1979 European Amateur Team Championship

1979 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	27 June – 1 July 1979
Location	Esbjerg, Denmark; 55°34′N 08°20′E / 55.567°N 8.333°E
Course(s)	(Marbæk Course)
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play; Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,974 yards (6,377 m)
Field	19 teams; 114 players
Champion
	England; , ,; , ,; , Peter McEvoy
	Qualification round: 755 (+45); Final match: 5.5–1.5
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The 1979 European Amateur Team Championship took place 27 June – 1 July at , 15 kilometres north of Esbjerg, Denmark. It was the 11th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

The tournament was played at the club's Marbæk Course, built in 1975. There were hard winds blowing during the whole tournament on the par 71 course, not far from the North Sea.

Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play over two days, counting the five best scores each day 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. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the three teams placed 17–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

Team England won the gold medal, earning their fifth title, beating Wales in the final 5.5–1.5. Team Ireland earned the bronze on third place, after beating host nation Denmark 5.5–1.5 in the bronze match.

There was no official award for the lowest individual score in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition, but individual leader was , England, with a score of 5-over-par 147, three strokes ahead of nearest competitors, his two teammates Peter McEvoy and .

, Sweden, shot a new course record 72 over 18 holes on the first day of competition. The course record was equaled by Michael Kelley, England, in the second round the next day, also scoring 72.

Teams[]

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Country	Players
Austria	R. Bodenseer, J. Gross-Saurau, Johann Lamberg, Max Lamberg, Klaus Nierlich, Christoph Prasthofer
Belgium	Benoit Dumont, Michel Eaton, Eric Boyer de la Giroday, Thierry Goosens, M. Moerman, Freddy Rodesch
Czechoslovakia	Jiri Dvorac, P. Fulin, A. Kopta, Jan Kunsta, Jiri Kunsta, Miroslav Nemec
Denmark	Henry Knudsen, Jan Lindberg, John Nielsen, Christian Pein, Jacob Rasmussen, Anders Sørensen
England	, , , , , Peter McEvoy
Finland	J. Alatalo, Patrick Halamaa, K. Ikola, Pekka Kuivasaari, Timo Sipponen, J. Vilmunen
France	, , , , ,
Iceland	Hannes Eyvindsson, J.H. Gudlaugsson, S. Hafsteinsson, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Geir Svansson,
Ireland	, , , , ,
Italy	Andrea Canessa, Franco Gigliarelli, F. Lang, Antonio Lionello, Lorenzo Silva, M. Zanchello
Luxembourg	B. Clasen, A, Graas, N. Graas, Y. Görgen, J. Lamparski, C. Schock, G. Schumann
Netherlands	Carel Braun, J. Heinen, Bart Nolte, Toby Rijks, P. Streutgers, Victor Swane
Norway	Erik Dønnestad, Petter Dønnestad, Ole-Christian. Hammer, Johan Horn, Asbjörn Ramnefjell, K. Vinter
Scotland	Gordon Brand Jnr, , , Charlie Green, Ian Hutcheon, Brian Marchbank
Spain	José Luis de Bernardo, Gonzaga Escauriaza, Santiago Fernández, , ,
Sweden	, , Krister Kinell, , Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling
Switzerland	C.A. Bagnoud, Martin Frank, T. Henz, Yves Hofstetter, Martin Kessler, Johnny Storjohann
Wales	, , , , , Mark Mouland
West Germany	, , , , J. Schuchmann, Ulrich Schulte

Results[]

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	England	380-375=755	+45
T2	Sweden *	386-393=779	+69
T2	Wales	392-387=779	+69
4	Ireland	382-401=783	+73
5	Scotland	387-400=787	+77
6	France	398-390=788	+78
7	Denmark	386-416=802	+92
8	West Germany	400-404=804	+94
9	Switzerland	402-415=817	+107
10	Netherlands	415-407=822	+112
T11	Norway *	410-413=823	+113
T11	Italy	408-415=823	+113
13	Austria	404-423=827	+117
14	Belgium	416-412=828	+118
15	Spain	416-418=834	+124
16	Iceland	426-413=839	+129
17	Finland	430-420=850	+140
18	Czechoslovakia	436-432=868	+158
19	Luxembourg	459-452=911	+201

* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.

Individual leaders

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1		England	74-73=147	+5
2		England	78-72=150	+8
2	Peter McEvoy	England	75-75=150	+8
T4	Mark Gannon	Ireland	75-79=154	+12
	Brian Marchbank	Scotland	77-77=154
	Jonathan Morrow	Wales	78-76=154
		France	81-73=154
	Jan Rube	Sweden	76-78=154
	Mikael Sorling	Sweden	79-75=154
T10		Wales	78-77=155	+13
T10		Sweden	72-83=155	+13

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Quarter finals

Denmark	Sweden
4	3

Wales	France
4.5	2.5

Ireland	Scotland
4	3

England	West Germany
5.5	1.5

Elimination matches

France	Sweden
5.5	1.5

Scotland	West Germany
5	2

Match for 7th place

Sweden	West Germany
5.5	1.5

Match for 5th place

Scotland	France
5	2

Semi finals

England	Ireland
6	1

Wales	Denmark
4	3

Bronze match

Ireland	Denmark
4	3

Final

England	Wales
5.5	1.5
Downes/McEvoy 5 & 4	McLean/Evans
Deeble/Bradshaw 5 & 4	Jones/Melia
Downes 1 hole	Jones
McEvoy 5 & 4	McLean
Kelley AS *	Evans AS *
Bradshaw AS *	Mouland AS *
Godwin AS *	Melia AS *

* Note: Games declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

First round elimination

Spain	Netherlands
6	1

Norway	Belgium
4.5	2.5

Italy	Austria
5	2

Switzerland	Iceland
4	3

Second round elimination

Norway	Spain
4	3

Italy	Switzerland
5.5	1.5

Netherlands	Belgium
5	2

Austria	Iceland
5.5	1.5

Match for 15th place

Belgium	Iceland
4	3

Match for 13th place

Netherlands	Austria
4.5	2.5

Match for 11th place

Spain	Switzerland
4	3

Match for 9th place

Italy	Norway
5.5	1.5

Flight C

Czechoslovakia	Luxembourg
6	1

Finland	Luxembourg
6	1

Finland	Czechoslovakia
4	3

Final standings

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

Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 232. ISBN 9172603283. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ Ohlson, Jörgen (July 1979). "EM herrar" [Men's European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. pp. 24–27. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Jacobs, Raymond (3 July 1979). "Coaching grant for Scots golfers". The Glasgow Herald. p. 28. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links[]

European Golf Association: Full results

[1] Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 232. ISBN 9172603283. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[2] Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[3] Ohlson, Jörgen (July 1979). "EM herrar" [Men's European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. pp. 24–27. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[4] Jacobs, Raymond (3 July 1979). "Coaching grant for Scots golfers". The Glasgow Herald. p. 28. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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1979 European Amateur Team Championship

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