EGU LAUNCHES LIVE SCORING FOR EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
WEBSITE
The English Golf Union (EGU) today announced the launch of
the European Men’s Team Championship website. The new
website, www.europeanteamchampionships2005.org, will include
live scoring as well as all the latest news items and information
about the Championship.
The European Men’s Team Championship is the most prestigious
team event in amateur golf in Europe and is staged every two
years. The event travels around the continent and this year
is taking place at Hillside Golf Club, Southport from Tuesday
28th June to Saturday 2nd July. Twenty, six-man teams from
the top European golfing nations will be competing over five
days to win the prestigious title.
For those spectators who cannot attend the event itself,
scores for every match, as each one progresses, will be available
via the website so supporters from around Europe can follow
their home side’s progress throughout the day’s
play. Full details and pictures of all of the teams, news
items and the latest pictures will be also be updated on the
website.
The Championship is free to attend and visitors and supporters
will be welcomed at the event. Past competitors in the Championship
include practically every big name European golfer today from
Garcia to Donald, Westwood to Harrington, Clarke to Levet.
Directions to Hillside Golf Club are also available on the
website.
James Crampton, Deputy Championship Secretary at the EGU
said, “Live scoring is a great feature to have on the
website. We hope it will encourage supporters of all the countries
to get behind their teams as they progress throughout the
Championship”
England were runners up in the last European Mens Team Championship
held in 2003 which was hosted in the Netherlands and are looking
to take the home ground advantage to overcome the title holders
Spain.
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