1964 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1964 Eisenhower Trophy took place 7–10 October at the Olgiata Golf Club in Olgiata, north of Rome, Italy. It was the fourth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 33 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 7–10 October |
Location | Rome, Italy |
Course(s) | Olgiata Golf Club |
Format | 72 holes stroke play |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Field | 33 teams 132 players |
Champion | |
Michael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Michael Lunt & Ronnie Shade | |
895 (+31) | |
Great Britain and Ireland won the Eisenhower Trophy, beating Canada by two strokes. Canada took the silver medal while New Zealand, a further three strokes behind, took the bronze. The defending champions, the United States, finished fourth.
Teams
33 teams contested the event. Each team had four players.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]
Country | Players |
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Hernan Fernandez, Jorge Ledesma, Angel Monguzzi, Raul Travieso | |
Barrie Baker, Phil Billings, Tom Crow, Kevin Hartley | |
Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick Weslock | |
Chen Chien-chin, Hsieh Min-nan, Hsu Sheng-san, Kuo Chie-hsiung | |
Patrick Cros, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue | |
& | Michael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Michael Lunt, Ronnie Shade |
Carlo Bordogna, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva | |
Juan Antonio Estrada, Tomás Lehmann, Rafael Quiroz, Enrique Sterling | |
John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray | |
Deane Beman, William C. Campbell, Dale Morey, Ed Tutwiler |
Scores
# | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | & | 214-231-226-224=895 | +31 |
2 | 224-227-225-221=897 | +33 | |
3 | 225-223-229-223=900 | +36 | |
4 | 221-225-230-232=908 | +44 | |
5 | 223-230-229-228=910 | +46 | |
T6 | 218-231-233-229=911 | +47 | |
219-233-227-232=911 | |||
8 | 220-236-229-228=913 | +49 | |
9 | 219-234-231-233=917 | +53 | |
10 | 228-233-229-232=922 | +58 | |
11 | 223-225-243-238=929 | +65 | |
12 | 228-237-241-236=942 | +78 | |
13 | 230-237-237-239=943 | +79 | |
14 | 237-237-237-235=946 | +82 | |
T15 | 223-241-246-239=949 | +85 | |
231-233-242-243=949 | |||
17 | 230-249-238-235=952 | +88 | |
18 | 231-245-235-243=954 | +90 | |
19 | 232-248-238-237=955 | +91 | |
20 | 232-234-249-244=959 | +95 | |
21 | 239-247-231-243=960 | +96 | |
22 | 233-247-241-243=964 | +100 | |
T23 | 238-240-242-245=965 | +101 | |
227-248-245-245=965 | |||
25 | 236-248-244-239=967 | +103 | |
26 | 236-247-238-250=971 | +107 | |
27 | 229-254-245-249=977 | +113 | |
28 | 237-248-245-248=978 | +114 | |
29 | 242-260-252-252=1006 | +142 | |
30 | 255-252-263-249=1019 | +155 | |
31 | 251-257-256-261=1025 | +161 | |
32 | 253-265-266-259=1043 | +179 | |
33 | 257-271-269-262=1059 | +195 |
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Hsieh Min-nan | 72-77-72-73=294 | +6 | |
2 | Raul Travieso | 73-74-73-75=295 | +7 | |
T3 | Keith Alexander | 76-75-72-74=297 | +9 | |
Ross Murray | 77-70-76-74=297 | |||
T5 | Juan Antonio Estrada | 72-74-75-77=298 | +10 | |
Nick Weslock | 74-72-75-77=298 | |||
T7 | Angelo Croce | 70-75-75-79=299 | +11 | |
Ted McDougall | 72-76-77-74=299 | |||
9 | Ronnie Shade | & | 70-81-74-75=300 | +12 |
T10 | Rodney Foster | & | 72-79-75-75=301 | +13 |
Michael Lunt | & | 72-76-79-74=301 |
References
- "Record Book 1964 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Britain lead in World Team Event". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1964. p. 6.
- "Britain's lead cut to one shot". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1964. p. 6.
- "Britain now five shots ahead". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1964. p. 5.
- "Britain's "Great Team Effort" in Rome". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1964. p. 5.
- "World Golf Trophy goes to British Side". The Age. 12 October 1964. p. 25.