1958 Eisenhower Trophy

The 1958 Eisenhower Trophy took place 8–11 and 13 October on the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the first World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 29 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1958 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates8–11, 13 October
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,996 yards (6,397 m)
Field29 teams
115 players
Champion
 Australia
Doug Bachli, Bruce Devlin,
Bob Stevens & Peter Toogood
918 (+54), playoff
Location map
Old Course at St Andrews is located in the United Kingdom
Old Course at St Andrews
Old Course at St Andrews
Location in United Kingdom
Old Course at St Andrews is located in Scotland
Old Course at St Andrews
Old Course at St Andrews
Location in Scotland
Old Course at St Andrews is located in Fife
Old Course at St Andrews
Old Course at St Andrews
Location in Fife
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Australia won the Eisenhower Trophy, beating the United States by 222 to 224 in a playoff after both teams had finished on 918. The United States took the silver medal. Great Britain and Ireland finished a stroke behind and took the bronze medal while New Zealand, who led after 54 holes, finished fourth.

The playoff took place on Monday 13 October and followed the same format as the main event with the leading three scores counting. For Australia, Doug Bachli scored 77, Bruce Devlin 72, Bob Stevens 75 and Peter Toogood 75 for a total of 222. For the United States, Charles Coe scored 73, Bill Hyndman 78, Billy Joe Patton 75 and Bud Taylor 76 for a total of 224.

Teams edit

29 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of team Republic of China, which were represented by only three players.[1]

Country Players
  Argentina Carlos Bracht, Oscar Cella, Jorge Ledesma, Hugo Nicora
  Australia Doug Bachli, Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens, Peter Toogood
  Austria Heinrich Harrer, Hugo Hild, Alexander Maculan, Attilio Conte de Smecchia
  Belgium Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, Paul Rolin, Eric Tavernier
  Bermuda Ronald A. Dwyer, C.H. Ford Hutchings, Richard S.L. Pearlman, George E. Wardman
  Brazil Humberto C. De Almeida, Raul Borges, Joao Barbosa Correa, Silvio Pinto Freire
  Canada Doug Bajus, Bruce Castator, Eric Hanson, Bob Kidd
  China Chang Tung-chang, Jeffrey Koo, Richard Koo
  Finland Jalo Grönlund, Eero Hänninen, Taavi Pohjanpalo, Mauri Vikström
  France Henri de Lamaze, Marius Bardana, Roger Lagarde, Jean-Pierre Hirigoyen
  Great Britain
&   Ireland
Joe Carr, Reid Jack, Arthur Perowne, Guy Wolstenholme
  Iceland Sveinn Arsaeksson, Magnus Gudmundsson, Hermann Ingimarsson, Ólafur August Ólafsson
  India A.S. Malik, C-I. S. Malik, R.K. Pitamber, P. G. Sethi
  Italy Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino
  Japan Kiyoshi Ishimoto, Naoyasu Nabeshima, Ichizo Oguri, Junzo Shibamoto
  Kenya William N.B. Loudon, Alistair J. Robertson, Christopher L.D. Sykes, Peter G. Tait
  Malaya W.J. Gibb, J.C. Hutcheson, J.W.R. Muraille, K.C. MacNair
  Netherlands J.F. Dudok, A.F. Knappert, W. van Moorsel, W.F. Smit
  Norway John Johansen, Kåre Kittilsen, Erik Osland, Einar Wahlstøm
  New Zealand Bob Charles, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall
  Philippines Mel Gana, Alex Prieto, Francisco Reyes Jr, Luis Silverio
  Portugal Manuel de Brito e Cunha, Visconde de Pereira Machado, Duarte Espirito Santo Silva, José de Sousa e Melo
  South Africa Jimmy Boyd, Denis Hutchinson, Arthur Stewart, Arthur Walker
  Spain Juan Antonio Andreu, Duke de Fernán-Núñez, Iván Maura, Luis Rezola
  Sweden Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Gunnar Carlander, Rune Karlfeldt, Bengt Möller
  Switzerland André Barras, Oliviér Barras, Peter Gutermann, John Panchaud
  United States Charles Coe, Bill Hyndman, Billy Joe Patton, Bud Taylor
  Venezuela Jack Alexander Jr, Guillermo Behrens, Jack Corrie, Fernan Frias
  West Germany Werner Götz, Hans Lampert, Jean Phillipps, Erik Sellschopp

Results edit

Place Country Score To par
    Australia 244-226-221-227=918 +54
    United States 233-232-225-228=918 +54
    Great Britain
&   Ireland
227-234-230-228=919 +55
4   New Zealand 236-226-225-234=921 +57
5   Argentina 236-242-232-230=940 +76
T6   Canada 240-241-228-236=945 +81
  South Africa 246-231-229-239=945
8   France 242-240-231-236=949 +85
9   Sweden 251-242-227-237=957 +93
10   Italy 246-239-237-241=963 +99
11   Belgium 245-250-229-240=964 +100
12   Philippines 248-245-239-238=970 +106
13   Spain 249-254-234-237=974 +110
T14   India 244-251-237-249=981 +117
  Switzerland 249-244-243-245=981
16   Bermuda 249-251-240-245=985 +121
T17   West Germany 260-260-241-237=998 +134
  Kenya 253-259-239-247=998
19   Netherlands 250-256-253-246=1005 +141
20   Japan 250-255-244-257=1006 +142
21   Brazil 253-262-249-245=1009 +145
22   Venezuela 264-261-242-248=1015 +151
23   Finland 265-255-242-255=1017 +153
24   Malaya 262-257-252-258=1029 +165
25   Norway 261-262-263-254=1040 +176
T26   China 269-268-260-252=1049 +185
  Portugal 259-269-265-256=1049
28   Austria 268-272-269-262=1071 +207
29   Iceland 273-277-263-271=1084 +220

Playoff scores:   Australia: 222 (+6),   United States: 224 (+8)

Individual leaders edit

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Bruce Devlin   Australia 81-73-74-73=301 +13
Bill Hyndman   United States 79-77-73-72=301
Reid Jack   Great Britain
&   Ireland
72-77-74-78=301
T4 Bob Charles   New Zealand 74-74-76-81=305 +17
Charles Coe   United States 74-77-76-78=305
6 Henri de Lamaze   France 77-77-75-78=307 +19
7 Luis Silverio   Philippines 75-81-77-75=308 +20
T8 Bob Stevens   Australia 82-77-76-75=310 +22
Peter Toogood   Australia 84-76-71-79=310
Arthur Walker   South Africa 83-74-74-79=310
Guy Wolstenholme   Great Britain
&   Ireland
76-79-78-77=310

Sources:[1][2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Record Book first World Amateur Golf Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy with teams" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Golf-VM genom åren, VM-resultat genom tiderna" [World Team Championship through the years]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. pp. 176–177. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 150–152. ISBN 9172603283.
  4. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–183. ISBN 91-86818007.

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