2016 EMCT: Get to know the teams

13 Oct 2016
Portugal Portugal

After winning their national championship, 24 clubs will participate in the 2016 European Men's Club Trophy at Aroeira Golf Club in Portugal next week from October 20-22. 

Each team will comprise three players. 

Will five-time European Club Trophy Champion, Racing Club de France La Boulie, be able to defend the title only three weeks after their ladies' team have achieved the hattrick? Get to know their competition below.

 

Balmore GC, Scotland

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James Wilson (C)
HCP: +1.8

Christopher Maclean
HCP: +3.1

Neil McConnochie
HCP: 1.3

 

Diners G&CC, Slovenia

 

 

Eindhovensche Golf, Netherlands

Lars Keunen
HCP: +3.1

Stan Kraai
HCP: +2.2

Nick Veldman (C)
HCP: +2

 

GC Hubbelrath, Germany

Bronze medallist in the 2015 European Men's Club Trophy

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Florian Schmiedel
HCP: +2
Nicolai von Dellingshausen
HCP: +4.1

Julian Baumeister
HCP: +2.6

Captain: Roland Becker

 

GC Welten, Slovakia

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Oliver Gabor (C)
HCP: +1.2
Age: 23
National team player
2014 Faldo series Czech Championship winner U21
2014 Slovak Junior Open Champion U21

Michal Hanzalík
Age: 23
HCP: 3.4
National Team Player
Multiple Slovak Junior Open winner through 2007-2014
Multiple winner of Slovak National Golf Tour

Matej Malicek
​Age: 20
HCP: +0,4
Winner of 2016 Slovak Junior Open U21
Runner-up in 2014 Slovak Junior Open
Winner of 2014 KPMG Challenge Trophy 

 

Golf & Country Club Zagreb '95, Croatia

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Emir Afgan
Age: 39
HCP: 4.7
2014 Croatian Open Mid-Amateur Champion

Ivan Vucemil
Age: 23
HCP: +0.5
National Team player
2016 & 2014 Croatian Open Amateur Champions

Mauro Toni Kresic
Age: 21
HCP: 2.5
National Team player

Captain: Ivo Vukadin

 

Golf & Yatch Club Pestovo, Russian Federation

Vladimir Rasskazov
HCP: 4.3

Armeh Movsesyan
HCP: 4.6

Igor Chizhikov
HCP: 4.4

 

Golf Club Grand Ducal, Luxembourg

​Andrew Bruce (C)
HCP: 2.8

John Penning
HCP: +1.7

Henry Karas
HCP: 1.2



Golf Club Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Vitek Novak
HCP: +2.5

Allan Jirek
HCP: 0.2

Lukas Nrazik
HCP: 2.4

Captain: Ladislav Trubac

 

Golf Club Murhof, Austria

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Gerold Folk
HCP: +2.9
National Team Player
Winner 2016 International Championship of Liechtenstein

Timon Baltl
HCP: +2.1
National Team Player
2-time Austrian Match Play Champion

Niklas Regner
HCP: +1.4
National Team Player

Captain: Gerald Stangl



Golf de Lausanne, Switzerland

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Robert Foley
Age: 19
HCP: +1.9

Patrick Monney
Age: 20
HCP: 0.1
3rd place in 2016 Ticino Championship 
3rd place in 2016 Grand Prix de Haute Savoie
2nd place at 2014 European Boys Team Championship, Division 2 

Richard Heath (C)
HCP: +3.4
2015 European Mid-Amateur Champion

 

Golf de St Germain en Laye, France

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Thomas Perrot
Age: 21
HCP: +3.7
National Team player
Won 2 college tournaments in the U.S.
Will turn professional after the European Men's Club Trophy

Thomas Faucher
Age: 38
HCP: 1
Multiple winner of national championships
Participated in World University Championship

Romain Payet
Age: 29
HCP: +0.7
Former Junior National Team and College player
T15 in Alps Tour event

Captain: Laurent Gautier

 

Golf du Racing Club de France La Boulie, France

Defending Champion 

5-time European Club Trophy Champion

Only previous winner that competes in the 2016 edition of the championship

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Frederic Lacroix (C)
HCP: +2.9

Sebastien Gandon
HCP +2.2

Hugo Ravilion
HCP: +1

 

Golfklubburinn Keilir, Iceland

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Vikar Jonasson
HCP: 0

Andri Pall Asgeirsson
HCP: 0

Henning Darri Thordarsson
HCP: 0

Captain: Axel Boasson

 

Hayling Golf Club, England

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Kevin Hickman  
HCP: +1
Age: 43
Former Hampshire County player   

Toby Burden    
Age: 29
HCP: +1 ​ 
Former professional: 2011 & 2012 Second Stage of European Tour Q-School; 6 top-3s on Jamega Tour
Amateur: Former Hampshire County player, top-16 in The Amateur, top-5 in Australian Amateur Championship
 
Richard Harris​    
Age: 26
HCP: +1
Hampshire County Player, former professional footballer   

Captain: Andrew Buck 

 

Niitvalja Golf Club, Estonia

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     Gert Holland
     Age: 27
     HCP: 1,6

     Sander Aadusaar (C)
     Age: 21
     HCP: +2.0

     Martin Järve 
     Age: 20
     HCP: 0,7

 

 

 

Nokia River, Finland

Aleksi Myllymäki
HCP: +3.1

Sami Välimäki
HCP: +3.5

Eero Myllymäki
HCP: 1.5

Captain: Olli Ikäheimo

 

Oporto Golf Club, Portugal

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Afonso Girão
Age: 19 2015 National U18 Champion     João Maganinho Age: 14 ​Runner-up in 2015 National U14 Championship ​   Vasco Alves Age: 16 2015 National U16 Champion Captain: Miguel Montenegro

 

Radyr GC, Wales

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Luke Thomas
HCP: +2.4
2016 & 2017 Radyr Club Champion
2009 Welsh Amateur Champion

Brent O’Neill
HCP: +1
2016 Glamorgan GU County Captain
2016 Glamorgan GU Mid Amateur Champion
7 Times Radyr Club Champion

Mark Alejandro Baird 
HCP: +1 
Glamorgan County Player
Welsh Inter Counties Team Winners 2016

Captain: Gwyn Jones

 

Real Nuevo Club de Golf de San Sebastian Basozabal, Spain

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Borja Martin
HCP: +1.6

Xabier Gorospe
HCP: +1.5

Guillermo Retana
HCP 0.3

 

Rinkven International Golf Club

Arnaud Bal
HCP: +1.1

Diederik Van Doorselaer (C)
HCP: 0.3

Aron Cloostermans
HCP: 1.4

 

Søllerød Golfklub, Denmark

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Rasmus Ipsen (C) HCP: +0.8 2015 Runner-up DGU Challenger Tour III Mads Langkilde HCP: +1.6 Winner Søllerød Junior Cup (2016) Winner Sportsjounalisternes Juniorholdturnering (2016) Kristoffer Max HCP: +0.9 2016 Runner-up DGU Elite Tour Boys

 

The County Sligo Golf Club, Ireland

David Brady
HCP: 1
Age: 19 
Represented Ireland at U14, U16 and at U18 level
Irish Senior Cup Champion

Thomas James Ford
HCP: 1
Age: 19
Winner of Irish Senior Cup, Fred Daly Trophy and All Ireland Schools

Ruairi O'Connor
HCP: 0
Age: 23 
Irish Senior Cup Champion

Captain: Mark Morrissey

 

Torino Golf Club, Italy

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Giovanni Craviolo 
Age: 21
HCP: +0,1
Campionato Nazionale Assoluto a Squadre 2013 - 2016

Filippo Campigli (C)
HCP: +4,2 ​
Runner-up at the 2016 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Winner of the Qualification of the 2016 Italian Amateur Match Play Championship
Runner-up at the 2015 St. Andrews Links Trophy and Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship

 

Massimiliano Campigli
HCP: +2,3
2016 Italian Match Play Champion
Runner-up at the 2016 Italian Boys Stroke Play Championship
2015 Italian U16 Champion