1969 European Amateur Team Championship

1969 European Amateur Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	26–29 June 1969
Location	Hamburg, Germany; 53°34′29″N 9°45′55″E / 53.57472°N 9.76528°E
Course(s)	Hamburger Golf Club – Falkenstein
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 18 holes stroke play; Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,655 yards (6,085 m)
Field	18 teams; circa 108 players
Champion
	England; Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack,; Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster,; Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling
	Qualification round: 368 (+13); Final: 4.5–2.5
Location map
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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.^[1]

The club hosted the professional tournament German Open six times 1951–1965 and again in 1981 on the European Tour.

Course layout

Hole	Meters	Par	Hole	Meters	Par
1	305	4	10	180	3
2	520	5	11	410	4
3	220	3	12	380	4
4	440	5	13	355	4
5	375	4	14	330	4
6	390	4	15	160	3
7	335	4	16	330	4
8	170	3	17	440	5
9	395	4	18	350	4
Out	3,150	36	In	2,935	35
Source:^[2]		Total		6,085	71

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

Country	Players
Austria	R. Hauser, H. Hild, Fritz Jonak, J. Kyrle, Alexander Maculan, Klaus Nierlich
Belgium	John Bigwood, Eddy Carbonnelle, C. Kreglinger, Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, Philippe Toussaint
Czechoslovakia	L. Bartunek, Jan Dvorak, Jaroslav Dvorak, Jiri Dvorak, Jan Kunsta, Jiri Kunsta
Denmark	John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Klaus Friche, Klaus Hove, Henry Knudsen, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen
England	Peter Benka, Michael Bonallack, Bruce Critchley, Rodney Foster, Geoff Marks, Peter Tupling
Finland	Asko Arkkola, Jalo Grönlund, O. Hanski, Juhani Hämäläinen, Harry Safonoff, Kari Salonen
France	Didier Charmat, Jean-Charles Desbordes, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue
Ireland	Joe Carr, Tom Craddock, Tom Egan, Peter Flaherty, John O'Leary, Vincent Nevin
Italy	Franco Bevione, P. Cora, Baldovino Dassù, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva, Carlo Tadini
Netherlands	R.E. van Erven Dorens, M.A.J. Eykman, D. van Kalken, Jaap van Neck, Piet-Hein Streutgers, Victor Swane
Norway	Petter Dønnestad, Olaf Eie, Thomas Eriksen, Johan Horn, Westye Höegh, Per Heidenreich
Portugal	Rodrico M. Bivar, Antonio Carmona Santos, E.P. Coelho, T. Lagos, José Lara de Sousa e Melo, D.E. Santo Silva
Scotland	Andrew Brooks, Gordon Cosh, Charlie Green, Bill Murray, Sandy Pirie, Hugh Stuart
Spain	José Gancedo, Alvaro Muro, Álvaro Rezola, Francisco Sanchiz, Juan Sentmenat, Román Tayá,
Sweden	Ulf Bexelius, Hans Hedjerson, Claës Jöhncke, Johan Jöhncke, Magnus Lindberg, Jan Rosell
Switzerland	Peter Gütermann, Anton Matti, Uli Lamm, R. Moos, Jürg Pesko, Michel Rey
Wales	Jimmy Buckley, John Povall, Hew Squirell, David Stevens, Iestyn Tucker, Martin Walters
West Germany	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

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	Scotland	367	+11
2	England	368	+13
3	Denmark	370	+15
T4	Wales *	371	+16
T4	Ireland	371	+16
6	Sweden	379	+24
T7	West Germany *	384	+29
T7	Italy	384	+29
T9	Spain *	386	+31
T9	Belgium	386	+31
11	Austria	388	+33
12	France	389	+34
13	Norway	390	+35
14	Finland	394	+39
15	Switzerland	397	+42
16	Netherlands	401	+46
17	Portugal	410	+55
18	Czechoslovakia	415	+60

* 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
1	Gordon Cosh	Scotland	68	−3
2	Tom Craddock	Ireland	70	−1
T3	John Jacobsen	Denmark	71	E
T3	Vincent Nevin	Ireland	71	E
T5	Michael Bonallack	England	72	+1
	Per Heidenrech	Norway	72
	Iestyn Tucker	Wales	72
	Martin Walters	Wales	72
T9	Franco Bevione	Italy	73	+2
	Baldovino Dassù	Italy	73
	Claës Jöhncke	Sweden	73
	Johan Jöhncke	Sweden	73
	Geoff Marks	England	73
	Jacky Moerman	Belgium	73
	Klaus Nielich	Austria	73
	Hugh Stuart	Scotland	73

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

Flight A

Bracket

Quarter finals		Semi finals		Final



England	4

Sweden	3
		England	4.5

		Italy	2.5
Italy	5

Wales	2
				England	4.5

				West Germany	2.5
West Germany	4.5

Denmark	2.5
		West Germany	4.5

		Ireland	2.5	Bronze match
Ireland	4

Scotland	3
				Ireland	5.5

				Italy	1.5

Elimination matches		Match for 5th place



Sweden	5

Wales	2
		Scotland	5.5

		Sweden	1.5
Scotland	6

Denmark	1
		Match for 7th place



		Wales	4

		Denmark	3

Final games

England	West Germany
4.5	2.5
M. Bonallack / R. Foster	W. Brühne / H. Lampert 2 & 1
P. Benka / G. Marks 4 & 3	P. Jochums / J. Weghmann
Michael Bonallack 6 & 5	H. Lampert
Geoff Marks	Peter Jochums 1 hole
Peter Benka 3 & 1	Walter Brühne
Bruce Critchley 5 & 3	Veit Pagel
Rodney Foster AS *	Jürgen Weghmann AS *

* Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1		Round 2		Match for 9th place






		France	4

		Belgium	3
France	6

Finland	1
				France	4.5

				Norway	2.5
Norway	4

Austria	3
		Norway	4.5

		Spain	2.5	Match for 11th place



				Belgium	5

				Spain	2

Round 1	Match for 13th place






	Finland	4.5

	Austria	2.5

Flight C

Round 1

Netherlands	Czechoslovakia
5	2

Switzerland	Portugal
5	2

Round 2

Switzerland	Czechoslovakia
4	3

Netherlands	Portugal
5	2

Round 3

Portugal	Czechoslovakia
4	3

Switzerland	Netherlands
5	2

Final standings

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

Sources:^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "Tradition since 1906 Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein – A Touch of German Golf History". Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse" [England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. August 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
^ Ryde, Peter (26 June 1969). "European Golf Title". The Times (London, England). p. 13.
^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 153–158. ISBN 9172603283.
^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007.
^ "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 21 January 2025.
^ "England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse" [England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. August 1969. pp. 9–12. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ Jacobs, Raymond (30 June 1969). "England beat Germany for European title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ Jacobs, Raymond (27 June 1969). "Cosh leads Scotland to unexpected first qualifying place". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ Ryde, Peter (27 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 15.
^ Ryde, Peter (28 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 6.
^ Ryde, Peter (30 June 1969). "European Golf England regain championship". The Times (London, England). p. 11.

External links

European Golf Association: Full results

[:0-1] "Tradition since 1906 Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein – A Touch of German Golf History". Hamburger Golf-Club Falkenstein. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[2] "England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse" [England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. August 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

[3] Ryde, Peter (26 June 1969). "European Golf Title". The Times (London, England). p. 13.

[4] Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 153–158. ISBN 9172603283.

[5] Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 188–190. ISBN 91-86818007.

[6] "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 21 January 2025.

[7] "England blev vårt Waterloo i dramatisk EM-uppgörelse" [England became our Waterloo in dramatic European Championship fight]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. August 1969. pp. 9–12. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[8] Jacobs, Raymond (30 June 1969). "England beat Germany for European title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[9] Jacobs, Raymond (27 June 1969). "Cosh leads Scotland to unexpected first qualifying place". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[10] "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" (PDF). golf.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[11] Ryde, Peter (27 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 15.

[12] Ryde, Peter (28 June 1969). "European Golf". The Times (London, England). p. 6.

[13] Ryde, Peter (30 June 1969). "European Golf England regain championship". The Times (London, England). p. 11.

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