The 1981 European Amateur Team Championship took place 24–28 June at the

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. It was the 12th men's golf

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Venue

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22 times, more than any other course, and has since continued to be one of the golf courses in the Open Championship hosting course rotation. For the 1981 European Amateur Team Championship, the course was set up with par 72 over 6,933 yards.

Format

Each team consisted of five or six 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 play all against each other, to decide their final positions.

Teams

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of five or six players. Players in the leading teams Other participating teams

Winners

Team

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won the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition, despite playing with only five players and having to count all five scores, because of an arm injury to team member

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, who could not play. There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was

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, France, with a score of 2-under-par 142, one stroke ahead of

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. Defending champions team

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won the gold medal, earning their sixth title, beating host country

in the final 4–3. The last and deciding game, between

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, England, and Ian Hutcheon, Scotland, went on to the 20th hole, in beginning darkness. Hutcheon had made a necessary birdie on the 18th to tie the match and holed a chip shot on the first extra hole to survive after hitting in to the Swilcan Burn, but Deeble won the 20th hole and the championship for England. Team

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earned the bronze on third place, after beating France 4–3 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round ''Team standings'' ''Individual leaders'' '' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.'' Flight A ''Bracket'' ''Final games'' 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 Scotland