1964 Eisenhower Trophy
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Great Britain &  IrelandMichael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Michael Lunt & Ronnie Shade | |
| 895 (+31) | |
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.[1]
Scores
| # | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain & Ireland |
214-231-226-224=895 | +31 |
| 2 |  Canada |
224-227-225-221=897 | +33 |
| 3 |  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 |
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| # | 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 |
References
- ^ "Record Book 1964 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Britain lead in World Team Event". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1964. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Britain's lead cut to one shot". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1964. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Britain now five shots ahead". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1964. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Britain's "Great Team Effort" in Rome". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1964. p. 5.
- ^ a b "World Golf Trophy goes to British Side". The Age. 12 October 1964. p. 25.