The 1961 European Amateur Team Championship took place 20 – 25 July on the Royal Golf Club de Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. It was the second men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20–25 July 1961 |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium 50°49′N 4°29′E / 50.817°N 4.483°E |
| Course(s) | Royal Golf Club de Belgique |
| Organized by | European Golf Association |
| Format | 36 holes stroke play round-robin system match play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,627 yards (6,060 m) |
| Field | 10 teams circa 70 players |
| Champion | |
 SwedenJohny Anderson, Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Ola Bergqvist, Gunnar Carlander, Lennart Leinborn, Magnus Lindberg, Bengt Möller | |
| Qualification round: 591 (+7) (2nd place) Flight A matches: 5 points | |
| Location map | |
  Royal GC de Belgique Location in Europe  Royal GC de Belgique Location in Belgium  Royal GC de Belgique Location in Brussels | |
Format edit
All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play, counting the four best scores out of up to six players for each team. The four best teams formed flight A. The next three teams formed flight B and the next three teams formed flight C.
The standings in each flight was determined by a round-robin system. All teams in the flight met each other and the team with most points for team matches in flight A won the tournament, using the scale, win=2 points, halved=1 point, lose=0 points. In each match between two nation teams, three foursome games and six single games were played.
Teams edit
Ten nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of six players. England took part for the first time.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
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 England
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Gordon Clark, George Evans, Peter Green, David Moffat, David Neech, Dixon Rawlinson, Keith Warren |
 France
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Guy d'Arcangues, Marius Bardana, Yves Caillol, Jean Pierre Cros, Patrick Cros, Jean-Pierre Hirigoyen, Henri de Lamaze, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue |
 Italy
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Eduardo Bergamo, Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, E. Remigi, Alberto Schiaffino |
| Sweden
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Johny Anderson, Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Ola Bergqvist, Gunnar Carlander, Lennart Leinborn, Magnus Lindberg, Bengt Möller |
 West Germany
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Walter Brühne, Hans Lampert, Peter Möller, Jean Philipps, Helge Rademacher, Erik Sellschopp, Henning Sostmann |
Other participating teams
| Country |
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 Austria
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 Belgium
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 Netherlands
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 Spain
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 Switzerland
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Winners edit
Defending champion team Sweden won the gold medal, earning 5 points in flight A. Team England, on their first appearance in the championship, took the silver medal on 4 points and France earned, just as in the inaugural edition two years before, the bronze on third place.
On the last day of the tournament, Sweden and England met in the deciding match, where a tie was enough to give Sweden the championship. In the game between Bengt Möller, Sweden, and Keith Warren, England, Möller made a 14-meter putt on the 18th green, to tie the hole, win his game by one hole and secure a tie of the team match and the championship for Sweden, despite another two ongoing games.
Individual winner in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, France, with a score of 3-under-par 143. Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Sweden, shot a new course record in the second round, with a score of 69 over 18 holes at the Belgique course.
Results edit
Qualification rounds
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Team standings
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Individual leader
Note: There was no official recognition for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
Team matches
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Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
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| Sweden
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1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16.5–10.5 | 5 |
| England
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2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15.5–11.5 | 4 |
| France
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.5–13.5 | 3 |
| Italy
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4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.5–18.5 | 0 |
Flight B
Team standings
| Country | Place |
|---|---|
| West Germany
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5 |
| Belgium
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6 |
| Spain
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7 |
Flight C
Team standings
| Country | Place |
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| Netherlands
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8 |
| Switzerland
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9 |
| Austria
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10 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
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Sweden
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England
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France
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| 4 | Italy
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| 5 | West Germany
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| 6 | Belgium
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| 7 | Spain
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| 8 | Netherlands
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| 9 | Switzerland
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| 10 | Austria
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See also edit
- Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation.
- European Ladies' Team Championship – European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.
References edit
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 153–158. ISBN 9172603283.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Fantomputt gav EM åt Sverige" [Great putt gave Sweden the European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. July–August 1961. pp. 2–5. Retrieved 13 March 2021.