1974 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1974 Eisenhower Trophy took place 30 October to 2 November at the Casa de Campo in La Romana, Dominican Republic. It was the ninth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 35 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 30 October – 2 November |
Location | La Romana, Dominican Republic |
Course(s) | Casa de Campo Teeth of the Dog course |
Format | 72 holes stroke play |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,744 yards (6,167 m) |
Field | 35 teams 139 players |
Champion | |
George Burns, Gary Koch, Jerry Pate & Curtis Strange | |
888 (+24) | |
The United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the fourth successive time, finishing 10 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Japan. Brazil took the bronze medal while South Africa finished fourth. Jaime Gonzalez from Brazil and American Jerry Pate had the lowest individual scores, six-over-par 294.
The event was originally planned to be played in Malaysia but was moved because of the inability of all member countries to compete there.
Teams
35 teams contested the event. Each team has four players except El Salvador who only had three.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]
Country | Players |
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Horacio Carbonetti, Juan Carlos Devoto, Jorge Ledesma, Roberto Monguzzi | |
Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Colin Kaye, Phil Wood | |
Priscillo Diniz, Jaime Gonzalez, Rafael Navarro, Ricardo Rossi | |
Pierre Archambault, Bruce Brewer, Ken Doig, Doug Roxburgh | |
Chang Ter-kuei, Chen Tze-ming, Hung Wen-nung, Liao Kuo-chih | |
Patrick Cotton, Alexis Godillot, George Leven, Philippe Ploujoux | |
& | John Davies, Richard Eyles, Peter Hedges, Ian Hutcheon |
Ginjiro Nakabe, Tsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Satoshi Yamazaki | |
Coen Dreyer, Jeff Hawkes, Robbie Meier, Neville Sundelson | |
Olle Dahlgren, Hans Hedjerson, Göran Lundquist, Jan Rube | |
George Burns, Gary Koch, Jerry Pate, Curtis Strange |
Scores
# | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | 224-221-219-224=888 | +24 | |
2 | 226-226-219-227=898 | +34 | |
3 | 225-229-221-226=901 | +37 | |
4 | 227-223-225-233=908 | +44 | |
5 | 235-231-229-221=916 | +52 | |
6 | & | 227-233-228-234=922 | +58 |
7 | 243-227-228-230=928 | +64 | |
8 | 239-227-231-234=931 | +67 | |
9 | 238-239-224-231=932 | +68 | |
T10 | 245-230-235-226=936 | +72 | |
237-234-235-230=936 | |||
12 | 242-232-231-234=939 | +75 | |
13 | 237-242-229-233=941 | +77 | |
14 | 247-233-228-234=942 | +78 | |
15 | 241-237-236-233=947 | +83 | |
16 | 241-243-236-236=956 | +92 | |
17 | 245-242-233-239=959 | +95 | |
18 | 240-241-232-247=960 | +96 | |
19 | 245-234-231-251=961 | +97 | |
20 | 248-231-240-243=962 | +98 | |
21 | 248-239-244-233=964 | +100 | |
22 | 250-244-238-237=969 | +105 | |
23 | 242-239-246-243=970 | +106 | |
24 | 250-244-235-251=980 | +116 | |
25 | 250-247-252-236=985 | +121 | |
26 | 251-249-246-242=988 | +124 | |
27 | 260-243-236-250=989 | +125 | |
T28 | 244-254-244-248=990 | +126 | |
255-246-244-245=990 | |||
30 | 257-250-246-245=998 | +134 | |
31 | 244-251-253-255=1003 | +139 | |
32 | 250-246-255-253=1004 | +140 | |
33 | 261-248-270-267=1046 | +182 | |
34 | 288-290-268-263=1109 | +245 | |
35 | 282-288-274-282=1126 | +262 |
Source:[1]
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Jaime Gonzalez | 73-74-74-73=294 | +6 | |
Jerry Pate | 73-77-73-71=294 | |||
3 | Satoshi Yamazaki | 73-75-76-71=295 | +7 | |
4 | George Burns | 74-76-70-77=297 | +9 | |
T5 | Priscillo Diniz | 73-80-70-77=300 | +12 | |
Terry Gale | 78-75-75-72=300 | |||
7 | Gary Koch | 79-70-76-76=301 | +13 | |
8 | Robbie Meier | 72-76-73-81=302 | +14 | |
9 | Coen Dreyer | 76-75-73-80=304 | +16 | |
T10 | Tsutomu Irie | 75-77-73-80=305 | +17 | |
Jeff Hawkes | 79-72-79-75=305 |
Source:[1]
References
- "Record Book 1974 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.