| 1966 Eisenhower Trophy | |
| Dates: | October 27–30 |
| Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Course: | Club de Golf Mexico |
| Format: | 72 holes stroke play |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 7125yd |
| Field: | 32 teams 128 players |
| Champion: | Harry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe & Kevin Hartley |
| Score: | 877 (+13) |
| Map: | Mexico#Greater Mexico City |
| Map Label: | Club de Golf Mexico |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Previous: | 1964 |
| Next: | 1968 |
The 1966 Eisenhower Trophy took place October 27 to 30 at the Club de Golf Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the fifth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Australia won the Eisenhower Trophy for the second time, finishing two strokes ahead of the silver medalists, United States. Great Britain and Ireland finished four strokes behind the United States and took the bronze medal while South Africa finished fourth. Ronnie Shade, representing Great Britain and Ireland, was the leading individual with a score of 283, 5 under par, seven strokes better than Patrick Cros from France.
32 four-man teams contested the event.[1]
| Country | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley | ||
| Jaques Moerman, Paul Rolin, Fredric Rodesch, Philippe Toussaint | ||
| Ford Hutchings, Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Richard S.L. Pearman | ||
| Humberto C. de Ameida, Robert Falkenburg, Mario Gonzalez Jr, Carlos A. Sozio | ||
| Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Nick Weslock | ||
| Guy Barroilhet, Mauricio Galeno, Eric van der Valk, Jaime R. Vergara | ||
| Chen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shone | ||
| Klaus Hove, John Jacobsen, Nils Elsøe Jensen, Niels Thygesen, Ole Pfeiffer | ||
| Ramon Baez, Dionisio Bernal, Jack Corrie, Bernardo Pichardo | ||
| Patrick Cros, Herve Frayssineau, Alex Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue | ||
& | Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Ronnie Shade, Peter Townsend | |
| Angel Arturo Casellas, Juan José Hermosilla, Mario Perez, Adolfo Rios | ||
| Magnus Gudmundsson, Th Kjerbo, O.B. Ragnarsson, Ottar Yngvasson | ||
| Ashok S. Malik, S.S. Malik, Ashok Mehra, P. G. Sethi | ||
| Franco Bevione, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva | ||
| Lindy Delapenha, M.S. Elder, H.E.T. McDonald Jr, I. Sturdy | ||
| Yoshikane Hirose, Ginjiro Nakabe, Shohei Nishida, Akihiro Teramoto | ||
| Juan Antonio Estrada, Roberto Halpern, Tomás Lehmann, Agustin Silveyra | ||
| John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens | ||
| Maxwell Cooper, Miguel Grau, Ricardo Hernandez, Fernando de Osma | ||
| Emil G. Gaston, Manuel J. Gonzalez, Alejandro Montelibano, Luis F. Silverio | ||
| Richard Bernhard, John Keith Clark, Fred W. Thon, Juan N. Torruella | ||
| Douglas Black, Peter J. Matkovich, Michael J. Reinders, Robert W. White | ||
 | Bobby Cole, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave Symons | |
| Duke of Fernán-Núñez, Alvaro Rezola, José Gancedo, Alvaro Muro | ||
| Hans Hedjerson, Thure Holmström, Claes Jöhncke, Magnus Lindberg | ||
| Otto F. Dillier, Peter Gutermann, Rudolf Müller, Michael Rey | ||
| Deane Beman, Ron Cerrudo, Downing Gray, Bob Murphy | ||
| Orlin Jacobson, Victor Paullier, Pablo Paullier, Peter Stanham | ||
| Jacques Alexander Jr, Fernan Frias Jack Strange, Alirio Yanes | ||
| Walter Brühne, Friedrich-Carl Janssen, Peter Jochums, Christian Strenger | ||
| Malcolm Cordukes, John F. Drysdale, Simon Hobday, Ken Treloar |
| Place | Country | Score | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214-221-223-219=877 | +13 | ||||
| 226-217-220-216=879 | +15 | ||||
& | 228-215-223-217=883 | +19 | |||
| 4 | | 220-222-215-227=884 | +20 | ||
| 5 | 230-216-221-222=889 | +25 | |||
| 6 | 223-222-225-220=890 | +26 | |||
| 7 | 225-224-221-222=892 | +28 | |||
| 8 | 228-224-226-216=894 | +30 | |||
| 9 | 224-228-223-225=900 | +36 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T10 | 230-221-228-226=905 | align=center rowspan=2 | +41 | |
| 222-224-229-230=905 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T12 | 229-224-225-230=908 | align=center rowspan=2 | +44 | |
| 226-226-229-227=908 | |||||
| 14 | 225-230-227-227=909 | +45 | |||
| 15 | 232-221-232-227=912 | +48 | |||
| 16 | 223-234-226-232=915 | +51 | |||
| 17 | 221-227-229-239=916 | +52 | |||
| 18 | 228-242-227-232=929 | +65 | |||
| 19 | 235-230-233-234=932 | +68 | |||
| 20 | 229-239-234-236=938 | +74 | |||
| 21 | 231-240-229-239=939 | +75 | |||
| 22 | 234-230-240-236=940 | +76 | |||
| 23 | 236-239-234-238=947 | +83 | |||
| 24 | 232-239-241-238=950 | +86 | |||
| 25 | 239-240-239-234=952 | +88 | |||
| 26 | 242-236-246-232=956 | +92 | |||
| 27 | 237-243-234-243=957 | +93 | |||
| 28 | 242-239-243-234=958 | +94 | |||
| 29 | 246-239-254-244=983 | +119 | |||
| 30 | 262-251-258-253=1024 | +160 | |||
| 31 | 268-260-254-251=1033 | +169 | |||
| 32 | 272-272-273-253=1070 | +206 |
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | & | 74-69-72-68=283 | −5 | |||
| 2 | 71-71-72-76=290 | +2 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T3 | 76-73-73-69=291 | align=center rowspan=2 | +3 | ||
| 76-73-73-69=291 | ||||||
| 5 | 74-71-74-73=292 | +4 | ||||
| 6 | 75-70-73-75=293 | +5 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T7 | 72-74-74-74=294 | align=center rowspan=2 | +6 | ||
| 76-70-74-74=294 | ||||||
| align=center rowspan=6 | T9 | 74-75-74-72=295 | align=center rowspan=6 | +7 | ||
| 74-73-73-75=295 | ||||||
| 75-73-75-72=295 | ||||||
| 76-71-73-75=295 | ||||||
| | 75-75-70-75=295 | |||||
| 73-75-75-72=295 |