The 1982 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 October at Geneva Golf Club in Geneva, Switzerland. It was the tenth women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 28 teams, each with up to three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 October |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland 46°12′N 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E |
| Course(s) | Geneva Golf Club |
| Organized by | World Amateur Golf Council |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,070 yards (5,550 m) |
| Field | 26 teams 78 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesKathy Baker, Amy Benz, Juli Inkster | |
| 579 (+3) | |
| Location map | |
  Geneva Golf Club Location in Europe  Geneva Golf Club Location in Switzerland | |
The United States team won the Trophy, defending the title from two years ago and winning their eighth title, beating team New Zealand by seven strokes. New Zealand earned the silver medal while the combined team of Great Britain and Ireland took the bronze on third place another two strokes behind.[1]
Teams edit
26 teams contested the event. Each team had three players, except the team representing Portugal, which only had two.
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Amanda De Felizia, Susanna B. Garmendia, Maria E. Noguerol |
 Austria
|
Doris Derntl, Martina Franz, Alexandra Kotschwar |
 Belgium
|
Francoise Bonnelance, Isabelle De Clercq, Aline Van Der Haegen |
 Bermuda
|
Judithanne Astwood Outerbridge, Nathalie Davis, Ginette Spinucci |
 Brazil
|
Maria Alicia Gonzales, Isabel D. Lopes, Elisabeth Nickhorn |
 Chile
|
Marita Barrillas, Andrea Boettiger, Ana Maria Cambiaso |
 China
|
Chen Li-Ying, Cheng Mei-Chi, Chen Yueh-Ying |
 Denmark
|
Lise Eliasen, Merette Meiland, Anette Peitersen |
 Finland
|
Varpu Hakulinen, Arja Sipronen, Pirjo Sipronen |
 France
|
Elaine Berthet, Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue |
 Great Britain & Ireland
|
Jane Connachan, Belle Robertson, Gillian Stewart |
 Iceland
|
Thordis Geirsdottir, Johanna Ingolfsdottir, Asgerdur Sverrisdottir |
 Indonesia
|
Ida Makasutji, Rien Tobing, Wani Tobing |
 Italy
|
Emanuelo Braito, Marina Buscani, Federica Dassù |
 Japan
|
Hiromi Kobayashi, Tashie Matsubara, Kimiko Yoshizawa |
 Mexico
|
Liz Chahin, Carolina Fernandez, Adriana Ramirez |
 Netherlands
|
Alice Janmaat, Lisebeth Koopman, Marischka Zegger |
 New Zealand
|
Janice Arnold, Liz Douglas, Brenda Rhodes |
 Norway
|
Reidun S. Dirdal, Anna Skanse Dönnestad, Cathrine Schröder |
 Portugal
|
Teresa Matta, Garca Medina |
 South Africa
|
Rae Hast, Laurette Maritz, Sheree Muirhead |
 Spain
|
Marta Figueras-Dotti, Carmen Maestre de Pellon, Cristina Marsans |
 Sweden
|
Hillewi Hagström, Liselotte Neumann, Liv Wollin |
 Switzerland
|
Marie Christine de Werra, Régine Lautens, Priscilla Staible |
| United States
|
Kathy Baker, Amy Benz, Juli Inkster |
 West Germany
|
Susana Knodler, Elizabeth Peter, Ines Umsen |
Results edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
148-144-146-141=579 | +3 |
| 2 | New Zealand
|
155-149-149-143=596 | +20 |
| 3 | Great Britain & Ireland
|
155-144-144-155=598 | +22 |
| 4 | Sweden
|
156-141-152-151=600 | +24 |
| T5 | Spain
|
154-146-147-154=601 | +25 |
| Switzerland
|
153-147-150-151=601 | ||
| 7 | France
|
156-145-151-150=602 | +26 |
| 8 | Brazil
|
158-155-149-151=613 | +37 |
| 9 | China
|
160-152-153-149=614 | +38 |
| 10 | Italy
|
158-158-149-151=616 | +40 |
| 11 | Japan
|
156-155-153-154=618 | +42 |
| 12 | Denmark
|
165-152-153-153=623 | +47 |
| 13 | Belgium
|
164-151-156-156=627 | +51 |
| 14 | South Africa
|
163-158-154-153=628 | +52 |
| 15 | Netherlands
|
165-155-158-152=630 | +54 |
| T16 | Argentina
|
161-159-157-162=639 | +63 |
| West Germany
|
165-157-162-155=639 | ||
| 18 | Norway
|
165-164-153-159=641 | +65 |
| 19 | Mexico
|
169-156-163-158=646 | +70 |
| 20 | Chile
|
172-158-160-169=659 | +83 |
| 21 | Austria
|
161-175-161-171=668 | +92 |
| T22 | Bermuda
|
180-177-171-174=698 | +122 |
| Finland
|
175-174-175-174=698 | ||
| Indonesia
|
181-168-173-176=698 | ||
| 25 | Iceland
|
184-190-186-184=744 | +168 |
| DQ | Portugal
|
182-170-183-DQ |
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | United States
|
73-76-71-70=290 | +2 |
| 2 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | Spain
|
73-74-73-74=294 | +6 |
| 3 | Kathy Baker | United States
|
75-72-77-71=295 | +7 |
| T4 | Belle Robertson | Great Britain & Ireland
|
77-74-72-75=298 | +10 |
| Liv Wollin | Sweden
|
77-75-73-73=298 | ||
| T6 | Liz Douglas | New Zealand
|
82-72-75-70=299 | +11 |
| Régine Lautens | Switzerland
|
77-72-72-78=299 | ||
| 8 | Amy Benz | United States
|
79-72-75-74=300 | +12 |
| T9 | Janice Arnold | New Zealand
|
77-77-74-73=301 | +13 |
| Jane Connachan | Great Britain & Ireland
|
78-70-72-81=301 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Record Book 1982 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Golf-VM genom åren, VM-resultat genom tiderna" [World Team Championship through the years]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. pp. 168–170, 174–175. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 91-86818007.