EISENHOWER GOLF WON BY AUSTRALIA

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31205, 1 November 1966, Page 19

EISENHOWER GOLF WON BY AUSTRALIA

(N.Z. Preu Association—Copyright* MEXICO CITY. Australia won the fifth Eisenhower Trophy golf tournament, symbol of the world men’s amateur team championship, by a two-stroke lead over the United States.

Australia had a best-of-three aggregate of 877. The United States was second with 879. R. Shade (Britain) was the leading individual player with a 72-hole total of 283 after a final brilliant 68. Britain, the holder, finished third with 883, and was followed by South Africa, which had a complete collapse (884) and Mexico (889). New Zealand’s final total was 907. J. Drury hit a 78 yesterday, B. Stevens a 76. and R. Murray a 78. S. Jones scored 76. Shade, matching the best round of the tournament, clinched the individual honours with a score of 283, five under par for four rounds over the 7125-yard par 72 Club de Golf Mexico course. P. Cros (France) was second at 290. The veteran, H. Berwick, turned in the best final round for the Australians yesterday with a 72, playing the 18-year-old R. Cole (South Africa), who crashed to a 77. The Australians quickly leaped over South Africa and it became a two-team battle with the United States down the stretch. R. Murphy, sinking a 12foot birdie putt on the final

hole for a 73, and R. Cerrudo, with a 74, failed to pick up any ground for the United States. But D. Beman unleashed a burst of birdies on the back nine for a 69 that cut Australia's lead to three shots at that stage. Unsure putting, a malady all week for most of the players. but especially for the Americans, proved the undoing of the United States. The surprise was the bad play of Cole, who is rated by some observers as the best amateur player in the world After birdies at the fourth and sixth. Cole suddenly became erratic, both off the tee and on the green. He threeputted the seventh and eighth and dropped a stroke on the tuith and thirteenth after poor tee shots. The Australians won the

inaugural Eisenhower Trophy tournament at St. Andrews in 1958; the Americans won in 1960 at Merion, Pennsylvania, and won at Kawana, Japan, in 1962. The British took the title in 1964 at Rome. Fourth round scorrt and final aggregates (best three scores count):— 877: Australia <H. Berwick 72, K. Bartley 7g. P. Billings 74. K. Donohoe 74—21»> 879: United States (D Beman 69, R. Murphy 73. R. Cerrudo 74. D. Gray 75—216). 863: Britain and Ireland (R. Shade 6S. G. Cosh 73. P. Townsend 76. M Bonallack 77—217). 884: South Africa (D. Symons 75. C. du Tolt 75. J. Fourie 77. R. Cole 77—227). 869: Mexico (J. Kstrada 73. A. Sllverla 74. E. Halpern 75. T. Lehman 75—222). 690: Canada (G. Cowan 72. N. Weslock 73, D. Sllverberg 75. K Alexander 75—220). Then came Taiwan (892), Japan (694), Germany (900>. Italy (905). and New Zealand (907).