1982 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 1982 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 October at Geneva Golf Club in Geneva, Switzerland. It was the tenth women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 28 teams, each with up to three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1982 Espirito Santo Trophy
Tournament information
Dates8–11 October
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
46°12′N 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E / 46.200; 6.150
Course(s)Geneva Golf Club
Organized byWorld Amateur Golf Council
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,070 yards (5,550 m)
Field26 teams
78 players
Champion
 United States
Kathy Baker, Amy Benz, Juli Inkster
579 (+3)
Location map
Geneva Golf Club is located in Europe
Geneva Golf Club
Geneva Golf Club
Location in Europe
Geneva Golf Club is located in Switzerland
Geneva Golf Club
Geneva Golf Club
Location in Switzerland
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The United States team won the Trophy, defending the title from two years ago and winning their eighth title, beating team New Zealand by seven strokes. New Zealand earned the silver medal while the combined team of Great Britain and Ireland took the bronze on third place another two strokes behind.[1]

Teams

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26 teams contested the event. Each team had three players, except the team representing Portugal, which only had two.

Country Players
  Argentina Amanda De Felizia, Susanna B. Garmendia, Maria E. Noguerol
  Austria Doris Derntl, Martina Franz, Alexandra Kotschwar
  Belgium Francoise Bonnelance, Isabelle De Clercq, Aline Van Der Haegen
  Bermuda Judithanne Astwood Outerbridge, Nathalie Davis, Ginette Spinucci
  Brazil Maria Alicia Gonzales, Isabel D. Lopes, Elisabeth Nickhorn
  Chile Marita Barrillas, Andrea Boettiger, Ana Maria Cambiaso
  China Chen Li-Ying, Cheng Mei-Chi, Chen Yueh-Ying
  Denmark Lise Eliasen, Merette Meiland, Anette Peitersen
  Finland Varpu Hakulinen, Arja Sipronen, Pirjo Sipronen
  France Elaine Berthet, Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue
  Great Britain &
  Ireland
Jane Connachan, Belle Robertson, Gillian Stewart
  Iceland Thordis Geirsdottir, Johanna Ingolfsdottir, Asgerdur Sverrisdottir
  Indonesia Ida Makasutji, Rien Tobing, Wani Tobing
  Italy Emanuelo Braito, Marina Buscani, Federica Dassù
  Japan Hiromi Kobayashi, Tashie Matsubara, Kimiko Yoshizawa
  Mexico Liz Chahin, Carolina Fernandez, Adriana Ramirez
  Netherlands Alice Janmaat, Lisebeth Koopman, Marischka Zegger
  New Zealand Janice Arnold, Liz Douglas, Brenda Rhodes
  Norway Reidun S. Dirdal, Anna Skanse Dönnestad, Cathrine Schröder
  Portugal Teresa Matta, Garca Medina
  South Africa Rae Hast, Laurette Maritz, Sheree Muirhead
  Spain Marta Figueras-Dotti, Carmen Maestre de Pellon, Cristina Marsans
  Sweden Hillewi Hagström, Liselotte Neumann, Liv Wollin
  Switzerland Marie Christine de Werra, Régine Lautens, Priscilla Staible
  United States Kathy Baker, Amy Benz, Juli Inkster
  West Germany Susana Knodler, Elizabeth Peter, Ines Umsen

Results

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Place Country Score To par
1   United States 148-144-146-141=579 +3
2   New Zealand 155-149-149-143=596 +20
3   Great Britain &
  Ireland
155-144-144-155=598 +22
4   Sweden 156-141-152-151=600 +24
T5   Spain 154-146-147-154=601 +25
  Switzerland 153-147-150-151=601
7   France 156-145-151-150=602 +26
8   Brazil 158-155-149-151=613 +37
9   China 160-152-153-149=614 +38
10   Italy 158-158-149-151=616 +40
11   Japan 156-155-153-154=618 +42
12   Denmark 165-152-153-153=623 +47
13   Belgium 164-151-156-156=627 +51
14   South Africa 163-158-154-153=628 +52
15   Netherlands 165-155-158-152=630 +54
T16   Argentina 161-159-157-162=639 +63
  West Germany 165-157-162-155=639
18   Norway 165-164-153-159=641 +65
19   Mexico 169-156-163-158=646 +70
20   Chile 172-158-160-169=659 +83
21   Austria 161-175-161-171=668 +92
T22   Bermuda 180-177-171-174=698 +122
  Finland 175-174-175-174=698
  Indonesia 181-168-173-176=698
25   Iceland 184-190-186-184=744 +168
DQ   Portugal 182-170-183-DQ

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5]

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Juli Inkster   United States 73-76-71-70=290 +2
2 Marta Figueras-Dotti   Spain 73-74-73-74=294 +6
3 Kathy Baker   United States 75-72-77-71=295 +7
T4 Belle Robertson   Great Britain &
  Ireland
77-74-72-75=298 +10
Liv Wollin   Sweden 77-75-73-73=298
T6 Liz Douglas   New Zealand 82-72-75-70=299 +11
Régine Lautens   Switzerland 77-72-72-78=299
8 Amy Benz   United States 79-72-75-74=300 +12
T9 Janice Arnold   New Zealand 77-77-74-73=301 +13
Jane Connachan   Great Britain &
  Ireland
78-70-72-81=301

References

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  1. ^ a b "Record Book 1982 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Golf-VM genom åren, VM-resultat genom tiderna" [World Team Championship through the years]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. pp. 168–170, 174–175. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9172603283.
  5. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 91-86818007.
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