The 1986 Eisenhower Trophy took place 22 to 25 October at the Lagunita Country Club in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the 15th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 39 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–25 October |
| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Course(s) | Lagunita Country Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,782 yards (6,201 m) |
| Field | 39 teams 156 players |
| Champion | |
 CanadaMark Brewer, Brent Franklin, Jack Kay Jr. & Warren Sye | |
| 838 (−2) | |
| Location map | |
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Canada won the Eisenhower Trophy for the first time, finishing three strokes ahead of the silver medalists, United States.[1] Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal, a further eight strokes behind with Sweden finishing fourth. Eduardo Herrera, representing Colombia, had the lowest individual score, 5-under-par 275.
Teams edit
39 four-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[2]
Scores edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Canada |
208-210-212-208=838 | −2 |
 |
 United States |
204-210-213-214=841 | +1 |
 |
 Chinese Taipei |
215-208-212-214=849 | +9 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
217-214-216-211=858 | +18 |
| 5 |  Australia |
216-225-211-207=859 | +19 |
| 6 |  West Germany |
218-217-212-220=867 | +27 |
| 7 |  New Zealand |
214-217-218-219=868 | +28 |
| T8 |  Colombia |
226-216-212-216=870 | +30 |
 France |
220-218-213-219=870 | ||
| 10 |  Spain |
223-216-220-214=873 | +33 |
| 11 |  Brazil |
219-214-222-223=878 | +38 |
| 12 |  Great Britain&  Ireland |
219-217-224-220=880 | +40 |
| 13 |  Venezuela |
217-215-222-227=881 | +41 |
| T14 |  Denmark |
220-220-217-226=883 | +43 |
 Japan |
222-218-220-223=883 | ||
| 16 |  Chile |
222-214-221-228=885 | +45 |
| 17 |  Italy |
224-216-218-229=887 | +47 |
| 18 |  Mexico |
222-220-226-223=891 | +51 |
| 19 |  Greece |
226-229-219-223=897 | +57 |
| T20 |  Finland |
227-222-224-227=900 | +60 |
 Netherlands |
222-228-224-226=900 | ||
| 22 |  Switzerland |
228-223-229-223=903 | +63 |
| 23 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
229-227-232-219=907 | +67 |
| T24 |  Argentina |
222-223-234-229=908 | +68 |
 South Korea |
226-226-227-229=908 | ||
| 26 |  Paraguay |
230-236-227-226=919 | +79 |
| 27 |  Zimbabwe |
222-233-229-238=922 | +82 |
| 28 |  Austria |
228-233-234-230=925 | +85 |
| 29 |  Portugal |
234-239-231-222=926 | +86 |
| 30 |  Bermuda |
229-224-244-232=929 | +89 |
| 31 |  Peru |
230-240-232-231=933 | +93 |
| 32 |  Belgium |
243-228-234-230=935 | +95 |
| 33 |  Hong Kong |
233-239-228-238=938 | +98 |
| 34 |  Panama |
232-239-237-234=942 | +102 |
| T35 |  Costa Rica |
230-236-245-234=945 | +105 |
 Guatemala |
230-247-231-237=945 | ||
| 37 |  Dominican Republic |
240-232-235-243=950 | +110 |
| 38 |  Ivory Coast |
248-237-247-246=978 | +138 |
| 39 |  Puerto Rico |
267-258-256-274=1055 | +215 |
Source:[2]
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Herrera | Colombia |
75-67-68-65=275 | −5 |
| T2 | Mark Brewer | Canada |
70-69-69-69=277 | −3 |
| Jay Sigel | United States |
66-70-70-71=277 | ||
| 4 | Hsieh Chin-sheng | Chinese Taipei |
71-67-69-72=279 | −1 |
| T5 | Brent Franklin | Canada |
68-74-72-68=282 | +2 |
| Stephen Taylor | Australia |
70-75-70-67=282 | ||
| T7 | Buddy Alexander | United States |
70-71-71-71=283 | +3 |
| Lin Chie-hsiang | Chinese Taipei |
73-71-70-69=283 | ||
| T9 | Bob Lewis | United States |
71-69-72-72=284 | +4 |
| Johan Ryström | Sweden |
73-71-71-69=284 |
Source:[2]
References edit
- ^ "World Amateur Team Results: 1958 to Present". USGA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-03.
- ^ a b c "Record Book 1986 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
External links edit
- Record Book on International Golf Federation website Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine