The 1998 Eisenhower Trophy took place 19 to 22 November at Club de Golf Los Leones and Club de Golf La Dehesa in Santiago, Chile. It was the 21st World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 52 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played at Club de Golf La Dehesa on the third day and at Club de Golf Los Leones on the final day.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 November |
| Location | Santiago, Chile 33°27′S 70°40′W / 33.450°S 70.667°W |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Los Leones Club de Golf La Dehesa |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 (Los Leones) 72 (La Dehesa) |
| Field | 52 teams 208 players |
| Champion | |
 Great Britain &  IrelandLuke Donald, Paddy Gribben, Lorne Kelly & Gary Wolstenholme | |
| 852 (−6) | |
| Location map | |
Great Britain and Ireland won the Eisenhower Trophy for the fourth time, finishing four strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Australia. Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal with Japan in fourth place. Finland led after three rounds but a poor last round dropped then into fifth place. Kim Felton, representing Australia, had the lowest individual score, 11-under-par 275, two strokes better than Mikko Ilonen.
Teams
edit52 four-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]
Scores
edit| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Great Britain & Ireland | 211-218-215-208=852 | −6 |
 |  Australia | 217-214-213-212=856 | −2 |
 |  Chinese Taipei | 217-218-212-211=858 | E |
| 4 |  Japan | 217-218-213-211=859 | +1 |
| 5 |  Finland | 210-214-217-219=860 | +2 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 214-227-213-207=861 | +3 |
| 7 |  United States | 209-218-217-221=865 | +7 |
| T8 |  Germany | 216-216-221-215=868 | +10 |
 Spain | 219-217-214-218=868 | ||
| 10 |  South Africa | 218-217-222-213=870 | +12 |
| 11 |  South Korea | 218-215-220-219=872 | +14 |
| 12 |  Denmark | 220-221-220-212=873 | +15 |
| 13 |  France | 222-220-218-215=875 | +17 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 227-216-223-212=878 | +20 |
| T15 |  Colombia | 218-223-219-219=879 | +21 |
 India | 219-224-222-214=879 | ||
| 17 |  Norway | 223-217-223-217=880 | +22 |
| T18 |  Argentina | 217-228-224-213=882 | +24 |
 Brazil | 220-215-232-215=882 | ||
 Puerto Rico | 216-212-232-222=882 | ||
| T21 |  Italy | 223-226-216-218=883 | +25 |
 New Zealand | 226-214-225-218=883 | ||
| 23 |  Chile | 220-221-217-226=884 | +26 |
| 24 |  Canada | 225-225-221-214=885 | +27 |
| 25 |  Austria | 224-223-219-220=886 | +28 |
| 26 |  Uruguay | 226-221-218-225=890 | +32 |
| T27 |  Belgium | 217-225-235-216=893 | +35 |
 Mexico | 229-225-216-223=893 | ||
| T29 |  Malaysia | 225-226-224-221=896 | +38 |
 Philippines | 230-222-217-227=896 | ||
| 31 |  Zimbabwe | 222-229-221-225=897 | +39 |
| 32 |  Portugal | 227-223-224-231=905 | +47 |
| 33 |  Venezuela | 227-232-232-217=908 | +50 |
| 34 |  Ecuador | 224-227-227-233=911 | +53 |
| 35 |  Dominican Republic | 229-231-222-234=916 | +58 |
| 36 |  Switzerland | 222-234-234-231=921 | +63 |
| 37 |  Peru | 232-227-232-232=923 | +65 |
| 38 |  Guatemala | 235-231-226-235=927 | +69 |
| 39 |  Hong Kong | 225-234-244-231=934 | +76 |
| 40 |  Morocco | 235-233-226-241=935 | +77 |
| 41 |  Paraguay | 234-234-241-229=938 | +80 |
| T42 |  Bermuda | 235-235-237-238=945 | +87 |
 Costa Rica | 240-236-234-235=945 | ||
| 44 |  Bolivia | 247-236-237-232=952 | +94 |
| 45 |  Greece | 232-247-240-238=957 | +99 |
| 46 |  Bahamas | 243-241-247-240=971 | +113 |
| 47 |  Egypt | 248-254-242-244=988 | +130 |
| 48 |  El Salvador | 248-245-244-252=989 | +131 |
| 49 |  Estonia | 252-255-242-249=998 | +140 |
| 50 |  Croatia | 258-260-267-271=1056 | +198 |
| 51 |  Slovakia | 268-274-264-273=1079 | +221 |
| 52 |  Latvia | 302-293-286-286=1167 | +309 |
Source:[1]
Individual leaders
editThere was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Felton | Australia | 70-67-69-69=275 | −11 |
| 2 | Mikko Ilonen | Finland | 67-70-71-69=277 | −9 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | Great Britain & Ireland | 70-70-69-71=280 | −6 |
| Chan Yih-shin | Chinese Taipei | 71-69-72-68=280 | ||
| 5 | Wilfredo Morales | Puerto Rico | 67-68-75-71=281 | −5 |
| 6 | Gary Wolstenholme | Great Britain & Ireland | 70-71-74-67=282 | −4 |
| T7 | Sergio García | Spain | 72-71-69-73=285 | −1 |
| Tomohiro Kondo | Japan | 75-72-67-71=285 | ||
| T9 | Christian Aronsen | Norway | 74-70-76-66=286 | E |
| Kim Hyung-tae | South Korea | 72-72-70-72=286 |
Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "1998 World Amateur Golf Team Championship Record Book" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
edit- Record Book on International Golf Federation website Archived 2018-11-01 at the Wayback Machine