1960 Eisenhower Trophy

1960 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates September 28 – October 1
Location Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Course(s) Merion Golf Club
Format 72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par 70
Length 6,694 yards (6,121 m)
Field 32 teams
126 players
Champion
 United States
Deane Beman, Robert W. Gardner,
Bill Hyndman & Jack Nicklaus
834 (−6)

The 1960 Eisenhower Trophy took place September 28 to October 1 at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. It was the second 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.

United States won the Eisenhower Trophy, finishing 42 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Australia. Great Britain and Ireland finished five strokes behind Australia and took the bronze medal while South Africa finished fourth. Jack Nicklaus completed the four rounds in 269, 13 strokes better than anyone else and 19 strokes better than the best non-American, Bruce Devlin.

Teams

32 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of Ceylon and the United Arab Republic who were represented by only three players. Of the teams that competed in 1958, Iceland, Kenya and Spain were not represented. Ceylon, Denmark, Mexico, Peru, Rhodesia & Nyasaland and the United Arab Republic were represented for the first time.

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

CountryPlayers
 ArgentinaRoberto Benito, Guillermo Carman, Jorge Ledesma, Angel Monguzzi
 AustraliaTed Ball, Jack Coogan, Bruce Devlin, Eric Routley
 CanadaKeith Alexander, Gary Cowan, John Johnston, Bob Wylie
 Great Britain
&  Ireland		Michael Bonallack, Joe Carr, Doug Sewell, Guy Wolstenholme
 MexicoJuan Antonio Estrada, Roberto Halpern, Rafael Quiroz, Mauricio Urdaneta
 New ZealandBob Charles, Walter Godfrey, Stuart Jones, Ross Newdick
 Rhodesia and NyasalandBenny Brews, John Drysdale, Dave Proctor, Ken Treloar
 South AfricaMurray Grindrod, Jannie le Roux, Reg Taylor, Arthur Walker
 SwedenGustaf Adolf Bielke, Rune Karlfeldt, Lennart Leinborn, Göran Lindeblad
 United StatesDeane Beman, Robert W. Gardner, Bill Hyndman, Jack Nicklaus

Scores

#CountryScoreTo par
1 United States208-205-203-218=834−6
2 Australia219-220-215-222=876+36
3 Great Britain
&  Ireland		218-215-221-227=881+41
4 South Africa220-225-215-233=893+53
5 New Zealand217-225-220-233=895+55
6 Canada230-220-222-234=906+66
7 Mexico217-225-227-240=909+69
8 Rhodesia and Nyasaland224-226-223-241=914+74
9 Argentina225-228-224-240=917+77
10 Sweden227-228-229-239=923+83
11 Italy227-229-233-246=935+95
12 France226-232-232-247=937+97
13 West Germany236-230-226-248=940+100
14 Philippines230-229-232-251=942+102
15 Denmark230-231-243-248=952+112
16 Japan237-231-245-241=954+114
17 Belgium231-242-244-243=960+120
18 Venezuela245-231-238-248=962+122
19 Brazil235-244-239-254=972+132
20 India233-244-245-253=975+135
T21 Taiwan237-240-240-260=977+137
  Switzerland238-248-243-248=977
23 Norway239-243-240-257=979+139
24 Peru242-258-245-254=999+159
25 Bermuda243-252-248-258=1001+161
26 Austria244-247-248-266=1005+165
27 Netherlands250-245-252-261=1008+168
28 Finland246-259-264-254=1023+183
29 Portugal250-259-247-279=1035+195
30 United Arab Republic263-255-256-271=1045+205
31 Malaya263-271-282-283=1099+259
32 Ceylon271-265-282-286=1104+264

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States66-67-68-68=269−11
2Deane Beman United States71-67-69-75=282+2
3Bruce Devlin Australia74-70-70-74=288+8
T4Robert W. Gardner United States71-71-68-79=289+9
Bill Hyndman United States71-76-67-75=289
T6Bob Charles New Zealand70-75-70-76=291+11
Eric Routley Australia72-75-72-72=291
8Juan Antonio Estrada Mexico71-72-76-75=294+14
9Jannie le Roux South Africa74-75-72-74=295+15
10Michael Bonallack Great Britain
&  Ireland		73-72-73-78=296+16

Source:[1]

References

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

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