The 1990 Eisenhower Trophy took place 25 to 28 October at the Christchurch Golf Club near Christchurch, New Zealand. It was the 17th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 33 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25–28 October |
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Course(s) | Christchurch Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,002 yards (6,403 m) |
| Field | 33 teams 131 players |
| Champion | |
 SwedenKlas Eriksson, Mathias Grönberg, Gabriel Hjertstedt & Per Nyman | |
| 879 (+15) | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Christchurch Golf Club Location in New Zealand  Christchurch Golf Club Location in Christchurch | |
Sweden won the Eisenhower Trophy for the first time, finishing 13 strokes ahead of the joint silver medalists, New Zealand and United States with Canada, France and Japan tied for fourth place. Mathias Grönberg had the lowest individual score, 2-under-par 286, six strokes better than fellow-Swede Gabriel Hjertstedt.[1]
Teams edit
33 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of team Brazil who only had three.[2]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Fernando Chiesa, Ronaldo Damm, Martin Lonardi, Diego Ventureira |
 Australia |
Robert Allenby, Chris Gray, Lester Peterson, John Wade |
 Austria
|
Marcus Brier, Alexander Peterskovsky, Fritz Poppmeier, Rudi Sailer |
 Belgium
|
Christophe Bosmans, Emanuel Janssens, Amaury D'Ogimont, Dany Vanbegin |
 Bermuda
|
Scott Mayne, David Purcell, Jack Wahl, Robert Vallis |
 Brazil
|
Patrick Caussin, Rafael Gonzalez, Wagner Rocumback |
 Canada |
Jeff Cannon, Craig Marseilles, Doug Roxburgh, Warren Sye |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Chang Tse-peng, Huang Tze-lang, Tsai Chi-huang, Yeh Wei-tze |
 Denmark
|
Jan Andersen, Jacob Greisen, Bjørn Norgaard, Henrik Simonsen |
 Fiji
|
Mahmood Buksh, Dharam Rrakash, Jalen Raman, Indra Warjan |
 Finland
|
Anssi Kankonen, Petri Pulkinen, Juha Selin, Erkki Välimaa |
 France |
Christian Cévaër, Olivier Edmond, François Illouz, Christophe Pottier |
 Germany
|
Rainer Mund, Hans-Günter Raiter, Jan Schapmann, Ekkehart Schieffer, |
 Great Britain&  Ireland |
Andrew Coltart, Gary Evans, Jim Milligan, Ricky Willison |
 Guatemala
|
Gerardo Berger, Oscar Castillo, Francisco Escobar, Rolando Vasquez |
 Hong Kong
|
Derek Fung, Ian Hindhaygh, Scott Rowe, David Tonroe |
 Italy |
Massimo Florioli, Enrico Nistri, Marcello Santi, Massimo Scarpa |
 Ivory Coast
|
Bertin Djedji, Alain Danho, Siaka Kone, Marcel Suoumahoro |
 Japan |
Noriaki Kimura, Yasunobu Kuramoto, Shigeki Maruyama, Kiyotaka Oie |
 Malaysia
|
John Eu, P. Gunasagaran, Wong Hung Nung, Saad Yusuf |
 Mexico
|
Roberto Lebrija, Alejandro Munoz, Federico Ortiz, Miguel Quijano |
 Netherlands
|
Stephane Lovey, Rolf Muntz, Rik Ruts, Michael Vogel |
 New Zealand |
Steven Alker, Michael Long, Grant Moorhead, Brent Paterson |
 Norway
|
Knut Ekjord, Bjørn Hage, Thomas Nielsen, Øyvind Rojahn |
 Philippines
|
Danilo Cabajar, Felix Cassius Casas, Francis Gaston, Vince Lauron |
 Puerto Rico
|
Elvin Cordova, Elvin Gonzalez, Luis Juncos, Andres Subira |
 Singapore
|
Dino Kwek, Kevin Lee, Douglas Oui, John Pang |
 South Korea
|
Joo Hwan Ahn, Ik Je Chang, Jin Kun Oh, Hye Sik Min |
 Spain |
Diego Borrego, Eduardo de la Riva, Snr, Tomas Jesus Muñoz, Alfonso Vidaer |
| Sweden |
Klas Eriksson, Mathias Grönberg, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Per Nyman |
 Switzerland
|
Kouroche Achtari, Chritophe Bovet, Markus Frank, Thomas Gottstein |
 United States |
Allen Doyle, David Duval, David Eger, Phil Mickelson |
 Zimbabwe
|
Michael Dardagan, Ross Dennett, Anderson Rusike, Craig Singleton |
Scores edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sweden |
215-212-229-223=879 | +15 |
 |
New Zealand |
222-222-230-218=892 | +28 |
| United States |
227-222-223-220=892 | ||
| T4 | Canada |
224-222-227-230=903 | +39 |
| France |
228-221-231-223=903 | ||
| Japan |
228-224-232-219=903 | ||
| 7 | Italy |
227-231-230-218=906 | +42 |
| 8 | Australia |
224-228-232-224=908 | +44 |
| 9 | Great Britain & Ireland |
228-226-226-230=910 | +46 |
| 10 | Spain |
234-228-230-219=911 | +47 |
| 11 | Argentina |
222-219-233-241=915 | +51 |
| 12 | Netherlands |
228-224-240-228=920 | +56 |
| T13 | Denmark |
240-231-232-221=924 | +60 |
| Germany |
241-219-237-227=924 | ||
| Norway |
231-221-240-232=924 | ||
| 16 | Finland |
236-224-234-231=925 | +61 |
| 17 | South Korea |
222-233-239-233=927 | +63 |
| 18 | Switzerland |
227-236-239-226=928 | +64 |
| 19 | Mexico |
236-232-237-231=936 | +72 |
| T20 | Malaysia |
234-232-241-232=939 | +75 |
| Philippines |
231-235-234-239=939 | ||
| 22 | Austria |
237-242-231-230=940 | +76 |
| 23 | Belgium |
238-232-240-233=943 | +79 |
| 24 | Hong Kong |
235-233-243-233=944 | +80 |
| 25 | Chinese Taipei |
238-239-245-235=957 | +93 |
| 26 | Singapore |
241-243-239-235=958 | +94 |
| 27 | Bermuda |
242-247-236-235=960 | +96 |
| 28 | Ivory Coast |
240-239-244-239=962 | +98 |
| 29 | Brazil |
245-236-239-246=966 | +102 |
| 30 | Zimbabwe |
239-248-241-241=969 | +105 |
| 31 | Fiji |
246-251-259-243=999 | +135 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico |
253-256-274-248=1031 | +167 |
| 33 | Guatemala |
263-263-260-269=1055 | +191 |
Source:[2]
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathias Grönberg | Sweden |
70-67-77-72=286 | −2 |
| 2 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | Sweden |
73-71-74-74=292 | +4 |
| T3 | Michael Long | New Zealand |
71-71-79-73=294 | +6 |
| Shigeki Maruyama | Japan |
72-75-75-72=294 | ||
| 5 | Olivier Edmond | France |
75-72-74-75=296 | +8 |
| T6 | Roberto Lebrija | Mexico |
72-73-78-75=298 | +10 |
| Massimo Scarpa | Italy |
76-76-76-70=298 | ||
| T8 | David Duval | United States |
77-69-77-76=299 | +11 |
| Massimo Florioli | Italy |
74-78-76-71=299 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
78-78-72-71=299 |
Source:[2]
References edit
- ^ "Tävling, Den cigarren smakade gott, VM 1990" [Competition, That cigar tasted fine, World Amateur Golf Team Championships 1990]. Svensk Golf. No. 11. November 1990. pp. 67–75. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Record Book 1990 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links edit
- Record Book on International Golf Federation website Archived 2018-10-31 at the Wayback Machine