1958 Eisenhower Trophy
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 Bud Taylor 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.
Country | Players |
Carlos Bracht, Oscar Cella, Jorge Ledesma, Hugo Nicora | |
Doug Bachli, Bruce Devlin, Bob Stevens, Peter Toogood | |
Doug Bajus, Bruce Castator, Eric Hanson, Bob Kidd | |
Henri de Lamaze, Marius Bardana, Roger Lagarde, Jean-Pierre Hirigoyen | |
& | Joe Carr, Reid Jack, Arthur Perowne, Guy Wolstenholme |
Nadi Berruti, Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino | |
Bob Charles, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall | |
Jimmy Boyd, Denis Hutchinson, Arthur Stewart, Arthur Walker | |
Gustaf Adolf Bielke, Gunnar Carlander, Rune Karlfeldt, Bengt Möller | |
Charles Coe, Bill Hyndman, Billy Joe Patton, Bud Taylor |
Results
Playoff scores: : 222, : 224Source:
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
T1 | Bruce Devlin | 81-73-74-73=301 | +13 | |
T1 | Bill Hyndman | 79-77-73-72=301 | +13 | |
T1 | Reid Jack | & | 72-77-74-78=301 | +13 |
T4 | Bob Charles | 74-74-76-81=305 | +17 | |
T4 | Charles Coe | 74-77-76-78=305 | +17 | |
6 | Henri de Lamaze | 77-77-75-78=307 | +19 | |
7 | Luis Silverio | 75-81-77-75=308 | +20 | |
T8 | Bob Stevens | 82-77-76-75=310 | +22 | |
T8 | Peter Toogood | 84-76-71-79=310 | +22 | |
T8 | Arthur Walker | 83-74-74-79=310 | +22 | |
T8 | Guy Wolstenholme | & | 76-79-78-77=310 | +22 |
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