The 2004 Eisenhower Trophy took place 28–31 October at Rio Mar Country Club in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. It was the 24th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 66 three-man teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team was due to play two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played on the River course on the third day and were due to play on the Ocean course on the final day.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 October |
| Location | Río Grande, Puerto Rico 18°13′20″N 66°25′49″W / 18.2223°N 66.4303°W |
| Course(s) | Rio Mar Country Club River and Ocean courses |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 (River) 72 (Ocean) |
| Field | 66 teams 198 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesSpencer Levin, Ryan Moore & Lee Williams | |
| 407 (−25) | |
| Location map | |
  Río Mar CC Location in the Caribbean  Río Mar CC Location in Puerto Rico | |
Heavy rain and lightning caused the final day to be abandoned and the event was reduced to 54 holes. The leading 36 teams had played their third round on the River course while the others played on the Ocean course.[1]
The United States won their 13th Eisenhower Trophy, nine strokes ahead of Spain, who took the silver medal. Sweden took the bronze medal while Canada, Italy and Switzerland finished tied for fourth place. Ryan Moore had the best 54-hole aggregate of 204, 12 under par.[1]
The 2004 Espirito Santo Trophy was played on the same courses one week prior.
Teams edit
66 three-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[2][1]
Results edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
132-136-139=407 | −25 |
 |
 Spain |
137-139-140=416 | −16 |
 |
 Sweden |
138-141-138=417 | −15 |
| T4 |  Canada |
143-143-136=422 | −10 |
 Italy |
136-146-140=422 | ||
 Switzerland |
137-142-143=422 | ||
| 7 |  Wales |
141-138-144=423 | −9 |
| T8 |  England |
137-146-141=424 | −8 |
 Malaysia |
143-143-138=424 | ||
| T10 |  Denmark |
143-143-139=425 | −7 |
 Germany |
138-145-142=425 | ||
| T12 |  Australia |
142-141-145=428 | −4 |
 Japan |
141-143-144=428 | ||
 Netherlands |
140-147-141=428 | ||
| T15 |  Chile |
143-145-142=430 | −2 |
 Finland |
148-142-140=430 | ||
| T17 |  Ireland |
143-146-142=431 | −1 |
 South Africa |
147-138-146=431 | ||
| 19 |  India |
143-148-141=432 | E |
| 20 |  Austria |
145-143-145=433 | +1 |
| T21 |  Mexico |
148-141-145=434 | +2 |
 New Zealand |
150-144-140=434 | ||
| T23 |  France |
148-142-145=435 | +3 |
 Philippines |
143-148-144=435 | ||
 South Korea |
144-144-147=435 | ||
| 26 |  Portugal |
141-150-145=436 | +4 |
| T27 |  Argentina |
144-150-143=437 | +5 |
 El Salvador |
140-150-147=437 | ||
 Iceland |
142-147-148=437 | ||
 Thailand |
143-150-144=437 | ||
| 31 |  Scotland |
141-150-149=440 | +8 |
| 32 |  Czech Republic |
150-145-147=442 | +10 |
| 33 |  Peru |
146-145-152=443 | +11 |
| T34 |  Bermuda |
143-150-151=444 | +12 |
 Chinese Taipei |
151-146-147=444 | ||
 Norway |
148-145-151=444 | ||
| T37 |  Guatemala |
146-153-146=445 | +13 |
 Pakistan |
148-153-144=445 | ||
 Puerto Rico |
147-152-146=445 | ||
| T40 |  Colombia |
148-149-149=446 | +14 |
 Dominican Republic |
145-151-150=446 | ||
| 42 |  Brazil |
150-147-151=448 | +16 |
| T43 |  Belgium |
148-148-153=449 | +17 |
 Bolivia |
146-150-153=449 | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
149-149-151=449 | ||
 Turkey |
146-152-151=449 | ||
| 47 |  Zimbabwe |
151-150-149=450 | +18 |
| 48 |  Ecuador |
155-148-153=456 | +24 |
| T49 |  Panama |
150-153-154=457 | +25 |
 Venezuela |
149-156-152=457 | ||
| 51 |  Paraguay |
156-148-154=458 | +26 |
| 52 |  Slovenia |
158-152-149=459 | +27 |
| 53 |  Barbados |
158-147-157=462 | +30 |
| 54 |  Russia |
157-154-153=464 | +32 |
| 55 |  Slovakia |
158-157-151=466 | +34 |
| 56 |  Hong Kong |
154-158-156=468 | +36 |
| 57 |  Costa Rica |
153-162-157=472 | +40 |
| T58 |  Cayman Islands |
158-162-159=479 | +47 |
 Greece |
160-161-158=479 | ||
| 60 |  Eswatini |
168-160-157=485 | +53 |
| 61 |  Bahamas |
165-159-162=486 | +54 |
| 62 |  Estonia |
161-169-159=489 | +57 |
| 63 |  Croatia |
164-161-165=490 | +58 |
| 64 |  United States Virgin Islands |
164-163-166=493 | +61 |
| 65 |  United Arab Emirates |
162-173-159=494 | +62 |
| DQ |  Egypt |
156-161-DQ |
Source:[2]
The leading 36 teams played their third round on the River course with the remaining teams playing on the Ocean course.
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Moore | United States |
65-67-72=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Spencer Levin | United States |
70-69-67=206 | −10 |
| T3 | Wil Besseling | Netherlands |
68-71-69=208 | −8 |
| Alex Norén | Sweden |
69-70-69=208 | ||
| T5 | Benjamín Alvarado | Chile |
71-69-69=209 | −7 |
| Nigel Edwards | Wales |
70-67-72=209 | ||
| Josh Geary | New Zealand |
72-69-68=209 | ||
| Juvic Pagunsan | Philippines |
69-70-70=209 | ||
| Nicolas Sulzer | Switzerland |
66-70-73=209 | ||
| T10 | Craig Doell | Canada |
70-73-67=210 | −6 |
| Florian Fritsch | Germany |
69-71-70=210 | ||
| Alfredo García-Heredia | Spain |
68-71-71=210 | ||
| Ben Leong | Malaysia |
72-69-69=210 | ||
| Francesco Molinari | Italy |
68-73-69=210 |
Source:[2]
Players in the leading teams played two rounds on the River course and one on the Ocean course.
References edit
- ^ a b c "2004 World Amateur Golf Team Championships Record Book" (PDF). IGF. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Team/Player Leaderboard". Golfstat. 2 November 2018.