European Amateur Team Championships: Quick guide
Linna Golf, host venue for the European Men's Amateur Team Championship this week.
Ireland's men's, women's, boys' and girls' team are in action this week in their respective European Amateur Team Championships bidding to end long droughts.
The girls were were the most recent winners, capturing the title for the first and only time in 2009.
The men last won in 2008 with Shane Lowry helping them to back-to-back titles. However, it's been a long wait since then and Pádraig Hogan's side will want to improve on last year's disappointing seventh place finish and challenge this time around in Finland.
The women's team have been waiting 31 years since their last win and will tee it up in Slovenia with high hopes of making an impact while the girls' team goes for glory in Slovakia.
The Irish Boys team also looks strong and having finished fifth behind France last year, they will be keen to notch what would only be Ireland's second win in the competition since 1998.
July 8-12 European Ladies' Team Championship, G&CC Ljubljana , SLOVENIA
Ireland
- Jessica Carty (Hollywood)
- Mary Doyle (The Heath)
- Maria Dunne (Skerries)
- Paula Grant (Lisburn)
- Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies)
- Chloe Ryan (Castletroy)
Reserves
1. Emma O’Driscoll (Ballybunion)
2. Amy Farrell (Moate)
Captain: Sinead Keane (Royal Curragh)
- 2013: Winners, Spain. Ireland 11th.
- History: Ireland (2 wins) 1979 (Hermitage) 1983 (Royal Waterloo)
- Competition conditions
July 8-12 European (Men's) Amateur Team Championship, Linna Golf, FINLAND
Ireland
- Paul Dunne
- Jack Hume
- Gary Hurley
- Dermot McElroy
- Gavin Moynihan
- Cormac Sharvin
Team Captain Padraig Hogan
- 2013: Winners, England. Ireland 7th.
- History: Ireland (5 times) 1967 1983 1987 2007 2008
- Competition conditions
July 8-12 European Girls' Team Championship, Golf Resort Skalica, SLOVAKIA
Ireland
- Ciara Casey (Hermitage)
- Mairead Martin (Killarney)
- Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little)
- Niamh McSherry (Lurgan)
- Niamh Ward (Lurgan)
- Chloe Weir (Shandon Park)
Reserves
1. Rachel Taylor (Laytown & Bettystown)
2. Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlingrton)
Captain: Darragh McGowan (Ballybofey & Stranorlar)
- 2013 winners, Sweden. Ireland 11th.
- History: Ireland winners 2009. (Lisa Maguire, Leona Maguire, Laura McCarthy, Stephanie Meadow).
- Competition conditions
July 8-12 European Boys' Team Championship, Oslo Golf Club, NORWAY
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Ireland
- Jamie Fletcher
- Eoin Leonard
- Rowan Lester
- Kevin LeBlanc
- Conor Purcell
- David Carey
Captain Roy Archibald
Team advisor Eamon O'Flanagan
- 2013: Winners, France. Ireland 5th
- History: Ireland winners 1998
- Competition conditions
