1982 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1982 Eisenhower Trophy took place 15 to 18 September at the Golf Club de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was the 13th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 September |
| Location | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Course(s) | Golf Club de Lausanne |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,890 yards (6,300 m) |
| Field | 30 teams 120 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesNathaniel Crosby, Jim Holtgrieve, Bob Lewis & Jay Sigel | |
| 859 (−5) | |
United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the ninth time, finishing seven strokes ahead of the joint silver medalists, Japan and Sweden, with France finishing fourth. Luis Carbonetti, representing Argentina, had the lowest individual score, 4-under-par 284, a stroke better than Jay Sigel.
The event was affected by political protests about the participation of South Africa. Two of the stronger nations, Australia and Canada, did not compete while teams from Indonesia and Trinidad and Tobago attended the opening ceremony but later withdrew.[1]
Teams
30 four-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[2]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Chinese Taipei | Lai Chen-jen, Li Wen-sheng, Lin Chie-hsiang, Yuan Ching-chi |
 France | Alexis Godillot, Marc Pendaries, Philippe Ploujoux, Jean-Louis Schneider |
 Great Britain&  Ireland | George Macgregor, Andrew Oldcorn, Arthur Pierse, Philip Walton |
 Japan | Kazuhiko Kato, Masayuki Naito, Kiyotaka Oie, Tetsuo Sakata |
 New Zealand | Phil Aickin, Michael Barltrop, Colin Taylor, Greg Turner |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | Derek James, Neil James, Duncan Lindsay-Smith, David Suddards |
 Spain | José María Olazábal, Alejo Ollé, Ramón Taya, Alfonso Vidaor |
 Sweden | Per Andersson, Krister Kinell, Magnus Persson, Ove Sellberg |
 Switzerland | Michael Buchter, Markus Frank, Carlo Rampone, Johnny Storjohann |
| United States | Nathaniel Crosby, Jim Holtgrieve, Bob Lewis, Jay Sigel |
 West Germany | Thomas Hübner, Hans-Günter Reiter, Frank Schlig, Ulrich Schulte |
Scores
| # | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 212-215-221-211=859 | −5 |
| T2 | Japan | 214-215-223-214=866 | +2 |
| Sweden | 221-214-218-213=866 | ||
| 4 | France | 221-218-218-217=874 | +10 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 225-212-222-219=878 | +14 |
| 6 | South Africa | 222-220-220-217=879 | +15 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 221-219-225-216=881 | +17 |
| T8 | Great Britain & Ireland | 221-219-218-224=882 | +18 |
| West Germany | 220-224-216-222=882 | ||
| 10 | Switzerland | 220-225-218-221=884 | +20 |
| 11 | Spain | 217-225-223-223=888 | +24 |
| 12 |  Italy | 225-216-227-221=889 | +25 |
| 13 |  Philippines | 219-225-223-223=890 | +26 |
| 14 |  Argentina | 222-221-224-226=893 | +29 |
| 15 |  Denmark | 230-230-216-221=897 | +33 |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 223-226-231-224=904 | +40 |
| 17 |  Mexico | 228-231-231-221=911 | +47 |
| 18 |  Chile | 229-225-233-225=912 | +48 |
| T19 |  South Korea | 228-228-236-223=915 | +51 |
 Norway | 218-238-227-232=915 | ||
| 21 |  Austria | 229-235-221-232=917 | +53 |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 227-234-228-231=920 | +56 |
| 23 |  Brazil | 227-232-236-229=924 | +60 |
| T24 |  Finland | 234-226-239-238=937 | +73 |
 Venezuela | 236-235-235-231=937 | ||
| 26 |  Iceland | 249-233-236-242=960 | +96 |
| 27 |  Hong Kong | 246-237-249-239=971 | +107 |
| 28 |  Bermuda | 241-252-241-242=976 | +112 |
| 29 |  Guatemala | 250-253-243-244=990 | +126 |
| 30 |  Greece | 254-268-254-249=1025 | +161 |
Source:[2]
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Carbonetti | Argentina | 69-69-74-72=284 | −4 |
| 2 | Jay Sigel | United States | 69-69-73-74=285 | −3 |
| T3 | Krister Kinell | Sweden | 72-70-75-70=287 | −1 |
| Jim Holtgrieve | United States | 70-73-71-73=287 | ||
| Kiyotaka Oie | Japan | 71-73-74-69=287 | ||
| T6 | Phil Aickin | New Zealand | 72-74-74-68=288 | E |
| Markus Frank | Switzerland | 73-70-72-73=288 | ||
| Ove Sellberg | Sweden | 73-73-72-70=288 | ||
| 9 | Kazuhiko Kato | Japan | 71-72-75-72=290 | +2 |
| T10 | Duncan Lindsay-Smith | South Africa | 76-72-72-71=291 | +3 |
| Frankie Miñoza | Philippines | 70-75-71-75=291 | ||
| Yuan Ching-chi | Chinese Taipei | 79-67-76-69=291 |
Source:[2]
References
- "Another team quits". The Canberra Times. 57 (17, 157). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 29 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Record Book 1982 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 29 October 2018.