# 2005 European Amateur Team Championship

The 2005 European Amateur Team Championship took place 28 June – 2 July at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 24th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

## Venue

The club was founded in 1911. The course, located in Southport, 20 kilometres north of the city center of Liverpool, England, is a links course, with all the holes being between and on mainly large dunes and local indigenous pinewoods, typical of the area. It is physically close to both the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, near its south-western boundaries, and to the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club.

## 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. 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.
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, the same nations as at the previous event two years earlier. Each team consisted of six players.
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Kajetan Kromer, Anton Ortner, Peter Lepitschnik, Florian Praegant, Roland Steiner, Bernd Wiesberger |
| Belgium | Yannick Bode, Rutger Dhondt, Hervé Gevers, Pierre Relecom, Guillaume Watremez, Sebastien Wulf |
| Czech Republic | Ondrej Lebl, Petr Nic, Marek Novy, Jakum Stanislav, Roman Svoboda, Lukas Tintera |
| Denmark | Janik Bolinder, Peter Baunsee, Philip Drost, Mark Haastrup, Christoffer Lang, Peter Meldegaard |
| England | Oliver Fisher, Gary Lockerbie, Jamie Moul, Matthew Richardson, Steven Tiley, Gary Wolstenholme |
| Finland | Antti Ahokas, Peter Erofejeff, Joonas Granberg, Jarmo Hovila, Tommi Laitto, Heikki Mantyla |
| France | François Calmels, Sebastien Clement, Julien Forêt, Joachim Fourquet, Julien Guerrier, Mike Lorenzo-Vera |
| Germany | Florian Fritsch, Martin Kaymer, Stefan Kirstein, Benjamin Miarka, Christian Schunck, Christopher Trunzer |
| Iceland | Heidar Bragason, Örn Ævar Hjartarson, Magnus Larusson, Sigmundur Einar Masson, Otto Sigurdsson, Stefan Mar Stefansson |
| Ireland | Jim Carvill, Darren Crowe, Rory McIlroy, Brian McElhinney, Michael McGeady, Sean McTernan |
| Italy | Simone Brizzolari, Matteo Delpodio, Lorenzo Gagli, Edoardo Molinari, Andrea Romano, Andrea Signor |
| Netherlands | Wil Besseling, Jan Willem van Hoof, Joost Luiten, Robert Niemer, Taco Remkes, Robin Swane |
| Norway | Petter Enger, Johann Gudjonsson, Eirik-Tage Johansen, Kim Kristoffersen, Marcus Leandersson, Torstein Nevestad |
| Portugal | Goncalo Brito, Salvador Castro, Tiago Cruz, Pedro Figueiredo, Antonio Rosado, Ricardo Santos |
| Scotland | Jonathan King, Andrew McArthur, George Murray, Eric Ramsay, Richie Ramsay, Llyod Saltman |
| Slovenia | Gaber Burnik, Matjaz Gojcic, Grega Perne, Rok Pisek, Miha Studen, Jaka Vidmar |
| Spain | Pol Bech, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Jorge Campillo, Alejandro Cañizares, Pablo Martín, Álvaro Velasco |
| Sweden | Jonas Blixt, Kalle Edberg, Oscar Florén, Andreas Högberg, Niklas Lemke, Alexander Norén |
| Switzerland | Roger Furrer, Martin Rominger, Nicolas Sulzer, Sandro Tan-Piaget, Damian Ulrich, Tino Weiss |
| Wales | Rhys Davies, Tim Dykes, Nigel Edwards, Zachariah Gould, Gareth Wright, James Williams |

## Winners

Host nation and eight-time-winners team England won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 16-under-par score of 704, two strokes ahead of team Wales on 2nd place. Neither four-times-champions Ireland, with 16-year-old future professional major winner Rory McIlroy in the team, or two-times-champions Sweden did make it to the quarter-finals, finishing tenth and eleventh respectively.
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Edoardo Molinari, Italy, with a 6-under-par score of 138, one stroke ahead of Nigel Edwards, Wales, Julien Guerrier, France, Gary Lockerbie, England and Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France.
Team England won the gold medal, earning their ninth title and first since 1991, beating team Germany in the final 6–1. The winning English team included 45-year-old Gary Wolstenholme and 16-year-old Oliver Fisher.
Team Switzerland, for the first time on the podium, earned the bronze on third place, after beating France 5–2 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | England | 362-342=704 | −16 |
| 2 | Wales | 359-347=706 | −14 |
| 3 | Scotland | 362-347=709 | −11 |
| 4 | France | 359-353=712 | −8 |
| 5 | Spain | 362-360=722 | +2 |
| 6 | Germany | 381-353=734 | +14 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 373-362=735 | +15 |
| 8 | Italy | 375-361=736 | +16 |
| 9 | Denmark | 377-363=740 | +20 |
| 10 | Ireland | 378-364=742 | +22 |
| T11 | Sweden * | 380-364=744 | +24 |
| T11 | Netherlands | 388-356=744 | +24 |
| T13 | Finland * | 382-366=748 | +28 |
| T13 | Austria | 379-369=748 | +28 |
| T15 | Iceland * | 387-374=761 | +41 |
| T15 | Norway | 380-381=761 | +41 |
| 17 | Portugal | 384-380=764 | +44 |
| 18 | Belgium | 388-390=778 | +58 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 403-385=788 | +68 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 414-377=791 | +71 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Nigel Edwards | Wales | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Julien Guerrier | France | 73-66=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Gary Lockerbie | England | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | France | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| 6 | James Williams | Wales | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| T7 | Oliver Fisher | England | 73-68=141 | −3 |
| T7 | Richie Ramsay | Scotland | 74-67=141 | −3 |
| T7 | Gary Wolstenholme | England | 72-69=141 | −3 |
| T7 | Gareth Wright | Wales | 73-69=141 | −3 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Switzerland | 4 | | |
| Wales | 3 | | |
| Wales | 3 | Germany | 5.5 |
| | | Switzerland | 1.5 |
| Germany | 4 | Switzerland | 1.5 |
| Scotland | 3 | | | | |
| Scotland | 3 | | | England | 6 |
| | | | | Germany | 1 |
| France | 5.5 | | | Germany | 1 |
| Spain | 1.5 | | | | |
| Spain | 1.5 | England | 5.5 | | |
| | | France | 1.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| England | 5 | France | 1.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | | | Switzerland | 5 |
| | | | | France | 2 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Scotland | 3.5 |
| Wales | 1.5 | | |
| Wales | 1.5 | Scotland | 4.5 |
| | | Spain | 0.5 |
| Spain | 4.5 | Spain | 0.5 |
| Italy | 0.5 | | |
| Italy | 0.5 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Wales | 3 |
| | | Italy | 2 |
| England | Germany |
| 6 | 1 |
| J. Moul / O. Fisher | S. Kirstein / C. Trunzer 2 & 1 |
| G. Wolstenholme / M. Richardson 1 hole | M. Kaymer / B. Miarka |
| Gary Lockerbie 3 & 2 | Martin Kaymer |
| Matthew Richardson 1 hole | Christopher Trunzer |
| Jamie Moul 4 & 3 | Stefan Kirstein |
| Oliver Fisher 4 & 3 | Benjamin Miarka |
| Steven Tiley 6 & 4 | Florian Fritsch |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| Ireland | 3.5 | | |
| Iceland | 1.5 | | |
| Iceland | 1.5 | Ireland | 4.5 |
| | | Austria | 0.5 |
| Austria | 3.5 | Austria | 0.5 |
| Sweden | 1.5 | | | | |
| Sweden | 1.5 | | | Ireland | 4 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2.5 | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Finland | 2.5 | | | | |
| Finland | 2.5 | Netherlands | 3.5 | | |
| | | Norway | 1.5 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Norway | 3 | Norway | 1.5 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | Austria | 3.5 |
| | | | | Norway | 1.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Sweden | 3.5 |
| Iceland | 1.5 | | |
| Iceland | 1.5 | Sweden | 3.5 |
| | | Denmark | 1.5 |
| Denmark | 3 | Denmark | 1.5 |
| Finland | 2 | | |
| Finland | 2 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Finland | 4 |
| | | Iceland | 1 |
Flight C
| Portugal | Slovenia |
| 4 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | Belgium |
| 3 | 2 |
| Belgium | Slovenia |
| 4 | 1 |
| Portugal | Czech Republic |
| 4 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | Slovenia |
| 4 | 1 |
| Portugal | Belgium |
| 3 | 2 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | England |
| | Germany |
| | Switzerland |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Wales |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Ireland |
| 10 | Netherlands |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 | Norway |
| 13 | Sweden |
| 14 | Denmark |
| 15 | Finland |
| 16 | Iceland |
| 17 | Portugal |
| 18 | Czech Republic |
| 19 | Belgium |
| 20 | Slovenia |
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