1967 European Amateur Team Championship

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.

1967 European Amateur Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	22–25 June 1967
Location	Turin, Italy 45°12′10″N 07°33′00″E
Course(s)	Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 18 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Field	16 teams circa 96 players
Champion
Ireland Joe Carr, Tom Craddock, Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty, Vincent Nevin, David Sheahan
Qualification round: 366 (+6) Final: 4–3
Location map
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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

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

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Netherlands
Switzerland
West Germany

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 round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  Ireland 366 +6 2  Scotland 371 +11 T3  England * 373 +13  France 373 5  Sweden 376 +16 6  Spain 384 +24 7  Belgium 385 +25 8  Italy 386 +26 9  West Germany 390 +30 10  Wales 392 +32 11  Netherlands 396 +36 12  Denmark 397 +37 13  Switzerland 399 +39 14  Austria 403 +43 15  Norway 404 +44 16  Finland 407 +47 * 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 T1 Tom Craddock  Ireland 69 −3 Charlie Green  Scotland 69 T3 Roger Lagarde  France 70 −2 Geoff Marks  England 70 5 Ronnie Shade  Scotland 71 −1 T6 Joe Carr  Ireland 72 E Magnus Lindberg  Sweden 72 David Sheahan  Ireland 72 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                Ireland 5        Sweden 2    Ireland 5        England 2    England 4.5        Belgium 2.5    Ireland 4        France 3    Scotland 5.5        Spain 1.5    France 4        Scotland 3 Bronze match    France 5        Italy 2    England 4.5      Scotland 2.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Sweden 5        Belgium 2    Italy 4        Sweden 3    Italy 6      Spain 1   Match for 7th place            Belgium 4      Spain 3

Final games  Ireland  France 4 3 J. Carr / T. Craddock 5 & 3 P. Cros / G. Morgue d'Algue T. Egan / P. Flaherty A. Godillot / R. Lagarde 5 & 3 Joe Carr Patrick Cros 1 hole Tom Craddock Alexis Godillot 2 & 1 David Sheahan 4 & 3 Gaetan Morgue d'Algue Peter Flaharty 5 & 4 Jean-Charles Desbordes Tom Egan 1 hole Roger Lagarde

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Wales 5.5        Austria 1.5    Wales 4        Denmark 3    Denmark 4.5        Finland 2.5    Wales 4        West Germany 3    Norway 4        Netherlands 3    West Germany 7        Norway 0 Match for 11th place    West Germany 6        Switzerland 1    Denmark 4      Norway 3

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Austria 5        Finland 2    Austria 4        Netherlands 3    Netherlands 4      Switzerland 3   Match for 15th place            Switzerland 5.5      Finland 1.5

Final standings

Place	Country
	Ireland
	France
	England
4	Scotland
5	Italy
6	Sweden
7	Belgium
8	Spain
9	Wales
10	West Germany
11	Denmark
12	Norway
13	Austria
14	Netherlands
15	Switzerland
16	Finland

Sources:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

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

1. Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 153–158. ISBN 9172603283.
2. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007.
3. "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
4. "Lennart Bunke om Turin" [Lennart Bunke about Turin]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1967. pp. 1–3, 30–31. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
5. Ward Thomas, P.A. (26 June 1967). "Ireland retain European Team Championship". The Glasgow Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
6. Ward Thomas, P.A. (23 June 1967). "Golf: Ireland and Scotland lead qualifiers". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
7. Ward Thomas, P.A. (24 June 1967). "Scotland in European team semi-finals". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

External links

• European Golf Association: Full results