1966 Eisenhower Trophy

The 1966 Eisenhower Trophy took place October 27 to 30 at the Club de Golf Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the fifth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1966 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
DatesOctober 27–30
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Course(s)Club de Golf Mexico
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length7,125 yards (6,515 m)
Field32 teams
128 players
Champion
 Australia
Harry Berwick, Phil Billings,
Kevin Donohoe & Kevin Hartley
877 (+13)
Location map
Club de Golf Mexico is located in Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico
Location in Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico is located in Greater Mexico City
Club de Golf Mexico
Club de Golf Mexico
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Australia won the Eisenhower Trophy for the second time, finishing two strokes ahead of the silver medalists, United States. Great Britain and Ireland finished four strokes behind the United States and took the bronze medal while South Africa finished fourth. Ronnie Shade, representing Great Britain and Ireland, was the leading individual with a score of 283, 5 under par, seven strokes better than Patrick Cros from France.

Teams

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32 four-man teams contested the event.[1]

Country Players
  Australia Harry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley
  Belgium Jaques Moerman, Paul Rolin, Fredric Rodesch, Philippe Toussaint
  Bermuda Ford Hutchings, Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Richard S.L. Pearman
  Brazil Humberto C. de Ameida, Robert Falkenburg, Mario Gonzalez Jr, Carlos A. Sozio
  Canada Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick Weslock
  Chile Guy Barroilhet, Mauricio Galeno, Eric van der Valk, Jaime R. Vergara
  Republic of China Chen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shone
  Denmark Klaus Hove, John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Niels Thygesen, Ole Pfeiffer
  Dominican Republic Ramon Baez, Dionisio Bernal, Jack Corrie, Bernardo Pichardo
  France Patrick Cros, Herve Frayssineau, Alex Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue
  Great Britain
&   Ireland
Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Ronnie Shade, Peter Townsend
  Guatemala Angel Arturo Casellas, Juan José Hermosilla, Mario Perez, Adolfo Rios
  Iceland Magnus Gudmundsson, Th Kjerbo, O.B. Ragnarsson, Ottar Yngvasson
  India Ashok S. Malik, S.S. Malik, Ashok Mehra, P. G. Sethi
  Italy Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
  Jamaica Lindy Delapenha, M.S. Elder, H.E.T. McDonald Jr, I. Sturdy
  Japan Yoshikane Hirose, Ginjiro Nakabe, Shohei Nishida, Akihiro Teramoto
  Mexico Juan Antonio Estrada, Roberto Halpern, Tomás Lehmann, Agustin Silveyra
  New Zealand John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens
  Peru Maxwell Cooper, Miguel Grau, Ricardo Hernandez, Fernando de Osma
  Philippines Emil G. Gaston, Manuel J. Gonzalez, Alejandro Montelibano, Luis F. Silverio
  Puerto Rico Richard Bernhard, John Keith Clark, Fred W. Thon, Juan N. Torruella
  Rhodesia Douglas Black, Peter J. Matkovich, Michael J. Reinders, Robert W. White
  South Africa Bobby Cole, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave Symons
  Spain Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Alvaro Rezola, José Gancedo, Alvaro Muro
  Sweden Hans Hedjerson, Thure Holmström, Claes Jöhncke, Magnus Lindberg
  Switzerland Otto F. Dillier, Peter Gutermann, Rudolf Müller, Michael Rey
  United States Deane Beman, Ron Cerrudo, Downing Gray, Bob Murphy
  Uruguay Orlin Jacobson, Victor Paullier, Pablo Paullier, Peter Stanham
  Venezuela Jacques Alexander Jr, Fernan Frias Jack Strange, Alirio Yanes
  West Germany Walter Brühne, Friedrich-Carl Janssen, Peter Jochums, Christian Strenger
  Zambia Malcolm Cordukes, John F. Drysdale, Simon Hobday, Ken Treloar

Scores

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Place Country Score To par
    Australia 214-221-223-219=877 +13
    United States 226-217-220-216=879 +15
    Great Britain
&   Ireland
228-215-223-217=883 +19
4   South Africa 220-222-215-227=884 +20
5   Mexico 230-216-221-222=889 +25
6   Canada 223-222-225-220=890 +26
7   Chinese Taipei 225-224-221-222=892 +28
8   Japan 228-224-226-216=894 +30
9   West Germany 224-228-223-225=900 +36
T10   Italy 230-221-228-226=905 +41
  New Zealand 222-224-229-230=905
T12   France 229-224-225-230=908 +44
  Sweden 226-226-229-227=908
14   Chile 225-230-227-227=909 +45
15   Belgium 232-221-232-227=912 +48
16   Rhodesia 223-234-226-232=915 +51
17   India 221-227-229-239=916 +52
18   Zambia 228-242-227-232=929 +65
19   Brazil 235-230-233-234=932 +68
20   Philippines 229-239-234-236=938 +74
21   Guatemala 231-240-229-239=939 +75
22   Spain 234-230-240-236=940 +76
23   Bermuda 236-239-234-238=947 +83
24   Venezuela 232-239-241-238=950 +86
25   Switzerland 239-240-239-234=952 +88
26   Jamaica 242-236-246-232=956 +92
27   Denmark 237-243-234-243=957 +93
28   Uruguay 242-239-243-234=958 +94
29   Peru 246-239-254-244=983 +119
30   Iceland 262-251-258-253=1024 +160
31   Dominican Republic 268-260-254-251=1033 +169
32   Puerto Rico 272-272-273-253=1070 +206

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ronnie Shade   Great Britain
&   Ireland
74-69-72-68=283 −5
2 Patrick Cros   France 71-71-72-76=290 +2
T3 Deane Beman   United States 76-73-73-69=291 +3
Ginjiro Nakabe   Japan 76-73-73-69=291
5 Bob Murphy   United States 74-71-74-73=292 +4
6 P. G. Sethi   India 75-70-73-75=293 +5
T7 Phil Billings   Australia 72-74-74-74=294 +6
Angelo Croce   Italy 76-70-74-74=294
T9 Harry Berwick   Australia 74-75-74-72=295 +7
Walter Brühne   West Germany 74-73-73-75=295
Gary Cowan   Canada 75-73-75-72=295
Roberto Halpern   Mexico 76-71-73-75=295
Dave Symons   South Africa 75-75-70-75=295
Bob White   Rhodesia 73-75-75-72=295

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Record Book 1966–67 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 150–152. ISBN 9172603283.
  3. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–183. ISBN 91-86818007.
  4. ^ "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.
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