1978 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 18–21 October |
Location | Navua, Viti Levu, Fiji |
Course(s) | |
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) | |
Location Map | |
![]() ![]() Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club Location in the Pacific Ocean | |
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.
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, United States, 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 except one had four players. The team representing South Korea had only three.[1]
Country | Players |
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Louis Carbonetti, Luis Daneri, Jorge Eiras, Oscar Vetere |
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Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, , |
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Rudi Bondenseer, Max Lamberg, Johann Lamberg, Klaus Nierlich |
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Benoit Dumont, Bruno Dupont, Thierry Goosens, Philippe Relecom |
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Lois Moniz, Kim Swan, Eric Hav Trott, Llewellyn Tucker |
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Roberto Gomez, Rafael Gonzalez, Marco Ruberti, Marcello Stallone |
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Gary Cowan, , Doug Roxburgh, |
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Rahim Buksh, Raymond Fisher, Eremasi Lutunatabua, Rafiq Mohammed |
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Gordon Brand Jnr, , Brian Marchbank, Peter McEvoy |
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David Chan, Mark Chow, Yau Tak, Alex Tang |
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P. G. Sethi, Alan Singh, Lakshman Singh, Vikramjit Singh |
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Barend van Dam, Jaap van Neck, Bart Nolte, Victor Swane |
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, , , Frank Nobilo |
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Greg Fennell, B. Giles, Tony Gover, John Keating, Jimmy Wu |
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Chang Hwan Cho, Byong Hoon Kim, Dae Soon Kim |
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, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling, |
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, , , |
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Tamsak Ansusinha, Pratuang Nop-Ubol, Santa Pestonji, Thongplew Rungsang |
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Bobby Clampett, John Cook, Scott Hoch, Jay Sigel |
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, , , |
Scores[]
# | Country | Score | To par |
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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 |
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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 |
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238-243-243-245=969 | ||
19 | ![]() |
247-244-236-245=972 | +108 |
20 | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | Bobby Clampett | ![]() |
69-71-71-76=287 | −1 |
2 | Doug Roxburgh | ![]() |
72-74-74-69=289 | +1 |
3 | ![]() |
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 |
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76-73-71-74=294 | |||
8 | Tony Gresham | ![]() |
75-75-77-71=298 | +10 |
T9 | ![]() |
76-70-81-72=299 | +11 | |
Mikael Sorling | ![]() |
70-76-75-78=299 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Record Book 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Ett annorlunda VM" [A different World Championship]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. December 1978. p. 9-17. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links[]
- Record Book on International Golf Federation website Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Eisenhower Trophy
- Golf tournaments in Fiji
- 1978 in golf
- 1978 in Fijian sport
- October 1978 sports events in Oceania