The Spanish senior men's team was unable to add another medal to its record at the European Championship and had to settle for fifth place in the tournament held at the Ascona Golf Club (Switzerland), where the title was won by the members of the English team.

The final day of this European Senior Men's Team Championship, which was played late due to adverse weather conditions, resulted in a Spanish victory over Scotland by 3.5-1.5 in which the partial victories of Luis Javier Trenor and Juan Carlos Tinturé were decisive.

Earlier, the Spanish team - captained by Fernando Ramírez de Haro, vice president of the RFEG, and also made up of Miguel Preysler, Gustavo Larrazábal, Carlos Saldaña and Francisco Maestro - earned their place in Flight A in two days of Stroke Play (stroke play) in which they qualified in sixth position.

Having achieved their first objective, reaching the quarterfinals, Spain now had to advance through the rounds to the final, but England stood in their way, winning the tie by a narrow 3-2. Philip Slater secured the decisive point by defeating Juan Carlos Tinturé 1up.

Despite the blow of not being able to fight for the victory, Spain recovered a day later by eliminating France (3.2-1.5), which gave them the option of playing against Scotland for a very commendable fifth place.

Spain's record includes five titles as European Senior Men's Team Champion, specifically those of the 1985, 1986, 1994, 1999 and 2000 editions. In the last edition, held in Shannon (Ireland), the team made up of Álvaro Herrero, Eustaquio Delgado, Juan Ortín, Juan Carlos Tinturé, Rafael Canomanuel and José Benito finished in fifth position.

FINAL RESULTS
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England beats Sweden 3-2
5th and 6th place
Spain beats Scotland 3.5-1.5
Full results