The 1961 European Amateur Team Championship took place 20 – 25 July on the Royal Golf Club de Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. It was the second men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
Venue The championship took place at the Royal Golf Club de Belgique, the Royal Golf Club of Belgium, established in 1906 and situated in Tervuren on the Ravenstein Manor farm, 10 kilometers west of Brussels city center. The club hosted the professional tournament Belgian Open 13 times between 1910 and 1978.
Course layout HoleMetersParHoleMetersPar144651032042386411364431423121673438141348055470514300461773154655734541630348330417400493084182764Out2,98536In3,07537Source:Total6,06073
Format All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play, counting the four best scores out of six players for each team. The four best teams formed flight A. The next three teams formed flight B and the next three teams formed flight C.
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 Ten nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of six players. England took part for the first time.
Players in the teams CountryPlayers Hugo Hild, Fritz Jonak, H. Harrer, P. Kyrle, Alexander Maculan, Klaus Nielich, W. Pollak, D. Usner Gordon Clark, George Evans, Peter Green, David Moffat, David Neech, Dixon Rawlinson, Keith Warren Eddy Carbonelle, G. Leysen, Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, L. Velge, Philippe Washer, R. van Wyk Guy d'Arcangues, Marius Bardana, Yves Caillol, Jean Pierre Cros, Patrick Cros, J.L. Dupont, Jean-Pierre Hirigoyen, Henri de Lamaze, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue Eduardo Bergamo, Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, G. Cavalcani, Angelo Croce, E. Remigi, Alberto Schiaffino John F. Dudok van Heel, Robbie E. van Erven-Darens, Ajef F. Knappert, K. Knappert, Jani A.R. Roland Holst, W.F. Smit, O. van Zinnieq-Bergmann Juan Antonio Andreu, Duke of Fernan-Nunez, Iván Maura, S.A.R. Don Ataulfo de Orléans, L. Rezola, Eduardo de la Riva Johny Anderson, Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Ola Bergqvist, Gunnar Carlander, Lennart Leinborn, Magnus Lindberg, Bengt Möller Olivier Barras, G.Jaques-Dalcroze, Pierre Ducrey, M. Hodler, Philippe Huguenin, R. Moos, Ruedi Müller Walter Brühne, Hans Lampert, G. Möller, Jean Philipps, Helge Rademacher, Erik Sellschopp, Henning Sostmann
Winners Defending champion team Sweden won the gold medal, earning 5 points in flight A. Team England, on their first appearance in the championship, took the silver medal on 4 points and France earned, just as in the inaugural edition two years before, the bronze on third place.
On the last day of the tournament, Sweden and England met in the deciding match, where a tie was enough to give Sweden the championship. In the game between Bengt Möller, Sweden, and Keith Warren, England, Möller made a 14-meter putt on the 18th green, to tie the hole, win his game by one hole and secure a tie of the team match and the championship for Sweden, despite another two ongoing games.
Individual winner in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, France, with a score of 3-under-par 143. Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Sweden, shot a new amateur course record in the second round, with a score of 5-under-par 68 over 18 holes at the Belgique course.
Results Qualification rounds
Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1292-298=590+62299-292=591+73301-297=598+144303-297=600+165306-299=605+216307-306=613+297311-307=618+348318-313=631+479323-313=636+5210324-323=647+63
Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue72-71=143−3T2Franco Bevione75-70=145−1Gustav Adolf Bielke77-68=145Gunnar Carlander71-74=1455David Moffat70-76=146E Note: There was no official recognition for the lowest individual score.
Flight A
Team matches
2054 206.52.5
2072 114.54.5
114.54.5 2054
Team standings CountryPlaceWTLGame pointsPoints121016.5–10.55212015.5–11.54311113.5–13.5340038.5–18.50
Flight B
Team matches
204.54.5
2054
115.53.5
Team standings CountryPlaceWTLGame pointsPoints511010–8361018.5–9.5270118.5–9.51 Flight C
Team matches
2063
2063
1163
Team standings CountryPlace8910
Final standings PlaceCountry45678910 Sources:
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
External links European Golf Association: Full results