The 2012 Eisenhower Trophy took place 4–7 October on the PGA Sultan course at Antalya Golf Club and the Faldo course at Cornelia Golf Club in Antalya, Turkey. It was the 28th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 72 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 October |
| Location | Antalya, Turkey 36°53′15″N 30°42′27″E / 36.8874°N 30.7075°E |
| Course(s) | Antalya Golf Club (PGA Sultan course) Cornelia Golf Club (Faldo course) |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 (Antalya) 72 (Cornelia) |
| Field | 72 teams 215 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesSteven Fox, Justin Thomas & Chris Williams | |
| 404 (−24) | |
| Location map | |
  Antalya Location in Turkey | |
A weather delay on the second morning meant that the second round was not completed until the third day and the event was reduced to 54 holes. The leading 36 teams played their third round at Antalya Golf Club with the remaining teams playing at Cornelia Golf Club.[1]
United States won their 14th Eisenhower Trophy, four strokes ahead of Mexico, who took the silver medal. France, Germany and South Korea tied for third place and took bronze medals. Sebastián Vázquez from Mexico had the best 54-hole aggregate of 199, 15 under par. Positions were decided by scores relative to par.[2]
Teams edit
72 teams contested the event. Each team had three players with the exception of Croatia who were represented by only two players.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[3]
Results edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
131-135-138=404 | −24 |
 |
 Mexico |
135-139-135=409 | −19 |
 |
 France |
135-140-138=413 | −15 |
 Germany |
141-135-137=413 | ||
 South Korea |
134-138-141=413 | ||
| T6 |  Canada |
136-138-143=417 | −11 |
 Norway |
140-136-141=417 | ||
| 8 |  England |
137-143-138=418 | −10 |
| T9 |  Japan |
141-139-139=419 | −9 |
 Spain |
137-144-138=419 | ||
 Venezuela |
138-142-139=419 | ||
| T12 |  Malaysia |
140-141-139=420 | −8 |
 Sweden |
141-137-142=420 | ||
| 14 |  Italy |
141-140-141=422 | −6 |
| 15 |  Australia |
147-140-136=423 | −5 |
| 16 |  Colombia |
143-146-135=424 | −4 |
| T17 |  Netherlands |
137-139-149=425 | −3 |
 Poland |
143-146-136=425 | ||
 Thailand |
144-143-138=425 | ||
 Wales |
144-143-138=425 | ||
 Zimbabwe |
138-147-140=425 | ||
| 22 |  Austria |
140-142-144=426 | −2 |
| 23 |  South Africa |
145-144-138=427 | −1 |
| T24 |  India |
145-144-139=428 | E |
 New Zealand |
142-142-144=428 | ||
| 26 |  Brazil |
147-141-141=429 | +1 |
| T27 |  Chile |
142-144-144=430 | +2 |
 Denmark |
148-139-143=430 | ||
 Iceland |
144-145-141=430 | ||
 Ireland |
141-142-147=430 | ||
 Slovakia |
144-141-145=430 | ||
| T32 |  Portugal |
146-136-149=431 | +3 |
 Slovenia |
146-143-142=431 | ||
| 34 |  Belgium |
148-141-143=432 | +4 |
| 35 |  Finland |
143-148-142=433 | +5 |
| T36 |  Singapore |
150-143-143=436 | +6 |
 Turkey |
145-146-143=434 | ||
| 38 |  China |
150-142-145=437 | +7 |
| 39 |  Puerto Rico |
146-147-145=438 | +8 |
| 40 |  Czech Republic |
153-144-142=439 | +9 |
| 41 |  Guatemala |
147-148-145=440 | +10 |
| 42 |  Switzerland |
146-146-149=441 | +11 |
| 43 |  Russia |
149-145-148=442 | +12 |
| T44 |  Hong Kong |
149-150-145=444 | +14 |
 Scotland |
152-149-143=444 | ||
| 46 |  Argentina |
146-146-154=446 | +16 |
| T47 |  Chinese Taipei |
148-149-155=452 | +22 |
 Uruguay |
153-154-145=452 | ||
| 49 |  Bolivia |
150-148-155=453 | +23 |
| 50 |  Peru |
153-143-158=454 | +24 |
| 51 |  Bermuda |
145-152-160=457 | +27 |
| 52 |  Dominican Republic |
154-148-156=458 | +28 |
| 53 |  Fiji |
154-153-156=463 | +33 |
| 54 |  Pakistan |
156-155-153=464 | +34 |
| 55 |  Latvia |
152-162-155=469 | +39 |
| 56 |  Greece |
161-156-158=475 | +45 |
| 57 |  Costa Rica |
160-156-162=478 | +48 |
| T58 |  Egypt |
171-153-157=481 | +51 |
 Qatar |
161-157-163=481 | ||
| 60 |  Estonia |
154-163-167=484 | +54 |
| 61 |  United Arab Emirates |
169-151-170=490 | +60 |
| 62 |  Serbia |
163-160-168=491 | +61 |
| 63 |  Macedonia |
155-170-167=492 | +62 |
| 64 |  Iran |
163-174-159=496 | +66 |
| 65 |  Malta |
171-161-166=498 | +68 |
| 66 |  Guam |
165-171-163=499 | +69 |
| 67 |  Bahrain |
173-172-169=514 | +84 |
| 68 |  Bulgaria |
176-168-180=524 | +94 |
| 69 |  Oman |
178-176-174=528 | +98 |
| 70 |  Ukraine |
177-175-182=534 | +104 |
| 71 |  Croatia |
180-182-189=551 | +121 |
| 72 |  Kyrgyzstan |
203-211-228=642 | +212 |
Source:[3]
The leading 36 teams played their third round at Antalya Golf Club with the remaining teams playing at Cornelia Golf Club.
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastián Vázquez | Mexico |
66-67-66=199 | −15 |
| 2 | Chris Williams | United States |
64-67-69=200 | −14 |
| 3 | Moritz Lampert | Germany |
70-66-65=201 | −13 |
| T4 | Julio Vegas | Venezuela |
69-70-65=204 | −10 |
| Julien Brun | France |
67-72-65=204 | ||
| 6 | James Frazer | Wales |
70-70-66=206 | −8 |
| T7 | Lee Chang-woo | South Korea |
68-67-72=207 | −7 |
| Adrian Meronk | Poland |
68-74-65=207 | ||
| Justin Thomas | United States |
67-70-70=207 | ||
| T10 | Steven Fox | United States |
71-68-69=208 | −6 |
| Neil Raymond | England |
66-72-70=208 | ||
| Rafael Becker | Brazil |
70-69-69=208 |
Source:[3]
Players in the leading teams played two rounds at Antalya Golf Club and one at Cornelia Golf Club.
References edit
- ^ "USA Sets 36-Hole Scoring Mark At Weather-Shortened WATC". IGF. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "USA Sets 54-Hole Scoring Mark In Winning 14th World Amateur Team Championship". IGF. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Team/Player Leaderboard". Golfstat. 1 November 2018.