Europcar Cup

The Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played yearly in Biarritz, France, from 1985 to 1988.

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 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

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.
4. "Svenskt Europaguld" [Swedish European gould]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
5. "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
6. "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.
7. "Europocar Cup, Proffsen fyra i Biarritz" [Europcar Cup, The Professionals fourth in Biarritz]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1985. pp. 73, 81.