# 1971 European Amateur Team Championship

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.

## Venue

The hosting club was Golf Club de Lausanne, founded in 1921, with its course, at an altitude of 850 metres, situated 5 kilometers north of Lausanne. 18 holes were completed and inaugurated in 1931. With most of the holes modified, a new course, designed by greenkeeper Hermann Narbel, were created and completed in 1962.
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.

### Course layout

| Hole | Meters | Par | | Hole | Meters | Par |
| 1 | 390 | 4 | | 10 | 400 | 4 |
| 2 | 380 | 4 | | 11 | 140 | 3 |
| 3 | 136 | 3 | | 12 | 325 | 4 |
| 4 | 385 | 4 | | 13 | 465 | 5 |
| 5 | 395 | 4 | | 14 | 365 | 4 |
| 6 | 505 | 5 | | 15 | 390 | 4 |
| 7 | 315 | 4 | | 16 | 375 | 4 |
| 8 | 190 | 3 | | 17 | 155 | 3 |
| 9 | 490 | 5 | | 18 | 495 | 5 |
| Out | 3,186 | 36 | | In | 3,110 | 36 |
| Source: | Source: | Total | Total | Total | 6,296 | 72 |

## 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 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.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | J. Kyrle, Max Lamberg, Klaus Nierlich, Peter Nierlich, Helmuth Reichel, Lampert Stolz |
| Belgium | John Bigwood, Yves Brose, Eddy Carbonnelle, O. Carbonnelle, Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch |
| Czechoslovakia | Jan Dvorak, Jiri Dvorak, A. Kopta, Jan Kunsta, Jiri Kunsta |
| Denmark | Nils Elsøe Jensen, Kjeld Friche, Klaus Hove, Henry Knudsen, John Nielsen, Hans Stenderup |
| England | Michael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Warren Humphreys, Michael King, Geoff Marks, David Marsh |
| Finland | Jalo Grönlund, Hannu Kusaari, Kalevi Murto, Harry Safonoff, Lauri Wirkala |
| France | Didier Charmat, René Darrieumerlou, 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 |
| Netherlands | Carel Braun, Lout Meertens, Jaap van Neck, Teun Rozenburg, Piet-Hein Streutgers, Victor Swane |
| Norway | Erik Dønnestad, Olaf Eie, Yngve Eriksen, Johan Horn, Svend Knutsen, Asbjørn Ramnefjell |
| Scotland | Charlie Green, Matt Lygate, Scott Macdonald, George MacGregor, Alistair Thomson, Hugh Stuart |
| Spain | Álvaro Arana, Santiago Fernández, José Gancedo, José Luis Noguer, Roman Taya, Javier Viladomiu |
| Sweden | Olle Dahlgren, Hans Hedjerson, Claës Jöhncke, Johan Jöhncke, Gunnar Mueller, Jan Rube |
| Switzerland | Thomas Fortmann, Yves Hofstetter, Martin Kessler, Uli Lamm, Peter Müller, Jürg Pesko |
| Wales | David Adams, Simon Cox, Ted Davies, Hew Squirell, Jeff Toye, John Povall |
| West Germany | Freidrich Janssen, Hans-Günther Heinrigs, Peter Jochums, Jan Müller, Veit Pagel, Jürgen Weghmann |

## Winners

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.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Scotland | 380 | +20 |
| 2 | Spain | 384 | +24 |
| 3 | France | 386 | +26 |
| T4 | Norway * | 387 | +27 |
| T4 | Switzerland | 387 | +27 |
| 6 | England | 388 | +28 |
| 7 | Wales | 391 | +31 |
| 8 | Ireland | 392 | +32 |
| 9 | Denmark | 393 | +33 |
| 10 | West Germany | 395 | +35 |
| 11 | Sweden | 396 | +36 |
| T12 | Netherlands * | 397 | +37 |
| T12 | Austria | 397 | +37 |
| 14 | Italy | 407 | +47 |
| 15 | Finland | 409 | +49 |
| 16 | Belgium | 412 | +52 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia | 422 | +62 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Martin Kessler | Switzerland | 73 | +1 |
| T1 | Klaus Nierlich | Austria | 73 | +1 |
| T1 | Hugh Stuart | Scotland | 73 | +1 |
| T4 | Yngve Eriksen | Norway | 74 | +2 |
| T4 | Thomas Fortmann | Switzerland | 74 | +2 |
| T4 | Scott MacDonald | Scotland | 74 | +2 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Spain | 4 | | |
| Wales | 3 | | |
| Wales | 3 | England | 6 |
| | | Spain | 1 |
| England | 4 | Spain | 1 |
| France | 3 | | | | |
| France | 3 | | | England | 5 |
| | | | | Scotland | 2 |
| Norway | 4.5 | | | Scotland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2.5 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 2.5 | Scotland | 7 | | |
| | | Norway | 0 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Scotland | 4 | Norway | 0 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Ireland | 3 | | | | |
| Ireland | 3 | | | Norway | 4 |
| | | | | Spain | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Wales | 7 |
| France | 0 | | |
| France | 0 | Ireland | 5 |
| | | Wales | 2 |
| Ireland | 5 | Wales | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | France | 5 |
| | | Switzerland | 2 |
| England | Scotland |
| 5 | 2 |
| M. Bonallack / W. Humphreys 19th | C. Green / G. MacGrecor |
| R. Foster / G. Marks | H. Stuart / A. Thomson 20th |
| Rodney Foster 3 & 2 | Charlie Green |
| Geoff Marks 1 hole | Scott MacDonald |
| Michael Bonallack 2 holes | Hugh Smart |
| Warren Humphreys | Matt Lygate 1 hole |
| Michael King 4 & 3 | George MacGregor |
Flight B
| Sweden | Italy |
| 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Netherlands | Austria |
| 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Denmark | Netherlands |
| 4 | 3 |
| Sweden | West Germany |
| 5 | 2 |
| Italy | Austria |
| 5 | 2 |
| West Germany | Netherlands |
| 4 | 3 |
| Denmark | Sweden |
| 4 | 3 |
Flight C
| Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| 6 | 1 |
| Belgium | Finland |
| 4 | 3 |
| Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | 1 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | England |
| | Scotland |
| | Norway |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Ireland |
| 6 | Wales |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Denmark |
| 10 | Sweden |
| 11 | West Germany |
| 12 | Netherlands |
| 13 | Italy |
| 14 | Austria |
| 15 | Belgium |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia |
| 17 | Finland |
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