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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 October |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico 19°16′41″N 99°09′32″W / 19.278°N 99.159°W |
| Course(s) | Mexico City Country Club |
| Organized by | World Amateur Golf Council |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,260 yards (5,720 m) |
| Field | 19 teams 57 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesBarbara Fay White Boddie, Shelley Hamlin, Anne Quast Welts | |
| 580 (+4) | |
| Location map | |
  Mexico City Country Club Location in Mexico | |
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
edit19 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
edit| 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 |
Individual leaders
editThere 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
edit- ^ "Record Book 1966 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 91-86818007.