4 | 11 | 407 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 498 | 5 | 12 | 170 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 169 | 3 | 13 | 375 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 490 | 5 | 14 | 352 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 410 | 4 | 15 | 146 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 139 | 3 | 16 | 430 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 322 | 4 | 17 | 500 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 406 | 4 | 18 | 470 | 5 | ||
| Out | 3,126 | 36 | In | 3,146 | 36 | ||
| Source:[4] | Total | 6,272 | 72 | ||||
Each team consisted of six players. On the first two days each player played 18 holes of stroke play each day. The lowest five scores from each team's six players counted to the team total each day.
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the following three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team was 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. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Extra holes were played in games that were all square after 18 holes. However, if the result of the team match was already decided, undecided games were declared halved.[5]
The teams outside the top eight in the stroke-play stage formed flight B, also played knock-out match-play, but with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.
16 nation teams contested the event. Qualified were the top 13 teams from the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship, the host nation team Belgium and the two top teams from the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship Division 2. Each team consisted of six players.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
| Country | Players | + Players in the participating teams |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Cossement, Anthony De Schutter, Dewi Merckx, Charles Roeland, Louis Theys, Tom Viellard | ||
| Lovro Horvat, Arthur Mijić, Ivan Ninković, Marko Stepinac, Ivan Vučemil, Leo Zurovac | ||
| Frederik Kjettrup, Gustav Frimodt, Jacob Skov Olesen, Kristian Bressum, Mads Laage Hansen, Jens Kristian Thysted | ||
| Jack Bigham, Barclay Brown, James Claridge, Arron Edwards-Hill, John Gough, Dylan Shaw-Radford | ||
| Carl Hellat, Kevin Christopher Jegers, Ralf Johan Kivi, Richard Teder, Markus Varjun, Mattias Varjun | ||
| Markus Luoma, Elias Haavisto, Veikka Viskari, Jaapo Jämsä, Eeli Kujanpää, Oskari Nikku | ||
| Martin Couvra, Bastien Amat, Quentin Debove, Paul Beauvy, Maxence Giboudot, Theo Boulet | ||
| Jonas Baumgartner, Tiger Christensen, Wolfgang Glawe, Yannick Malik, Carl Siemens, Tim Tillmanns | ||
 Ireland | Alex Maguire, Max Kennedy, Matthew McClean, Liam Nolan, Mark Power, Caolan Rafferty | |
| Pietro Bovari, Matteo Cristoni, Lucas Nicolas Fallotico, Riccardo Fantinelli, Flavio Michetti, Julien Paltrinieri | ||
| Thijmen Batens, Jack Ingham, Jerry Ji, Benjamin Reuter, Lars van der Vight, Bob van der Voort | ||
| Jan Ciric, Nejc Cop Tomsic, Jan Hribernik, Luka Naglic, Luka Strasek, Ziga Strasek | ||
| Angel Ayora, José Luis Ballester, Javier Barcos, Luis Masaveu, Jaime Montojo,, Joseba Torres | ||
| Algot Kleen, Albert Hansson, David Lundgren, Tobias Jonsson, Alfons Bondesson, Daniel Svärd | ||
| Patrick Foley, Nicola Gerhardsen, Ronan Kleu, Loïc Naas, Max Schliesing, Maximilien Sturdza | ||
| James Ashfield, Tomi Bowen, Caolan Burfold, Archie Davies, James Nash, Matt Roberts |
Team Denmark led the opening 36-hole stroke-play competition with a 32-under-par score of 688, three strokes ahead of defending champion team Spain with team England in third place a further two strokes behind.
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was José Luis Ballester, Spain, with an 11-under-par score of 133, one stroke ahead of Barclay Brown, England.
Team Spain, with three players remaining from last years triumph, won the gold medal, playing their seventh final and earning their sixth title, beating team Denmark in the final 4–3.
Team Ireland, a combined team from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, earned third place, after beating England 6–1 in the bronze match.[14]
Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par | + Team standings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 345-343=688 | −32 | ||
| 2 | 345-346=691 | −29 | ||
| 3 | 350-343=693 | −27 | ||
| 4 | 352-345=697 | −23 | ||
| 5 | 352-348=700 | −20 | ||
| 6 | 347-356=703 | −17 | ||
| 7 | 347-357=704 | −16 | ||
| 8 | 346-360=706 | −14 | ||
| 9 | 351-358=709 | −11 | ||
| 10 | 356-357=713 | −7 | ||
| 11 | 360-354=714 | −6 | ||
| 12 | 350-365=715 | −5 | ||
| 13 | 352-367=719 | −1 | ||
| 14 | 373-360=733 | +13 | ||
| 15 | 370-376=746 | +26 | ||
| 16 | 380-372=752 | +32 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | + Individual leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65-68=133 | −11 | |||
| 2 | Barclay Brown | 66-68=134 | −10 | ||
| T3 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 68-67=135 | −9 | ||
| Max Scliesing | 67-68=135 | ||||
| T5 | Ricardi Fantinelli | 66-71=137 | −7 | ||
| Gustav Frimodt | 69-68=137 | ||||
| Max Kennedy | 69-68=137 | ||||
| Luis Masaveu | 70-67=137 | ||||
| Caolan Raffarty | 71-66=137 | ||||
| Matt Roberts | 68-69=137 | ||||
| Jens Kristian Thysted | 68-69=137 |
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| align=right | 4 | 3 | |
| J.L. Ballester / J. Montojo 4 & 3 | J.S. Olesen / G. Frimodt | ||
| L. Masaveu / A. Ayora 22nd hole | F. Kjettrup / J.K. Thysted | ||
| Javier Barcos | Frederik Kjettrup 3 & 2 | ||
| Luis Masaveu | Gustav Frimodt 5 & 4 | ||
| José Luis Ballester | Jacob Skov Olesen 4 & 3 | ||
| Jaime Montojo 2 & 1 | Kristian Hjort Bressum | ||
| Angel Ayora 3 & 2 | Mads Laage |
Flight B
Bracket
| Place | Country | + Final standings |
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| Ireland | ||
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