Eisenhower Trophy
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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 | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Netherlands | Canada |
| 2004 | United States | Spain |
| 2002 | United States | France |
| 2000 | United States | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1998 | Great Britain & Ireland | Australia |
| 1996 | Australia | Sweden |
| 1994 | United States | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1992 | New Zealand | United States |
| 1990 | Sweden | New Zealand |
| 1988 | Great Britain & Ireland | United States |
| 1986 | Canada | United States |
| 1984 | Japan | United States |
| 1982 | United States | Japan |
| 1980 | United States | South Africa |
| 1978 | United States | Canada |
| 1976 | Great Britain & Ireland | Japan |
| 1974 | United States | Japan |
| 1972 | United States | Australia |
| 1970 | United States | New Zealand |
| 1968 | United States | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1966 | Australia | United States |
| 1964 | Great Britain & Ireland | Canada |
| 1962 | United States | Canada |
| 1960 | United States | Australia |
| 1958 | Australia | United States |
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 2006 event, the Eisenhower Trophy has been won by eight different teams.
- 13 wins: United States
- 4 wins: Great Britain & Ireland
- 3 wins: Australia
- 1 win: Japan, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand and the Netherlands
The "Great Britain & Ireland" team represents the two separate independent countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of 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.
