1978 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1978 Eisenhower Trophy took place 18 to 21 October at the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club in Navua, Viti Levu, Fiji. It was the 11th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 24 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 October |
| Location | Navua, Viti Levu, Fiji |
| Course(s) | Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,317 yards (5,776 m) |
| Field | 24 teams 95 players |
| Champion | |
 Bobby Clampett, John Cook, Scott Hoch & Jay Sigel | |
| 873 (+9) | |
United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the seventh time, finishing 13 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Canada. Australia took the bronze medal, five strokes further behind, while New Zealand finished fourth. Bobby Clampett had the lowest individual score, one-under-par 287.
After the 1974 Eisenhower Trophy was moved from Malaysia to the Dominican Republic, the 1978 event had been allocated to the Asia/Australasia zone with the 1980 event allocated to the American zone and the 1982 event to the Europe/Africa zone.
Teams
24 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of Korea who only had three.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} | Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Peter Sweeney, Phil Wood |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Gary Cowan, Dave Mick, Doug Roxburgh, Yves Tremblay |
 | François Illouz, Jean Ignace Mouhica, Thierry Planchin, Philippe Ploujoux |
 &  | Gordon Brand Jnr, Allan Brodie, Brian Marchbank, Peter McEvoy |
 | Franco Gigliarelli, Antonio Lionello, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva |
 | Ginjiro Nakabe, Tetsuo Sakata, Fuminori Sano, Masao Shioda |
 | Geoff Clarke, Paul Hartstone, Phil Mosley, Frank Nobilo |
 | Gonzaga Escuariaza, Nicasio Sagardia, Roman Taya, Alfonso Vidaor |
 | Göran Lundquist, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling, Björn Svedin |
| Bobby Clampett, John Cook, Scott Hoch, Jay Sigel |
 | Kai Flint, Thomas Hübner, Veit Pagel, Christian Strenger |
Scores
| # | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 213-220-219-221=873 | +9 |
| 2 | | 222-222-225-217=886 | +22 |
| 3 | | 222-223-224-222=891 | +27 |
| 4 | | 227-219-229-220=895 | +31 |
| 5 | | 221-230-228-235=914 | +50 |
| 6 | & | 221-229-238-231=919 | +55 |
| 7 | | 230-236-236-221=923 | +59 |
| 8 | | 231-240-229-233=933 | +69 |
| 9 | | 235-226-242-232=935 | +71 |
| T10 | | 235-239-231-239=944 | +80 |
| 238-237-238-231=944 | ||
| 12 |  | 235-240-236-234=945 | +81 |
| 13 |  | 245-241-233-230=949 | +85 |
| 14 |  | 239-245-245-229=958 | +94 |
| 15 |  | 246-242-235-237=960 | +96 |
| 16 |  | 239-250-234-240=963 | +99 |
| T17 |  | 239-252-240-238=969 | +105 |
 | 238-243-243-245=969 | ||
| 19 |  | 247-244-236-245=972 | +108 |
| 20 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 243-251-245-241=980 | +116 |
| 21 |  | 249-245-248-240=982 | +118 |
| 22 |  | 252-250-243-240=985 | +121 |
| 23 |  | 254-243-240-249=986 | +122 |
| 24 |  | 254-254-245-248=1001 | +137 |
Source:[1]
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Clampett | | 69-71-71-76=287 | −1 |
| 2 | Doug Roxburgh | | 72-74-74-69=289 | +1 |
| 3 | Geoff Clarke | | 71-76-72-71=290 | +2 |
| 4 | Gary Cowan | | 73-71-77-71=292 | +4 |
| 5 | John Cook | | 75-73-73-72=293 | +5 |
| T6 | Scott Hoch | | 70-76-75-73=294 | +6 |
| Peter Sweeney | | 76-73-71-74=294 | ||
| 8 | Tony Gresham | | 75-75-77-71=298 | +10 |
| T9 | Phil Mosley | | 76-70-81-72=299 | +11 |
| Mikael Sorling | | 70-76-75-78=299 |
Source:[1]
References
- "Record Book 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 28 October 2018.