1966 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 1966 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 20–23 October at Mexico City Country Club in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the second women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 19 three-woman teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1966 Espirito Santo Trophy
Tournament information
Dates20–23 October
LocationMexico City, Mexico
19°16′41″N 99°09′32″W / 19.278°N 99.159°W / 19.278; -99.159
Course(s)Mexico City Country Club
Organized byWorld Amateur Golf Council
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,260 yards (5,720 m)
Field19 teams
57 players
Champion
 United States
Barbara Fay White Boddie, Shelley Hamlin, Anne Quast Welts
580 (+4)
Location map
Mexico City Country Club is located in Mexico
Mexico City Country Club
Mexico City Country Club
Location in Mexico
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The United States won the Trophy, beating Canada by nine strokes. Canada took the silver medal while defending champions France, a further eight strokes behind, took the bronze.[1]

Teams

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19 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.

Country Players
  Australia Gail Corry, Marea Hickey Parsons, Dianna Thomas
  Belgium Arlette Engel-Jacquet, Corinne Reybroeck, Louise van den Berghe
  Bermuda Mrs M.J. Brewer, Mrs. Brock Park, Mrs. Graham Rosser
  Brazil Margot M. Brand, Gitta Grant, Irene Ribeiro
  Canada Gayle Hitchens Borthwick, Gail Harvey Moore, Marlene Stewart Streit
  Chile Raquel R.T. Edwards, Gabriela Gazitua, Violet J. de Vermehren
  France Claudine Cros, Catherine Lacoste, Brigitte Varangot
  Great Britain &
  Ireland
Ita Burke, Ruth Porter, Belle Robertson
  Italy Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Marina Ragher, Marion Tadini
  Japan Tamako Izutani, Takako Kiymoto, Seiko Sato
  Mexico Fela Chavez, Florencia Hernandez, Elena Larralde
  Netherlands A.E. Eschauzier, Annie van Lanschot, Anneke van Riemsdijk
  New Zealand Patricia Bull, Jane Little, Natalie White
  South Africa Judy Angel, Jill Kennedy, Jacqueline Mercer
  Spain Teresa Bagaria, Mercedes Etchart de Ártiach, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara
  Sweden Liv Forsell, Birgit Forsman, Nina Rehnqvist
  United States Barbara Fay White Boddie, Shelley Hamlin, Anne Quast Welts
  Venezuela Mrs. Hope P. Nestares, Luisa M de Sabater, Margaret Murray-Wilson
  West Germany Monika Möller, Marion Petersen, Monica Steegmann

Results

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Place Country Score To par
    United States 145-144-146-145=580 +4
    Canada 150-148-145-146=589 +13
    France 147-150-150-150=597 +21
4   Belgium 150-151-158-152=611 +35
5   Great Britain &
  Ireland
155-155-149-153=612 +36
T6   Italy 146-158-153-156=613 +37
  Mexico 157-154-148-154=613
  New Zealand 154-153-152-154=613
  South Africa 152-150-152-159=613
10   Sweden 154-155-149-159=617 +41
11   Australia 158-150-162-154=621 +45
12   Netherlands 159-150-162-154=625 +49
13   West Germany 159-157-159-156=631 +55
14   Spain 163-161-163-160=647 +71
15   Japan 165-156-168-159=648 +72
16   Brazil 167-164-160-168=659 +83
17   Venezuela 169-180-172-169=690 +114
18   Chile 177-174-182-170=703 +127
19   Bermuda 168-183-183-177=711 +135

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Marlene Stewart Streit   Canada 74-71-70-74=289 +1
2 Barbara Fay White Boddie   United States 74-71-74-73=292 +4
3 Catherine Lacoste   France 71-73-70-79=293 +5
T4 Liv Forsell   Sweden 76-73-70-79=298 +10
Anne Quast Welts   United States 71-73-76-79=298
6 Shelley Hamlin   United States 80-75-72-72=299 +11
7 Florencia Hernandez   Mexico 72-77-73-78=300 +12
8 Belle Robertson   Great Britain &
  Ireland
77-77-69-78=301 +13
9 Marina Ragher   Italy 74-78-74-76=302 +14
T10 Gail Harvey Moore   Canada 77-77-78-72=304 +16
Corinne Reybroeck   Belgium 72-75-81-76=304

References

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  1. ^ "Record Book 1966 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Golf-VM genom åren, VM-resultat genom tiderna" [World Team Championship through the years]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. pp. 168–170, 174–175. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
  5. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 91-86818007.
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