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.
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.
CountryPlayers
Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Colin Kaye, Phil Wood
Keith Alexander, Robbie Jackson, Jim Nelford, Doug Roxburgh
Chen Tze-chung, Chen Tze-ming, Lu Hsi-chuen, Shen Chung-shyan

& 		John Davies, Ian Hutcheon, Michael Kelley, Steve Martin
Ginjiro Nakabe, Micho Mori, Tetsuo Sakata, Masahiro Kuramoto
George Harvey, Tony Johnstone, Nick Price, Teddy Webber
Gavan Levenson, Robbie Stewart, David Suddards, Peter Todt
Hans Hedjerson, Göran Lundquist, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling
Michael Rey, Tommy Fortmann, Yves Hofstetter, Johnny Storjohann
John Fought, Fred Ridley, Bill Sander, Dick Siderowf

Scores

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Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chen Tze-ming75-69-73-76=293+1
T1Ian Hutcheon
& 		73-73-76-71=293+1
T3Masahiro Kuramoto75-71-75-73=294+2
T3Phil Wood76-70-76-72=294+2
?Teddy Webber71-76-76-7?=29?+?
?Keith Alexander75-72-75-75=297+5
7Fred Ridley74-77-70-77=298+6
T8John Fought72-73-76-78=299+7
T8Michael Rey73-73-75-78=299+7
T10Jaime Gonzalez77-78-70-76=301+9
T10Michael Kelley
& 		72-76-75-78=301+9

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