# 1965 European Amateur Team Championship

The 1965 European Amateur Team Championship took place 23–27 June at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England and at nearby Royal Cinque Ports in Deal. It was the fourth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.

## Venue

Royal St George's Golf Club was founded in 1887 and had previously hosted The Open Championship nine times, but not since 1949. It came back to the Open Championship rotation in 1981. For the 1965 European Amateur Team Championship, the course was set up with par 70 over 6,742 yards and was played in windy whether conditions. The teams in flights A, B and C played their matches at Royal St George's, while the teams in flights D and E played their matches at Royal Cinque Ports.

### Course layout

Royal St George's Golf Club
| Hole | Meters | Par | | Hole | Meters | Par |
| 1 | 403 | 4 | | 10 | 347 | 4 |
| 2 | 338 | 4 | | 11 | 351 | 4 |
| 3 | 218 | 3 | | 12 | 310 | 4 |
| 4 | 421 | 4 | | 13 | 405 | 4 |
| 5 | 412 | 4 | | 14 | 475 | 5 |
| 6 | 151 | 3 | | 15 | 415 | 4 |
| 7 | 451 | 5 | | 16 | 149 | 4 |
| 8 | 167 | 3 | | 17 | 387 | 3 |
| 9 | 362 | 4 | | 18 | 403 | 4 |
| Out | 2,923 | 34 | | In | 3,242 | 36 |
| Source: | Source: | Total | Total | Total | 6,165 | 70 |

## 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, the next three teams formed flight D and the last three teams formed flight E.
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 were allowed to switch players during the team matches and select other players in to the afternoon single games after the morning foursome games.

## Teams

17 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Belgium | John Bigwood, Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, Paul Rolin, Phiilippe Washer |
| Denmark | Steen Andersen, Niels Elsøe Jensen, Klaus Friche, John Jacobsen, Peter Palsby, Ole Pfeiffer, Niels Thygesen, Ole Wiberg-Jørgensen |
| England | Michael Bonallack (playing captain), Martin Christmas, Clive Clark, Gordon Clark, Rodney Foster, Michael Lunt, Peter Townsend |
| France | Didier Charmat, Patrick Cros, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue |
| Ireland | Joe Carr, Tom Craddock, Michael Craigan, Bill McCrea, Vincent Nevin, David Sheahan, Rupert Staunton |
| Italy | E. Bergamo, Carlo Bordogna, Stefano Cimatti, P. Cora, Angelo Croce, Lorenzo Silva |
| Norway | Jan Aaseth, Per Heidenreich, John Johansen, Arve Pedersen |
| Scotland | Findlay Black, Hugh Campbell, Gordon Cosh, Charlie Green, Alistair Low, Sandy Saddler, Ronnie Shade |
| Spain | Iván Maura, Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Santiago Fernández, Javier Viladomiu |
| Sweden | Johny Anderson, Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Per-Olof Johansson, Claes Jöhncke, Rune Karlfeldt, Göran Lindeblad, Bengt Möller, Nils Odqvist (playing captain) |
| Wales | Edward Davies, Charles Gilford, John Llewellyn Morgan, John Povall, Hew Squirell, Jeff Toye, Iestyn Tucker |
| West Germany | Walter Brühne, Dietrich von Knoop, Hans Lampert, Peter Möller, Helge Rademacher, Erik Sellschopp, Nils Wirichs |
Other participating teams
* Country
* Austria
* Finland
* Netherlands
* Switzerland
* Portugal
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## Winners

Team Ireland, making its first appearance in the championship, won the gold medal, earning 4 points in flight A. Scotland took the silver medal, also on 4 team match points, but with lesser won game points. Defending champion and host country England earned the bronze on third place.
Individual leader in the first round of the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Michael Bonallack, England, with a score of 1-under-par 69. Iestyn Tucker, Wales, shot the only under par score in the second round, also scoring 69. The total individual honor belonged to Michael Bonallack, with a 7-over-par score of 147 over 36 holes, but there was no official award for the lowest individual score.

## Results

Qualification rounds
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | England | 300-297=597 | +37 |
| 2 | Ireland | 300-299=599 | +39 |
| 3 | Scotland | 299-304=603 | +43 |
| 4 | Wales | 307-302=609 | +49 |
| 5 | France | 311-309=620 | +60 |
| T6 | Sweden* | 317-314=631 | +71 |
| T6 | West Germany | 313-318=631 | +71 |
| 8 | Denmark | 319-318=637 | +77 |
| 9 | Italy | 324-314=638 | +78 |
| 10 | Spain | 329-314=643 | +83 |
| 11 | Belgium | 317-334=651 | +91 |
| T12 | Switzerland* | 347-326=673 | +113 |
| T12 | Finland | 341-332=673 | +113 |
| 14 | Norway | 327-348=675 | +115 |
| 15 | Portugal | 340-339=679 | +119 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 340-341=681 | +121 |
| 17 | Austria | 343-355=698 | +138 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Michael Bonallack | England | 69-78=147 | +7 |
| T2 | Joe Carr | Ireland | 71-78=149 | +9 |
| T2 | Vincent Nevin | Ireland | 76-73=149 | +9 |
| T2 | John Povall | Wales | 75-74=149 | +9 |
| T5 | Tom Craddock | Ireland | 76-74=150 | +10 |
| T5 | Sandy Saddler | Scotland | 78-72=150 | +10 |
| T5 | Iestyn Tucker | Wales | 81-69=150 | +10 |
| T8 | Clive Clark | England | 78-73=151 | +11 |
| T8 | Gordon Cosh | Scotland | 72-79=15 | +11 |
| T10 | Angelo Croce | Italy | 79-73=152 | +12 |
| T10 | Rodney Foster | England | 76-76=152 | +12 |
| T10 | Erik Sellschopp | West Germany | 78-74=152 | +12 |
| T10 | Ronnie Shade | Scotland | 72-80=152 | +12 |
Flight A
Team matches
| 2 | England | Wales | 0 |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Ireland | Scotland | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Scotland | England | 0 |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Ireland | Wales | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | England | Ireland | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Scotland | Wales | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
| Ireland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17–10 | 4 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15.5–11.5 | 4 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15–12 | 4 |
| Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.5–20.5 | 0 |
Flight B
Team matches
| 2 | West Germany | Sweden | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | France | Denmark | 0 |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Sweden | Denmark | 0 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2 | France | West Germany | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | France | Sweden | 1 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4-5 | 4-5 |
| 1 | Denmark | West Germany | 1 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
| France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17–10 | 5 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14–13 | 3 |
| West Germany | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.5–14.5 | 3 |
| Denmark | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.5–16.5 | 1 |
| Country | Place | Points |
| Spain | 9 | 3 |
| Belgium | 10 | 2 |
| Italy | 11 | 1 |
| Country | Place | Points |
| Norway | 12 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 2 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 |
| Country | Place | Points |
| Netherlands | 15 | 3 |
| Portugal | 16 | 3 |
| Austria | 17 | 0 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Ireland |
| | Scotland |
| | England |
| 4 | Wales |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | West Germany |
| 8 | Denmark |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Belgium |
| 11 | Italy |
| 12 | Norway |
| 13 | Switzerland |
| 14 | Finland |
| 15 | Netherlands |
| 16 | Portugal |
| 17 | Austria |
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