1979 European Amateur Team Championship

1979 European Amateur Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	27 June – 1 July 1979
Location	Esbjerg, Denmark 55°34′N 08°20′E / 55.567°N 8.333°E / 55.567; 8.333
Course(s)	Esbjerg Golf Club (Marbæk Course)
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,974 yards (6,377 m)
Field	19 teams 114 players
Champion
England Ian Bradshaw, Peter Deeble, Paul Downes, Geoffrey Godwin, Michael Kelley, Peter McEvoy
Qualification round: 755 (+45) Final match: 5.5–1.5
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The 1979 European Amateur Team Championship took place 27 June – 1 July at Esbjerg Golf Club, Esbjerg, Denmark. It was the 11th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

The tournament was played at the club's Marbæk Course, 15 kilometres north of Esbjerg, Denmark, built in 1975. There were hard winds blowing during the whole tournament on the par 71 course, not far from the North Sea.

Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play over two days, counting the five best scores each day 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 were 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. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B to play similar knock-out play and the three teams placed 17–19 formed flight C to meet each other, to decide their final positions.

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Country	Players
Austria	R. Bodenseer, J. Gross-Saurau, Johann Lamberg, Max Lamberg, Klaus Nierlich, Christoph Prasthofer
Belgium	Benoit Dumont, Michel Eaton, Eric Boyer de la Giroday, Thierry Goosens, M. Moerman, Freddy Rodesch
Czechoslovakia	Jiri Dvorac, P. Fulin, A. Kopta, Jan Kunsta, Jiri Kunsta, Miroslav Nemec
Denmark	Henry Knudsen, Jan Lindberg, John Nielsen, Christian Pein, Jacob Rasmussen, Anders Sørensen
England	Ian Bradshaw, Peter Deeble, Paul Downes, Geoffrey Godwin, Michael Kelley, Peter McEvoy
Finland	J. Alatalo, Patrick Halamaa, K. Ikola, Pekka Kuivasaari, Timo Sipponen, J. Vilmunen
France	Sven Boinet, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, François Illouz, Roger Lagarde, Philippe Ploujoux
Iceland	Hannes Eyvindsson, J.H. Gudlaugsson, S. Hafsteinsson, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Geir Svansson, Björgvin Thorsteinsson
Ireland	Mark Gannon, Raymond Kane, David Long, Mick Morris, Pat Mulcare, Hugh Smyth
Italy	Andrea Canessa, Franco Gigliarelli, Frederico Lang, Antonio Lionello, Lorenzo Silva, M. Zanchello
Luxembourg	B. Clasen, A, Graas, N. Graas, Y. Görgen, J. Lamparski, C. Schock, G. Schumann
Netherlands	Carel Braun, J. Heinen, Bart Nolte, Toby Rijks, P. Streutgers, Victor Swane
Norway	Erik Dønnestad, Petter Dønnestad, Ole-Christian. Hammer, Johan Horn, Asbjörn Ramnefjell, K. Vinter
Scotland	Gordon Brand Jnr, Allan Brodie, Iain Carslaw, Charlie Green, Ian Hutcheon, Brian Marchbank
Spain	José Luis de Bernardo, Gonzaga Escauriaza, Santiago Fernández, José Gancedo, Alejo Ollé, Román Taya
Sweden	Dag Aurell, Anders Johnsson, Krister Kinell, Björn Svedin, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling
Switzerland	C.A. Bagnoud, Martin Frank, T. Henz, Yves Hofstetter, Martin Kessler, Johnny Storjohann
Wales	Hugh Evans, John Roger Jones, David McLean, Terry Melia, Jonathan Morrow, Mark Mouland
West Germany	Thomas Hübner, Veit Pagel, Hans-Günther Reiter, Frank Schlig, J. Schuchmann, Ulrich Schulte

Team England won the gold medal, earning their fifth title, beating Wales in the final 5.5–1.5. Team Ireland earned the bronze on third place, after beating host nation Denmark 5.5–1.5 in the bronze match.

There was no official award for the lowest individual score in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition, but individual leader was Paul Downes, England, with a score of 5-over-par 147, three strokes ahead of nearest competitors, his two teammates Peter McEvoy and Michael Kelley.

Björn Svedin, Sweden, shot a new course record 72 over 18 holes on the first day of competition. The course record was equaled by Michael Kelley, England, in the second round the next day, also scoring 72.

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  England 380-375=755 +45 T2  Sweden * 386-393=779 +69  Wales 392-387=779 4  Ireland 382-401=783 +73 5  Scotland 387-400=787 +77 6  France 398-390=788 +78 7  Denmark 386-416=802 +92 8  West Germany 400-404=804 +94 9  Switzerland 402-415=817 +107 10  Netherlands 415-407=822 +112 T11  Norway * 410-413=823 +113  Italy 408-415=823 13  Austria 404-423=827 +117 14  Belgium 416-412=828 +118 15  Spain 416-418=834 +124 16  Iceland 426-413=839 +129 17  Finland 430-420=850 +140 18  Czechoslovakia 436-432=868 +158 19  Luxembourg 459-452=911 +201 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.

Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par 1 Paul Downes  England 74-73=147 +5 2 Michael Kelley  England 78-72=150 +8 Peter McEvoy  England 75-75=150 T4 Mark Gannon  Ireland 75-79=154 +12 Brian Marchbank  Scotland 77-77=154 Jonathan Morrow  Wales 78-76=154 Philippe Ploujoux  France 81-73=154 Jan Rube  Sweden 76-78=154 Mikael Sorling  Sweden 79-75=154 T10 David McLean  Wales 78-77=155 +13 Björn Svedin  Sweden 72-83=155 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

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

Final games  England  Wales 5.5 1.5 P. Downes / P. McEvoy 5 & 4 D. McLean / H. Evans P. Deeble / I. Bradshaw 5 & 4 J.R. Jones / T. Melia Paul Downes 1 hole John R. Jones Peter McEvoy 5 & 4 David McLean Michael Kelley AS * Hugh Evans AS * Ian Bradshaw AS * Mark Mouland AS * Geoffrey Godwin AS * Terry Melia AS * * Note: Games declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Spain 6        Netherlands 1    Norway 4        Spain 3    Norway 4.5        Belgium 2.5    Italy 5.5        Norway 1.5    Italy 5        Austria 2    Italy 5.5        Switzerland 1.5 Match for 11th place    Switzerland 4        Iceland 3    Spain 4      Switzerland 3

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Netherlands 5        Belgium 2    Netherlands 4.5        Austria 2.5    Austria 5.5      Iceland 1.5   Match for 15th place            Belgium 4      Iceland 3

Flight C

Czechoslovakia  Luxembourg 6 1

Finland  Luxembourg 6 1

Finland  Czechoslovakia 4 3

Final standings

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

Sources:^[1][2][3][4]

• 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.

• European Golf Association: Full results