European Championships
European Golf Team Championships
August 08-12
Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
€1,100,000
August 08-12
Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
€1,100,000
Day 4
Iceland create history with Mixed Team gold at Gleneagles
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 5 - Men/Women
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 5 - Men/Women
August 11, 2018
Iceland powered to European Golf Team Championships gold in the Mixed Team event after finishing the innovative foursomes stroke play competition with a flourish on Saturday.
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After Valdis Thora Jonsdottir and Birgir Hafthorsson had closed their round with three straight birdies to sign for a superb 70, their team-mates Axel Boasson and Olafia Kristinsdottir took advantage of the long 16th on their way to a 71, to write their names in the history books as the inaugural winners of the Mixed Team event.“Hopefully our victory will encourage kids to pick up golf. Hopefully the news back in Iceland will give us some exposure and show how good we played today," said Jonsdottir.
“It’s the second biggest sport in Iceland.”
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Their combined three under par total saw them finish the one-day contest at the top of the leaderboard, one stroke clear of Great Britain 3 quartet Meghan MacLaren, Liam Johnston, Connor Syme and Michele Thomson in the silver medal position.“We played our own game," said Syme. "Being the second team out we knew what the guys in front were doing. We knew we had to finish strong which we managed to do, so we’re chuffed to win a medal.”
Julia Engstrom, Daniel Jennevret, Johanna Gustavsson and Oscar Floren of Sweden 2 secured the bronze medal after beating Spain at the first play-off hole courtesy of a 40 foot birdie putt from Gustavsson.
“It feels great to win a medal," said Floren. "Daniel and I were really disappointed after missing out on the group stage semi-finals yesterday, so winning a medal today was a great feeling to replace yesterday’s disappointment.”
Mixed Team Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players | Scores |
Total |
Agg. |
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Gold |
Iceland |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir & Birgir Hafthorsson Olafia Kristinsdottir & Axel Boasson |
70 71 |
141 |
-3 |
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Silver |
Great Britain 3 |
Meghan Maclaren & Liam Johnston Michelle Thomson & Connor Syme |
72 70 |
142 |
-2 |
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Bronze |
Sweden 2 |
Johanna Gustavsson & Oscar Floren Julia Engstrom & Daniel Jennevret |
70 73 |
143 |
-1 |
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4th |
Spain |
Silvia Banon & Pedro Oriol Noemi Jimenez & Scott Fernandez |
75 -68 |
143 |
-1 |
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T5 |
Sweden 1 |
Emma Nilsson & Johan Edfors Lina Boqvist & Per Langfors |
72 73 |
145 |
1 |
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T5 |
Great Britain 1 |
Laura Davies & Callum Shinkwin Georgia Hall & Lee Slattery |
75 69 |
145 |
1 |
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7th |
Austria |
Sarah Schober & Clemens Gaster Christine Wolf & Bernard Neumayer |
75 72 |
147 |
3 |
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8th |
Belgium |
Chloe Leurquin & Lars Buijs Manon De Roey & Christopher Mivis |
77 71 |
148 |
4 |
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T9 |
Norway |
Marianne Skarpnord & Kristian Krogh Johannessen Marita Engzelius & Jarand Ekeland Arnoy |
73 76 |
149 |
5 |
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T9 |
Great Britain 2 |
Catriona Matthew & Charlie Ford Holly Clyburn & Rhys Enoch |
76 73 |
149 |
5 |
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11th |
Italy |
Diana Luna & Guido Migliozzi Stefania Avanzo & Lorenzo Gagli |
76 74 |
150 |
6 |
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Mixed Team Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Scores |
Total |
Agg. |
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Gold |
Iceland |
70 71 |
141 |
-3 |
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Silver |
Great Britain 3 |
72 70 |
142 |
-2 |
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Bronze |
Sweden 2 |
70 73 |
143 |
-1 |
|||
4th |
Spain |
75 -68 |
143 |
-1 |
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T5 |
Sweden 1 |
72 73 |
145 |
1 |
|||
T5 |
Great Britain 1 |
75 69 |
145 |
1 |
|||
7th |
Austria |
75 72 |
147 |
3 |
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8th |
Belgium |
77 71 |
148 |
4 |
|||
T9 |
Norway |
73 76 |
149 |
5 |
|||
T9 |
Great Britain 2 |
76 73 |
149 |
5 |
|||
11th |
Italy |
76 74 |
150 |
6 |
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