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
19.278°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

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

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
United Kingdom 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
Place Country Score To par
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 145-144-146-145=580 +4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 150-148-145-146=589 +13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France 147-150-150-150=597 +21
4  Belgium 150-151-158-152=611 +35
5 United Kingdom 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

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 United Kingdom 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
  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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