1967 European Amateur Team Championship Explained

1967 European Amateur Team Championship
Dates:22–25 June 1967
Location:Turin, Italy
Coordinates:45.2028°N 7.55°W
Course:Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria
Org:European Golf Association
Format:Qualification round: 18 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Par:72
Field:16 teams
circa 96 players
Champion: Ireland
Joe Carr, Tom Craddock,
Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty,
Vincent Nevin, David Sheahan
Score:Qualification round: 366 (+6)
Final: 4–3
Map:Europe#Italy#Italy Piedmont
Map Label:Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:220
Previous:1965
Next:1969

The 1967 European Amateur Team Championship took place 22–25 June at Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria, 18 kilometres north of central Turin, Italy. It was the fifth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

Format

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 position 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 games after the morning foursome games.

The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight, B to play a similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

Teams

16 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of five players.

Players in the leading teams

CountryPlayers
John Bigwood, Eddy Carbonnelle, Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, Paul Rolin, Phiilippe Washer
Michael Attenborough, Michael Burgess, Bob Durrant, Rodney Foster, Geoff Marks, Dudley Millensted
Patrick Cros, Jean-Charles Desbordes, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue
IrelandJoe Carr, Tom Craddock, Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty, Vincent Nevin, David Sheahan
Franco Bevione, Carlo Bordogna, Stefano Cimatti, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
Findlay Black, Charlie Green, Sandy Pirie, Sandy Saddler, Ronnie Shade, Colin Strachan
Gonzalo Arana, Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Santiago Fernández, José Gancedo, D. Las Nieves, Roman Taya
Per-Olof Johansson, Hans Hedjerson, Claes Jöhncke, Johan Jöhncke, Magnus Lindberg, Jonas Peil
Jimmy Buckley, Edward Davies, Paul Dunn, John Povall, Hew Squirell, Iestyn Tucker
Walter Brühne, Gerhard König, Jan Müller, Helge Rademacher, Christian Strenger, Jürgen Weghmann

Other participating teams

Winners

Defending champions team Ireland won the gold medal, beating team France 4–3 in the final. England earned the bronze on third place, after beating Scotland 4.5–2.5 in the bronze match.

Individual leaders in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Tom Craddock, Ireland, and Charlie Green, Scotland, tied on first place, each with a score of 3-under-par 69. There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

Results

Qualification roundTeam standings

PlaceCountryScoreTo par
1 Ireland366+6
2371+11
T3 *373+13
373
5376+16
6384+24
7385+25
8386+26
9390+30
10392+32
11396+36
12397+37
13399+39
14403+43
15404+44
16407+47

Individual leaders

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Tom Craddock Ireland69−3
Charlie Green69
T3Roger Lagarde70−2
Geoff Marks70
5Ronnie Shade71−1
T6Joe Carr Ireland72E
Magnus Lindberg72
David Sheahan Ireland72

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

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J. Carr / T. Craddock 5 & 3P. Cros / G. Morgue d'Algue
T. Egan / P. FlahertyA. Godillot / R. Lagarde 5 & 3
Joe CarrPatrick Cros 1 hole
Tom CraddockAlexis Godillot 2 & 1
David Sheahan 4 & 3Gaetan Morgue d'Algue
Peter Flaharty 5 & 4Jean-Charles Desbordes
Tom Egan 1 holeRoger Lagarde
Flight B

BracketFinal standings

PlaceCountry
Ireland
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Sources:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jansson, Anders. Golf - Den gröna sporten. 1979. Swedish Golf Federation. 9172603283. 153–158. sv. Golf - The green sport.
  2. Book: Jansson, Anders. Golf - Den stora sporten. 2004. Swedish Golf Federation. 91-86818007. 188–190. sv. Golf - The great sport.
  3. Web site: European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association. 18 December 2017.
  4. August 1967 . Lennart Bunke om Turin . Lennart Bunke about Turin . Svensk Golf. sv . 1–3, 30–31 . 17 March 2021 . 6.
  5. News: Ward Thomas. P.A.. 26 June 1967. Ireland retain European Team Championship . 7 . The Glasgow Herald . 17 March 2021.
  6. News: Ward Thomas. P.A.. 23 June 1967. Golf: Ireland and Scotland lead qualifiers . 6 . The Glasgow Herald . 18 March 2021.
  7. News: Ward Thomas. P.A.. 24 June 1967. Scotland in European team semi-finals . 4 . The Glasgow Herald . 18 March 2021.