Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States at the time, who was a keen amateur golfer. The equivalent competition for women is the Espirito Santo Trophy.
Results
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The 1958 championship resulted in a tie. There was an 18-hole playoff which Australia won with a score of 222 to the United States 224.
From 1958 to 2000 the teams had four players with the best three scores counting for each round. From 2002 the teams have been three players with two counting. The 2004, 2010 and 2012 championships were reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather.
Players who have featured in a winning Eisenhower Trophy team and later become leading professional golfers include: Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, Bruce Fleisher, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins, Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange, Scott Hoch, Hal Sutton, Michael Campbell, Tiger Woods, Ben Curtis and Luke Donald.
Results summary
| Country | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Total | Competed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 15 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 31 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
 Great Britain & Ireland | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 30 |
 Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
 France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
 Spain | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
 South Africa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | |
 England | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||
 Philippines | 2 | 2 | 23 | ||
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
 Germany | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 33 | 34 | 98 | 31 |
There were joint silver medalists (and no bronze medalists) in 1982 and 1990. There were joint bronze medalists in 1992, 2002, 2012 (3) and 2016.
The "Great Britain and Ireland" team represented the two separate independent countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from 1958 to 2000. From 2002, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team) have competed as separate teams.
Of the teams that have competed in all 31 championships, only Italy and Bermuda have never won a medal; Italy's best finishes were ties for 4th place in 2004 and 2008 and Bermuda's was 16th in 1958.
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Individual leader
| Year | Individual leader | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alejandro del Rey | Spain | 70-64-68-65=267 | −23 | 1 stroke | Takumi Kanaya |
| 2016 | Cameron Davis | Australia | 67-66-68-68=269 | −17 | 2 strokes | Curtis Luck |
| 2014 | Jon Rahm | Spain | 70-64-62-67=263 | −23 | 3 strokes | Lucas Herbert Victor Perez Alejandro Tosti |
| 2012 | Sebastián Vázquez | Mexico | 66-67-66=199 | −15 | 1 stroke | Chris Williams |
| 2010 | Joachim B. Hansen | Denmark | 67-69-73=209 | −6 | 3 strokes | Alexander Lévy |
| 2008 | Rickie Fowler | United States | 68-67-70-75=280 | −10 | 2 strokes | Callum Macaulay Nick Taylor |
| 2006 | Wil Besseling | Netherlands | 69-70-66-70=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Julien Grillon Chris Kirk Richard Scott |
| 2004 | Ryan Moore | United States | 65-67-72=204 | −12 | 2 strokes | Spencer Levin |
| 2002 | Marcus Fraser | Australia | 74-70-67-70=281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Grégory Bourdy |
| 2000 | Bryce Molder | United States | 69-71-65-68=273 | −15 | 4 strokes | & Paul Casey |
| 1998 | Kim Felton | Australia | 70-67-69-69=275 | −11 | 2 strokes |  Mikko Ilonen |
| 1996 | Kalle Aitala | Finland | 67-68-72-69=276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Takahiro Nakagawa Brett Partridge Seo Jong-hyun |
| 1994 | Allen Doyle | United States | 68-70-69-70=277 | −10 | 4 strokes | & Warren Bennett |
| 1992 | Phil Tataurangi | New Zealand | 67-67-68-69=271 | −9 | 1 stroke | Michael Campbell |
| 1990 | Mathias Grönberg | Sweden | 70-67-77-72=286 | −2 | 6 strokes | Gabriel Hjertstedt |
| 1988 | Peter McEvoy | Great Britain & Ireland | 72-71-70-71=284 | −4 | 6 strokes | David Ecob |
| 1986 | Eduardo Herrera |  Colombia | 75-67-68-65=275 | −5 | 2 strokes | Mark Brewer Jay Sigel |
| 1984 | Luis Carbonetti Tetsuo Sakata | Argentina Japan | 68-74-70-74=286 68-72-74-72=286 | −2 | Tie | |
| 1982 | Luis Carbonetti | Argentina | 69-69-74-72=284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Jay Sigel |
| 1980 | Hal Sutton | United States | 68-69-71-68=276 | −12 | 6 strokes | Chen Tze-chung |
| 1978 | Bobby Clampett | United States | 69-71-71-76=287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Doug Roxburgh |
| 1976 | Chen Tze-ming Ian Hutcheon | Chinese Taipei Great Britain & Ireland | 75-69-73-76=293 73-73-76-71=293 | +1 | Tie | |
| 1974 | Jaime Gonzalez Jerry Pate | Brazil United States | 73-74-74-73=294 73-77-73-71=294 | +6 | Tie | |
| 1972 | Tony Gresham | Australia | 70-69-73-73=285 | +1 | 2 strokes | Ben Crenshaw Vinny Giles |
| 1970 | Victor Regalado | Mexico | 72-67-71-70=280 | −8 | 3 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dale Hayes |
| 1968 | Michael Bonallack Vinny Giles | Great Britain & Ireland United States | 72-72-66-76=286 74-68-71-73=286 | −6 | Tie | |
| 1966 | Ronnie Shade | Great Britain & Ireland | 74-69-72-68=283 | −5 | 7 strokes | Patrick Cros |
| 1964 | Hsieh Min-Nan | Chinese Taipei | 72-77-72-73=294 | +6 | 1 stroke | Raul Travieso |
| 1962 | Gary Cowan | Canada | 68-71-72-69=280 | E | 3 strokes | R. H. Sikes |
| 1960 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 66-67-68-68=269 | −11 | 13 strokes | Deane Beman |
| 1958 | Bruce Devlin Bill Hyndman Reid Jack | Australia United States Great Britain & Ireland | 81-73-74-73=301 79-77-73-72=301 72-77-74-78=301 | +13 | Tie |
Future sites
- 2022 Le Golf National and Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France
References
- Williams, Julie (29 February 2020). "World Amateur Team Championships relocated from Hong Kong in wake of political protests". Golfweek.
- Williams, Julie (6 May 2020). "IGF cancels World Amateur Team events for 2020; new women's Latin America event also off". Golfweek.
- "World Amateur Team Championships – Men's Records". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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