1969 European Amateur Team Championship

Golf competition March 2021 1969 European Amateur Team Championship 26–29 June 1969 Hamburg, Germany 53 34 29 N 9 45 55 E type:event Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein European Golf Association Qualification round: 18 holes stroke playKnock-out match-play 71 6,655 yd m 18 teamscirca 108 players Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack,Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster,Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling Qualification round: 368 (+13)Final: 4.5–2.5 Europe#Germany#Germany Hamburg Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein Location in the Europe##Location in Germany##Location in Hamburg yes 220 1967 1971 The 1969 European Amateur Team Championship took place 26–29 June at Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein, outside Hamburg, Germany. It was the sixth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship. Venue The hosting club Hamburger Golf Club was founded in 1906, one of the ten oldest clubs in Germany, and initially based in Flottbek. The championship course in Falkenstein, 20 kilometres west of central Hamburg, was designed by English golf architects Harry Colt, Charles Hugh Alison and John Stanton Fleming Morrison and completed in October 1930. The club hosted the professional tournament German Open six times 1951–1965 and again in 1981 on the European Tour. Course layout HoleMetersPar2HoleMetersPar130541018032520511410432203123804444051335545375414330463904151603733541633048170317440593954183504Out3,15036In2,93535Source:August 1969 England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/2nspvg6x/14 Svensk Golf sv 12 21 January 2025 5Total6,08571 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 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 18 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of five or six players. Players in the teams CountryPlayers R. Hauser, H. Hild, Fritz Jonak, J. Kyrle, Alexander Maculan, Klaus Nierlich John Bigwood, Eddy Carbonnelle, C. Kreglinger, Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, Philippe Toussaint L. Bartunek, Jan Dvorak, Jaroslav Dvorak, Jiri Dvorak, Jan Kunsta, Jiri Kunsta John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Klaus Friche, Klaus Hove, Henry Knudsen, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack, Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster, Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling Asko Arkkola, Jalo Grönlund, O. Hanski, Juhani Hämäläinen, Harry Safonoff, Kari Salonen Didier Charmat, Jean-Charles Desbordes, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue Ireland 4prov Joe Carr, Tom Craddock, Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty, John O'Leary, Vincent Nevin Franco Bevione, P. Cora, Baldovino Dassù, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva, Carlo Tadini R.E. van Erven Dorens, M.A.J. Eykman, D. van Kalken, Jaap van Neck, Piet-Hein Streutgers, Victor Swane Petter Dønnestad, Olaf Eie, Thomas Eriksen, Johan Horn, Westye Höegh, Per Heidenreich Rodrico M. Bivar, Antonio Carmona Santos, E.P. Coelho, T. Lagos, José Lara de Sousa e Melo, D.E. Santo Silva Andrew Brooks, Gordon Cosh, Charlie Green, Bill Murray, Sandy Pirie, Hugh Stuart José Gancedo, Alvaro Muro, Álvaro Rezola, Francisco Sanchiz, Juan Sentmenat, Román Tayá, Ulf Bexelius, Hans Hedjerson, Claës Jöhncke, Johan Jöhncke, Magnus Lindberg, Jan Rosell Peter Gütermann, Anton Matti, Uli Lamm, R. Moos, Jürg Pesko, Michel Rey Jimmy Buckley, John Povall, Hew Squirell, David Stevens, Iestyn Tucker, Martin Walters Walter Brühne, Peter Jochums, Hans Lampert, Veit Pagel, Jürgen Weghmann, Nils Wirichs Winners 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 Qualification round Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1367 +112368 +133370+15T4 *371+16Ireland 4prov3716379+24T7 *384 +29384T9 *386 +3138611388 +3312389 +3413390 +3514394 +3915397 +4216401 +4617410 +5518415 +60 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score. Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Gordon Cosh68−32Tom CraddockIreland 4prov70−1T3John Jacobsen71EVincent NevinIreland 4prov71T5Michael Bonallack72+1Per Heidenrech72Iestyn Tucker72Martin Walters72T9Franco Bevione73+2Baldovino Dassù73Claës Jöhncke 73Johan Jöhncke73Geoff Marks73Jacky Moerman73Klaus Nielich73Hugh Stuart73 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. Flight A Bracket 4 3 5 2 4.5 2.5 Ireland 4prov 4 3 4.5 2.5 4.5 Ireland 4prov 2.5 4.5 2.5 Ireland 4prov 5.5 1.5 Quarter finals Semi finals Final Bronze match yes yes no no no no 150 25 5 2 6 1 5.5 1.5 4 3 Elimination matches Match for 5th place Match for 7th place 150 25 Final games 4.52.5M. Bonallack / R. FosterW. Brühne / H. Lampert 2 & 1P. Benka / G. Marks 4 & 3P. Jochums / J. WeghmannMichael Bonallack 6 & 5H. LampertGeoff MarksPeter Jochums 1 holePeter Benka 3 & 1Walter BrühneBruce Critchley 5 & 3Veit PagelRodney Foster AS *Jürgen Weghmann AS * * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided. Flight B Bracket Direct to 2nd round 6 1 4 3 Direct to 2nd round 4 3 4.5 2.5 4.5 2.5 5 2 Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place Match for 11th place yes no yes no no yes 150 25 4.5 2.5 Round 1 Match for 13th place Match for 15th place yes yes no nyes 150 25 Flight C Round 1 52 52 Round 2 43 52 Round 3 43 52 Final standings PlaceCountryIreland 4prov456789101112131415161718 Sources:Tradition since 1906 Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein – A Touch of German Golf History https://www.golfclub-falkenstein.de/club/tradition-seit-1906.html Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein 22 January 2025Ryde Peter 26 June 1969 European Golf Title 13 The Times (London, England)Jansson Anders https://www.e-magin.se/paper/94rt7fj3/popup/1 Golf - Den gröna sporten 1979 Swedish Golf Federation 9172603283 153–158 sv Golf - The green sportJansson Anders http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/popup/1? Golf - Den stora sporten 2004 Swedish Golf Federation 91-86818007 188–190 sv Golf - The great sportEuropean Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association https://www.ega-golf.ch/content/european-amateur-team-championship-9 21 January 2025August 1969 England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/2nspvg6x/14 Svensk Golf sv 9–12 19 March 2021 5Jacobs Raymond 30 June 1969 England beat Germany for European title 4 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZtAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1709%2C5651521 19 March 2021Jacobs Raymond 27 June 1969 Cosh leads Scotland to unexpected first qualifying place 6 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D5tAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4086%2C5204854 20 March 2021golf.de Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf 20 March 2021 4 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213154/https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf dead Ryde Peter 27 June 1969 European Golf 15 The Times (London, England)Ryde Peter 28 June 1969 European Golf 6 The Times (London, England)Ryde Peter 30 June 1969 European Golf England regain championship 11 The Times (London, England) 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 Germany European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship