The 1959 European Amateur Team Championship took place 22–27 June on the outside Barcelona, Spain. It was the first men's golf European Amateur Team Championship. 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 best teams formed flight B. Team Sweden won the championship, earning 5 points in flight A. Hosting country Spain took the silver medal on 4 points, the same number of points as France on third place, but with a better match record.