The 1979 European Amateur Team Championship took place 27 June – 1 July at Esbjerg Golf Club,

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. It was the 11th men's golf

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Venue

The tournament was played at the club's Marbæk Course, 15 kilometres north of

, built in 1975. There were hard winds blowing during the whole tournament on the par 71 course, not far from the

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Format

Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play 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 eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B to play similar knock-out play and the three teams placed 17–19 formed flight C to meet each other, to decide their final positions.

Teams

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

Winners

Team

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won the gold medal, earning their fifth title, beating Wales in the final 5.5–1.5. Team

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earned the bronze on third place, after beating host nation

5.5–1.5 in the bronze match. There was no official award for the lowest individual score in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition, but individual leader was

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, with a score of 5-over-par 147, three strokes ahead of nearest competitors, his two teammates

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and Michael Kelley.

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, shot a new course record 72 over 18 holes on the first day of competition. The course record was equaled by Michael Kelley, England, in the second round the next day, also scoring 72.

Results

Qualification round ''Team standings'' * ''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'' '' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.'' Flight A ''Bracket'' ''Final games'' *'' Note: Games declared halved, since team match already decided.'' Flight B ''Bracket'' Flight C Final standings Sources:

References

External links

European Golf Association: Full results
{{European Amateur Team Championship European Amateur Team Championship Golf tournaments in the Netherlands