The 1976 Eisenhower Trophy took place from 13 to 16 October at the Penina Hotel & Golf Resort in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal. It was the tenth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 38 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–16 October |
| Location | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal |
| Course(s) | Penina Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,940 yards (6,350 m) |
| Field | 38 teams 152 players |
| Champion | |
 Great Britain &  IrelandJohn Davies, Ian Hutcheon, Michael Kelley & Steve Martin | |
| 892 (+16) | |
| Location map | |
  Penina Hotel & Golf Resort Location in Europe  Penina Hotel & Golf Resort Location in Portugal | |
Great Britain and Ireland won the Eisenhower Trophy for the second time, finishing two strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Japan, who had also been runners-up in 1974. Australia took the bronze medal, three strokes further behind, while team of Republic of China finished fourth. Chen Tze-ming from the Republic of China and Ian Hutcheon, representing Great Britain and Ireland, had the lowest individual scores, one-over-par 293.[citation needed]
Teams edit
38 four-man teams contested the event.
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Horacio Carbonetti, Louis Carbonetti, Roberto Monguzzi, Jorge Ocampo |
 Australia |
Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Colin Kaye, Phil Wood |
 Austria
|
Max Lamberg, Franz Laimer, Klaus Nierlich, Florian Stolz |
 Bahamas
|
Robert Slatter, Brendan Lynch, Basil Smith, Michael Taylor |
 Belgium
|
Benoit Dumont, Yves Maham, Fredric Rodesch, Jean Rolin |
 Bermuda
|
Brendam Ingham, Blake Marshall, Lois Moniz, Hav Trott |
 Brazil
|
Priscillo Diniz, Jaime Gonzalez, Rafael Navarro, Ricardo Rossi |
 Canada |
Keith Alexander, Robbie Jackson, Jim Nelford, Doug Roxburgh |
 Chile
|
Thomas Boetigger, Michael Grasty, Ricardo Orelana, Felipe Taverne |
 Costa Rica
|
Ramon Jimenez, Xavier Gonzalez, Enrique Herrero, Arturo Montealegre |
 Denmark
|
Lars Jacobsen, Henry Knudsen, Ryan Olsen, Ole Wiberg |
 Dominican Republic
|
Jack Corrie, Luis F. Henriquez, José B. Lahoz, Salomom Melgen |
 El Salvador
|
Guillermo Aceto, Mauricio Alvarez, José Maria Duran, Carlos M. Guardin |
 Finland
|
Patrik Hallamaa, Harry Safonoff, Kari Salonen, Timo Sipponen |
 France
|
Alexis Godillot, Patrick Lemaire, Tim Planchin, Philippe Ploujoux |
| Great Britain & Ireland |
John Davies, Ian Hutcheon, Michael Kelley, Steve Martin |
 Israel
|
Laurie Been, Jonathan Eting, Barry Mandel, Neil Shochet |
 Italy
|
Stefano Betti, Massimo Mannelli, Lorenzo Silva, Giuseppe Sita |
 Japan |
Ginjiro Nakabe, Micho Mori, Tetsuo Sakata, Masahiro Kuramoto |
 Malaysia
|
Eshak Bluah, Tan Yee Khanl, Nazamuddin Yusuf, Sahabuddin Yusof |
 Mexico
|
Rafael Alarcón, Juan A. Estrado, Roberto Lebrija, José Martinez |
 Netherlands
|
Carel Braun, Barend van Dam, Jaap van Neck, Victor Swane |
 New Zealand
|
Peter Burney, Alex Bonnington, Geoff Clarke, Ted McDougall |
 Norway
|
Per Berge, Erik Dønnestad, Asbjørn Ramnefjell, Alexander Vik |
 Papua New Guinea
|
John Keating, Greg Fennell, Phil Frame, Tony Gover |
 Portugal
|
Nuno A. de Brito a Cunha, Pedro d'Hommee Caupers, Jorge Soares, José Lara de Sousa e Melo |
 Puerto Rico
|
Carlos Bolivar, Joe Passarel, James Teale, Fred Thon |
 Rhodesia |
George Harvey, Tony Johnstone, Nick Price, Teddy Webber |
 South Africa |
Gavan Levenson, Robbie Stewart, David Suddards, Peter Todt |
 South Korea
|
Chang Whan Cho, Mi Rang Kim, Yung Chang Kim, Chong Min Lee |
 Spain
|
Santiago Fernandez, José Gancedo, Eduardo de la Riva, Snr, Roman Taya |
 Sri Lanka
|
W.J. Barsenbach, F.E. Captein, W.P. Fernando, C. Thural Rahaj |
 Sweden |
Hans Hedjerson, Göran Lundquist, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling |
 Switzerland |
Michael Rey, Tommy Fortmann, Yves Hofstetter, Johnny Storjohann |
 Taiwan |
Chen Tze-chung, Chen Tze-ming, Lu Hsi-chuen, Shen Chung-shyan |
 United States |
John Fought, Fred Ridley, Bill Sander, Dick Siderowf |
 Venezuela
|
Jonathan Coles, Gustavo Larrazabal, Carlos Plaza, Carlos Whaite |
 West Germany
|
Jan G. Müller, Veit Pagel, Christoph Stadler, Christian Strenger |
Scores edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Great Britain & Ireland |
219-224-225-224=892 | +16 |
 |
Japan |
227-220-223-224=894 | +18 |
 |
Australia |
230-220-220-227=897 | +21 |
| 4 | China |
229-221-223-225=898 | +22 |
| 5 | United States |
224-229-217-231=901 | +25 |
| 6 | Canada |
227-226-225-228=906 | +30 |
| 7 | Sweden |
223-229-232-227=911 | +35 |
| 8 | South Africa |
219-224-239-230=912 | +36 |
| T9 | Rhodesia |
223-228-226-237=914 | +38 |
| Switzerland |
226-227-227-234=914 | ||
| 11 | Argentina |
230-230-230-232=922 | +46 |
| 12 | New Zealand |
224-233-228-238=923 | +47 |
| 13 | France |
230-234-233-233=930 | +54 |
| 14 | Mexico |
235-236-235-229=935 | +59 |
| 15 | Spain |
233-236-238-230=937 | +61 |
| 16 | Brazil |
235-234-231-239=939 | +63 |
| 17 | Chile |
237-238-232-234=941 | +65 |
| T18 | Italy |
242-235-232-235=944 | +68 |
| Papua New Guinea |
239-237-237-231=944 | ||
| 20 | Denmark |
238-237-233-238=946 | +70 |
| T21 | South Korea |
236-238-239-234=947 | +71 |
| Norway |
231-236-235-245=947 | ||
| 23 | West Germany |
235-230-246-238=949 | +73 |
| 24 | Malaysia |
241-233-236-240=950 | +74 |
| 25 | Belgium |
231-242-240-242=955 | +79 |
| T26 | Austria |
238-242-244-240=964 | +88 |
| Finland |
243-235-242-244=964 | ||
| 28 | Netherlands |
241-245-244-236=966 | +90 |
| T29 | Bermuda |
242-240-241-251=974 | +98 |
| Venezuela |
241-247-243-243=974 | ||
| 31 | Portugal |
248-241-245-243=977 | +101 |
| 32 | Israel |
248-252-250-252=1002 | +126 |
| 33 | Dominican Republic |
248-260-252-251=1011 | +135 |
| 34 | Sri Lanka |
265-250-248-257=1020 | +144 |
| 35 | Bahamas |
254-265-270-253=1042 | +166 |
| 36 | El Salvador |
256-266-263-262=1047 | +171 |
| 37 | Costa Rica |
256-272-269-281=1078 | +202 |
| 38 | Puerto Rico |
274-281-260-264=1079 | +203 |
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Chen Tze-ming | China |
75-69-73-76=293 | +1 |
| Ian Hutcheon | Great Britain & Ireland |
73-73-76-71=293 | ||
| T3 | Masahiro Kuramoto | Japan |
75-71-75-73=294 | +2 |
| Phil Wood | Australia |
76-70-76-72=294 | ||
| 5 | Keith Alexander | Canada |
75-72-75-75=297 | +5 |
| T6 | Fred Ridley | United States |
74-77-70-77=298 | +6 |
| Teddy Webber | Rhodesia
|
71-76-76-75=298 | ||
| T8 | John Fought | United States |
72-73-76-78=299 | +7 |
| Michael Rey | Switzerland |
73-73-75-78=299 | ||
| T10 | Jaime Gonzalez | Brazil |
77-78-70-76=301 | +9 |
| Michael Kelley | Great Britain & Ireland |
72-76-75-78=301 |
Source:[5]
References edit
- ^ "Record Book 1976 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 150–152. ISBN 9172603283.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 182–185. ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ "VM-Fakta, herrar" [World Championship Facts, Men]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. October 1976. p. 25.