The 1964 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 1–4 October at Golf de Saint Germain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, France. It was the first women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 three-woman teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–4 October |
| Location | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 48°55′06″N 2°03′26″E / 48.91833°N 2.05733°E |
| Course(s) | Golf de Saint Germain |
| Organized by | French Golf Federation and United States Golf Association |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 5,933 yards (5,425 m) |
| Field | 25 teams 75 players |
| Champion | |
 FranceClaudine Cros, Catherine Lacoste, Brigitte Varangot | |
| 588 (+12) | |
| Location map | |
  Golf de Saint Germain Location in France  Golf de Saint Germain Location in Île-de-France | |
France won the Trophy, beating United States by one stroke. United States took the silver medal while England, a further nine strokes behind, took the bronze.[1]
Teams edit
25 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.[2]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Margarita MacInlay de Maglione, Cecilia Palacio, Adelina J. de Rodriguez |
 Australia
|
Gail Corry, Betty Dalgleish, Dianna Thomas |
 Belgium
|
Mrs. Jacques Francois, Arlette Engel-Jacquet, Josyane Leysen |
 Bermuda
|
Mrs. Brock Park, Mrs. Tom Smith, Mrs. George Wardman |
 Canada
|
Betty Stanhope-Cole, Gail Harvey Moore, Joanne Goulet |
 Chile
|
Sara Garcia de Raby, Gabriela Gazitua, Maria-Angelica Segovia |
 Denmark
|
Bjørg Damm, Vibeke Knudsen, Karin Vang Sigumfeldt Birch |
 England
|
Bridget Jackson, Ruth Porter, Marley Spearman |
| France
|
Claudine Cros, Catherine Lacoste, Brigitte Varangot |
 Ireland
|
Elisabeth Barnett, Ita Burke, Zelie Fallon |
 Italy
|
Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Marina Ragher, Marion Tadini |
 Japan
|
Tamako Isutani, Tokusaburo Kosaka, Hiroko Matsunami |
 Mexico
|
Fela Chavez, Ana Luisa Hernandez de Ortega, Maria Luisa Martinez |
 Netherlands
|
Annie van Lanschot, Anneke van Riemsdijk, Mrs Roely Sauter |
 New Zealand
|
Jane Butler, Pat Harrison, Jean Mangan |
 Philippines
|
Dominga Capati, Mercedes Feleciano, Nora M. Mateo |
 Portugal
|
Barbara de Brito e Cunha, Vera Costa Lennox, Salette de Sousa e Melo |
 Scotland
|
Joan Lawrence, Mary Roberts, Belle Robertson |
 South Africa
|
Jeanette Burd, Jacqueline Mercer, Mary Clemence |
 Spain
|
Rosa Cuito de Serra, Mercedes Etchart de Ártiach, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara |
 Sweden
|
Liv Forsell, Britt Mattsson, Cécilia Perslow |
 United States
|
Barbara McIntire, Carol Sorenson, Barbara Fay White |
 Wales
|
Mary Oliver, Pat Roberts, Nancy Wright |
 West Germany
|
Marietta Gutermann, Monika Möller, Monica Steegmann |
Results edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
|
France
|
147-146-148-147=588 | +12 |
|
United States
|
148-147-145-149=589 | +13 |
|
England
|
148-149-149-151=597 | +21 |
| 4 | Canada
|
149-156-155-146=606 | +30 |
| 5 | Australia
|
154-157-152-150=613 | +37 |
| T6 | New Zealand
|
154-158-155-149=616 | +40 |
| Sweden
|
156-153-153-154=616 | ||
| 8 | West Germany
|
157-156-152-156=621 | +45 |
| 9 | Mexico
|
158-160-155-151=624 | +48 |
| Scotland
|
158-160-151-155=624 | ||
| 11 | Belgium
|
154-160-158-154=626 | +50 |
| 12 | South Africa
|
156-158-153-160=627 | +51 |
| 13 | Wales
|
164-156-156-158=634 | +58 |
| 14 | Ireland
|
163-160-159-155=637 | +61 |
| T15 | Netherlands
|
159-157-166-159=641 | +65 |
| Italy
|
162-158-162-159=641 | ||
| Philippines
|
159-164-158-160=641 | ||
| 18 | Chile
|
166-159-159-161=645 | +69 |
| 19 | Japan
|
168-157-159-165=649 | +73 |
| 20 | Argentina
|
159-168-164-167=658 | +82 |
| 21 | Spain
|
169-161-169-164=663 | +87 |
| 22 | Portugal
|
164-169-163-172=668 | +92 |
| 23 | Denmark
|
173-181-159-169=682 | +106 |
| 24 | Bermuda
|
168-170-180-171=689 | +113 |
| 25 |  Austria
|
183-179-180-171=713 | +137 |
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Catherine Lacoste | France
|
72-71-78-73=294 | +6 |
| Carol Sorenson | United States
|
75-74-72-73=294 | ||
| T3 | Gail Harvey | Canada
|
73-77-75-72=297 | +9 |
| Marley Spearman | England
|
75-75-72-75=297 | ||
| T5 | Claudine Cros | France
|
76-75-75-74=300 | +12 |
| Barbara Fay White | United States
|
73-78-73-76=300 | ||
| 7 | Brigitte Varangot | France
|
75-76-73-77=301 | +13 |
| T8 | Liv Forsell | Sweden
|
77-75-78-73=303 | +15 |
| Dianna Thomas | Australia
|
75-76-75-77=303 | ||
| T10 | Barbara McIntire | United States
|
80-73-78-76=307 | +19 |
| Ruth Porter | England
|
80-74-77-76=307 |
References edit
- ^ "French Nip U.S. In Golf". The Detroit Daily Press. Reuters. 5 October 1964. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record Book 1964 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
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- ^ "Mannschafts-Weltmeisterschaften" [Teams, World Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.