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 Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played yearly in Biarritz, France, from 1985 to 1988.
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.
The 1988 Europcar Cup took place 3-6 November. Sweden won the 1988 event by 6 strokes with a score of 810, 18 under par. The Swedish team was Magnus Persson, Johan Ryström, Mats Lanner and Jesper Parnevik.[2]
The following teams competed: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, West Germany.[3]
Year | Team winners | Team members | Score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Team members | Individual winner | Ref | |
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1988 | Mats Lanner Jesper Parnevik Magnus Persson Johan Ryström | 810 | 7 strokes | Juan Anglada Antonio Garrido José Gervas Miguel Ángel Martin | [4] | ||||
1987 | Juan Anglada Manuel Calero Antonio Garrido Miguel Angel Martin | 813 | 8 strokes | Peter Carsbo Johan Ryström Carl-Magnus Strömberg Magnus Sunesson | Manuel Calero | [5] | |||
1986 | Per-Arne Brostedt Anders Forsbrand Magnus Grankvist Magnus Sunesson | 817 | 2 strokes | Antonio Garrido Miguel Ángel Martin Juan Quiros Emilio Rodriguez | [6] | ||||
1985 | Marc Farry Bernard Pascassio | 830 | 1 stroke | Silvano Locatelli | [7] |