1969 European Amateur Team Championship

1969 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
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
	England; Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack,; Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster,; Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling
	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.

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	Scotland	367	+11
2	England	368	+13
3	Denmark	370	+15
T4	Wales *	371	+16
T4	Ireland	371	+16
6	Sweden	379	+24
T7	West Germany *	384	+29
T7	Italy	384	+29
T9	Spain *	386	+31
T9	Belgium	386	+31
11	Austria	388	+33
12	France	389	+34
13	Norway	390	+35
14	Finland	394	+39
15	Switzerland	397	+42
16	Netherlands	401	+46
17	Portugal	410	+55
18	Czechoslovakia	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
1	Gordon Cosh	Scotland	68	−3
2	Tom Craddock	Ireland	70	−1
T3	John Jacobsen	Denmark	71	E
T3	Vincent Nevin	Ireland	71	E
T5	Michael Bonallack	England	72	+1
	Iestyn Tucker	Wales	72
	Martin Walters	Wales	72

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

Flight A

Bracket

Quarter finals		Semi finals		Final



England	4

Sweden	3
		England	4.5

		Italy	2.5
Italy	5

Wales	2
				England	4.5

				West Germany	2.5
West Germany	4.5

Denmark	2.5
		West Germany	4.5

		Ireland	2.5	Bronze match
Ireland	4

Scotland	3
				Ireland	5.5

				Italy	1.5

Elimination matches		Match for 5th place



Sweden	5

Wales	2
		Scotland	5.5

		Sweden	1.5
Scotland	6

Denmark	1
		Match for 7th place



		Wales	4

		Denmark	3

Final games

England	West Germany
4.5	2.5
M. Bonallack / R. Foster	W. Brühne / H. Lampert 2 & 1
P. Benka / G. Marks 4 & 3	P. Jochums / J. Weghmann
Michael Bonallack 6 & 5	H. Lampert
Geoff Marks	Peter Jochums 1 hole
Peter Benka 3 & 1	Walter Brühne
Bruce Critchley 5 & 3	Veit Pagel
Rodney Foster AS *	Jürgen Weghmann AS *

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

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1		Round 2		Match for 9th place






		France	4

		Belgium	3
France	6

Finland	1
				France	4.5

				Norway	2.5
Norway	4

Austria	3
		Norway	4.5

		Spain	2.5	Match for 11th place



				Belgium	5

				Spain	2

Round 1	Match for 13th place






	Finland	4.5

	Austria	2.5

Flight C

Round 1

Netherlands	Czechoslovakia
5	2

Switzerland	Portugal
5	2

Round 2

Switzerland	Czechoslovakia
4	3

Netherlands	Portugal
5	2

Round 3

Portugal	Czechoslovakia
4	3

Switzerland	Netherlands
5	2

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]

References[edit]

^ Ryde, Peter (26 June 1969). "European Golf Title". The Times (London, England). p. 13.
^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ Ryde, Peter (27 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 15.
^ Ryde, Peter (28 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 6.
^ Ryde, Peter (30 June 1969). "European Golf England regain championship". The Times (London, England). p. 11.

External links[edit]

European Golf Association: Full results

[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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