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1964 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 1964 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 1–4 October at Golf de Saint Germain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, France. It was the first women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 three-woman teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–4 October |
| Location | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 48°55′06″N 2°03′26″E / 48.91833°N 2.05733°E |
| Course(s) | Golf de Saint Germain |
| Organized by | French Golf Federation and United States Golf Association |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 5,933 yards (5,425 m) |
| Field | 25 teams 75 players |
| Champion | |
| France Claudine Cros, Catherine Lacoste, Brigitte Varangot | |
| 588 (+12) | |
| Location Map | |
Golf de Saint Germain Location in France Golf de Saint Germain Location in Île-de-France | |
France won the Trophy, beating United States by one stroke. United States took the silver medal while England, a further nine strokes behind, took the bronze.[1]
Teams
25 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.[2]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Margarita MacInlay de Maglione, Cecilia Palacio, Adelina J. de Rodriguez |
| Australia | Gail Corry, Betty Dalgleish, Dianna Thomas |
| Belgium | Mrs. Jacques Francois, Arlette Engel-Jacquet, Josyane Leysen |
| Bermuda | Mrs. Brock Park, Mrs. Tom Smith, Mrs. George Wardman |
| Canada | Betty Stanhope-Cole, Gail Harvey Moore, Joanne Goulet |
| Chile | Sara Garcia de Raby, Gabriela Gazitua, Maria-Angelica Segovia |
| Denmark | Bjørg Damm, Vibeke Knudsen, Karin Vang Sigumfeldt Birch |
| England | Bridget Jackson, Ruth Porter, Marley Spearman |
| France | Claudine Cros, Catherine Lacoste, Brigitte Varangot |
| Ireland | Elisabeth Barnett, Ita Burke, Zelie Fallon |
| Italy | Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Marina Ragher, Marion Tadini |
| Japan | Tamako Isutani, Tokusaburo Kosaka, Hiroko Matsunami |
| Mexico | Fela Chavez, Ana Luisa Hernandez de Ortega, Maria Luisa Martinez |
| Netherlands | Annie van Lanschot, Anneke van Riemsdijk, Mrs Roely Sauter |
| New Zealand | Jane Butler, Pat Harrison, Jean Mangan |
| Philippines | Dominga Capati, Mercedes Feleciano, Nora M. Mateo |
| Portugal | Barbara de Brito e Cunha, Vera Costa Lennox, Salette de Sousa e Melo |
| Scotland | Joan B. Lawrence, Mary Roberts, Belle Robertson |
| South Africa | Jeanette Burd, Jacqueline Mercer, Mary Clemence |
| Spain | Rosa Cuito de Serra, Mercedes Etchart de Ártiach, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara |
| Sweden | Liv Forsell, Britt Mattsson, Cécilia Perslow |
| United States | Barbara McIntire, Carol Sorenson, Barbara Fay White |
| Wales | Mary Oliver, Pat Roberts, Nancy Wright |
| West Germany | Marietta Gutermann, Monika Möller, Monica Steegmann |
Results
| # | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 147-146-148-147=588 | +12 | |
| United States | 148-147-145-149=589 | +13 | |
| England | 148-149-149-151=597 | +21 | |
| 4 | Canada | 149-156-155-146=606 | +30 |
| 5 | Australia | 154-157-152-150=613 | +37 |
| T6 | New Zealand | 154-158-155-149=616 | +40 |
| Sweden | 156-153-153-154=616 | ||
| 8 | West Germany | 157-156-152-156=621 | +45 |
| 9 | Mexico | 158-160-155-151=624 | +48 |
| Scotland | 158-160-151-155=624 | ||
| 11 | Belgium | 154-160-158-154=626 | +50 |
| 12 | South Africa | 156-158-153-160=627 | +51 |
| 13 | Wales | 164-156-156-158=634 | +58 |
| 14 | Ireland | 163-160-159-155=637 | +61 |
| T15 | Netherlands | 159-157-166-159=641 | +65 |
| Italy | 162-158-162-159=641 | ||
| Philippines | 159-164-158-160=641 | ||
| 18 | Chile | 166-159-159-161=645 | +69 |
| 19 | Japan | 168-157-159-165=649 | +73 |
| 20 | Argentina | 159-168-164-167=658 | +82 |
| 21 | Spain | 169-161-169-164=663 | +87 |
| 22 | Portugal | 164-169-163-172=668 | +92 |
| 23 | Denmark | 173-181-159-169=682 | +106 |
| 24 | Bermuda | 168-170-180-171=689 | +113 |
| 25 | Austria | 183-179-180-171=713 | +137 |
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Catherine Lacoste | France | 72-71-78-73=294 | +6 |
| Carol Sorenson | United States | 75-74-72-73=294 | ||
| T3 | Gail Harvey | Canada | 73-77-75-72=297 | +9 |
| Marley Spearman | England | 75-75-72-75=297 | ||
| T5 | Claudine Cros | France | 76-75-75-74=300 | +12 |
| Barbara Fay White | United States | 73-78-73-76=300 | ||
| 7 | Brigitte Varangot | France | 75-76-73-77=301 | +13 |
| T8 | Liv Forsell | Sweden | 77-75-78-73=303 | +15 |
| Dianna Thomas | Australia | 75-76-75-77=303 | ||
| T10 | Barbara McIntire | United States | 80-73-78-76=307 | +19 |
| Ruth Porter | England | 80-74-77-76=307 |
References
- ^ "French Nip U.S. In Golf". The Detroit Daily Press. Reuters. 5 October 1964. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record Book 1964 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 29 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.
- ^ Suhr-Jensen, Annette (September 2020). "Karin Birch En av KGK's Danmarksmestre, Förste VM i golf för kvinder" [Karin Birch One of KGK's Denmark champions, The first world championships in Golf for women]. Eremitagen, Medlemsblad for Kobenhavns Golf Klub (in Danish). No. 81. p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ [Teams, World Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
External links
- World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website