Europcar Cup

The Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played in Biarritz, France, played from 3 to 6 November 1988. It was designated as an "Approved Special Event" on the European Tour schedule. A further event was planned in 1989 but was cancelled.[1]

Europcar Cup
Tournament information
LocationBiarritz, France
Established1988
Course(s)Golf de Biarritz Le Phare
Par69
Tour(s)European Tour
Format4-man team stroke play
Month playedNovember
Final year1988
Final champion

(Persson, Ryström, Lanner, Parnevik)

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. Sweden won by 6 strokes with a score of 811, 17 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]

Scores
PositionTeamScore
1 Sweden811 (−17)
2 Spain817 (−11)
3= England820 (−8)
Ireland[lower-alpha 1]
5 France828 (E)
6 Wales830 (+2)
7 Italy832 (+4)
9 West Germany838 (+10)
9 Scotland840 (+12)
10 Denmark848 (+20)
11  Switzerland850 (+22)
12 Finland869 (+41)
13= Greece876 (+48)
 Austria
15 Netherlands888 (+60)
16 Belgium896 (+68)
  1. All-Ireland team

References
  1. "The Times calendar of world sport for 1989". The Times. 31 December 1988. p. 48.
  2. "Biarritz". The Times. 7 November 1988. p. 46.
  3. "For the Record". The Times. 4 November 1988. p. 43.
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