1959 European Amateur Team Championship

Golf competition March 2020 1959 European Amateur Team Championship 22–27 June 1959 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 41 17 49 N 002 04 42 E type:event Real Club de Golf El Prat European Golf Association 36 holes stroke playround-robin system match play 72 6359 yd m 9 teamscirca 60 players Ola Bergqvist, Gustaf Adolf Bielke,Gunnar Carlander, Per-Olof Johansson,Göran Lindeblad, Bengt Möller,Nils Odqvist (captain and substitute player),Elis Werkell Qualification round: 612 (+36)Flight A matches: 5 points Europe#Spain#Spain Province of Barcelona Real Club de Golf El Prat Location in Europe##Location in Spain##Location in the Province of Barcelona yes 220 1961 The 1959 European Amateur Team Championship took place 22–27 June on the Real Club de Golf El Prat outside Barcelona, Spain. It was the first men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.Duecrey Pierre July 1959 Barcelona - Le premier Championat d'Europe Barcelona - The first European Champiopnships https://issuu.com/swissgolf.ch/docs/golf-1959-65?fr=sYzFhOTc0MjI3MzI 1 July 2026 Golf Switzerland Swiss Golf Federation 8–11 French 7/1959 Venue The championship took place in strong heat at Real Club de Golf El Prat, Barcelona, Spain.August 1959 Sverige första Europamästaren Sweden first European Champions http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/0p9k9b3c/6 12 March 2021 Svensk Golf 2–5 sv 6 The club was founded in 1912. It was at the time a private club and the course was situated in El Prat de Llobregat, 15 kilometers south of the city center, close to the Barcelona-El Prat Airport. In 1997, when the airport expanded, the club had to move its course and in 2003 the club established 45 holes in Terrassa, 30 kilometers north of Barcelona. The club hosted the professional tournament Open de Espana in both 1956 and 1959 and had done so several times since.https://outofbounds.se/golfresor/spanien/barcelona/el-prat/ Golf El Prat Outofbounds Golfresor 18 January 2024https://www.realclubdegolfelprat.com/en/history/ Golf El Prat, History Real Club de Golf El Prat 18 January 2024 Course layout HoleMetersPar2HoleMetersPar136541045052250411130331503124305428541332045360414400461603154805735541638048335417150394405183454Out2,73035In3,08537Source:Total5,81572 Format All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play over two days, counting the four best scores out of up to six players for each team. The four best teams formed flight A. The next four best teams formed flight B. The winner in each flight was determined by a round-robin system. All teams in the flight met each other with six players in each team 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. The teams were allowed to change players from one day to another, but not during a day from morning to afternoon. Teams Nine nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of six players. Players in the leading teams Country Players Jacky Moerman, Eric Tavernier Henri de Lamaze, Marius Bardana, Yves Caillol, Philippe Chassigny, Jean-Louis Dupont, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue Franco Bevione, P. Rivetti, Alberto Schiaffino Juan Antonio Andreu, Iván Maura, Enrigue Muro, Eduardo de la Riva, Fransisco Sanchiz, Ignacio Urguijo Ola Bergqvist, Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Gunnar Carlander, Per-Olof Johansson, Göran Lindeblad, Bengt Möller, Nils Odqvist,* Elis Werkell André Barras, Olivier Barras, Otto Dillier, Pierre Ducrey, D. Gütermann, Peter Gütermann, Ruedi Müller Hermann Ernst, Jost Burghartz, Werner Götz, Hans Lampert, Dietrich von Knoop, Hermann Tissies * Note: Odqvist entered the tournament as non-playing captain, but since Lindeblad and Möller was not able to play on 25 June in Sweden's match against Spain and Bielke and Carlander was not able to play on 26 June in Sweden's match against West Germany, due to food poisoning, Odqist played in those two matches. Other participating teams Country Winners Team Sweden won the championship, earning 5 points in flight A. Team France finished second, ahead of host country Spain. Individual winner in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Dietrich von Knoop, West Germany, with a score of 2-over-par 146. Henri de Lamaze, France, shot a new course record in the second round, with a score of 69 over 18 holes at the El Prat course. thumb|260px|Team Sweden Results Qualification rounds Team standings Place Country Score To par1 304-308=612 +362 320-295=615 +393 311-311=622 +464 319-305=624 +48T5 315-319=634 +58 315-319=634 7 321-316=637 +618 327-319=646 +709 335-343=678 +102 Individual leader Place Player Country Score To par1 Dietrich von Knoop 74-72=146 +2 Note: There was no official recognition for the lowest individual score. Flight A Team matches 2 06 3 2 05.5 3.5 1 14.5 4.5 2 05 4 2 05 4 2 07 2 Team standings Country Place W T L Game points Points 1 2 1 0 15.5–11.5 5 2 2 0 1 14.5–12.5 4 3 1 0 2 14–13 2 4 0 1 2 12–15 1 Flight B Team matches 2 08.5 0.5 2 05.5 3.5 2 05.5 3.5 2 06 3 2 08.5 0.5 2 07 2 Team standings Country Place W T L Game points Points 5 3 0 0 20–7 6 6 2 0 1 14.5–12.5 4 7 1 0 2 14–13 2 8 0 0 3 21.5–5.5 0 Final standings Place Country 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sources:https://www.e-magin.se/paper/94rt7fj3/popup/1 Golf - Den gröna sporten sv Golf - The green sport Anders Jansson Swedish Golf Federation 1979 9172603283 153–158http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/popup/1? Golf - Den stora sporten sv Golf - The great sport Anders Jansson Swedish Golf Federation 2004 91-86818007 188–190http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association 18 December 2017 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 External links European Golf Association: Full results Category:European Amateur Team Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Catalonia European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship