1958 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information | |
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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 | |
![]() , Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens & Peter Toogood | |
918 (+54), playoff | |
Location Map | |
![]() ![]() Old Course at St Andrews Location in United Kingdom | |
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, 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[]
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 |
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, , Jorge Ledesma, |
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, Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens, Peter Toogood |
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Heinrich Harrer, Hugo Hild, Alexander Maculan, Attilio Conte de Smecchia |
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Jacques Moerman, Freddy Rodewsch, Paul Rolin, Eric Tavernier |
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Ronald A. Dwyer, C.H. Ford Hutchings, Richard S.L. Pearlman, George E. Wardman |
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Humberto C. De Almeida, Raul Borges, Joao Barbosa Correa, Silvio Pinto Freire |
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, , , |
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Chang Tung-chang, Jeffrey Koo, Richard Koo |
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Jalo Grönlund, Eero Hänninen, Taavi Pohjanpalo, Mauri Vikström |
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, , , |
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Joe Carr, Reid Jack, Arthur Perowne, Guy Wolstenholme |
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Sveinn Arsaeksson, Magnus Gudmundsson, Hermann Ingimarsson, Ólafur August Ólafsson |
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A.S. Malik, C-I. S. Malik, R.K. Pitamber, P. G. Sethi |
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, , , |
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Kiyoshi Ishimoto, Naoyasu Nabeshima, Ichizo Oguri, Junzo Shibamoto |
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William N.B. Loudon, Alistair J. Robertson, Christopher L.D. Sykes, Peter G. Tait |
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W.J. Gibb, J.C. Hutcheson, J.W.R. Muraille, K.C. MacNair |
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J.F. Dudok, A.F. Knappert, W. van Moorsel, W.F. Smit |
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John Johansen, Kåre Kittilsen, Erik Osland, Einar Wahlstøm |
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Bob Charles, , Stuart Jones, |
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Mel Gana, Alex Prieto, Francisco Reyes Jr, |
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Manuel de Brito e Cunha, Visconde de Pereira Machado, Duarte Espirito Santo Silva, José de Sousa e Melo |
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, Denis Hutchinson, , |
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Juan Antonio Andreu, Duke de Fernán-Núñez, Iván Maura, Luis Rezola |
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, , , |
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André Barras, Oliviér Barras, Peter Gutermann, John Panchaud |
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Charles Coe, Bill Hyndman, Billy Joe Patton, Bud Taylor |
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Jack Alexander Jr, Guillermo Behrens, Jack Corrie, Fernan Frias |
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Werner Götz, Hans Lampert, Jean Phillipps, Erik Sellschopp |
Results[]
# | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
244-226-221-227=918 | +54 |
2 | ![]() |
233-232-225-228=918 | +54 |
3 | ![]() & ![]() |
227-234-230-228=919 | +55 |
4 | ![]() |
236-226-225-234=921 | +57 |
5 | ![]() |
236-242-232-230=940 | +76 |
T6 | ![]() |
240-241-228-236=945 | +81 |
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246-231-229-239=945 | ||
8 | ![]() |
242-240-231-236=949 | +85 |
9 | ![]() |
251-242-227-237=957 | +93 |
10 | ![]() |
246-239-237-241=963 | +99 |
11 | ![]() |
245-250-229-240=964 | +100 |
12 | ![]() |
248-245-239-238=970 | +106 |
13 | ![]() |
249-254-234-237=974 | +110 |
T14 | ![]() |
244-251-237-249=981 | +117 |
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249-244-243-245=981 | ||
16 | ![]() |
249-251-240-245=985 | +121 |
T17 | ![]() |
260-260-241-237=998 | +134 |
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253-259-239-247=998 | ||
19 | ![]() |
250-256-253-246=1005 | +141 |
20 | ![]() |
250-255-244-257=1006 | +142 |
21 | ![]() |
253-262-249-245=1009 | +145 |
22 | ![]() |
264-261-242-248=1015 | +151 |
23 | ![]() |
265-255-242-255=1017 | +153 |
24 | ![]() |
262-257-252-258=1029 | +165 |
25 | ![]() |
261-262-263-254=1040 | +176 |
T26 | ![]() |
269-268-260-252=1049 | +185 |
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259-269-265-256=1049 | ||
28 | ![]() |
268-272-269-262=1071 | +207 |
29 | ![]() |
273-277-263-271=1084 | +220 |
Playoff scores: Australia: 222 (+6),
United States: 224 (+8)
Individual leaders[]
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Bruce Devlin | ![]() |
81-73-74-73=301 | +13 |
Bill Hyndman | ![]() |
79-77-73-72=301 | ||
Reid Jack | ![]() & ![]() |
72-77-74-78=301 | ||
T4 | Bob Charles | ![]() |
74-74-76-81=305 | +17 |
Charles Coe | ![]() |
74-77-76-78=305 | ||
6 | ![]() |
77-77-75-78=307 | +19 | |
7 | ![]() |
75-81-77-75=308 | +20 | |
T8 | Bob Stevens | ![]() |
82-77-76-75=310 | +22 |
Peter Toogood | ![]() |
84-76-71-79=310 | ||
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83-74-74-79=310 | |||
Guy Wolstenholme | ![]() & ![]() |
76-79-78-77=310 |
References[]
- ^ 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. p. 180-183. ISBN 91-86818007.
External links[]
- Eisenhower Trophy
- Golf tournaments in Scotland
- 1958 in golf
- 1958 in Scottish sport
- October 1958 sports events