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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 27–30 |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Mexico |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,125 yards (6,515 m) |
| Field | 32 teams 128 players |
| Champion | |
 AustraliaHarry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe & Kevin Hartley | |
| 877 (+13) | |
| Location map | |
  Club de Golf Mexico Location in Mexico  Club de Golf Mexico Location in Greater Mexico City | |
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
edit32 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
edit| 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
editThere 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 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 150–152. ISBN 9172603283.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–183. ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ "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.