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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. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England. It lies on the River Stour and has a population of 4,985. Sandwich was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings, including several listed public houses and gates in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill. While once a major port, it is now two miles from the sea due to the disappearance of the Wantsum Channel. Its historic centre has been preserved. Sandwich Bay is home to nature reserves and two world-class golf courses, Royal St George's and Prince's. The town is also home to many educational and cultural events. Sandwich also gave its name to the food by way of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and the word ''sandwich'' is now found in several languages. Etymology The place-name 'Sandwich' is first attested in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', where it appears as ' in 851 and ' in 993. In the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 it appears as '. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Amateur Team Championship
The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been played annually since 2008 (with the exception of 2012). Format 1959–1965 Each team consisted of a minimum of six players, playing two rounds of stroke play, counting the four best scores for each team. The four best teams formed flight A, were the winner was determined by a round-robin system. All teams in the flight met each other and the team with most points for team matches won the tournament, using the scale, won 2 points, halved 1 point, lost 0 points. 1967–1975 Each team played one round of stroke play, 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, teams being seeded based on their position after the stroke play. 1977–2019 Each team consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé Frayssineau
Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was ''Charivius''. Anglicized forms are Harvey and Hervey. Its Old Breton form was ''Huiarnviu'' (cf. Old Welsh ''Haarnbiu'' ), composed of the elements ''hoiarn'' ("iron", modern Breton ''houarn'', c.f. Welsh ''haearn'') and ''viu'' ("bright", "blazing", modern Breton ''bev''). Its common Celtic form would have been ''*isarno-biuos'' or ''*-ue(s)uos''. Recorded Middle Breton forms of the name include ''Ehuarn, Ehouarn, Houarn''. The name of the 6th-century saint is recorded in numerous variants, including forms such as: ''Houarniault'', ''Houarneau''; as the name of a legendary Breton bard, the name occurs in varians such as ''Hyvarnion, Huaruoé, Hoarvian''.''Bulletin Archéologique de l'Association Bretonne '' t. 4 (1884)p. 206 People with the given name ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Cros (golfer)
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman *Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender *Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick *Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick Film * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Charmat
__NOTOC__ Didier is a French masculine given name and surname common throughout the Romance languages. It comes from the Ancient Roman names Didius and Desiderius. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it has become associated with the name ''Desiderius'', related to Latin ''desiderium'' – which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for". List Notable people with the name include: Given name * Didier Agathe (born 1975), French footballer * Didier André (born 1974), French race car driver * Didier Boulaud (born 1950), French senate member * Didier Burkhalter (born 1960), Swiss politician * Didier of Cahors (c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint * Didier Couécou (born 1944), French footballer * Didier Daeninckx (born 1949), French crime writer and politician * Didier Delsalle (born 1957), French helicopter pilot * Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French international footballer and manager * Didier Diderot ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Townsend (golfer)
Peter Michael Paul Townsend (born 16 September 1946) is an English professional golfer. After a very successful amateur career he turned professional in 1966. He had a number of wins in the early part of his professional career including the Piccadilly PGA Close Championship in 1968. He represented Great Britain twice in the Ryder Cup, in 1969 and 1971. Amateur career Townsend had a very successful amateur career. He won the Boys Amateur Championship in 1962 and 1964, the Carris Trophy in 1964 and the British Youths Open Amateur Championship in 1965. In 1966 he won both the Brabazon Trophy and the Lytham Trophy and made the cut in the Open Championship finishing as the second-best amateur to Ronnie Shade. He was selected for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1965 Walker Cup and the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in December 1966 under the management of Mark McCormack. Professional career Townsend won the 1967 Dutch Open in his first season as a professional. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lunt
Michael Stanley Randle Lunt (20 May 1935 – 22 May 2007) was an English amateur golfer. He won the Amateur Championship in 1963 and played in the Walker Cup four times. Lunt was the son of Stanley Lunt who won the English Amateur in 1934. Lunt himself won the English Amateur in 1966 and they became the first father and son to win the event. Lunt had a successful junior career, representing England boys and reaching the final of the Boys Amateur Championship in 1951. Against Neville Dunn, he was 5 up after 11 holes of the morning round but lost 6&5. Individually his biggest success came when he won the Amateur Championship at St Andrews in 1963, beating John Blackwell 2&1 in the final. The following year he came close to repeating his success but lost in the final to Gordon Clark at the 39th hole. Lunt was part of the Great Britain and Ireland team that won the 1964 Eisenhower Trophy at Olgiata Golf Club near Rome. He played in four successive Walker Cup matches from 1959 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Foster
Rodney Foster (born 13 October 1941) is an English amateur golfer. He was one of the leading British amateurs of the 1960s and early 1970s. He represented Great Britain and Ireland in five successive Walker Cup matches from 1965 to 1973 and twice in the Eisenhower Trophy, in 1964 and 1970. Foster was relatively unknown when he won the 1964 Berkshire Trophy with a score of 281, two ahead of Michael Attenborough. He was also runner-up in the English Amateur the same year, losing by 1 hole in the 36-hole final to David Marsh. His good performances gained him a place in the four-man Great Britain and Ireland team for the 1964 Eisenhower Trophy. The team led throughout and finished two strokes ahead of Canada. Amateur wins *1964 Berkshire Trophy *1967 Lytham Trophy *1968 Lytham Trophy *1969 Brabazon Trophy (tie with Michael Bonallack) *1970 Brabazon Trophy Team appearances *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1965 (tied), 1967, 1969, 1971 (winners), 1973, 1979 (non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Clark (golfer)
Gordon Haddon Clark (August 31, 1902 – April 9, 1985) was an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian. He was a leading figure associated with presuppositional apologetics and was chairman of the Philosophy Department at Butler University for 28 years. He was an expert in pre-Socratic and ancient philosophy and was noted for defending the idea of propositional revelation against empiricism and rationalism, in arguing that all truth is propositional. His theory of knowledge is sometimes called ''scripturalism''. Biography Clark was raised in a Christian home and studied Calvinist thought from a young age. In 1924, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in French and earned his doctorate in Philosophy from the same institution in 1929. The following year he studied at the Sorbonne. He began teaching at the University of Pennsylvania after receiving his bachelor's degree and also taught at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary in Philad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Clark (golfer)
Clive Anthony Clark (born 27 June 1945) is an English professional golfer and more recently a broadcaster and golf course architect. Early life and amateur career Clark started playing golf at the age of 12. He was a Junior Member at both Scarborough North Cliff and Ganton, both golf clubs being in Yorkshire, England. His dedication to the sport resulted in early success, being runner-up in The Boys' Championship and in successive years was Captain of the British Boys' Team against Europe, and later Captained The English Youth's Team vs Scotland. He progressed in his late teens to be successful in major Amateur Championships. Clive was a winner of The Brabazon Trophy (The English Amateur Strokeplay), the 72-hole Lytham Trophy, and The Golf Illustrated Gold Vase played at Sunningdale. In the same year, he was also runner-up to Michael Bonallack in both The British Amateur Championship and The English Amateur Championship. On turning 20, Clark played in The Walker Cup in Baltimore, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Christmas
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bonallack
Sir Michael Francis Bonallack, OBE (born 31 December 1934) is an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century. Bonallack was born in Chigwell, Essex. He learned the game of golf under the tutelage of head professional Bert Hodson at Chigwell and soon won the Boys Amateur Championship in 1952. A rare example of an outstanding golfer who remained an amateur in the era when professional domination of the sport became firmly entrenched, he went on to win the Amateur Championship and the English Amateur five times each and the Brabazon Trophy four times. He was a member of nine Walker Cup teams and played in the Eisenhower Trophy seven times. His best finish at the Open Championship was eleventh in 1959. He was the leading amateur at the Open in 1968 and 1971. Affiliations He was Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews from 1983 to 1999 and Captain from 1999 to 2000. He has also been President of the Golf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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