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)

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

32 four-man teams contested the event.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]

CountryPlayers
 AustraliaHarry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley
 CanadaKeith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick Weslock
 Chinese TaipeiChen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shone
 Great Britain
&  Ireland		Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Ronnie Shade, Peter Townsend
 ItalyFranco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
 JapanYoshikane Hirose, Ginjiro Nakabe, Shohei Nishida, Akihiro Teramoto
 MexicoJuan Antonio Estrada, Roberto Halpern, Tomás Lehmann, Agustin Silveyra
 New ZealandJohn Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens
 South AfricaBobby Cole, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave Symons
 United StatesDeane Beman, Ron Cerrudo, Downing Gray, Bob Murphy
 West GermanyWalter Brühne, Friedrich-Carl Janssen, Peter Jochums, Christian Strenger

Scores
#CountryScoreTo par
1 Australia214-221-223-219=877+13
2 United States226-217-220-216=879+15
3 Great Britain
&  Ireland		228-215-223-217=883+19
4 South Africa220-222-215-227=884+20
5 Mexico230-216-221-222=889+25
6 Canada223-222-225-220=890+26
7 Chinese Taipei225-224-221-222=892+28
8 Japan228-224-226-216=894+30
9 West Germany224-228-223-225=900+36
T10 Italy230-221-228-226=905+41
 New Zealand222-224-229-230=905
T12 France229-224-225-230=908+44
 Sweden226-226-229-227=908
14 Chile225-230-227-227=909+45
15 Belgium232-221-232-227=912+48
16 Rhodesia223-234-226-232=915+51
17 India221-227-229-239=916+52
18 Zambia228-242-227-232=929+65
19 Brazil235-230-233-234=932+68
20 Philippines229-239-234-236=938+74
21 Guatemala231-240-229-239=939+75
22 Spain234-230-240-236=940+76
23 Bermuda236-239-234-238=947+83
24 Venezuela232-239-241-238=950+86
25  Switzerland239-240-239-234=952+88
26 Jamaica242-236-246-232=956+92
27 Denmark237-243-234-243=957+93
28 Uruguay242-239-243-234=958+94
29 Peru246-239-254-244=983+119
30 Iceland262-251-258-253=1024+160
31 Dominican Republic268-260-254-251=1033+169
32 Puerto Rico272-272-273-253=1070+206

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ronnie Shade Great Britain
&  Ireland		74-69-72-68=283−5
2Patrick Cros France71-71-72-76=290+2
T3Deane Beman United States76-73-73-69=291+3
Ginjiro Nakabe Japan76-73-73-69=291
5Bob Murphy United States74-71-74-73=292+4
6P. G. Sethi India75-70-73-75=293+5
T7Phil Billings Australia72-74-74-74=294+6
Angelo Croce Italy76-70-74-74=294
T9Harry Berwick Australia74-75-74-72=295+7
Walter Brühne West Germany74-73-73-75=295
Gary Cowan Canada75-73-75-72=295
Roberto Halpern Mexico76-71-73-75=295
Dave Symons South Africa75-75-70-75=295
Bob White Rhodesia73-75-75-72=295

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Record Book 1966–67 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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