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.
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.
Teams 19 teams contested the event. Each team had three players.
CountryPlayersGail Corry, Marea Hickey Parsons, Dianna ThomasArlette Engel-Jacquet, Corinne Reybroeck, Louise van den BergheMrs M.J. Brewer, Mrs. Brock Park, Mrs. Graham RosserMargot M. Brand, Gitta Grant, Irene RibeiroGayle Hitchens Borthwick, Gail Harvey Moore, Marlene Stewart StreitRaquel R.T. Edwards, Gabriela Gazitua, Violet J. de VermehrenClaudine Cros, Catherine Lacoste, Brigitte Varangot Great Britain &Ita Burke, Ruth Porter, Belle RobertsonIsa Goldschmidt Bevione, Marina Ragher, Marion TadiniTamako Izutani, Takako Kiymoto, Seiko SatoFela Chavez, Florencia Hernandez, Elena LarraldeA.E. Eschauzier, Annie van Lanschot, Anneke van RiemsdijkPatricia Bull, Jane Little, Natalie WhiteJudy Angel, Jill Kennedy, Jacqueline MercerTeresa Bagaria, Mercedes Etchart de Ártiach, Emma Villacieros de García-OgaraLiv Forsell, Birgit Forsman, Nina RehnqvistBarbara Fay White Boddie, Shelley Hamlin, Anne Quast WeltsMrs. Hope P. Nestares, Luisa M de Sabater, Margaret Murray-WilsonMonika Möller, Marion Petersen, Monica Steegmann
Results PlaceCountryScoreTo par145-144-146-145=580+4150-148-145-146=589+13147-150-150-150=597+214150-151-158-152=611+355 Great Britain &155-155-149-153=612+36T6146-158-153-156=613+37157-154-148-154=613154-153-152-154=613152-150-152-159=61310154-155-149-159=617+4111158-150-162-154=621+4512159-150-162-154=625+4913159-157-159-156=631+5514163-161-163-160=647+7115165-156-168-159=648+7216167-164-160-168=659+8317169-180-172-169=690+11418177-174-182-170=703+12719168-183-183-177=711+135 Sources:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Marlene Stewart Streit74-71-70-74=289+12Barbara Fay White Boddie74-71-74-73=292+43Catherine Lacoste71-73-70-79=293+5T4Liv Forsell76-73-70-79=298+10Anne Quast Welts71-73-76-79=2986Shelley Hamlin80-75-72-72=299+117Florencia Hernandez72-77-73-78=300+128Belle Robertson Great Britain &77-77-69-78=301+139Marina Ragher74-78-74-76=302+14T10Gail Harvey Moore77-77-78-72=304+16Corinne Reybroeck72-75-81-76=304
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website