1967 European Amateur Team Championship
# 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.

## 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, Jacques 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

| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ireland | 366 | +6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 371 | +11 |
| T3 | England * | 373 | +13 |
| T3 | France | 373 | +13 |
| 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 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Tom Craddock | Ireland | 69 | −3 |
| T1 | Charlie Green | Scotland | 69 | −3 |
| T3 | Roger Lagarde | France | 70 | −2 |
| T3 | Geoff Marks | England | 70 | −2 |
| 5 | Ronnie Shade | Scotland | 71 | −1 |
| T6 | Joe Carr | Ireland | 72 | E |
| T6 | Magnus Lindberg | Sweden | 72 | E |
| T6 | David Sheahan | Ireland | 72 | E |

Flight A

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ireland | 5 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | Ireland | 5 |
| | | England | 2 |
| England | 4.5 | England | 2 |
| Belgium | 2.5 | | | | |
| Belgium | 2.5 | | | Ireland | 4 |
| | | | | France | 3 |
| Scotland | 5.5 | | | France | 3 |
| Spain | 1.5 | | | | |
| Spain | 1.5 | France | 4 | | |
| | | Scotland | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| France | 5 | Scotland | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | | | England | 4.5 |
| | | | | Scotland | 2.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Sweden | 5 |
| Belgium | 2 | | |
| Belgium | 2 | Italy | 4 |
| | | Sweden | 3 |
| Italy | 6 | Sweden | 3 |
| Spain | 1 | | |
| Spain | 1 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Belgium | 4 |
| | | Spain | 3 |
| 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 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wales | 5.5 | | |
| Austria | 1.5 | | |
| Austria | 1.5 | Wales | 4 |
| | | Denmark | 3 |
| Denmark | 4.5 | Denmark | 3 |
| Finland | 2.5 | | | | |
| Finland | 2.5 | | | Wales | 4 |
| | | | | West Germany | 3 |
| Norway | 4 | | | West Germany | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | West Germany | 7 | | |
| | | Norway | 0 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| West Germany | 6 | Norway | 0 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | Denmark | 4 |
| | | | | Norway | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Austria | 5 |
| Finland | 2 | | |
| Finland | 2 | Austria | 4 |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | | |
| Switzerland | 3 | Match for 15th place | 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 |

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