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.
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.
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina |
Hernan Fernandez, Jorge Ledesma, Angel Monguzzi, Raul Travieso |
 Australia |
Barrie Baker, Phil Billings, Tom Crow, Kevin Hartley |
 Austria
|
Fritz Jonak, Alexander Maculan, Klaus Nierlich, Wolfganf Pollak |
 Belgium
|
Jaques Moerman, Paul Rolin, Fredric Rodesch, Philippe Washer |
 Bermuda
|
Ford Hutchings, Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, George E. Wardman |
 Brazil
|
Fernando Chaves Barcellos, Robert Falkenburg, Carlos Sozio, Nestor L. Sozio Jr |
 Canada |
Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick Weslock |
 Chile
|
Arturo Mori, Christian Prieto, Eric van der Valk, Jaime R. Vergara |
 Republic of China |
Chen Chien-chin, Hsieh Min-Nan, Hsu Sheng-san, Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
 Denmark
|
John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Niels Thygesen, Ole Wilberg-Jørgensen |
 France |
Patrick Cros, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue |
 Great Britain&  Ireland |
Michael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Michael Lunt, Ronnie Shade |
 Iceland
|
Petur Bjornsson, Magnus Gudmundsson, Gunnar Solnes, Ottar Yngvasson |
 India
|
Ashok S. Malik, S.S. Malik, R.K. Pitamber, P. G. Sethi |
 Italy |
Carlo Bordogna, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva |
 Japan
|
Yoshikane Hirose, Kiyoshi Ishimoto, Hiroshi Morimoto, Ginjiro Nakabe |
 Malaysia
|
Sulaiman Bin Bluah, Darwis Deren, Rashid Mallal, Brian R. Marks |
 Mexico |
Juan Antonio Estrada, Tomás Lehmann, Rafael Quiroz, Enrique Sterling |
 Netherlands
|
Robbie E. van Erven Dorens, Joan F. Dudok van Heel, Jani A.R. Roland Holst, Ajef F. Knappert |
 New Zealand |
John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray |
 Northern Rhodesia
|
John Drysdale, Phil Dunne, Jackie Muir, Ken Treloar |
 Peru
|
Maxwell Cooper, Miguel Grau, Ricardo Hernandez, Guillermo Salazar |
 Philippines
|
Alejandro Prieto, Alberto Silverio, Luis F. Silverio, Dick Villalon |
 Portugal
|
Fernando P. Coelho, Jorge J. de Figueiredo, Daniel B. Lane, Manuel Leao |
 South Africa
|
Murray Grindrod, David Symons, Reginald C. Taylor, Dorian Wharton-Hood |
 Southern Rhodesia
|
R.A. Cahl, Gordon Owen, M.J. Reinders, R.W. White |
 Spain
|
Luis Alvarez de Bohorques, Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Iván Maura, Francisco Sanchiz |
 Sweden
|
Gunnar Carlander, Claes Jöhncke, Lennart Leinborn, Bengt Möller |
 Switzerland
|
Olivier Barras, Otto Dillier, Peter Gutermann, Rudolf Müller |
 United States |
Deane Beman, William C. Campbell, Dale Morey, Ed Tutwiler |
 Uruguay
|
Francisco Etchecerry, Carlos Giambruno, Pablo Paullier, Fernando Valdez |
 Venezuela
|
Manuel Bernandez, Fernan Frias R. Keith Guise, José M. Stuyck |
 West Germany
|
Klaus R Bez, Walter Brühne, Peter Möller, Nils Wirichs |
Scores
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Great Britain & Ireland |
214-231-226-224=895 | +31 |
 |
Canada |
224-227-225-221=897 | +33 |
 |
New Zealand |
225-223-229-223=900 | +36 |
| 4 | United States |
221-225-230-232=908 | +44 |
| 5 | Australia |
223-230-229-228=910 | +46 |
| T6 | Italy |
218-231-233-229=911 | +47 |
 Chinese Taipei |
219-233-227-232=911 | ||
| 8 | Argentina |
220-236-229-228=913 | +49 |
| 9 | Mexico |
219-234-231-233=917 | +53 |
| 10 | France |
228-233-229-232=922 | +58 |
| 11 | South Africa |
223-225-243-238=929 | +65 |
| 12 | Spain |
228-237-241-236=942 | +78 |
| 13 | Southern Rhodesia |
230-237-237-239=943 | +79 |
| 14 | Sweden |
237-237-237-235=946 | +82 |
| T15 | Northern Rhodesia |
223-241-246-239=949 | +85 |
| India |
231-233-242-243=949 | ||
| 17 | Denmark |
230-249-238-235=952 | +88 |
| 18 | Venezuela |
231-245-235-243=954 | +90 |
| 19 | Belgium |
232-248-238-237=955 | +91 |
| 20 | Switzerland |
232-234-249-244=959 | +95 |
| 21 | Austria |
239-247-231-243=960 | +96 |
| 22 | Bermuda |
233-247-241-243=964 | +100 |
| T23 | Chile |
238-240-242-245=965 | +101 |
| Japan |
227-248-245-245=965 | ||
| 25 | Philippines |
236-248-244-239=967 | +103 |
| 26 | West Germany |
236-247-238-250=971 | +107 |
| 27 | Brazil |
229-254-245-249=977 | +113 |
| 28 | Netherlands |
237-248-245-248=978 | +114 |
| 29 | Peru |
242-260-252-252=1006 | +142 |
| 30 | Malaysia |
255-252-263-249=1019 | +155 |
| 31 | Portugal |
251-257-256-261=1025 | +161 |
| 32 | Iceland |
253-265-266-259=1043 | +179 |
| 33 | Uruguay |
257-271-269-262=1059 | +195 |
Source:
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hsieh Min-Nan | Chinese Taipei |
72-77-72-73=294 | +6 |
| 2 | Raul Travieso | Argentina |
73-74-73-75=295 | +7 |
| T3 | Keith Alexander | Canada |
76-75-72-74=297 | +9 |
| Ross Murray | New Zealand |
77-70-76-74=297 | ||
| T5 | Juan Antonio Estrada | Mexico |
72-74-75-77=298 | +10 |
| Nick Weslock | Canada |
74-72-75-77=298 | ||
| T7 | Angelo Croce | Italy |
70-75-75-79=299 | +11 |
| Ted McDougall | New Zealand |
72-76-77-74=299 | ||
| 9 | Ronnie Shade | Great Britain & Ireland |
70-81-74-75=300 | +12 |
| T10 | Rodney Foster | Great Britain & Ireland |
72-79-75-75=301 | +13 |
| Michael Lunt | Great Britain & Ireland |
72-76-79-74=301 |
Source:
References
- ^ "Record Book 1964 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 150–152. ISBN 9172603283.
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