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.
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.
CountryPlayers
Harry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley
Jaques Moerman, Paul Rolin, Fredric Rodesch, Philippe Toussaint
Ford Hutchings, Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Richard S.L. Pearman
Humberto C. de Ameida, Robert Falkenburg, Mario Gonzalez Jr, Carlos A. Sozio
Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick Weslock
Guy Barroilhet, Mauricio Galeno, Eric van der Valk, Jaime R. Vergara
Chen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shone
Klaus Hove, John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Niels Thygesen, Ole Pfeiffer
Ramon Baez, Dionisio Bernal, Jack Corrie, Bernardo Pichardo
Patrick Cros, Herve Frayssineau, Alex Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue

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Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Ronnie Shade, Peter Townsend
Angel Arturo Casellas, Juan José Hermosilla, Mario Perez, Adolfo Rios
Magnus Gudmundsson, Th Kjerbo, O.B. Ragnarsson, Ottar Yngvasson
Ashok S. Malik, S.S. Malik, Ashok Mehra, P. G. Sethi
Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva
Lindy Delapenha, M.S. Elder, H.E.T. McDonald Jr, I. Sturdy
Yoshikane Hirose, Ginjiro Nakabe, Shohei Nishida, Akihiro Teramoto
Juan Antonio Estrada, Roberto Halpern, Tomás Lehmann, Agustin Silveyra
John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens
Maxwell Cooper, Miguel Grau, Ricardo Hernandez, Fernando de Osma
Emil G. Gaston, Manuel J. Gonzalez, Alejandro Montelibano, Luis F. Silverio
Richard Bernhard, John Keith Clark, Fred W. Thon, Juan N. Torruella
Rhodesia|1964

Scores

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Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ronnie Shade
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74-69-72-68=283−5
2Patrick Cros71-71-72-76=290+2
T3Deane Beman76-73-73-69=291+3
T3Ginjiro Nakabe76-73-73-69=291+3
5Bob Murphy74-71-74-73=292+4
6P. G. Sethi75-70-73-75=293+5
T7Phil Billings72-74-74-74=294+6
T7Angelo Croce76-70-74-74=294+6
T9Harry Berwick74-75-74-72=295+7
T9Walter Brühne74-73-73-75=295+7
T9Gary Cowan75-73-75-72=295+7
T9Roberto Halpern76-71-73-75=295+7
T9Dave SymonsSouth Africa|1928