1958 Eisenhower Trophy

1958 Eisenhower Trophy
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

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 Frank Taylor, Jr. 76 for a total of 224.

Teams

29 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of Taiwan who were represented by only three players.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]

CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaCarlos Bracht, Oscar Cella, Jorge Ledesma, Hugo Nicora
 AustraliaDoug Bachli, Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens, Peter Toogood
 CanadaDoug Bajus, Bruce Castator, Eric Hanson, Bob Kidd
 FranceHenri de Lamaze, Marius Bardana, Roger Lagarde, Jean-Pierre Hirigoyen
 Great Britain
&  Ireland		Joe Carr, Reid Jack, Arthur Perowne, Guy Wolstenholme
 ItalyNadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino
 New ZealandBob Charles, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall
 South AfricaJimmy Boyd, Denis Hutchinson, Arthur Stewart, Arthur Walker
 SwedenGustaf Adolf Bielke, Gunnar Carlander, Rune Karlfeldt, Bengt Möller
 United StatesCharles Coe, Bill Hyndman, Billy Joe Patton, Frank Taylor, Jr.

Results

#CountryScoreTo par
1 Australia244-226-221-227=918+54
2 United States233-232-225-228=918+54
3 Great Britain
&  Ireland		227-234-230-228=919+55
4 New Zealand236-226-225-234=921+57
5 Argentina236-242-232-230=940+76
T6 Canada240-241-228-236=945+81
 South Africa246-231-229-239=945
8 France242-240-231-236=949+85
9 Sweden251-242-227-237=957+93
10 Italy246-239-237-241=963+99
11 Belgium245-250-229-240=964+100
12 Philippines248-245-239-238=970+106
13 Spain249-254-234-237=974+110
T14 India244-251-237-249=981+117
  Switzerland249-244-243-245=981
16 Bermuda249-251-240-245=985+121
T17 West Germany260-260-241-237=998+134
 Kenya253-259-239-247=998
19 Netherlands250-256-253-246=1005+141
20 Japan250-255-244-257=1006+142
21 Brazil253-262-249-245=1009+145
22 Venezuela264-261-242-248=1015+151
23 Finland265-255-242-255=1017+153
24 Malaya262-257-252-258=1029+165
25 Norway261-262-263-254=1040+176
T26 Taiwan269-268-260-252=1049+185
 Portugal259-269-265-256=1049
28 Austria268-272-269-262=1071+207
29 Iceland273-277-263-271=1084+220

Playoff scores:  Australia: 222 (+6),  United States: 224 (+8)

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bruce Devlin Australia81-73-74-73=301+13
Bill Hyndman United States79-77-73-72=301
Reid Jack Great Britain
&  Ireland		72-77-74-78=301
T4Bob Charles New Zealand74-74-76-81=305+17
Charles Coe United States74-77-76-78=305
6Henri de Lamaze France77-77-75-78=307+19
7Luis Silverio Philippines75-81-77-75=308+20
T8Bob Stevens Australia82-77-76-75=310+22
Peter Toogood Australia84-76-71-79=310
Arthur Walker South Africa83-74-74-79=310
Guy Wolstenholme Great Britain
&  Ireland		76-79-78-77=310

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Record Book first World Amateur Golf Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

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