1975 European Amateur Team Championship

Golf competition March 2021 1975 European Amateur Team Championship 26–29 June 1975 Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland 52.060459 N 9.563379 W type:event Killarney Golf & Fishing Club (Mahony's Point Course) European Golf Association Qualification round: 18 holes stroke playKnock-out match-play 73 6,727 yd m 18 teams108 players Charlie Green, Ian Hutcheon,George MacGregor, Gordon MurraySandy Stephen, Hugh Stuart Qualification round: 368 (+3)Final: 4.5–2.5 Europe#British Isles#Ireland Killarney Golf Location in Europe##Location in the British Isles##Location in Ireland yes 220 1973 1977 The 1975 European Amateur Team Championship took place 28 June – 1 July at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney, Ireland. It was the ninth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship. Venue Killarney Golf & Fishing Club The tournament was played at the club's 18-hole Mahony's Point Course, opened in 1939 on the shore of Lough Leane, 3 kilometres west of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. The course was set up with par 35 over the first nine holes and par 38 on the second nine, finishing with a par 3 hole. The course was dry and the whether warm and sunny during the whole tournament. Course layout HoleMetersPar2HoleMetersPar132541032642346411368431763124615432541343755448514346461483152504736841647458387417370494114181853Out2,93435In3,21738Source:Jansson Anders July 1975 EM-banan The European Championship course https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/m6535k9d/26 Svensk Golf sv 27 24 January 2025 5Total6,15173 Format All participating teams played one qualification round of stroke-play with six players, and 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. The first placed team was 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. In each match between two national teams, two 18-hole foursome games and five 18-hole single games were played. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the morning foursome matches and five players in to the afternoon single matches. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided. The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions. 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 six players. CountryPlayersUli Berlinger, M. Gohn, J. Göss-Saurau, E. Huber, Lampert Stolz, W. WewalkaJohn Bigwood, Benoit Dumont, Thierry Goosens, Yves Mahain, Freddy Rodesch, Jean Rolin, R. de VooghtKjeld Friche, Lars Jacobsen, Niels Elsøe.Jensen, Henry Knudsen, John Nielsen, Jens ThomasenJohn Davies, Richard Eyles, Peter Hedges, Mark James, Geoff Marks, Martin PoxonPatrick Halamaa, Hannu Kussaari, Harry Safonoff, Kari Salonen, Juha Utter, Lauri WirkalaSven Boinet, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, George Leven, Tim Planchin, Philippe PloujouxTorbjörn Kjaerbo, Einar Gudnason, Ragnar Olafsson, Oskar Saemundsson, Björgvin Thorsteinsson, S. ThorarensenIreland 4provEddie Dunne, Ian Elliott, Jack Harrington, Brian Malone, Pat Mulcare, Hugh SmythStefano Betti, Franco Gigliarelli, Antonio Lionello, Lorenzo Silva, Giuseppe Sita, Carlo TadiniLUXA, Graas, N. Graas, Y. Görgen, C. Schock, J. Schock, G. SchumannCarel Braun, Barend van Dam, T. Krol, Bart Nolte, Jaap van Neck, Victor SwaneErik Dønnestad, Petter Dønnestad, Ole-Christian Hammer, Johan Horn, Asbjörn Ramnefjell, Leif StensrudCharlie Green, Ian Hutcheon, George MacGregor, Gordon Murray, Sandy Stephen, Hugh StuartSantiago Fernández, José Gancedo, Ivan Maura, A. Perales, Nicasio Sagardia, Román TayaDag Aurell, Bob Bäckstedt, Hans Hedjerson, Göran Lundqvist, Jan Rube, Michael ÖrtegrenYves Hofstetter, Thomas Fortmann, Martin Kessler, Carlo Rampone, Michel Rey, Johnny StorjohannJohn Jermine, David McLean, Hew Squirell, Jeff Toye, John Povall, Iestyn TuckerHans-Hubert Giesen, Freidrich Janssen, Christoph Kilian, Hans Lampert, Veit Pagel, Christian Strenger Winners Scotland won the gold medal, earning their first title, beating Italy in the final 4.5–2.5. The Scottish team won the qualifying competition for the fourth consecutive occasion and had previously in the history of the championship finished second three times, losing the last two finals to England. Team Sweden, earned the bronze on third place, just as at the previous event two years earlier, after beating Switzerland 4–3 in the bronze match. Defending champions England did not make it to the quarter-finals, finishing tied 8th in the qualifying competition and losing the tie-breaker to France with a one stroke higher non-counting sixth score. Team Wales' low scorer Jeff Toye holed from eight feet on both of his last two greens, giving his team a final one-stroke advantage over England and France, but the sixth score for Wales would not have beaten the sixth scores of neither England or France in the event of a tie. Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Ian Hutcheon, Scotland, with a score of 3-under-par 70. There was no official award for the lowest individual score. Results Qualification round Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1368 +32377 +12T3 *378 +13 *3783786Ireland 4prov380 +157382 +17T8 *383 +1838310395 +3011402 +37T12 *403 +3840314405 +4015412 +4716426 +61T17LUX *431 +66431 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score. Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Ian Hutcheon70−32Geoff Marks71−2T3Stefano Betti72−1Lorenzo Silva72Giuseppe Sita72T6Göran Lundqvist73EPhilippe Ploujoux73Jeff Toye73T9Charlie Green74+1Yves Hofstetter74Freidrich Janssen74Christoph Kilian74George MacGregor74John Povall74Jan Rube74Johnny Storjohann74 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. Sources:Ryde Peter 26 June 1975 Special effort expected from Irish team 13 The Times (London, England)Jacobs Raymond 27 June 1975 Scots finish top as England fail 27 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g5BAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2509%2C6177026 24 March 2021Jansson Anders July 1975 Dagbok från EM Dairy from the Men's European Championship https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/m6535k9d/26 Svensk Golf sv 26–29 22 March 2021 5Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf 24 March 2021 golf.de, German Golf Federation 4 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213154/https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf dead Flight A Bracket 5 2 5.5 Ireland 4prov 1.5 5 2 6 1 5 2 5 2 4.5 2.5 4 3 Quarter finals Semi finals Final Bronze match yes yes no no no no 150 25 4.5 2.5 4.5 2.5 6 1 Ireland 4prov 4 3 Elimination matches Match for 5th place Match for 7th place 150 25 Final games 4.52.5I. Hutcheon / C. GreenL. Silva / A. Lionelli 19thH. Stuart / G. MacGregor 5 & 3S. Betti / G. SitaHugh Stuart 2 & 1Carlo TadiniIan Hutcheon AS*Antonio Lionelli AS*Sandy StephenGiuseppe Sita 1 holeCharlie Green 3 & 2Stefano BettiGeorge MacGregor 6 & 5Lorenzo Silva * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided. Flight B Elimination matches 52 52 43 52 Match for 13th place 52 Match for 11th place 43 Match for 9th place 52 Flight C First round LUX52 4.52.5 Second round 61 LUX43 Third round 4.52.5 LUX43 Final standings PlaceCountry4567Ireland 4prov8910111213141516LUX1718 Sources: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 sport 24 March 2021Jansson Anders https://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/popup/1? Golf - Den stora sporten 2004 Swedish Golf Federation 91-86818007 188–190 sv Golf - The great sport 24 March 2021European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship 24 March 2021Jacobs Raymond 30 June 1975 Europe triumph for Scots 20 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hZBAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1852%2C6650540 24 March 2021European Amateur Team Championship Results 1975 Killarney, Ireland http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship-results 24 March 2021 European Golf Association 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 Ireland European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship