1970 Eisenhower Trophy

1970 Eisenhower Trophy
	Course at Puerta de Hierro
Tournament information
Dates	23–26 September
Location	Madrid, Spain
Course(s)	Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro
Format	72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,043 yards (6,440 m)
Field	36 teams; 144 players
Champion
	United States; Vinny Giles, Tom Kite,; Allen Miller & Lanny Wadkins
	857 (−7)

The 1970 Eisenhower Trophy took place 23 to 26 September at the Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro in Madrid, Spain.[1] It was the seventh World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 36 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.

The United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the fourth time, finishing 12 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, New Zealand. South Africa took the bronze medal while Australia finished fourth. Victor Regalado from Mexico had the lowest individual score, eight-under-par 280, three strokes better than Dale Hayes from South Africa. Tom Kite was ill on the final day and didn't complete his final round.

Teams

36 four-man teams contested the event.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[2]

Country	Players
Australia	Kevin Donohoe, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Kevin Hartley
Canada	Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Stu Hamilton, Wayne McDonald
France	Didier Charmat, Hervé Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, Roger Lagarde
Great Britain & Ireland	Michael Bonallack, Rodney Foster, Charlie Green, Geoff Marks
Japan	Tsutomu Irie, Tetsuo Sakata, Nobuo Takahashi, Kenichi Yamada
Mexico	Hector Alvarez, Enrique Farias, Tomás Lehmann, Victor Regalado
New Zealand	Geoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
Philippines	Tommy Manotoc, Miguel Preysler, Luis Silverio, Edmundo Unson
South Africa	Hugh Baiocchi, John Fourie, Dale Hayes, Dave Symons
United States	Vinny Giles, Tom Kite, Allen Miller, Lanny Wadkins

Scores

#	Country	Score	To par
1	United States	213-213-214-217=857	−7
2	New Zealand	220-214-218-217=869	+5
3	South Africa	214-219-216-221=870	+6
4	Australia	224-215-212-220=871	+7
5	Mexico	221-212-220-220=873	+9
6	Canada	218-216-228-218=880	+16
7	Great Britain & Ireland	222-216-225-219=882	+18
8	Japan	223-222-220-218=883	+19
9	France	226-221-222-217=886	+22
10	Philippines	221-220-223-225=889	+25
11	Chinese Taipei	223-224-222-221=890	+26
12	Spain	224-224-218-226=892	+28
13	Sweden	228-227-224-222=901	+37
14	West Germany	226-224-226-227=903	+39
15	Italy	219-229-233-223=904	+40
T16	Belgium	230-228-224-227=909	+45
T16	Brazil	228-217-231-233=909	+45
18	Argentina	226-236-230-225=917	+53
19	Venezuela	231-229-222-236=918	+54
20	South Korea	228-226-230-235=919	+55
21	Colombia	233-227-233-230=923	+59
22	Switzerland	227-225-238-235=925	+61
T23	Austria	228-239-230-232=929	+65
T23	Norway	233-228-240-228=929	+65
25	Denmark	236-229-227-238=930	+66
26	Bermuda	235-234-235-230=934	+70
27	Netherlands	234-233-237-234=938	+74
28	Portugal	227-238-242-232=939	+75
29	Papua New Guinea	237-227-237-239=940	+76
30	Chile	233-232-240-238=943	+79
31	Hong Kong	242-237-235-241=955	+91
32	Finland	244-243-234-236=957	+93
33	Peru	240-244-247-251=982	+118
34	Pakistan	254-251-253-255=1013	+149
35	Guatemala	264-249-254-250=1017	+153
36	Iceland	262-255-255-276=1048	+184

Source:[2]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Victor Regalado	Mexico	72-67-71-70=280	−8
2	Dale Hayes	South Africa	70-71-68-74=283	−5
3	Lanny Wadkins	United States	70-72-72-72=286	−2
T4	Tony Gresham	Australia	71-74-71-71=287	−1
T4	Allen Miller	United States	72-71-71-73=287	−1
6	Ted McDougall	New Zealand	72-73-73-70=288	E
T7	Vinny Giles	United States	73-73-71-72=289	+1
T7	Nobuo Takahashi	Japan	72-74-70-73=289	+1
9	Kenichi Yamada	Japan	73-75-74-68=290	+2
T10	Geoff Clarke	New Zealand	75-71-71-74=291	+3
T10	Ho Ming-chung	Chinese Taipei	72-75-73-71=291	+3

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References

New York Times
"Record Book 1970 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

External links

Record Book on International Golf Federation website

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[1] New York Times

[results-2] "Record Book 1970 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.