1970 Eisenhower Trophy

The 1970 Eisenhower Trophy took place 23 to 26 September at the Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro in Madrid, Spain.[1] It was the seventh World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 36 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1970 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates23–26 September
LocationMadrid, Spain
Course(s)Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length7,043 yards (6,440 m)
Field36 teams
144 players
Champion
 United States
Vinny Giles, Tom Kite,
Allen Miller & Lanny Wadkins
857 (−7)

The United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the fourth time, finishing 12 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, New Zealand. South Africa took the bronze medal while Australia finished fourth. Victor Regalado from Mexico had the lowest individual score, eight-under-par 280, three strokes better than Dale Hayes from South Africa. Tom Kite was ill on the final day and didn't complete his final round.

Teams

36 four-man teams contested the event.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[2]

CountryPlayers
 AustraliaKevin Donohoe, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Kevin Hartley
 CanadaKeith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Stu Hamilton, Wayne McDonald
 FranceDidier Charmat, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde
 Great Britain
&  Ireland		Michael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Charlie Green, Geoff Marks
 JapanTsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Nobuo Takahashi, Kenichi Yamada
 MexicoHector Alvarez, Enrique Farias, Tomás Lehmann, Victor Regalado
 New ZealandGeoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
 PhilippinesTommy Manotoc, Miguel Preysler, Luis Silverio, Edmundo Unson
 South AfricaHugh Baiocchi, John Fourie, Dale Hayes, Dave Symons
 United StatesVinny Giles, Tom Kite, Allen Miller, Lanny Wadkins

Scores
#CountryScoreTo par
1 United States213-213-214-217=857−7
2 New Zealand220-214-218-217=869+5
3 South Africa214-219-216-221=870+6
4 Australia224-215-212-220=871+7
5 Mexico221-212-220-220=873+9
6 Canada218-216-228-218=880+16
7 Great Britain
&  Ireland		222-216-225-219=882+18
8 Japan223-222-220-218=883+19
9 France226-221-222-217=886+22
10 Philippines221-220-223-225=889+25
11 Chinese Taipei223-224-222-221=890+26
12 Spain224-224-218-226=892+28
13 Sweden228-227-224-222=901+37
14 West Germany226-224-226-227=903+39
15 Italy219-229-233-223=904+40
T16 Belgium230-228-224-227=909+45
 Brazil228-217-231-233=909
18 Argentina226-236-230-225=917+53
19 Venezuela231-229-222-236=918+54
20 South Korea228-226-230-235=919+55
21 Colombia233-227-233-230=923+59
22  Switzerland227-225-238-235=925+61
T23 Austria228-239-230-232=929+65
 Norway233-228-240-228=929
25 Denmark236-229-227-238=930+66
26 Bermuda235-234-235-230=934+70
27 Netherlands234-233-237-234=938+74
28 Portugal227-238-242-232=939+75
29 Papua New Guinea237-227-237-239=940+76
30 Chile233-232-240-238=943+79
31 Hong Kong242-237-235-241=955+91
32 Finland244-243-234-236=957+93
33 Peru240-244-247-251=982+118
34 Pakistan254-251-253-255=1013+149
35 Guatemala264-249-254-250=1017+153
36 Iceland262-255-255-276=1048+184

Source:[2]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Victor Regalado Mexico72-67-71-70=280−8
2Dale Hayes South Africa70-71-68-74=283−5
3Lanny Wadkins United States70-72-72-72=286−2
T4Tony Gresham Australia71-74-71-71=287−1
Allen Miller United States72-71-71-73=287
6Ted McDougall New Zealand72-73-73-70=288E
T7Vinny Giles United States73-73-71-72=289+1
Nobuo Takahashi Japan72-74-70-73=289
9Kenichi Yamada Japan73-75-74-68=290+2
T10Geoff Clarke New Zealand75-71-71-74=291+3
Ho Ming-chung Chinese Taipei72-75-73-71=291

Source:[2]

References
  1. New York Times
  2. "Record Book 1970 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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