# 2017 European Amateur Team Championship

The 2017 European Amateur Team Championship took place 11–15 July at Diamond Country Club, in Atzenbrugg, Austria. It was the 34th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting Diamond Championship Course at Diamond Country Club, surrounding a centrally located 10-hectare artificial lake, located in Atzenbrugg in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, 35 kilometres west of the city center of capital Vienna, was designed by Jeremy Pern and opened in 2002. It had previously been home for several Austrian Open tournaments on the European Tour.
The championship course was set up with par 72 over 7,457 yards.

## Format

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 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. 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.

## Teams

16 nation teams contested the event. Iceland, Wales and the Czech Republic qualified after finishing first, second and third at the 2016 Division 2. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Luca Denk, Christopher Fisher, Gerold Folk, Lukas Lipold, Markus Maukner, Oliver Rath |
| Belgium | Arnaud Bal, Alan De Bondt, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Giovanni Tradiotto, Yente Van Doren, Cedric Van Wassenhove |
| Czech Republic | Jakob Bares, Vojtech Kostelka, Vitek Novak, Dominik Pavoucek, Michal Pospisil, Simon Zach |
| Denmark | Oskar Ambrosius, John Axelsen, Peter Launer Bæk, Gustav Frimodt, Marcus Garfield Hansen, Marcus Helligkilde |
| England | Harry Ellis, Scott Gregory, Josh Hilleard, Matthew Jordan, Gian-Marco Petrozzi, Alfie Plant |
| France | Edgar Catherine, Alexandre Fuchs, Jeremy Gandon, Sebastien Gandon, Frédéric Lacroix, Pierre Mazier |
| Germany | Raphael Geissler, Marc Hammer, Alexander Hermann, Hurly Long, Yannik Paul, Max Schmitt |
| Iceland | Runar Arnorsson, Aron Snaer Juliusson, Bjarki Pétursson, Henning Darri Thordarson, Fannar Steingrimsson, Gisli Sveinbergsson |
| Ireland | Colm Campbell, Robin Dawson, John Ross Galbraith, Stuart Grehan, Paul McBride, Conor O'Rourke |
| Italy | Alberto Castagnara, Luca Cianchetti, Giacomo Fortini, Philip Geerts, Stefano Mazzoli, Lorenzo Scalise |
| Norway | Markus Braadlie, Viktor Hovland, Knud Krokeide, Kristoffer Reitan, Kristoffer Ventura, Jarle Volden |
| Scotland | Craig Howie, Liam Johnston, Ryan Lumsden, Robert MacIntyre, Jamie Stewart, Connor Syme |
| Spain | Adri Arnaus, Alejandro del Rey, Manuel Elvira, Ángel Hidalgo, Victor Pastor, Javier Sainz |
| Sweden | Adam Blommé, Fredrik Niléhn, Christoffer Pålsson, Jesper Svensson, Marcus Svensson, Tim Widing |
| Switzerland | Arthur Ameil-Planchin, Perry Cohen, Robert Foley, Jeremy Freiburghaus, Alessandro Noseda, Michael Weppernig |
| Wales | Ben Chamberlain, David Boote, Jack Davidson, Owen Edwards, Evan Griffith, Tim Harry |

## Winners

Leader of the opening 36-hole competition was team England, with an 8-under-par score of 712, seven strokes ahead of team Norway. Team Sweden, on third place, was another stroke behind.
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Kristoffer Reitan, Norway, with a 5-under-par score of 139, two strokes ahead of six players tied on second place.
Team Spain won the gold medal, earning their fourth title, beating team England in the final 4–3.
Italy earned the bronze on third place, after beating Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match.
Belgium, Switzerland and Wales placed 14th, 15th and 16th and was moved to Division 2 for 2018.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | England | 358-354=712 | −8 |
| 2 | Norway | 360-359=719 | −1 |
| 3 | Sweden | 361-359=720 | E |
| 4 | Italy | 372-354=726 | +6 |
| 5 | Ireland | 368-359=727 | +7 |
| 6 | Scotland | 372-363=735 | +15 |
| 7 | Spain | 374-364=738 | +18 |
| 8 | France | 375-364=739 | +19 |
| 9 | Denmark | 375-369=744 | +24 |
| 10 | Wales | 382-366=748 | +28 |
| 11 | Iceland | 384-365=749 | +29 |
| 12 | Germany | 384-367=751 | +31 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 384-375=759 | +39 |
| 14 | Belgium | 391-373=764 | +44 |
| 15 | Austria | 390-383=773 | +53 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 394-382=776 | +56 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Kristoffer Reitan | Norway | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Alexander Hermann | Germany | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T2 | Matthew Jordan | England | 72-69=141 | −3 |
| T2 | Paul McBride | Ireland | 72-69=141 | −3 |
| T2 | Lorenzo Scalise | Italy | 73-68=141 | −3 |
| T2 | Jesper Svensson | Sweden | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T2 | Alfie Plant | England | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T8 | Harry Ellis | England | 77-65=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Stefano Mazzoli | Italy | 75-67=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Connor Syme | Scotland | 70-72=142 | −2 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| England | 4 | | |
| France | 3 | | |
| France | 3 | England | 6.5 |
| | | Italy | 0.5 |
| Italy | 4.5 | Italy | 0.5 |
| Ireland | 2.5 | | | | |
| Ireland | 2.5 | | | Spain | 4 |
| | | | | England | 3 |
| Sweden | 4 | | | England | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | | | | |
| Scotland | 3 | Spain | 4 | | |
| | | Sweden | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Spain | 4 | Sweden | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Norway | 3 | | | | |
| Norway | 3 | | | Italy | 4 |
| | | | | Sweden | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| France | 3 |
| Ireland | 2 | | |
| Ireland | 2 | Scotland | 3 |
| | | France | 2 |
| Scotland | 3.5 | France | 2 |
| Norway | 1.5 | | |
| Norway | 1.5 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Ireland | 3 |
| | | Norway | 2 |
| Spain | England |
| 4 | 3 |
| A. Hidalgo / J. Sainz | H. Ellis / A. Plant 2 & 1 |
| A. Arnaus / V. Pastor 19th hole | S. Gregory / M. Jordan |
| Alejandro Del Rey 2 & 1 | Harry Ellis |
| Manuel Elvira | Scott Gregory 1 up |
| Victor Pastor 2 & 1 | Alfie Plant |
| Adri Arnaus 1 up | Matthew Jordan |
| Javier Sainz | G.-M. Petrozzi 3 & 2 |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| Denmark | 5 | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | Denmark | 3.5 |
| | | Czech Republic | 1.5 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | Czech Republic | 1.5 |
| Germany | 2 | | | | |
| Germany | 2 | | | Denmark | 3 |
| | | | | Austria | 2 |
| Iceland | 3.5 | | | Austria | 2 |
| Belgium | 1.5 | | | | |
| Belgium | 1.5 | Austria | 3 | | |
| | | Iceland | 2 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Austria | 3 | Iceland | 2 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Wales | 2 | | | | |
| Wales | 2 | | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | | | Iceland | 2 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Germany | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Germany | 4 |
| | | Belgium | 1 |
| Belgium | 3 | Belgium | 1 |
| Wales | 2 | | |
| Wales | 2 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Switzerland | 3 |
| | | Wales | 2 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Spain |
| | England |
| | Italy |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | Denmark |
| 10 | Austria |
| 11 | Czech Republic |
| 12 | Iceland |
| 13 | Germany |
| 14 | Belgium |
| 15 | Switzerland |
| 16 | Wales |
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