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.
Country Players Harry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin HartleyJaques Moerman, Paul Rolin, Fredric Rodesch, Philippe ToussaintFord Hutchings, Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Richard S.L. PearmanHumberto C. de Ameida, Robert Falkenburg, Mario Gonzalez Jr, Carlos A. Sozio Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick WeslockGuy Barroilhet, Mauricio Galeno, Eric van der Valk, Jaime R. Vergara Chen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shoneKlaus Hove, John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Niels Thygesen, Ole PfeifferRamon Baez, Dionisio Bernal, Jack Corrie, Bernardo PichardoPatrick Cros, Herve Frayssineau, Alex Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue & Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Ronnie Shade, Peter TownsendAngel Arturo Casellas, Juan José Hermosilla, Mario Perez, Adolfo RiosMagnus Gudmundsson, Th Kjerbo, O.B. Ragnarsson, Ottar YngvassonAshok S. Malik, S.S. Malik, Ashok Mehra, P. G. Sethi Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo SilvaLindy 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 StevensMaxwell Cooper, Miguel Grau, Ricardo Hernandez, Fernando de OsmaEmil G. Gaston, Manuel J. Gonzalez, Alejandro Montelibano, Luis F. SilverioRichard Bernhard, John Keith Clark, Fred W. Thon, Juan N. TorruellaDouglas Black, Peter J. Matkovich, Michael J. Reinders, Robert W. White Bobby Cole, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave SymonsDuke of Fernán-Núñez, Alvaro Rezola, José Gancedo, Alvaro MuroHans Hedjerson, Thure Holmström, Claes Jöhncke, Magnus LindbergOtto F. Dillier, Peter Gutermann, Rudolf Müller, Michael Rey Deane Beman, Ron Cerrudo, Downing Gray, Bob MurphyOrlin Jacobson, Victor Paullier, Pablo Paullier, Peter StanhamJacques Alexander Jr, Fernan Frias Jack Strange, Alirio Yanes Walter Brühne, Friedrich-Carl Janssen, Peter Jochums, Christian StrengerMalcolm Cordukes, John F. Drysdale, Simon Hobday, Ken Treloar
Scores Place Country Score To par 214-221-223-219=877 +13 226-217-220-216=879 +15 & 228-215-223-217=883 +194 220-222-215-227=884 +205 230-216-221-222=889 +256 223-222-225-220=890 +267 225-224-221-222=892 +288 228-224-226-216=894 +309 224-228-223-225=900 +36T10 230-221-228-226=905 +41 222-224-229-230=905T12 229-224-225-230=908 +44 226-226-229-227=90814 225-230-227-227=909 +4515 232-221-232-227=912 +4816 223-234-226-232=915 +5117 221-227-229-239=916 +5218 228-242-227-232=929 +6519 235-230-233-234=932 +6820 229-239-234-236=938 +7421 231-240-229-239=939 +7522 234-230-240-236=940 +7623 236-239-234-238=947 +8324 232-239-241-238=950 +8625 239-240-239-234=952 +8826 242-236-246-232=956 +9227 237-243-234-243=957 +9328 242-239-243-234=958 +9429 246-239-254-244=983 +11930 262-251-258-253=1024 +16031 268-260-254-251=1033 +16932 272-272-273-253=1070 +206 Source:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. Place Player Country Score To par1 Ronnie Shade & 74-69-72-68=283 −52 Patrick Cros 71-71-72-76=290 +2T3 Deane Beman 76-73-73-69=291 +3 Ginjiro Nakabe 76-73-73-69=2915 Bob Murphy 74-71-74-73=292 +46 P. G. Sethi 75-70-73-75=293 +5T7 Phil Billings 72-74-74-74=294 +6 Angelo Croce 76-70-74-74=294T9 Harry Berwick 74-75-74-72=295 +7 Walter Brühne 74-73-73-75=295 Gary Cowan 75-73-75-72=295 Roberto Halpern 76-71-73-75=295 Dave Symons 75-75-70-75=295 Bob White 73-75-75-72=295 Sources:
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website