1969 European Amateur Team Championship

The 1969 European Amateur Team Championship took place 26–29 June at Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein, 20 kilometres west of central Hamburg, Germany. It was the sixth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

1969 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 June 1969
LocationHamburg, Germany
53°34′29″N 9°45′55″E / 53.57472°N 9.76528°E / 53.57472; 9.76528
Course(s)Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
FormatQualification round: 18 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par71
Length6,655 yards (6,085 m)
Field18 teams
circa 108 players
Champion
 England
Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack,
Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster,
Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling
Qualification round: 368 (+13)
Final: 4.5–2.5
Location map
Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein is located in Europe
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Location in the Europe
Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein is located in Germany
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Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein
Location in Germany
Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein is located in Hamburg
Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein
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Format

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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 positions 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 matches after the morning foursome matches.

The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B to play similar knock-out play and the four teams placed 15–18 formed Flight C to meet each other, to decide their final positions.

Teams

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18 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of five or six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country Players
  Denmark John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Klaus Friche, Klaus Hove, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen
  England Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack, Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster, Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling
  Ireland Joe Carr, Tom Craddock, Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty, John O'Leary, Vincent Nevin
  Italy Franco Bevione, P. Cora, Baldovino Dassù, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva, Carlo Tadini
  Scotland Andrew Brooks, Gordon Cosh, Charlie Green, Bill Murray, Sandy Pirie, Hugh Stuart
  Sweden Ulf Bexelius, Hans Hedjerson, Claes Jöhncke, Johan Jöhncke, Magnus Lindberg, Jan Rosell
  Wales Jimmy Buckley, John Povall, Hew Squirell, David Stevens, Iestyn Tucker, Martin Walters
  West Germany Walter Brühne, Peter Jochums, Hans Lampert, Veit Pagel, Jürgen Weghmann, Nils Wirichs

Other participating teams

Country
  Austria
  Belgium
  Czechoslovakia
  Finland
  France
  Norway
  Netherlands
  Portugal
  Spain
  Switzerland

Winners

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England won the gold medal, earning their second title, beating host country West Germany 4.5–2.5 in the final. Defending champions team Ireland earned the bronze on third place, after beating Italy 5.5–1.5 in the bronze match.

Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Gordon Cosh, Scotland, with a course record score of 3-under-par 68, one stroke ahead of Tom Craddock, Ireland. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Results

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Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

 
Round 1Round 2Match for 9th place
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  France4
 
 
 
  Belgium3
 
  France6
 
 
 
  Finland1
 
  France4.5
 
 
 
  Norway2.5
 
  Norway4
 
 
 
  Austria3
 
  Norway4.5
 
 
  Spain2.5 Match for 11th place
 
 
 
 
 
  Belgium5
 
 
  Spain2
 
 
Round 1Match for 13th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Finland4.5
 
 
  Austria2.5
 
 
 
 

Flight C

Final standings

Place Country
    England
    West Germany
    Ireland
4   Italy
5   Scotland
6   Sweden
7   Wales
8   Denmark
9   France
10   Norway
11   Belgium
12   Spain
13   Finland
14   Austria
15   Switzerland
16   Netherlands
17   Portugal
18   Czechoslovakia

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryde, Peter (26 June 1969). "European Golf Title". The Times (London, England). p. 13.
  2. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 153–158. ISBN 9172603283.
  3. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007.
  4. ^ "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ "England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse" [England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. August 1969. pp. 9–12. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (30 June 1969). "England beat Germany for European title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (27 June 1969). "Cosh leads Scotland to unexpected first qualifying place". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ Ryde, Peter (27 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 15.
  10. ^ Ryde, Peter (28 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 6.
  11. ^ Ryde, Peter (30 June 1969). "European Golf England regain championship". The Times (London, England). p. 11.
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