1976 Eisenhower Trophy


The 1976 Eisenhower Trophy took place from 13 to 16 October at the Penina Hotel & Golf Resort 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 team of Republic of China finished fourth. Chen Tze-ming from the Republic of China 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.
CountryPlayers
Horacio Carbonetti, Louis Carbonetti, Roberto Monguzzi, Jorge Ocampo
Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Colin Kaye, Phil Wood
Max Lamberg, Franz Laimer, Klaus Nierlich, Florian Stolz
Robert Slatter, Brendan Lynch, Basil Smith, Michael Taylor
Benoit Dumont, Yves Maham, Fredric Rodesch, Jean Rolin
Brendam Ingham, Blake Marshall, Lois Moniz, Hav Trott
Priscillo Diniz, Jaime Gonzalez, Rafael Navarro, Ricardo Rossi
Keith Alexander, Robbie Jackson, Jim Nelford, Doug Roxburgh
Thomas Boetigger, Michael Grasty, Ricardo Orelana, Felipe Taverne
Ramon Jimenez, Xavier Gonzalez, Enrique Herrero, Arturo Montealegre
Lars Jacobsen, Henry Knudsen, Ryan Olsen, Ole Wiberg
Jack Corrie, Luis F. Henriquez, José B. Lahoz, Salomom Melgen
Guillermo Aceto, Mauricio Alvarez, José Maria Duran, Carlos M. Guardin
Patrik Hallamaa, Harry Safonoff, Kari Salonen, Timo Sipponen
Alexis Godillot, Patrick Lemaire, Tim Planchin, Philippe Ploujoux

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John Davies, Ian Hutcheon, Michael Kelley, Steve Martin
Laurie Been, Jonathan Eting, Barry Mandel, Neil Shochet
Stefano Betti, Massimo Mannelli, Lorenzo Silva, Giuseppe Sita
Ginjiro Nakabe, Micho Mori, Tetsuo Sakata, Masahiro Kuramoto
Eshak Bluah, Tan Yee Khanl, Nazamuddin Yusuf, Sahabuddin Yusof
Rafael Alarcón, Juan A. Estrado, Roberto Lebrija, José Martinez
Carel Braun, Barend van Dam, Jaap van Neck, Victor Swane
Peter Burney, Alex Bonnington, Geoff Clarke, Ted McDougall
Per Berge, Erik Dønnestad, Asbjørn Ramnefjell, Alexander Vik
John Keating, Greg Fennell, Phil Frame, Tony Gover
Nuno A. de Brito a Cunha, Pedro d'Hommee Caupers, Jorge Soares, José Lara de Sousa e Melo
Carlos Bolivar, Joe Passarel, James Teale, Fred Thon
Rhodesia

Scores

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Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chen Tze-mingTaiwan, Province of China|name=ChinaGBR2IRLJPNAUSCANUSA