1963 European Amateur Team Championship

The 1963 European Amateur Team Championship took place 3–7 July at Falsterbo Golf Club in Falsterbo, Sweden. It was the third men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

1963 European Amateur Team Championship
Aerial view of course at Falsterbo Golf Club
Tournament information
Dates3–7 July 1963
LocationFalsterbo, Sweden
55°23′N 12°50′E
Course(s)Falsterbo Golf Club
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
round-robin system match play
Statistics
Par71
Length6,400 yards (5,900 m)
Field14 teams
circa 100 players
Champion
 England
Michael Bonallack, Michael Burgess,
Rodney Foster, Peter Green, David Moffat,
David Palmer, Alan Thirlwell
Qualification round: 580 (+12)
Flight A matches: 6 points
Location Map
Location in Europe
Location in Sweden
Location in Scania

Venue
Main article: Falsterbo Golf Club

The hosting club, Sweden's third oldest golf club, was founded in 1909. Its links course, located on a headland peninsula at the south west tip of Sweden, was opened in 1934, initially designed by Robert Turnbull and later redesigned by Gunnar Bauer, Peter Nordwall and Peter Chamberlain.

The course later came to host the 1986 PLM Open on the European Tour.

Format

All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play, counting the four best scores out of up to six players for each team. The four best teams formed flight A, the next four teams formed flight B, the next three teams formed flight C and the last three teams formed flight D.

The standings in each flight was determined by a round-robin system. All teams in the flight met each other and the team with most points for team matches in flight A won the tournament, using the scale, win=2 points, halved=1 point, lose=0 points. In each match between two nation teams, three foursome games and six single games were played.

Teams

14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of six players.

Country Players
 Austria Hugo Hild, Fritz Jonak, Alexander Maculan, Klaus Nierlich, W. Pollak, H. Thurnher
 Belgium Ed. Carbonelle, Eric Taveruier, Philippe Washer, Freddy Rodesch, Paul Rolin, L. Velge
 Denmark Steen Andersen, John Jacobsen, Mogens Jørgensen, Peter Palsby, Erik Staerk, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen
 England Michael Bonallack, Michael Burgess, Rodney Foster, Peter Green, David Moffat, David Palmer, Alan Thirlwell
 Finland Jalo Grönlund, Veikko Hämäläinen, Pentti Nurminen, Börje Nordman, Torsten Nyström, T. Savolainen, Mauri Vikström, Juhani Örmä
 France Guy d'Arcangues, Yves Caillol, Patrick Cros, Jean-Louis Dupont, Roger Lagarde, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, Visscaux
 Italy Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Brenciaglia, C. Bordogna, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
 Netherlands Robbie E. van Erven Dorens, I.P. Eschauizer, Joan F. Dudok van Heel, Jani A.R. Roland Holst, Ajef F. Knappert, Olland, W.F. Smit
 Norway Jan Aaseth, Ellingsen, Frank Jacobsen, John Johansen, Kåre Kittelsen, Svein Knutsen, Arve Pedersen
 Portugal Nuno A. De Brito a Cunha, Fernando da Costa Cabral, Duarte Espirito Santo Silva, T. Lagos, Fernando Pinto Coelho, Manuel Leao
 Spain Enrigue Muro, Luis Alvarez de Bohorques, Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Iván Maura, Francisco Sanchiz, Ángel Sartorius
 Sweden Johny Anderson, Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Sten Eriksson, Göran Göransson, Claes Jöhncke, Rune Karlfeldt, Lennart Leinborn, Göran Lindeblad
  Switzerland Olivier Barras, G. Jacques-Dalcroze, Otto Dillier, Peter Gutermann, M. Lamm, Michael Rey
 West Germany Walter Brühne, van Elten, Peter Jochums, Dietrich von Knoop, Peter Möller, Helge Rademacher, Erik Sellschopp

Winners

Team England, making its second appearance in the championship, won the gold, earning 6 points in flight A. Defending champion and host country Sweden took the silver medal on 4 points and West Germany, for the first time on the podium in the three-year history of the championship, earned the bronze on third place.

Individual winner in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Rune Karlfeldt, Sweden, with a score of 3-under-par 139, three shots ahead of nearest competitor. Angelo Croce, Italy, shot a new course record in the second round, with a score of 67 over 18 holes on the Falsterbo course.

Results

Qualification rounds

Flight A

Team matches

Team standings

Country Place W T L Game points Points
 England 1 3 0 0 18.5–8.5 6
 Sweden 2 2 0 1 16.5–10.5 4
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 9–18 2
 Italy 4 0 0 3 10–17 0

Flight B

Team matches

Team standings

Country Place W T L Game points Points
 France 5 2 0 1 17.5–9.5 4
 Belgium 6 2 0 1 15.5–11.5 4
 Denmark 7 2 1 11–16 4
 Spain 8 0 0 0 10–17 0

Flight C

Team standings

Country Place
 Austria 9
  Switzerland 10
 Netherlands 11

Flight D

Team standings

Country Place
 Norway 12
 Portugal 13
 Finland 14

Final standings

Place Country
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany
4  Italy
5  France
6  Belgium
7  Denmark
8  Spain
9  Austria
10   Switzerland
11  Netherlands
12  Norway
13  Portugal
14  Finland

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

See also

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. "Eagle-drama EM.s höjdpunkt" [Eagle drama high-light of the European Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. June–July 1963. pp. 2–15, 49. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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