Europcar Cup

Europcar Cup
Tournament information
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]

Winners

Year	Team winners	Team members	Score	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Team members	Individual winner	Ref
1988	Sweden	Mats Lanner Jesper Parnevik Magnus Persson Johan Ryström	810	7 strokes	Spain	Juan Anglada Antonio Garrido José Gervas Miguel Ángel Martin	David Jones	^[4]
1987	Spain	Juan Anglada Manuel Calero Antonio Garrido Miguel Angel Martin	813	8 strokes	Sweden	Peter Carsbo Johan Ryström Carl-Magnus Strömberg Magnus Sunesson	Manuel Calero	^[5]
1986	Sweden	Per-Arne Brostedt Anders Forsbrand Magnus Grankvist Magnus Sunesson	817	2 strokes	Spain	Antonio Garrido Miguel Ángel Martin Juan Quiros Emilio Rodriguez	Anders Forsbrand	^[6]
1985	France	Marc Farry Bernard Pascassio	830	1 stroke	Italy	Silvano Locatelli	Silvano Locatelli Marc Farry	^[7]

References

^ "The Times calendar of world sport for 1989". The Times. 31 December 1988. p. 48.
^ "Biarritz". The Times. 7 November 1988. p. 46.
^ "For the Record". The Times. 4 November 1988. p. 43.
^ "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
^ "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
^ "Första lagsegern bland proffsen, Forsbrand stormade fram i Frankrike" [First team victory among the professionals, Forsbrand took command in France]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1986. pp. 65, 71.
^ "Europocar Cup, Proffsen fyra i Biarritz" [Europcar Cup, The Professionals fourth in Biarritz]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1985. pp. 73, 81.