The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. It is named for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States when the tournament was first played, who was a keen amateur golfer. Recent tournaments have featured teams from more than sixty countries. The equivalent competition for women is the Espirito Santo Trophy.
[edit] Results
| Year |
Venue |
Location |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Individual winner |
| 2010 |
Buenos Aires Golf Club
Olivos Golf Club |
 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 France |
 Denmark |
Joachim Hansen |
| 2008 |
Royal Adelaide Golf Club
The Grange Golf Club |
 Adelaide, Australia |
 Scotland |
 United States |
Rickie Fowler |
| 2006 |
De Zalze Golf Club
Stellenbosch Golf Club |
 Cape Town, South Africa |
 Netherlands |
 Canada |
Wil Besseling |
| 2004 |
Westin Rio Mar Resort & Country Club |
 Río Grande, Puerto Rico |
United States |
 Spain |
Ryan Moore |
| 2002 |
Saujana Golf & Country Club |
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
United States |
France |
Marcus Fraser |
| 2000 |
Sporting Club Berlin |
 Bad Saarow, Germany |
United States |
 Great Britain &
 Ireland |
Bryce Molder |
| 1998 |
Club de Golf Los Leones
Club de Golf La Dehesa |
 Santiago, Chile |
Great Britain &
Ireland |
Australia |
Kim Felton |
| 1996 |
Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club |
 Manila, Philippines |
Australia |
 Sweden |
 Kalie Artala |
| 1994 |
The National Golf Club
La Boulie Golf Club |
Versailles, France |
United States |
Great Britain &
Ireland |
Allen Doyle |
| 1992 |
Capilano Golf & Country Club
Marine Drive Golf Club |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
 New Zealand |
United States |
Phil Tataurangi |
| 1990 |
Christchurch Golf Club |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Sweden |
New Zealand |
Mathias Grönberg |
| 1988 |
Ullna Golf Club |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Great Britain &
Ireland |
United States |
 Peter McEvoy |
| 1986 |
Lagunita Country Club |
 Caracas, Venezuela |
Canada |
United States |
 Eduardo Herrera |
| 1984 |
Royal Hong Kong Golf Club |
 Fanling, Hong Kong |
 Japan |
United States |
Luis Carbonetti
Tetsuo Sakata |
| 1982 |
Golf Club de Lausanne |
 Lausanne, Switzerland |
United States |
Japan |
Luis Carbonetti |
| 1980 |
Pinehurst Resort |
Pinehurst, North Carolina |
United States |
 South Africa |
Hal Sutton |
| 1978 |
Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club |
 Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji |
United States |
Canada |
Bobby Clampett |
| 1976 |
Penina Golf Club |
 Portimão, Algarve, Portugal |
Great Britain &
Ireland |
Japan |
 Tze-Ming Chen
Ian Hutcheon |
| 1974 |
Casa de Campo |
 La Romana, Dominican Republic |
United States |
Japan |
Jerry Pate |
| 1972 |
Olivos Gulf Club |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
United States |
Australia |
Anthony Gresham |
| 1970 |
Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro |
 Madrid, Spain |
United States |
New Zealand |
 Victor Regalado |
| 1968 |
Royal Melbourne Golf Club |
Melbourne, Australia |
United States |
Great Britain &
Ireland |
Michael Bonallack
Vinny Giles |
| 1966 |
Mexico Golf Club |
 Mexico City, Mexico |
Australia |
United States |
Ronnie Shade |
| 1964 |
Olgiata Golf Club |
 Rome, Italy |
Great Britain &
Ireland |
 Canada |
Hsieh Min-Nan |
| 1962 |
Kawana Resort |
Itō, Shizuoka, Japan |
United States |
Canada |
Gary Cowan |
| 1960 |
Merion Golf Club |
Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
United States |
Australia |
Jack Nicklaus |
| 1958 |
Old Course at St Andrews |
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Australia |
 United States |
Bruce Devlin
Bill Hyndman
Reid Jack |
Players who have featured in a winning Eisenhower Trophy team and later become leading professional golfers include: Jack Nicklaus, Bruce Fleisher, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins, Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange, Scott Hoch, Hal Sutton, Michael Campbell, Tiger Woods, Ben Curtis and Luke Donald.
[edit] Win summary
Up to and including the 2010 event, the Eisenhower Trophy has been won by 10 different teams.
- 13 wins: United States
- 4 wins: Great Britain & Ireland (last competed as a combined team in 2000)
- 3 wins: Australia
- 1 win: Japan, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Netherlands, Scotland, France
The "Great Britain & Ireland" team represents the two separate independent countries of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This was the designation of the team which played the United States in the Ryder Cup in the 1973, 1975 and 1977 competitions until its expansion into a European team in 1979, and is also the team which plays the United States in the Walker Cup.
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