1958 Eisenhower Trophy
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Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11, 13 October |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Old Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,996 yards (6,397 m) |
| Field | 29 teams 115 players |
| Champion | |
| Australia Doug Bachli, Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens & Peter Toogood | |
| 918 (+54), playoff | |
| Location map | |
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The 1958 Eisenhower Trophy took place 8–11 and 13 October on the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the first World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 29 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Australia won the Eisenhower Trophy, beating the United States by 222 to 224 in a playoff after both teams had finished on 918. The United States took the silver medal. Great Britain and Ireland finished a stroke behind and took the bronze medal while New Zealand, who led after 54 holes, finished fourth.
The playoff took place on Monday 13 October and followed the same format as the main event with the leading three scores counting. For Australia, Doug Bachli scored 77, Bruce Devlin 72, Bob Stevens 75 and Peter Toogood 75 for a total of 222. For the United States, Charles Coe scored 73, Bill Hyndman 78, Billy Joe Patton 75 and Bud Taylor 76 for a total of 224.
Teams
[edit ]29 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of team Republic of China, which were represented by only three players.[1]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Carlos Bracht, Oscar Cella, Jorge Ledesma, Hugo Nicora |
| Australia | Doug Bachli, Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens, Peter Toogood |
| Austria | Heinrich Harrer, Hugo Hild, Alexander Maculan, Attilio Conte de Smecchia |
| Belgium | Jacky Moerman, Freddy Rodesch, Paul Rolin, Eric Tavernier |
| Bermuda | Ronald A. Dwyer, C.H. Ford Hutchings, Richard S.L. Pearlman, George E. Wardman |
| Brazil | Humberto C. De Almeida, Raul Borges, Joao Barbosa Correa, Silvio Pinto Freire |
| Canada | Doug Bajus, Bruce Castator, Eric Hanson, Bob Kidd |
| China | Chang Tung-chang, Jeffrey Koo, Richard Koo |
| Finland | Jalo Grönlund, Eero Hänninen, Taavi Pohjanpalo, Mauri Vikström |
| France | Henri de Lamaze, Marius Bardana, Roger Lagarde, Jean-Pierre Hirigoyen |
| Great Britain & Ireland |
Joe Carr, Reid Jack, Arthur Perowne, Guy Wolstenholme |
| Iceland | Sveinn Arsaeksson, Magnus Gudmundsson, Hermann Ingimarsson, Ólafur August Ólafsson |
| India | A.S. Malik, C-I. S. Malik, R.K. Pitamber, P. G. Sethi |
| Italy | Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino |
| Japan | Kiyoshi Ishimoto, Naoyasu Nabeshima, Ichizo Oguri, Junzo Shibamoto |
| Kenya | William N.B. Loudon, Alistair J. Robertson, Christopher L.D. Sykes, Peter G. Tait |
| Malaya | W.J. Gibb, J.C. Hutcheson, J.W.R. Muraille, K.C. MacNair |
| Netherlands | J.F. Dudok, A.F. Knappert, W. van Moorsel, W.F. Smit |
| Norway | John Johansen, Kåre Kittilsen, Erik Osland, Einar Wahlstøm |
| New Zealand | Bob Charles, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall |
| Philippines | Mel Gana, Alex Prieto, Francisco Reyes Jr, Luis Silverio |
| Portugal | Manuel de Brito e Cunha, Visconde de Pereira Machado, Duarte Espirito Santo Silva, José de Sousa e Melo |
| South Africa | Jimmy Boyd, Denis Hutchinson, Arthur Stewart, Arthur Walker |
| Spain | Juan Antonio Andreu, Duke de Fernán-Núñez, Iván Maura, Luis Rezola |
| Sweden | Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Gunnar Carlander, Rune Karlfeldt, Bengt Möller |
| Switzerland | André Barras, Oliviér Barras, Peter Gutermann, John Panchaud |
| United States | Charles Coe, Bill Hyndman, Billy Joe Patton, Bud Taylor |
| Venezuela | Jack Alexander Jr, Guillermo Behrens, Jack Corrie, Fernan Frias |
| West Germany | Werner Götz, Hans Lampert, Jean Phillipps, Erik Sellschopp |
Results
[edit ]| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Australia | 244-ひく226-ひく221-ひく227=わ918 | +54 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | United States | 233-ひく232-ひく225-ひく228=わ918 | +54 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Great Britain & Ireland |
227-ひく234-ひく230-ひく228=わ919 | +55 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 236-ひく226-ひく225-ひく234=わ921 | +57 |
| 5 | Argentina | 236-ひく242-ひく232-ひく230=わ940 | +76 |
| T6 | Canada | 240-ひく241-ひく228-ひく236=わ945 | +81 |
| South Africa | 246-ひく231-ひく229-ひく239=わ945 | ||
| 8 | France | 242-ひく240-ひく231-ひく236=わ949 | +85 |
| 9 | Sweden | 251-ひく242-ひく227-ひく237=わ957 | +93 |
| 10 | Italy | 246-ひく239-ひく237-ひく241=わ963 | +99 |
| 11 | Belgium | 245-ひく250-ひく229-ひく240=わ964 | +100 |
| 12 | Philippines | 248-ひく245-ひく239-ひく238=わ970 | +106 |
| 13 | Spain | 249-ひく254-ひく234-ひく237=わ974 | +110 |
| T14 | India | 244-ひく251-ひく237-ひく249=わ981 | +117 |
| Switzerland | 249-ひく244-ひく243-ひく245=わ981 | ||
| 16 | Bermuda | 249-ひく251-ひく240-ひく245=わ985 | +121 |
| T17 | West Germany | 260-ひく260-ひく241-ひく237=わ998 | +134 |
| Kenya | 253-ひく259-ひく239-ひく247=わ998 | ||
| 19 | Netherlands | 250-ひく256-ひく253-ひく246=わ1005 | +141 |
| 20 | Japan | 250-ひく255-ひく244-ひく257=わ1006 | +142 |
| 21 | Brazil | 253-ひく262-ひく249-ひく245=わ1009 | +145 |
| 22 | Venezuela | 264-ひく261-ひく242-ひく248=わ1015 | +151 |
| 23 | Finland | 265-ひく255-ひく242-ひく255=わ1017 | +153 |
| 24 | Malaya | 262-ひく257-ひく252-ひく258=わ1029 | +165 |
| 25 | Norway | 261-ひく262-ひく263-ひく254=わ1040 | +176 |
| T26 | China | 269-ひく268-ひく260-ひく252=わ1049 | +185 |
| Portugal | 259-ひく269-ひく265-ひく256=わ1049 | ||
| 28 | Austria | 268-ひく272-ひく269-ひく262=わ1071 | +207 |
| 29 | Iceland | 273-ひく277-ひく263-ひく271=わ1084 | +220 |
Playoff scores: Australia: 222 (+6), United States: 224 (+8)
Individual leaders
[edit ]There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Bruce Devlin | Australia | 81-73-74-73=301 | +13 |
| Bill Hyndman | United States | 79-77-73-72=301 | ||
| Reid Jack | Great Britain & Ireland |
72-77-74-78=301 | ||
| T4 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 74-74-76-81=305 | +17 |
| Charles Coe | United States | 74-77-76-78=305 | ||
| 6 | Henri de Lamaze | France | 77-77-75-78=307 | +19 |
| 7 | Luis Silverio | Philippines | 75-81-77-75=308 | +20 |
| T8 | Bob Stevens | Australia | 82-77-76-75=310 | +22 |
| Peter Toogood | Australia | 84-76-71-79=310 | ||
| Arthur Walker | South Africa | 83-74-74-79=310 | ||
| Guy Wolstenholme | Great Britain & Ireland |
76-79-78-77=310 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Record Book first World Amateur Golf Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy with teams" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–183. ISBN 91-86818007.
External links
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