The 1967 European Amateur Team Championship took place 22–25 June at Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria, 18 kilometres north of central Turin, Italy. It was the fifth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 22–25 June 1967 |
| Location | Turin, Italy 45°12′10″N 07°33′00″E / 45.20278°N 7.55000°E |
| Course(s) | Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria |
| Organized by | European Golf Association |
| Format | Qualification round: 18 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 16 teams circa 96 players |
| Champion | |
 IrelandJoe Carr, Tom Craddock, Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty, Vincent Nevin, David Sheahan | |
| Qualification round: 366 (+6) Final: 4–3 | |
| Location map | |
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Format edit
All participating teams played one qualification round of stroke-play with up to six players, counted the five best scores for each team.
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their position after the stroke play. Each of the four best placed teams were drawn to play the quarter-final against one of the teams in the flight placed in the next four positions. In each match between two nation teams, two 18-hole foursome games and five 18-hole single games were played. Teams were allowed to switch players during the team matches, selecting other players in to the afternoon single games after the morning foursome games.
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight, B to play a similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.
Teams edit
16 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of five players.
Players in the leading teams
Other participating teams
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 Austria
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 Denmark
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 Finland
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 Norway
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 Netherlands
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 Switzerland
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 West Germany
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Winners edit
Defending champions team Ireland won the gold medal, beating team France 4–3 in the final. England earned the bronze on third place, after beating Scotland 4.5–2.5 in the bronze match.
Individual leaders in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Tom Craddock, Ireland, and Charlie Green, Scotland, tied on first place, each with a score of 3-under-par 69. There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.
Results edit
Qualification round
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Team standings
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score. |
Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
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Bracket
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Final games
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Flight B
Bracket
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Final standings
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Ireland
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 France
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 England
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| 4 |  Scotland
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| 5 |  Italy
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| 6 |  Sweden
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| 7 |  Belgium
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| 8 |  Spain
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| 9 |  Wales
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| 10 | West Germany
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| 11 | Denmark
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| 12 | Norway
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| 13 | Austria
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| 14 | Netherlands
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| 15 | Switzerland
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| 16 | Finland
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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.
- ^ "Lennart Bunke om Turin" [Lennart Bunke about Turin]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1967. pp. 1–3, 30–31. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Ward Thomas, P.A. (26 June 1967). "Ireland retain European Team Championship". The Glasgow Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Ward Thomas, P.A. (23 June 1967). "Golf: Ireland and Scotland lead qualifiers". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Ward Thomas, P.A. (24 June 1967). "Scotland in European team semi-finals". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2021.