1969 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26–29 June 1969 |
Location | Hamburg, Germany 53°34′29″N 9°45′55″E / 53.57472°N 9.76528°E |
Course(s) | Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein |
Organized by | European Golf Association |
Format | Qualification round: 18 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,655 yards (6,085 m) |
Field | 18 teams circa 108 players |
Champion | |
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Qualification round: 368 (+13) Final: 4.5–2.5 | |
Location Map | |
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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.
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 and the four teams placed 15–18 formed Flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.
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 , Scotland, with a course record score of 3-under-par 68, one stroke ahead of , Ireland. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Teams[]
18 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of five players.
Players in the leading teams
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, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Klaus Friche, Klaus Hove, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen |
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, Michael Bonallack, Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster, , |
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Joe Carr, , , , John O'Leary, |
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Franco Bevione, P. Cora, Baldovino Dassù, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva, Carlo Tadini |
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, , Charlie Green, , , |
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, Hans Hedjerson, Claes Jöhncke, , , |
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, , , , , |
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, , Hans Lampert, , , Nils Wirichs |
Other participating teams
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Results[]
Qualification round
Team standings
Place | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
367 | +11 |
2 | ![]() |
368 | +13 |
3 | ![]() |
370 | +15 |
T4 | ![]() |
371 | +16 |
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371 | ||
6 | ![]() |
379 | +24 |
T7 | ![]() |
384 | +29 |
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384 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
386 | +31 |
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386 | ||
11 | ![]() |
388 | +33 |
12 | ![]() |
389 | +34 |
13 | ![]() |
390 | +35 |
14 | ![]() |
394 | +39 |
15 | ![]() |
397 | +42 |
16 | ![]() |
401 | +46 |
17 | ![]() |
410 | +55 |
18 | ![]() |
415 | +60 |
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score.
Individual leaders
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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68 | −3 | |
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70 | −1 | |
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71 | E | |
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71 |
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Flight A
Quarter finals
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4 | 3 |
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4 | 3 |
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4.5 | 2.5 |
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5 | 2 |
Match for 7th place
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4 | 3 |
Match for 5th place
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5.5 | 1.5 |
Semi finals
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4.5 | 2.5 |
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4.5 | 2.5 |
Bronze match
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5.5 | 1.5 |
Final
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4.5 | 2.5 |
Flight B
Elimination matches
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6 | 1 |
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4 | 3 |
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4 | 3 |
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4.5 | 2.5 |
Match for 13th place
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4.5 | 2.5 |
Match for 11th place
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5 | 2 |
Match for 9th place
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4.5 | 2.5 |
Flight C
Elimination matches
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5 | 2 |
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5 | 2 |
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4 | 3 |
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5 | 2 |
Match for 17th place
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4 | 3 |
Match for 15th place
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5 | 2 |
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (30 June 1969). "England beat Germany for European title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (27 June 1969). "Cosh leads Scotland to unexpected first qualifying place". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links[]
- European Amateur Team Championship
- Golf tournaments in Germany
- 1969 in golf
- 1969 in German sport
- June 1969 sports events in Europe