The 2005 European Amateur Team Championship took place 1–5 July at Royal The Hague Golf & Country Club in Wassenaar, Netherlands. It was the 23rd men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

Venue The course at Royal The Hague Golf & Country Club, situated in an undulating dune landscape in Wassenaar, 10 kilometres north of the city center of The Hague, was designed in 1938, by Harry Colt and C.H. Alison.

The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play 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. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

The four teams placed 17–20 formed flight C, to play each other in a round-robin system, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

Teams 20 nation teams contested the event, three teams lesser than at the previous event two years earlier. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the teams CountryPlayersLeo Astl, Norbert Kirchner, Jurgen Maurer, Michael Moser, Florian Praegant, Imre VasvaryGérald Gresse, Patrick Hanauer, Jonathan Horsman, Pierre Thomas, Pierre Relecom, Sebastien WulfAlan Babický, David Kaplan, Petr Nemecek, Petr Nic, Roman Svoboda, Petr SkopovýMark Haastrup, Anders Schmidt Hansen, Jeppe Huldahl, Michael Jürgensen, Dennis Kristiansen, Martin LarssonRichard Finch. Ross Fisher, Jon Lupton, Richard Walker, Oliver Wilson, Gary WolstenholmeKeijo Jaakola, Roope Kakko, Ville Karhu, Heikki Mantyla, Ari Savolainen, Erik StenmanNicolas Allain, Eric Chadouet, Bertrand Coathalem, Julien Duclos-Grenet, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, Adrien MörkMartin Kaymer, Markus Maichel, Benjamin Miarka, Patrick Niederdrenk, Christian Schunck, Richard Treis Heidar Bragason, Örn Ævar Hjartarson, Haraldur Heimisson, Magnus Larusson, Sigurdall Sveinsson, Sigmundur MassonNoel Fox, Justin Kehoe, Gareth Maybin, Brian McElhinney, Michael McGeady, Colm MoriartyAlessio Bruschi, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Gregory Molteni, Michele Rossi, Andrea SignorWil Besseling, Jan Willem van Hoof, Rick Huiskamp, Edward de Jong, Robin Swane, Inder van WeereltLars Brovold, Johann Gudjonsson, Eirik-Tage Johansen, Torstein Nevestad, Ole-Kristian Olsen, Nicolay SyvertsenNuno Campino, Nuna Cunha, Tiago Cruz, Antonio Rosado, Hugo Santos, Ricardo Santos Jack Doherty, Graham Gordon, David Inglis, Andrew McArthur, Craig Watson, Stuart WilsonGaber Burnik, Ales Gregoric, Uros Gregoric, Matjaz Gojcic, Grega Perne, Miha StudenAlejandro Cañizares, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Sebastián García Grout, Alfredo García-Heredia, Pablo Martín, Álvaro QuirósKalle Edberg, Steven Jeppesen, Niklas Lemke, Pär Nilsson, Alexander Norén, Wilhelm SchaumanClaudio Blaesi, Jann Schmid, Raphaël de Sousa, Martin Rominger, Fredrik Swanberg, Tino WeissNigel Edwards, Stuart Manley, David Price, Alex Smith, Craig Smith, Gareth Wright

Winners Four-time-winners team Ireland won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 4-under-par score of 716, 11 strokes ahead of team Norway on 2nd place and host nation Netherlands another two strokes behind. Defending champions team Scotland did not make it to the quarter finals, finishing tenth. 1999 champions Italy missed the quarter finals on a tiebreaker, with the same qualifying score as England and Sweden on tied 7th place.

There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leaders were Justin Kehoe, Ireland, and Torstein Nevestad, Norway, each with a 5-under-par score of 139, one stroke ahead of Alex Smith, Wales.

Team Spain won the gold medal, earning their second title in four years, beating team England in the final 5–2.

Team Sweden earned the bronze on third place, after beating France 4–3 in the bronze match.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1349-367=716−42350-377=727 +73358-371=729 +94363-369=732 +125360-373=733 +136364-370=734 +14T7 *773-364=737+17 *366-371=737361-376=73710372-371=743+2311374-373=747+2712372-376=748 +2813373-378=751 +31T14 *373-380=753 +33369-384=753T16 *371-387=758 +38371-387=75818376-388=764 +4419385-381=766 +4620396-388=784 +64 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.

Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parT1Justin Kehoe66-73=139 −5Torstein Nevestad67-72=1393Alex Smith69-71=140 −4T4Nuno Campino72-69=141−3Jan Willem van Hoof67-74=141T6Pablo Martin Benavides66-76=142 −2Brian McElhinney69-73=142Oliver Wilson73-69=142T9Noel Fox69-74=143−1Niklas Lemke72-71=143Christian Schunk70-73=143 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 52P. Martin / A. CanizaresG. Wolstenholme / O. Wilson 2 & 1G. Fernandez Castano /A. Garcia Heredia 21st holeR. Finch / J. LuptonSebastian Garcia Grout 4 & 3Gary WolstenholmePablo MartinOliver Wilson 3 & 2Alejandro Canizarez 3 & 2Richard WalkerAlfredo Garcia Heredia 5 & 4Richard FinchGonzalo Fernandez Castano 3 & 2Ross Fisher

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

First round 41 41

Second round 41

32

Third round 41

32

Final standings PlaceCountry4567891011121314151617181920 Sources:

See also European Golf Association – Organizer of European amateur golf championships Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. European Ladies' Team Championship – European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.

References

External links European Golf Association: Full results