The 1976 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 6–9 October at Vilamoura Golf Club in, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. It was the seventh women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 teams, each with up to three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
The United States team won the Trophy, defending their title from two years ago and winning their sixth consecutive title, beating team France by 17 strokes. France took the silver medal and Brazil, on the podium for the first time, took the bronze.
Teams 25 teams contested the event. Each team had three players, except Sri Lanka, who only had two. CountryPlayersMaria Julia Caserta de Aftalion, Amanda de Felicia, Beatriz RosselloJane Lock, Sandra McCaw, Karen PermezelMaguy Brose, Marianne Toussaint, Francoise De WagheneireMaria Alice Gonzalez, Elisabeth Noronha, Laura M. dos SantosBetty Stanhope-Cole, Marylin Palmer, Dale ShawPatriciua Fernandez, Beatriz Steeger, Maria Pia ValdezMei-Chin Chen, Ming-Ching Huang, Yu-Hsia TaiAnnettte Hagdrup, Marete Meiland, Tina PorsSilivia Corrie, Susan Fellow, Jacqueline M. de JesusCatherine Lacoste de Prado, Anne Marie Palli, Marie-Christine Ubald-Bocquet Great Britain &Mary McKenna, Catherine Panton, Jenny Lee SmithFederica Dassù, Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Marina RagherPauline Laman, Dorothy Mahfood, Suanne RebhanHaruko Ishii, Yuniki Kanoh, Machiko YamadaLuz de Lourdes Fernandez, Maria Luisa Martinez, Fela Chaves de SubiratsAlice Janmaat, Nicole Spitz, Marischka Zegger-SwaneLilly Gulliksen, Vivi Horn Marstrand, Mette Rinde ReussTeresa Mata, Graca Medina, Veronica Oliveira e SilvaJean Freeman, Anne Esson, Joan WalkerJenny Bruce, Cheran Gerber, Alison SheardElena Corminas, Carmen Maestre de Pellon, Cristina MarsansTiru Fernando, Mrs W.P. FernandoHillewi Hagström, Pia Nilsson, Liv WollinCarole Charbonnier, Verena Salvisberg, Marie Christine de WerraDonna Horton, Nancy Lopez, Debbie Massey
Results PlaceCountryScoreTo par152-152-147-154=605+21154-157-149-162=622+38160-160-152-154=626+424157-159-157-162=635+51T5160-160-157-159=636+52161-156-157-162=6367157-161-157-163=638+54T8159-157-160-163=639+55162-160-157-160=639T10165-158-159-159=641+57164-160-155-162=64112158-163-166-156=643+5913 Great Britain &164-162-162-157=645+6114160-170-159-160=649+6515166-171-166-160=663+7916166-171-165-167=669+8517172-171-166-165=674+9018168-170-171-168=677+93T19175-169-169-172=685+101167-171-175-172=685T21172-177-175-177=701+117176-184-174-167=70123177-175-175-175=702+11824193-199-185-185=762+17825208-189-183-197=777+193 Sources:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Nancy Lopez72-75-73-77=297+52Catherine Lacoste de Prado76-77-75-79=307+15T3Debbie Massey80-77-74-78=309+23Liv Wollin79-79-77-74=309+25T5Maria Alice Gonzalez81-76-80-75=312+28Donna Horton81-77-77-77=312T7Carmen Maestre de Pellon78-78-77-81=314+30Elisabeth Noronha79-84-72-79=3149Anne Marie Palli78-80-74-83=315+3110Federica Dassù80-77-78-81=316+32
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website