European Amateur 2010 Linna Golf, Finland
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07.08.2010
Lucas Bjerregaard is the winner of the European Amateur Championship 2010
Danish Lucas Bjerregaard had best nerves and took the golden medal in front of his competitors. He took the win with the total score of -15 and a new course record, 64, on his third round.
07.08.2010
Finland head coach Staffan Johansson:”We played on our own level.”
11 Finns started the competition and four out of them were still on the course on the final day. “I think six of the eleven actually had chances to succeed in this championship. Four of them played on the final round and two were disappointed.
07.08.2010
Mr. Antti Peltoniemi is satisfied with the arrangements
Antti Peltoniemi the president of the Finnish Golf union and President of the EGA has been pleased with how well the arrangements have succeeded so far. “I have been following about 20 different European Championships and I need to say that everything has been going perfectly.” Unfortunately the Finnish players have not quite reached the top of the result list.
06.08.2010
Jeff Karlsson is the leading Swede and holding second place in the tournament
"Today I felt good starting from my warm up. Therefore my round began nicely and I managed to keep the good feeling going", explained seemingly satisfied Swedish player Jeff Karlsson.
06.08.2010
Tommy Fleetwood starts the last round at the heels of the leader
Tommy Fleetwood of England shares the second place after three rounds and was happy with his game today. A round of 69 left him at the total of -11, two shots behind the leader.
06.08.2010
Early Birthday present for Lucas Bjerregaard
Lucas Bjerregaard was the hottest name after third round in International European Amateur Championship at Linna Golf. Celebrating his 19th birthday next week Dane Lucas Bjerregaard got his birthday presents early when he shot a new course record 64, 8-under par.
06.08.2010
Kalle Samooja’s row of par rounds ended today
After two rounds with the scores of a par, Kalle Samooja’s score changed today. The disappointed looking man had to settle with a score of +3.
05.08.2010
Tommy Fleetwood experienced complete control of golf ball
Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who lives near Liverpool, was totally satisfied for his round of 67, 5-under par, today.
05.08.2010
Andrea Pavan of Italy rose to chase the lead
Andrea Pavan of Italy played yesterday’s round for a par-result. He started his round among the last players starting today and ended it almost at the top of the result list.
05.08.2010
Tapio Pulkkanen was the biggest climber of the day
Seemingly satisfied Tapio Pulkkanen arrived to the clubhouse handing in the score of 68, four under par.
05.08.2010
Toni Hakula shot 67 being the best Finn
Toni Hakula was the leading Finn on day two while playing his second round five under par 67.
05.08.2010
Morten Ørum Madsen represented the Nordic countries at the top of the result list
Morten Ørum Madsen of Denmark was one of the best players today with his score of 66 and rose to the top of the result list.
05.08.2010
Norwegian Espen Kofstad equalled course record 65
Cutting 10 strokes off from his first round score helped Norwegian Espen Kofstad lower his score from 75 to 65, which equals the course record of Linna Golf. Happy Norwegian was willingly praising the golf course.
05.08.2010
Frenchman Lopez-Lazaro equalled par on day 2
Johann Lopez-Lazaro, co-leader after round 1, equalled par on his second round of International European Amateur Championship played in Linna Golf, Finland
05.08.2010
Tomorrow's starting order will be decided by today's scores
The starting order for tomorrow's round will be determined by the total scores of the player's wich means that it won't be published until later on tonight.
05.08.2010
Lopez-Lazaro of France stayed at -5 after second round
After the first half of players had finished the first round Jesper Kennegård from Sweden was alone in the lead. The swede known for his one handed putting style scored 67, five under par. The weather conditions didn’t exactly get easier, but Johann Lopez-Lazaro of France managed to catch up to the Swede. The Frenchman started at 12.40 and ended up as the highest ranked name on the scoreboard sharing the lead with Kennegård.
04.08.2010
Kennegård and Lopez-Lazaro in the lead, Samooja and Salminen the best Finns
After the first half of players had finished the first round Jesper Kennegård from Sweden was alone in the lead. The swede known for his one handed putting style scored 67, five under par. The weather conditions didn’t exactly get easier, but Johann Lopez-Lazaro of France managed to catch up to the Swede. The Frenchman started at 12.40 and ended up as the highest ranked name on the scoreboard sharing the lead with Kennegård.
04.08.2010
European Amateur 2010 began in shifty conditions
Sun, clouds, stormy winds and rain... The course of Linna Golf and the 144 players on it have been experiencing almost all imaginable weather conditions today. Wind got very heavy in the afternoon, but luckily the thunder storms rageing around Finland haven't found their way to the course yet.
03.08.2010
The Finnish team was completed by Salminen, Pyykölä and Vesanen
Due to some players not being able to attend the championship, three more young finns got a chance to compete at the European Amateur 2010. The lucky guys turned out to be Tuomas Salminen, Henri Pyykölä and Juho Vesanen. This added the total number of finnish participants to 11.
03.08.2010
New starting lists for rounds one and two
Due to some players not being able to attend the championship, new starting lists for rounds one and two have been published. This is also good news for the host country, as we get three more of our players into the competition.
03.08.2010
Opening Ceremony tonight at 18.30
The official opening ceremony of the European Amateur 2010 will be held 18.30 tonight at Linna Golf. All players, officials and public are warmly welcome!
02.08.2010
European Amateur fever rising in Vanajanlinna
During the past two days the top European amateur players have travelled towards the Finnish Vanajanlinna Golf & Country Club. The first practice round has now been played and excitement is building rapidly. The Finnish eight man team as well as the Linna Golf course are ready to challenge the top Europeans.
19.07.2010
Finnish hopes for the European Amateur tested their skills against pros
Two players representing Finland in the European Amateur, Kalle Samooja and Tapio Pulkkanen got the chance to face two professional golfers, Mikko Ilonen of Finland and Johan Edfors of Sweden on the Vanajanlinna course, which is the host for this year's tournament.
16.07.2010
Starting list and reserve list for the tournament
As the European Amateur 2010 approaches at high speed, the European Golf Association (EGA) has published the official starting list and reserve list for the competition.
05.07.2010
The Finnish team for the championship is chosen
Four players out of the Team Finland 2010 group that was aiming for the championship made their way to the competition according to the World Amateur Golf Ranking. As the host country for the competition Finland also gets to name four other players to participate in the European Amateur.
02.07.2010
European Amateur on Facebook
The European Amateur Championship can now be followed also on Facebook.
01.02.2010
International European Amateur Championship 2010 – website opened
Welcome to the official website of the 2010 International European Amateur Championship! You will find all the necessary information regarding the tournament here.