Tournament information | |
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Location | Biarritz, France |
Established | 1985 |
Course(s) | Golf de Biarritz Le Phare |
Par | 69 |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | 4-man team stroke play |
Month played | November |
Final year | 1988 |
Final champion | |
Sweden (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]