1976 Eisenhower Trophy

The 1976 Eisenhower Trophy took place 13 to 16 October at the Penina Golf Club 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.

1976 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates13–16 October
LocationPortimão, Algarve, Portugal
Course(s)Penina Golf Club
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par73
Length6,940 yards (6,350 m)
Field38 teams
152 players
Champion
 Great Britain &  Ireland
John Davies, Ian Hutcheon,
Michael Kelley & Steve Martin
892 (+16)

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 Chinese Taipei finished fourth. Chen Tze-ming from Chinese Taipei and Ian Hutcheon, representing Great Britain and Ireland, had the lowest individual scores, one-over-par 293.

Teams

38 four-man teams contested the event.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]

CountryPlayers
 AustraliaChris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Colin Kaye, Phil Wood
 CanadaKeith Alexander, Robbie Jackson, Jim Nelford, Doug Roxburgh
 Chinese TaipeiChen Tze-chung, Chen Tze-ming, Lu Hsi-chuen, Shen Chung-shyan
 Great Britain
&  Ireland		John Davies, Ian Hutcheon, Michael Kelley, Steve Martin
 JapanGinjiro Nakabe, Micho Mori, Tetsuo Sakata, Masahiro Kuramoto
 RhodesiaGeorge Harvey, Tony Johnstone, Nick Price, Teddy Webber
 South AfricaGavan Levenson, Robbie Stewart, David Suddards, Peter Todt
 SwedenHans Hedjerson, Göran Lundquist, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling
  SwitzerlandMichael Rey, Tommy Fortmann, Yves Hofstetter, Johnny Storjohann
 United StatesJohn Fought, Fred Ridley, Bill Sander, Dick Siderowf

Scores
#CountryScoreTo par
1 Great Britain
&  Ireland		219-224-225-224=892+16
2 Japan227-220-223-224=894+18
3 Australia230-220-220-227=897+21
4 Chinese Taipei229-221-223-225=898+22
5 United States224-229-217-231=901+25
6 Canada227-226-225-228=906+30
7 Sweden223-229-232-227=911+35
8 South Africa219-224-239-230=912+36
T9 Rhodesia223-228-226-237=914+38
  Switzerland226-227-227-234=914
11 Argentina230-230-230-232=922+46
12 New Zealand224-233-228-238=923+47
13 France230-234-233-233=930+54
14 Mexico235-236-235-229=935+59
15 Spain233-236-238-230=937+61
16 Brazil235-234-231-239=939+63
17 Chile237-238-232-234=941+65
T18 Italy242-235-232-235=944+68
 Papua New Guinea239-237-237-231=944
20 Denmark238-237-233-238=946+70
T21 South Korea236-238-239-234=947+71
 Norway231-236-235-245=947
23 West Germany235-230-246-238=949+73
24 Malaysia241-233-236-240=950+74
25 Belgium231-242-240-242=955+79
T26 Austria238-242-244-240=964+88
 Finland243-235-242-244=964
28 Netherlands241-245-244-236=966+90
T29 Bermuda242-240-241-251=974+98
 Venezuela241-247-243-243=974
31 Portugal248-241-245-243=977+101
32 Israel248-252-250-252=1002+126
33 Dominican Republic248-260-252-251=1011+135
34 Sri Lanka265-250-248-257=1020+144
35 Bahamas254-265-270-253=1042+166
36 El Salvador256-266-263-262=1047+171
37 Costa Rica256-272-269-281=1078+202
38 Puerto Rico274-281-260-264=1079+203

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chen Tze-ming Chinese Taipei75-69-73-76=293+1
Ian Hutcheon Great Britain
&  Ireland		73-73-76-71=293
T3Masahiro Kuramoto Japan75-71-75-73=294+2
Phil Wood Australia76-70-76-72=294
?Teddy Webber Rhodesia71-76-76-7?=29?+?
?Keith Alexander Canada75-72-75-75=297+5
7Fred Ridley United States74-77-70-77=298+6
T8John Fought United States72-73-76-78=299+7
Michael Rey  Switzerland73-73-75-78=299
T10Jaime Gonzalez Brazil77-78-70-76=301+9
Michael Kelley Great Britain
&  Ireland		72-76-75-78=301

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Record Book 1976 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

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