1978 Eisenhower Trophy

1978 Eisenhower Trophy 18–21 October Navua, Viti Levu, Fiji Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club 72 holes stroke play 72 6317 yd m 24 teams95 players Bobby Clampett, John Cook,Scott Hoch & Jay Sigel 873 (+9) Pacific Ocean#Fiji Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club Location in the Pacific Ocean##Location in Fiji yes 220 1976 1980 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.https://www.igfgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1978-WAGTC.pdf Record Book 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships World Amateur Golf Council 28 October 2018 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225900/https://www.igfgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1978-WAGTC.pdf dead Country PlayersLouis Carbonetti, Luis Daneri, Jorge Eiras, Oscar Vetere Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Peter Sweeney, Phil WoodRudi Bondenseer, Max Lamberg, Johann Lamberg, Klaus NierlichBenoit Dumont, Bruno Dupont, Thierry Goosens, Philippe RelecomLois Moniz, Kim Swan, Eric Hav Trott, Llewellyn TuckerRoberto Gomez, Rafael Gonzalez, Marco Ruberti, Marcello Stallone Gary Cowan, Dave Mick, Doug Roxburgh, Yves TremblayRahim Buksh, Raymond Fisher, Eremasi Lutunatabua, Rafiq Mohammed François Illouz, Jean Ignace Mouhica, Tim Planchin, Philippe Ploujoux & Gordon Brand Jnr, Allan Brodie, Brian Marchbank, Peter McEvoyDavid Chan, Mark Chow, Yau Tak, Alex TangP. G. Sethi, Alan Singh, Lakshman Singh, Vikramjit Singh Franco Gigliarelli, Antonio Lionello, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva Ginjiro Nakabe, Tetsuo Sakata, Fuminori Sano, Masao ShiodaBarend van Dam, Jaap van Neck, Bart Nolte, Victor Swane Geoff Clarke, Paul Hartstone, Phil Mosley, Frank NobiloGreg Fennell, B. Giles, Tony Gover, John Keating, Jimmy WuChang Hwan Cho, Byong Hoon Kim, Dae Soon Kim Gonzaga Escuariaza, Nicasio Sagardia, Roman Taya, Alfonso Vidaor Göran Lundquist, Jan Rube, Mikael Sorling, Björn SvedinFrancis Boillat, Marcus Frank, Yves Hofstetter, Johnny StorjohannTamsak Ansusinha, Pratuang Nop-Ubol, Santa Pestonji, Thongplew Rungsang Bobby Clampett, John Cook, Scott Hoch, Jay Sigel Kai Flint, Thomas Hübner, Veit Pagel, Christian Strenger Scores Place Country Score To par 213-220-219-221=873 +9 222-222-225-217=886 +22 222-223-224-222=891 +274 227-219-229-220=895 +315 221-230-228-235=914 +506 & 221-229-238-231=919 +557 230-236-236-221=923 +598 231-240-229-233=933 +699 235-226-242-232=935 +71T10 235-239-231-239=944 +80 238-237-238-231=94412 235-240-236-234=945 +8113 245-241-233-230=949 +8514 239-245-245-229=958 +9415 246-242-235-237=960 +9616 239-250-234-240=963 +99T17 239-252-240-238=969 +105 238-243-243-245=96919 247-244-236-245=972 +10820 243-251-245-241=980 +11621 249-245-248-240=982 +11822 252-250-243-240=985 +12123 254-243-240-249=986 +12224 254-254-245-248=1001 +137 Source: Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. Place Player Country Score To par1 Bobby Clampett 69-71-71-76=287 −12 Doug Roxburgh 72-74-74-69=289 +13 Geoff Clarke 71-76-72-71=290 +24 Gary Cowan 73-71-77-71=292 +45 John Cook 75-73-73-72=293 +5T6 Scott Hoch 70-76-75-73=294 +6 Peter Sweeney 76-73-71-74=2948 Tony Gresham 75-75-77-71=298 +10T9 Phil Mosley 76-70-81-72=299 +11 Mikael Sorling 70-76-75-78=299 Source:https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/4qcd0131/8 Ett annorlunda VM A different World Championship Svensk Golf 9 December 1978 10 March 2021 9–17 References External links Record Book on International Golf Federation website https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225900/https://www.igfgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1978-WAGTC.pdf 2018-10-28 18.244 S 178.069 E type:event title Category:Eisenhower Trophy Category:Golf tournaments in Fiji Eisenhower Trophy Eisenhower Trophy Eisenhower Trophy