1963 European Amateur Team Championship
Aerial view of course at Falsterbo Golf Club | |
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 3–7 July 1963 |
Location | Falsterbo, Sweden 55°23′N 12°50′E / 55.383°N 12.833°E |
Course(s) | Falsterbo Golf Club |
Organized by | European Golf Association |
Format | 36 holes stroke play round-robin system match play |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,400 yards (5,900 m) |
Field | 14 teams circa 100 players |
Champion | |
![]() Michael Bonallack, , Rodney Foster, , , , | |
Qualification round: 580 (+12) Flight A matches: 6 points | |
Location Map | |
Location in Europe | |
The 1963 European Amateur Team Championship took place 3–7 July at Falsterbo Golf Club on its links course on a headland peninsula at the south west tip of Sweden. It was the third men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
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 four teams formed flight B, the next three teams formed flight C and the last three teams formed flight D.
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.
Team England, making its first appearance in the championship, won the gold medal, earning 6 points in flight A. Defending champion and host country Sweden took the silver medal on 4 points and West Germany, for the first time on the podium in the three-year history of the championship, earned the bronze on third place.
Individual winner in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was , Sweden, with a score of 3-under-par 139, three shots ahead of nearest competitor. , Italy, shot a new course record in the second round, with a score of 67 over 18 holes on the Falsterbo course.
Teams[]
14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of six players.
Country | Players |
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Hugo Hild, Fritz Jonak, Alexander Maculan, Klaus Nierlich, W. Pollak, H. Thurnher |
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Ed. Carbonelle, Eric Taveruier, Philippe Washer, Freddy Rodesch, Paul Rolin, L. Velge |
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Steen Andersen, John Jacobsen, Mogens Jörgensen, Peter Palsby, Erik Staerk, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen |
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Michael Bonallack, , Rodney Foster, , , , |
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Jalo Grönlund, Veikko Hämäläinen, Pentti Nurminen, Börje Nordman, Torsten Nyström, T. Savolainen, Mauri Vikström, Juhani Örmä |
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, , , Jean-Louis Dupont, Roger Lagarde, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, Visscaux |
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Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Brenciaglia, C. Bordogna, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo. Silva |
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Robbie E. van Erven Dorens, I.P. Eschauizer, Joan F. Dudok van Heel, Jani A.R. Roland Holst, Ajef F. Knappert, Olland, W.F. Smit |
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Jan Aaseth, Ellingsen, Frank Jacobsen, John Johansen, Kåre Kittelsen, Svein Knutsen, Arve Pedersen |
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Nuno A. De Brito a Cunha, Fernando da Costa Cabral, Duarte Espirito Santo Silva, T. Lagos, Fernando Pinto Coelho, Manuel Leao |
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Enrigue Muro, Luis Alvarez de Bohorques, Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Iván Maura, Francisco Sanchiz, Ángel Sartorius |
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, , , , Claes Jöhncke, , , |
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Olivier Barras, G. Jacques-Dalcroze, Otto Dillier, Peter Gutermann, M. Lamm, Michael Rey |
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Walter Brühne, van Elten, Peter Jochums, , Peter Möller, Helge Rademacher, Erik Sellschopp |
Results[]
Qualification rounds
Team standings
# | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
291-289=580 | +12 |
2 | ![]() |
292-291=583 | +15 |
3 | ![]() |
291-293=584 | +16 |
4 | ![]() |
304-281=585 | +17 |
5 | ![]() |
305-286=591 | +23 |
6 | ![]() |
301-294=595 | +27 |
7 | ![]() |
307-299=606 | +38 |
8 | ![]() |
305-302=607 | +39 |
9 | ![]() |
308-300=608 | +40 |
10 | ![]() |
310-310=620 | +52 |
11 | ![]() |
311-317=628 | +60 |
12 | ![]() |
320-310=630 | +62 |
13 | ![]() |
314-319=633 | +65 |
14 | ![]() |
331-318=649 | +81 |
Individual leaders
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
71-68=139 | −3 | |
2 | Rodney Foster | ![]() |
71-71=142 | E |
Note: There was no official recognition for the lowest individual score.
Flight A
Team matches
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0 |
5 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
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0 |
7.5 | 1.5 |
2 | ![]() |
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0 |
6 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
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0 |
6 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
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0 |
7.5 | 1.5 |
2 | ![]() |
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0 |
6 | 3 |
Team standings
Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.5–8.5 | 6 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16.5–10.5 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9–18 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10–17 | 0 |
Flight B
Team matches
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0 |
7.5 | 1.5 |
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0 |
5.5 | 3.5 |
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0 |
5.5 | 3.5 |
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0 |
5 | 4 |
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9 | 0 |
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0 |
6.5 | 2.5 |
Team standings
Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17.5–9.5 | 4 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15.5–11.5 | 4 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 11–16 | 4 | |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10–17 | 0 |
Flight C
Team standings
Country | Place |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
Flight D
Team standings
Country | Place |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
Final standings
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See also[]
- 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eagle-drama EM.s höjdpunkt" [Eagle drama high-light of the European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. June–July 1963. pp. 2–15, 49. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links[]
- European Amateur Team Championship
- Golf tournaments in Sweden
- 1963 in golf
- 1963 in Swedish sport
- June 1963 sports events in Europe