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
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
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 Image
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
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 Image
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
