The 1980 Eisenhower Trophy took place October 8 to 11 on the No. 2 course at the Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It was the 12th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy and the second time the event had been held in the United States, after the 1960 event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 39 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the eighth time, finishing 27 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, South Africa. Chinese Taipei (now Taiwan) took the bronze medal, nine strokes further behind, while Japan finished fourth. Hal Sutton had the lowest individual score, 12-under-par 276, six strokes better than any other player.
Teams 39 four-man teams contested the event.
Country PlayersJorge de Ascuenago, Augusto Bruchman, Louis Carbonetti, Miguel Prado Tony Gresham, John Kelly, Jeff Senior, Peter SweeneyUli Berlinger, Max Lamberg, Johann Lamberg, Klaus NierlichPatrick Bonnelance, Eric Boyer de la Giroday, Oliver Buysse, Thierry GoosensBrendin Ingham, Noel Smith, Kim Swan, Eric Hav TrottCarlos H. Dluhosch, Roberto Gomez, Rafael Gonzalez, Ricardo R. Rossi Graham Cooke, Stu Hamilton, Greg Olson, Richard ZokolSebastian Aniat, Benjamin Astaburuaga Jr, A. Morales, Felipe TaverneAlbert Evers, Jorge Luis Herrero, Ivan Renjifo, Richardo RonderosKlaus Eldrup-Jørgensen, Christian Pein, Jacob Rasmussen, Anders SørensenRamon Baez, Edwin Corrie, Edgar Pichardo, Guillermo PumarolGuillermo Aceto, Mauricio Alvarez, José Maria Duran, Jaime MunguiaVera Gounden, Vilikesa Kalou, Vijay Singh, Ulaisai TabutociHerve Frayssineau, Alexis Godillot, François Illouz, Tim Planchin & Gordon Brand Jnr, Ian Hutcheon, Peter McEvoy, Ronan RaffertyRoberto Cottone, Manuel Ortiz, Gustavo Staebler, Alfonso ToledoCam Gribben, Don Innes, Alex Tang, Tang Siu WingAshok S. Malik, P. G. Sethi, Lakshman Singh, Vikramjit SinghLaurie Been, Leon Eting, Robert Mandel, Neil SchochetAndrea Canessa, Marco Durante, Antonio Lionello, Lorenzo Silva Tatsuhiko Asakawa, Masayuki Naito, Tetsuo Sakata, Fuminori Sano Rafael Alarcón, Ignacio de Leon, José Martínez, Carlos PeláezCarel Braun, Erik Hertzberger, Jaap van Neck, Bart Nolte, Michael Barltrop, Geoff Clarke, Paul Hartstone, Colin TaylorEric Bjerkholt, Olaf Eie, Asbjørn Ramnefjell, Tore SvilandGreg Fennell, B. Giles, Tony Gover, Kundi Umba, Jimmy WuGuillermo Ababa Jr, Eduardo Bagtas, Tomas Manotoc, Frankie MiñozaJosé Luis Correia, Nuno A. de Brito a Cunha, José Lara de Sousa e Melo, Antonio Dantes OliveiraElvyn Cordoval, Juan Ramos, James Teale, Carlos Vicente Etienne Groenewald, Duncan Lindsay-Smith, Wayne Player, David SuddardsByong Hoon Kim, Joo Heun Kim, Myon Kim, Kyong Chul ParkEduardo de la Riva, Jesús Moreno, Roman Taya, Alfonso Vidaor Per Andersson, Anders Johnsson, Göran Lundquist, Jan RubeC.A. Bagnoud, Ivan Couturier, Carlo Rampone, Johnny Storjohann Chang Dong-liang, Chen Tze-chung, Wu Chun-lung, Yuan Ching-chi Jim Holtgrieve, Jay Sigel, Hal Sutton, Bob TwayArmando Cabrera, Carlos Plaza, Luis E. Plaza, Carlos WhaiteHans G. Reiter, Ulrich Schulte, Christoph Stadler, Ralf ThielemannTony Hatchwell, Hennie Heyns, John Pritchard, Garry Taylor
Scores Place Country Score To par 211-211-217-209=848 −16 219-216-218-222=875 +11 219-221-221-223=884 +204 223-219-225-220=887 +23T5 231-225-213-221=890 +26 221-221-225-223=890 & 229-217-221-223=8908 230-221-223-220=894 +309 221-224-228-226=899 +3510 229-226-215-232=902 +3811 230-224-224-226=904 +40T12 227-232-227-231=917 +53 232-223-231-231=91714 229-231-231-232=923 +59T15 230-231-228-235=924 +60 236-230-220-238=92417 229-233-229-235=926 +6218 240-229-225-233=927 +6319 223-245-227-234=929 +65T20 236-233-234-232=935 +71 235-226-233-241=935 233-232-234-236=935 241-232-229-233=935 238-235-230-232=93525 244-229-232-239=944 +8026 240-232-234-239=945 +81T27 240-233-237-237=947 +83 240-230-236-241=94729 239-238-232-243=952 +8830 237-240-235-241=953 +8931 247-239-242-243=971 +10732 254-251-237-237=979 +11533 242-239-247-256=984 +12034 256-239-251-245=991 +12735 257-252-243-250=1002 +13836 251-245-253-254=1003 +13937 260-249-248-252=1009 +14538 255-257-266-265=1043 +17939 274-258-273-272=1077 +213 Source:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. Place Player Country Score To par1 Hal Sutton 68-69-71-68=276 −122 Chen Tze-chung 69-70-71-72=282 −63 Jim Holtgrieve 72-71-72-70=285 −34 Ronan Rafferty & 72-70-71-73=286 −25 Bob Tway 72-71-74-71=288 ET6 Tetsuo Sakata 73-70-76-72=291 +3 Peter Sweeney 75-74-69-73=291T8 Masayuki Naito 73-74-73-72=292 +4 David Suddards 79-72-71-70=29210 Anders Johnsson 72-75-75-71=293 +5 Source:
References
External links Record Book on International Golf Federation website