During three practice days before the tournament, the weather was warm and sunny, but on the first day of competition, play was interrupted several times due to heavy rain.
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 positions 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 matches after the morning foursome matches.
The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B to play similar knock-out play and the three teams placed 15–17 formed Flight C to meet each other, to decide their final positions.
Teams
17 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of five players.
Defending champions England won the gold medal, earning their third title, beating Scotland 5–2 in the final. Team Norway, for the first time on the podium, earned the bronze on third place, after beating Spain 4–3 in the bronze match.
Individual leaders in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Martin Kessler, Switzerland, Klaus Nierlich, Austria and Hugh Stuart, Scotland, tied first, each with a score of 1-over-par 73. There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.
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External links
European Golf Association: Full results
August 26, 2023
1971, european, amateur, team, championship, took, place, june, golf, club, lausanne, lausanne, switzerland, seventh, golf, european, amateur, team, championship, tournament, informationdates24, june, 1971locationlausanne, switzerland46, 676course, golf, club,. The 1971 European Amateur Team Championship took place 24 27 June at Golf Club de Lausanne in Lausanne Switzerland It was the seventh men s golf European Amateur Team Championship 1971 European Amateur Team ChampionshipTournament informationDates24 27 June 1971LocationLausanne Switzerland46 33 40 N 6 40 34 E 46 561 N 6 676 E 46 561 6 676Course s Golf Club de LausanneOrganized byEuropean Golf AssociationFormatQualification round 18 holes stroke playKnock out match playStatisticsPar72Length6 885 yards 6 296 m Field17 teamscirca 102 playersChampion EnglandMichael Bonallack Rodney Foster Warren HumphreysMichael King Geoff Marks David MarshQualification round 368 13 Final 4 5 2 5Location MapGolf Club de LausanneLocation in EuropeShow map of EuropeGolf Club de LausanneLocation in SwitzerlandShow map of Switzerland 19691973 During three practice days before the tournament the weather was warm and sunny but on the first day of competition play was interrupted several times due to heavy rain Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 3 Winners 4 Results 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFormat EditAll 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 positions 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 matches after the morning foursome matches The six teams placed 9 14 in the qualification stroke play formed Flight B to play similar knock out play and the three teams placed 15 17 formed Flight C to meet each other to decide their final positions Teams Edit17 nation teams contested the event Each team consisted of a minimum of five players Players in the leading teams Country Players Denmark Nils Elsoe Jensen Kjeld Friche Klaus Hove Henry Knudsen John Nielsen Hans Stenderup England Michael Bonallack Rodney Foster Warren Humphreys Michael King Geoff Marks David Marsh France Didier Charmat Jean Charles Desbordes Alexis Godillot Roger Lagarde Henri de Lamaze Ireland Roddy Carr Tom Craddock Brian Hoey Raymond Kane Brian Malone Martin O Brien Italy Stefano Cimatti L Fabrini Franco Gigliarelli Delio Lovato Lorenzo Silva Carlo Tadini Norway Erik Donnestad Olaf Eie Yngve Eriksen Johan Horn Svend Knutsen Asbjorn Ramnefjell Scotland Charlie Green Matt Lygate Scott Macdonald George MacGregor Alistair Thomson Hugh Stuart Spain Alvaro Arana Santiago Fernandez Jose Gancedo Jose Luis Noguer Roman Taya Javier Viladomiu Sweden Olle Dahlgren Hans Hedjerson Claes Johncke Johan Johncke Gunnar Mueller Jan Rube Switzerland Thomas Fortmann Yves Hofstetter Martin Kessler Uli Lamm Peter Muller Jurg Pesko Wales David Adams Simon Cox Ted Davies Hew Squirell Jeff Toye John Povall West Germany Freidrich Janssen Hans Gunther Heinrigs Peter Jochums Jan Muller Veit Pagel Jurgen WeghmannOther participating teams Country Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia Finland NetherlandsWinners EditDefending champions England won the gold medal earning their third title beating Scotland 5 2 in the final Team Norway for the first time on the podium earned the bronze on third place after beating Spain 4 3 in the bronze match Individual leaders in the opening 18 hole stroke play qualifying competition was Martin Kessler Switzerland Klaus Nierlich Austria and Hugh Stuart Scotland tied first each with a score of 1 over par 73 There was no official award for the lowest individual scores Results EditQualification round Team standings Place Country Score To par1 Scotland 380 202 Spain 384 243 France 386 26T4 Norway 387 27 Switzerland 3876 England 388 287 Wales 391 318 Ireland 392 329 Denmark 393 3310 West Germany 395 3511 Sweden 396 36T12 Netherlands 397 37 Austria 39714 Italy 407 4715 Finland 409 4916 Belgium 412 5217 Czechoslovakia 422 62 Note In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non counting score Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To parT1 Martin Kessler Switzerland 73 1Klaus Nierlich Austria 73Hugh Stuart Scotland 73T4 Yngve Eriksen Norway 74 2Thomas Fortmann Switzerland 74Scott MacDonald Scotland 74Note There was no official award for the lowest individual score Flight A Bracket Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal Spain4 Wales3 England6 Spain1 England4 France3 England5 Scotland2 Norway4 5 Switzerland2 5 Scotland7 Norway0Bronze match Scotland4 Ireland3 Norway4 Spain3 Elimination matchesMatch for 5th place Wales7 France0 Ireland5 Wales2 Ireland5 Switzerland2 Match for 7th place France5 Switzerland2 Final games England Scotland5 2M Bonallack W Humhpreys 19th C Green G MacGrecorR Foster G Marks H Stuart A Thomson 20thRodney Foster 3 amp 2 Charlie GreenGeoff Marks 1 hole Scott MacDonaldMichael Bonallack 2 holes Hugh SmartWarren Humphreys Matt Lygate 1 holeMichael King 4 amp 3 George MacGregor Flight B Elimination matches Sweden Italy5 5 1 5 Netherlands Austria5 5 1 5 Denmark Netherlands4 3 Sweden West Germany5 2 Match for 13th place Italy Austria5 2Match for 11th place West Germany Netherlands4 3Match for 9th place Denmark Sweden4 3 Flight C Czechoslovakia Finland6 1 Belgium Finland4 3 Belgium Czechoslovakia6 1 Final standings Place Country England Scotland Norway4 Spain5 Ireland6 Wales7 France8 Switzerland9 Denmark10 Sweden11 West Germany12 Netherlands13 Italy14 Austria15 Belgium16 Czechoslovakia17 FinlandSources 1 2 3 4 5 6 See also EditEisenhower 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 Edit Jansson Anders 1979 Golf Den grona sporten Golf The green sport in Swedish Swedish Golf Federation pp 153 158 ISBN 9172603283 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Jansson Anders 2004 Golf Den stora sporten Golf The great sport in Swedish Swedish Golf Federation pp 188 190 ISBN 91 86818007 Retrieved 21 March 2021 European Amateur Team Championship European Golf Association Retrieved 21 March 2021 Grattis Norge till EM framgangen Svenskt bottennapp med tiondeplats Congratulations Norway for European Championship success Swedish failure with tenth place Svensk Golf in Swedish No 5 August 1971 pp 23 27 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Jacobs Raymond 30 June 1971 Lygate only singles winner as Scots are beaten in final The Glasgow Herald p 5 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Mannschafts Europameisterschaften PDF golf de Archived from the original PDF on 4 November 2021 Retrieved 20 March 2021 External links EditEuropean Golf Association Full results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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