The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organised 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.
Results
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, Tiger Woods, Ben Curtis and Luke Donald.
Win summary
Up to and including the 2004 event, the Eisenhower Trophy has been won by seven different teams.
- 13 wins: United States
- 4 wins: Great Britain & Ireland
- 3 wins: Australia
- 1 win: Japan, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand
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 until it was expanded into a European team in the 1970s, and it is also the team which plays the United States in the Curtis Cup.
External link
More detailed results on the International Golf Federation's site
