1964 Espirito Santo Trophy
| 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 | |
 FranceClaudine 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 | |
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.
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[edit]
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 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[edit]
| Place | 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[edit]
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mannschafts-Weltmeisterschaften" [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.