2012 Eisenhower Trophy

The 2012 Eisenhower Trophy took place 4–7 October on the PGA Sultan course at Antalya Golf Club and the Faldo course at Cornelia Golf Club in Antalya, Turkey. It was the 28th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 72 three-man teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team was due to play two rounds on the two courses.

2012 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates4–7 October
LocationAntalya, Turkey
36°53′15″N 30°42′27″E / 36.8874°N 30.7075°E / 36.8874; 30.7075
Course(s)Antalya Golf Club (PGA Sultan course)
Cornelia Golf Club (Faldo course)
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par71 (Antalya)
72 (Cornelia)
Field72 teams
215 players
Champion
 United States
Steven Fox, Justin Thomas &
Chris Williams
404 (−24)
Location map
Antalya is located in Turkey
Antalya
Antalya
Location in Turkey
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A weather delay on the second morning meant that the second round was not completed until the third day and the event was reduced to 54 holes. The leading 36 teams played their third round at Antalya Golf Club with the remaining teams playing at Cornelia Golf Club.[1]

United States won their 14th Eisenhower Trophy, four strokes ahead of Mexico, who took the silver medal. France, Germany and South Korea tied for third place and took bronze medals. Sebastián Vázquez from Mexico had the best 54-hole aggregate of 199, 15 under par. Positions were decided by scores relative to par.[2]

Teams

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72 teams contested the event. Each team had three players with the exception of Croatia who were represented by only two players.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[3]

Country Players
  Australia Daniel Nisbet, Cameron Smith, Matt Stieger
  Austria Lukas Nemecz, Tobias Nemecz, Manuel Trappel
  Canada Albin Choi, Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes
  Colombia Ricardo Celia, Carlos Rodríguez, Marcelo Rozo
  England Craig Hinton, Garrick Porteous, Neil Raymond
  France Paul Barjon, Julien Brun, Édouard España
  Germany Moritz Lampert, Max Rottluff, Marcel Schneider
  Ireland Alan Dunbar, Gavin Moynihan, Kevin Phelan
  Italy Filippo Bergamaschi, Giorgio De Filippi, Renato Paratore
  Japan Kenta Konishi, Jinichiro Kozuma, Hideki Matsuyama
  Malaysia Arie Fauzi, Gavin Green, Low Khai Jei
  Mexico Rodolfo Cazaubón, Carlos Ortiz, Sebastián Vázquez
  Netherlands Rowin Caron, Daan Huizing, Robin Kind
  Norway Anders Engell, Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Kristoffer Ventura
  Poland Mateusz Gradecki, Adrian Meronk, Jan Szmidt
  Scotland Matthew Clark, Graeme Robertson, Paul Shields
  South Africa Zander Lombard, Haydn Porteous, Brandon Stone
  South Korea Kim Si-woo, Lee Chang-woo, Lee Soo-min
  Spain Scott Fernández, Jacobo Pastor, Carlos Pigem
  Sweden Daniel Jennevret, Robert S. Karlsson, Pontus Widegren
  Thailand Itthipat Buranatanyarat, Poom Saksansin, Nattawat Suvajanakorn
  United States Steven Fox, Justin Thomas, Chris Williams
  Venezuela Jorge García, Gustavo Leon, Julio Vegas
  Wales James Frazer, Rhys Pugh, Ben Westgate
  Zimbabwe Ray Badenhorst, Barry Painting, Scott Vincent

Results

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Place Country Score To par
    United States 131-135-138=404 −24
    Mexico 135-139-135=409 −19
    France 135-140-138=413 −15
  Germany 141-135-137=413
  South Korea 134-138-141=413
T6   Canada 136-138-143=417 −11
  Norway 140-136-141=417
8   England 137-143-138=418 −10
T9   Japan 141-139-139=419 −9
  Spain 137-144-138=419
  Venezuela 138-142-139=419
T12   Malaysia 140-141-139=420 −8
  Sweden 141-137-142=420
14   Italy 141-140-141=422 −6
15   Australia 147-140-136=423 −5
16   Colombia 143-146-135=424 −4
T17   Netherlands 137-139-149=425 −3
  Poland 143-146-136=425
  Thailand 144-143-138=425
  Wales 144-143-138=425
  Zimbabwe 138-147-140=425
22   Austria 140-142-144=426 −2
23   South Africa 145-144-138=427 −1
T24   India 145-144-139=428 E
  New Zealand 142-142-144=428
26   Brazil 147-141-141=429 +1
T27   Chile 142-144-144=430 +2
  Denmark 148-139-143=430
  Iceland 144-145-141=430
  Ireland 141-142-147=430
  Slovakia 144-141-145=430
T32   Portugal 146-136-149=431 +3
  Slovenia 146-143-142=431
34   Belgium 148-141-143=432 +4
35   Finland 143-148-142=433 +5
T36   Singapore 150-143-143=436 +6
  Turkey 145-146-143=434
38   China 150-142-145=437 +7
39   Puerto Rico 146-147-145=438 +8
40   Czech Republic 153-144-142=439 +9
41   Guatemala 147-148-145=440 +10
42   Switzerland 146-146-149=441 +11
43   Russia 149-145-148=442 +12
T44   Hong Kong 149-150-145=444 +14
  Scotland 152-149-143=444
46   Argentina 146-146-154=446 +16
T47   Chinese Taipei 148-149-155=452 +22
  Uruguay 153-154-145=452
49   Bolivia 150-148-155=453 +23
50   Peru 153-143-158=454 +24
51   Bermuda 145-152-160=457 +27
52   Dominican Republic 154-148-156=458 +28
53   Fiji 154-153-156=463 +33
54   Pakistan 156-155-153=464 +34
55   Latvia 152-162-155=469 +39
56   Greece 161-156-158=475 +45
57   Costa Rica 160-156-162=478 +48
T58   Egypt 171-153-157=481 +51
  Qatar 161-157-163=481
60   Estonia 154-163-167=484 +54
61   United Arab Emirates 169-151-170=490 +60
62   Serbia 163-160-168=491 +61
63   Macedonia 155-170-167=492 +62
64   Iran 163-174-159=496 +66
65   Malta 171-161-166=498 +68
66   Guam 165-171-163=499 +69
67   Bahrain 173-172-169=514 +84
68   Bulgaria 176-168-180=524 +94
69   Oman 178-176-174=528 +98
70   Ukraine 177-175-182=534 +104
71   Croatia 180-182-189=551 +121
72   Kyrgyzstan 203-211-228=642 +212

Source:[3]

The leading 36 teams played their third round at Antalya Golf Club with the remaining teams playing at Cornelia Golf Club.

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Sebastián Vázquez   Mexico 66-67-66=199 −15
2 Chris Williams   United States 64-67-69=200 −14
3 Moritz Lampert   Germany 70-66-65=201 −13
T4 Julio Vegas   Venezuela 69-70-65=204 −10
Julien Brun   France 67-72-65=204
6 James Frazer   Wales 70-70-66=206 −8
T7 Lee Chang-woo   South Korea 68-67-72=207 −7
Adrian Meronk   Poland 68-74-65=207
Justin Thomas   United States 67-70-70=207
T10 Steven Fox   United States 71-68-69=208 −6
Neil Raymond   England 66-72-70=208
Rafael Becker   Brazil 70-69-69=208

Source:[3]

Players in the leading teams played two rounds at Antalya Golf Club and one at Cornelia Golf Club.

References

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  1. ^ "USA Sets 36-Hole Scoring Mark At Weather-Shortened WATC". IGF. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ "USA Sets 54-Hole Scoring Mark In Winning 14th World Amateur Team Championship". IGF. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Team/Player Leaderboard". Golfstat. 1 November 2018.
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