The 1983 European Amateur Team Championship took place 22–26 June at Golf de Chantilly, in Chantilly, France. It was the 13th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

Venue The hosting club was founded in 1909. The Vineuil Course, situated in Chantilly, in the forest of the Hauts-de-France region of Northern France, 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the center of Paris, close to the Château de Chantilly and Chantilly Racecourse, was originally designed by John Henry Taylor and later redesigned by Tom Simpson and Donald Steel. It had previously hosted eight editions of the Open de France.

For the 1983 European Amateur Team Championship, the course was set up with par 71 over 7,256 yards.

Format Each team consisted of five or six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition 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 seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

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

Players in the teams CountryPlayers Christian Czerny, Johann Lamberg, Klaus Nierlich, O. Paul, Fritz Porstendorfer, E. Posamentyr Patrick Bonnelance, Olivier Buysse, Alain Eaton, Michel Eaton, Thierry Goosens, Roger Rabaey Henry Knudsen, Leif Nyholm, Jacob Rasmussen, Søren Rolner, Anders Sørensen, Steen Tinning Peter Hedges, Stephen Keppler, Peter McEvoy, Andrew Oldcorn, Jonathan Plaxton, Martin Thompson Patrick Hallama, Kari Kuivasaari, Markku Louhio, Juha Selin, Timo Sipponen, Jouni Vilmunen Sven Boinet, Alexis Godillot, Marc Pendariès, Eric Pery, Philippe Ploujoux, Jean-Louis Schneider George Aronis, V. Aronis, S. Oikonomou, George Vafiadis, Stefan Vafiadis, Chris Valasakis Hannes Eyvindsson, G. Kristinsson, Ragnar Olafsson, Sigurdur Petursson, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Björgvin Thorsteinsson John Carr, Tom Cleary, Garth McGimpsey, Mick Morris, Arthur Pierse, Philip Walton Mauro Bianco, Alberto Binaghi, Emanuele Bolognesi, Andrea Canessa, Silvio Grappasonni, Sergio Prati Al. Graas, An. Graas, Y. Görgen, J.F. Schock, Ch. Schock, G. Schumann Ger Bazuin, Joost Hage, Bart Nolte, R. Tans, M. Peetoom, S. Van Vliet Eric Bjerkholt, Tom Fredriksen, Gard Midtvåge, Ragnvald Risan, Tore Sviland, Lars-Erik Underthun Frank Coutts, Colin Dalgleish, George MacGregor, Lindsay Mann, Stephen McAllister, Allan Thomson Ignacio Gervás, Julián García-Mayoral, José María Olazábal, Alejo Ollé, Borja Queipo de Llano, Román Taya Thomas Andersson, Antero Baburin, Magnus Hennberg, Per Jönsson, Anders Sandgren, Björn Svedin Charles André Bagnoud, Michael Buchter, Markus Frank, Alain Rey, Johhny Storjohann, Erwin Vonlanthen R.D. Broad, G. Davies, John Roger Jones, David McLean, Philip Parkin, D.K. Wood Thomas Dekorsy, Hans-Günter Reiter, Frank Schlig, Ulrich Schulte, Christoph Städler, Ralf Thielemann

Winners Team Scotland won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 8 over par 718.

Individual leader was Peter McEvoy, England, with a score of 8-under-par 134, five strokes ahead of Tore Christian Sviland, Norway. In his second round, McEvoy scored 8 birdies and 10 pars for an 8-under-par 63 score on the Chantilly course.

Team Ireland won the gold medal, earning their third title, beating Spain in the final 5–2. Team Italy earned the bronze on third place, after beating Scotland 4–3 in the bronze match.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1718 +82721+113725 +154730 +205733+236737 +277739+29T8 *747+3774710748 +3811750 +4012754 +4413758 +4814773 +6315775 +6516781 +7117785 +7518808 +8819849 +139 * 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 PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Peter McEvoy71-63=134−82Tore Sviland69-70=139−3T3Alberto Binaghi70-71=141−1Lindsay Mann71-70=141T5Frank Coutts71-71=142 ET6Thierry Goosens72-71=143+1Philip Parkin73-70=143Steen Tinning74-69=143 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 52P. Walton / G. McGimpsey 4 & 3A. Ollé / J. Garcia-MayoralA. Pierse / J. Carr 22nd holeJ.M. Olazábal / I. GervásPhilip Walton 4 & 3Alejo OlléArthur Pierse AS *Borjan Quiepo de Llano AS *Garth McGimpsey 2 & 1Román Taya 2 & 1Mick Morris AS *Ignacio Gervás AS *Tom ClearyJosé María Olazábal 8 & 7 * Note: Games declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Final standings PlaceCountry45678910111213141516171819 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