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 5
Fernandez and Oriol win gold for Spain
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4 - Mixed Team
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4 - Mixed Team
August 12, 2018
Scott Fernandez and Pedro Oriol won gold for Spain in the Men's Team competition at the inaugural European Golf Team Championships as Mixed Team champions Iceland's late fightback came up just short.
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“In one word – amazing," said Fernandez. "It’s the first time we celebrate the golf in the European Championships and we are really proud to have our name associated with the medals for the first time. We played great all week so I’m really happy to take the gold medal home for Spain."“Spanish players have done really well in match play, especially on this course. It’s a great course and it’s the first time I’ve had the chance to play on the course. To win for Spain feels great.”
The lead changed hands in the early stages as the rain poured down at Gleneagles, but Spain 1 held a commanding three-hole advantage as they began the back nine after winning four holes on the spin from the sixth.
“I feel really good. Before playing this tournament Scott and I were talking about winning the gold medal and we did it," said Oriol. "It’s an honour to play for Spain and it’s an honour to win a gold medal for Spain. To describe it with one word – awesome."
“It was really hard on the 18th, but at least I have a little bit of experience with it after yesterday. I did a good job with the approach because it’s a really tough green. It’s very sloppy and I could’ve missed two yards left and it would have meant a 30-yard chip. It was very tense but thankfully I did the right thing and Scott made the birdie.”
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Iceland's Birgir Hafthorsson and Axel Boasson bounced back brilliantly in the closing stages, winning the 16th and 17th to take the match to the 18th hole.But after both teams got into tree trouble at the last, Fernandez holed his birdie putt from around ten feet to hand Spain a two-hole victory and the gold medal, with Iceland picking up silver.
“It always feels bittersweet to lose the final match, but we can be satisfied in the end," said Hafthorsson. "We played well over the weekend and it was tough conditions today. The Spanish guys played steady and we made a couple of mistakes on the front nine, so we were trailing on the back nine. Anything could’ve happening on the 18th and it would’ve been nice to put some pressure on them to hole the putt, but it wasn’t to be, and they deserved it, they played well."
“It’s been an amazing week and we have been fortunate enough to play the game in this beautiful place.”
Italy 2's Francesco Laporta and Alessandro Tadini claimed the bronze medal after powering to a 5 and 3 win against Spain 2 pair Santiago Tarrio Ben and David Borda.
“It feels great to win bronze," said Laporta. "To win a medal is a dream for every athlete in the world. It’s very good for us, as we played very good golf this afternoon. We didn’t play our best golf in the morning in the semi-final but this afternoon we were strong, and we won the bronze medal."
In the Women's Team event, Sweden 3's Linda Wessberg and Cajsa Persson beat France 2 at the second play-off hole to take gold, while Great Britain 3's Meghan MacLaren and Michele Thomson won bronze.Final Scores: Men - Women - Mixed Team
Men's Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players |
Prize Money € |
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Gold |
Spain 1 |
Pedro Oriol Scott Fernandez |
100,000 100,000 |
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Silver |
Iceland |
Birgir Hafthorsson Axel Boasson |
50,000 50,000 |
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Bronze |
Italy 2 |
Francesco Laporta Alessandro Tadini |
30,000 30,000 |
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4th |
Spain 2 |
Santiago Tarrio Ben David Borda |
15,000 15,000 |
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2nd in Group |
Sweden 2 |
Daniel Jennevret Oscar Floren |
7,500 7,500 |
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Great Britain 3 |
Connor Syme Liam Johnston |
7,500 7,500 |
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Portugal |
José-Filipe Lima Ricardo Santos |
7,500 7,500 |
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Norway |
Jarand Ekeland Arnoy Kristian Krogh Johannessen |
7,500 7,500 |
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3rd in Group |
Poland |
Adrian Meronk Mateusz Gradecki |
4,250 4,250 |
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Italy 1 |
Lorenzo Gagli Guido Migliozzi |
4,250 4,250 |
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Ireland |
Michael Hoey Neil O'Briain |
4,250 4,250 |
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Great Britain 1 |
Callum Shinkwin Lee Slattery |
4,250 4,250 |
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4th in Group |
Sweden 1 |
Per Langfors Johan Edfors |
2,000 2,000 |
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Great Britain 2 |
Rhys Enoch Charlie Ford |
2,000 2,000 |
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Denmark |
Martin Ovesen Niklas Norgaard Møller |
2,000 2,000 |
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Belgium |
Christopher Mivis Lars Buijs |
2,000 2,000 |
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Men's Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players |
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Gold |
Spain 1 |
Pedro Oriol Scott Fernandez |
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Silver |
Iceland |
Birgir Hafthorsson Axel Boasson |
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Bronze |
Italy 2 |
Francesco Laporta Alessandro Tadini |
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4th |
Spain 2 |
Santiago Tarrio Ben David Borda |
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2nd in Group |
Sweden 2 |
Daniel Jennevret Oscar Floren |
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Great Britain 3 |
Connor Syme Liam Johnston |
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Portugal |
José-Filipe Lima Ricardo Santos |
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Norway |
Jarand Ekeland Arnoy Kristian Krogh Johannessen |
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3rd in Group |
Poland |
Adrian Meronk Mateusz Gradecki |
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Italy 1 |
Lorenzo Gagli Guido Migliozzi |
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Ireland |
Michael Hoey Neil O'Briain |
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Great Britain 1 |
Callum Shinkwin Lee Slattery |
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4th in Group |
Sweden 1 |
Per Langfors Johan Edfors |
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Great Britain 2 |
Rhys Enoch Charlie Ford |
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Denmark |
Martin Ovesen Niklas Norgaard Møller |
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Belgium |
Christopher Mivis Lars Buijs |
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Women's Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players |
Prize Money € |
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Gold |
Sweden 3 |
Cajsa Persson Linda Wessberg |
100,000 100,000 |
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Silver |
France 2 |
Justine Dreher Manon Molle |
50,000 |
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Bronze |
Great Britain 3 |
Meghan Maclaren Michele Thomson |
50,000 |
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4th |
Great Britain 1 |
Georgia Hall Laura Davies |
30,000 30,000 |
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2nd in Group |
Finalnd |
Ursula Wikstrom Noora Komulainen |
15,000 15,000 |
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Great Britain 2 |
Catriona Matthew Holly Clyburn |
7,500 7,500 |
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Germany 2 |
Isi Gabsa Leticia Ras-Anderica |
7,500 7,500 |
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Sweden 2 |
Johanna Gustavsson Julia Engstrom |
7,500 7,500 |
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3rd in Group |
Iceland |
Olafia Kristinsdottir Valdis Thora Jonsdottir |
4,250 4,250 |
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Norway |
Marianne Skarpnord Marita Engzelius |
4,250 4,250 |
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France 1 |
Celine Herbin Astrid Vayson de Pradenne |
4,250 4,250 |
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3rd tied in Group |
Spain |
Noemi Jimenez Silvia Banon |
3,125 3,125 |
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Belgium |
Chloe Leurquin Manon De Roey |
3,125 3,125 |
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4th in Group |
Austria |
Christine Wolf Sarah Schober |
2,000 2,000 |
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Sweden 1 |
Emma Nilsson Lina Boqvist |
2,000 2,000 |
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Germany 1 |
Olivia Cowan Karolin Lampert |
2,000 2,000 |
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Women's Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players |
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Gold |
Sweden 3 |
Cajsa Persson Linda Wessberg |
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Silver |
France 2 |
Justine Dreher Manon Molle |
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Bronze |
Great Britain 3 |
Meghan Maclaren Michele Thomson |
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4th |
Great Britain 1 |
Georgia Hall Laura Davies |
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2nd in Group |
Finalnd |
Ursula Wikstrom Noora Komulainen |
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Great Britain 2 |
Catriona Matthew Holly Clyburn |
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Germany 2 |
Isi Gabsa Leticia Ras-Anderica |
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Sweden 2 |
Johanna Gustavsson Julia Engstrom |
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3rd in Group |
Iceland |
Olafia Kristinsdottir Valdis Thora Jonsdottir |
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Norway |
Marianne Skarpnord Marita Engzelius |
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France 1 |
Celine Herbin Astrid Vayson de Pradenne |
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3rd tied in Group |
Spain |
Noemi Jimenez Silvia Banon |
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Belgium |
Chloe Leurquin Manon De Roey |
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4th in Group |
Austria |
Christine Wolf Sarah Schober |
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Sweden 1 |
Emma Nilsson Lina Boqvist |
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Germany 1 |
Olivia Cowan Karolin Lampert |
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Mixed Team Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players |
Prize Money € |
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Gold |
Iceland |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir Olafia Kristinsdottir Birgir Hafthorsson Axel Boasson |
7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 |
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Silver |
Great Britain 3 |
Meghan Maclaren Michele Thomson Liam Johnston Connor Syme |
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 |
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Bronze |
Sweden 2 |
Johanna Gustavsson Julia Engstrom Oscar Floren Daniel Jennevret |
3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 |
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4th |
Spain |
Silvia Banon Noemi Jimenez Pedro Oriol Scott Fernandez |
2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 |
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5 |
Sweden 1 |
Emma Nilsson Lina Boqvist Johan Edfors Per Langfors |
1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 |
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5 |
Great Britain 1 |
Laura Davies Georgia Hall Callum Shinkwin Lee Slattery |
1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 |
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7 |
Austria |
Sarah Schober Christine Wolf Clemens Gaster Bernard Neumayer |
900 900 900 900 |
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8 |
Belgium |
Chloe Leurquin Manon De Roey Lars Buijs Christopher Mivis |
650 650 650 650 |
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9 |
Norway |
Marianne Skarpnord Marita Engzelius Kristian Krogh Johannessen Jarand Ekeland Arnoy |
325 325 325 325 |
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9 |
Great Britain 2 |
Catriona Matthew Holly Clyburn Charlie Ford Rhys Enoch |
325 325 325 325 |
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11 |
Italy |
Diana Luna Stefania Avanzo Guido Migliozzi Lorenzo Gagli |
250 250 250 250 |
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Mixed Team Championship |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Players |
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Gold |
Iceland |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir Olafia Kristinsdottir Birgir Hafthorsson Axel Boasson |
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Silver |
Great Britain 3 |
Meghan Maclaren Michele Thomson Liam Johnston Connor Syme |
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Bronze |
Sweden 2 |
Johanna Gustavsson Julia Engstrom Oscar Floren Daniel Jennevret |
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4th |
Spain |
Silvia Banon Noemi Jimenez Pedro Oriol Scott Fernandez |
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5 |
Sweden 1 |
Emma Nilsson Lina Boqvist Johan Edfors Per Langfors |
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5 |
Great Britain 1 |
Laura Davies Georgia Hall Callum Shinkwin Lee Slattery |
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7 |
Austria |
Sarah Schober Christine Wolf Clemens Gaster Bernard Neumayer |
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8 |
Belgium |
Chloe Leurquin Manon De Roey Lars Buijs Christopher Mivis |
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9 |
Norway |
Marianne Skarpnord Marita Engzelius Kristian Krogh Johannessen Jarand Ekeland Arnoy |
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9 |
Great Britain 2 |
Catriona Matthew Holly Clyburn Charlie Ford Rhys Enoch |
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11 |
Italy |
Diana Luna Stefania Avanzo Guido Migliozzi Lorenzo Gagli |
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