1996 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 7–10 November at St. Elena Golf Club in Manila, Philippines.

1996 Espirito Santo Trophy
Tournament information
Dates7–10 November
LocationManila, Philippines
14°19′19″N 121°02′38″E / 14.322°N 121.044°E / 14.322; 121.044
Course(s)St. Elena Golf Club
Organized byWorld Amateur Golf Council
Format54 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par72
Field34 teams
102 players
Champion
 South Korea
Han Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sook
438 (+6)
Location map
St. Elena Golf Club, Manila is located in Philippines
St. Elena Golf Club, Manila
St. Elena Golf Club, Manila
Location in the Philippines
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It was the 17th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.

The tournament was a stroke play team event, due to heavy rain, shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. There were 34 team entries, each with three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

The South Korea team won the Trophy for their first title, beating team Italy by two strokes. Italy earned the silver medal while the defending champions United States took the bronze on third place another four strokes back.

The individual title went to Silvia Cavalleri, Italy, whose score of one-over-par, 217, was one stroke ahead of Janice Moodie, Great Britain & Ireland.[1]

Teams

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34 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.

Country Players
  Argentina Maria Larrauri, Maria Olivero, Antionieta Torres
  Australia Tamie Durdin, Kate MacIntosh, Simone Williams
  Austria Lilian Mensi-Klarbach, Nina Mensi-Klarbach, Katharina Poppmeier
  Belgium Annabelle Haxhe, Catherine Pons, Stephanie Schinkel
  Bermuda Judithanne Astwood, Madeline Joell-Warren, Kim Marshall
  Brazil Maria Candida Hanneman, Elisabeth Nickhorn, Cristina Menichetti
  Canada Mary Ann Lapointe, Barbara Lilley, Tracey Lipp
  Czech Republic Martina Dornikova, Petra Kvidova, Gabriela Teissingova
  Chile Maria Jose Hurtado, Gloria Soto, Beatriz Steeger
  Chinese Taipei Hsiao-chuan Lu, Ya-huei Lu, Yun-jye Wei
  Colombia Cristina Baena, Maria Isabel Baena, Luisa Fernanda Cuartas
  Denmark Lotta Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina Kuld
  Dominican Republic Dominique Gagnon, Teresa Garcia, Caroline Greven
  Finland Riikka Hakkarainen, Anna Hokkanen, Nina Laitinen
  France Maitena Alsuguren, Marine Monnet, Amandine Vincent
  Germany Elisabeth Esterl, Anika Heuser, Ester Poburski
  Great Britain
&   Ireland
Mhairi McKay, Janice Moodie, Elaine Ratcliffe
  Guatemala Beatriz Arenas, Naomi Lida, Florencia De Rolz
  Indonesia Ani Iman, Retno Mustari, Titi Puryanti
  Italy Silvia Cavalleri, Sophie Sandolo, Giulia Sergas
  Japan Mia Nakada, Mayumi Nakajima, Kimiyo Yoshida
  Mexico Marta Ostos, Vinny Riviello, Nancy Veraslegvi
  Netherlands Frederique Lempers, Marcella Neggers, Marieke Zelsman
  New Zealand Renee Fowler, Catherine Knight, Gina Scott
  Peru Claudia Ferrini, Gilda Hawie, Ninoska Villegas
  Philippines Dorothy Delasin, Maricel Manguino, Jennifer Rosales
  Puerto Rico Karen Calvesbert, Sacha Medina, Carmen Ana Rivera
  South Africa Sanet Marais, Lelitia Moses, Barbara Plant
  South Korea Han Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sook
  Spain Sara Beautell, María José Pons, Ana Belen Sánchez
  Sweden Anna Berg, Sara Eklund, Mia Löjdahl
  Switzerland Sophie Ducrey, Alexandra Gasser, Sandra Storjohann
  Thailand Juruwan Gulyanamitta, Rhungthiwa Pangjan, Sasikarn Utajan
  United States Kellee Booth, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Kelli Kuehne

Results

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The first round of the 72-hole tournament was cancelled due to monsoon rains and lightning and the competition was played over 54 holes. Players were permitted to lift, clean and place their balls on the fairway during all three completed rounds.

Place Country Score To par
1   South Korea 147-139-152=438 +6
2   Italy 146-144-150=440 +8
3   United States 143-149-152=444 +12
T4   Spain 146-151-148=445 +13
  Great Britain
&   Ireland
146-145-154=445
T6   Germany 153-149-149=451 +19
  Sweden 149-149-153=451
  Chinese Taipei 147-147-157=451
T9   Colombia 144-147-161=452 +20
  Finland 150-152-150=452
11   South Africa 151-147-155=453 +21
T12   Australia 149-154-151=454 +22
  France 152-146-156=454
14   New Zealand 147-150-158=455 +23
15   Canada 148-151-157=456 +19
16   Netherlands 152-150-155=457 +21
17   Philippines 152-151-155=458 +26
18   Japan 154-154-151=459 +27
T19   Austria 156-151-153=460 +28
  Denmark 148-157-155=460
21   Brazil 150-162-149=461 +29
22   Mexico 152-154-158=464 +32
23   Switzerland 156-153-157=466 +34
24   Belgium 152-157-158=467 +35
25   Indonesia 161-151-157=469 +37
26   Argentina 154-154-162=470 +38
27   Thailand 157-156-163=476 +44
28   Czech Republic 162-154-161=477 +45
29   Bermuda 160-161-158=479 +47
30   Puerto Rico 160-159-163=482 +50
31   Chile 165-158-163=486 +54
32   Guatemala 164-169-163=496 +64
33   Peru 166-171-171=510 +78
34   Dominican Republic 174-181-173=528 +96

Sources:[1][2][3]

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Silvia Cavalleri   Italy 71-73-73=217 +1
2 Janice Moodie   Great Britain
&   Ireland
69-75-74=218 +2
T3 Nina Laitinen   Finland 73-72-75=220 +4
Kelli Kuehne   United States 71-75-74=220
T5 Anna Berg   Sweden 72-73-76=221 +5
Han Hee-won   South Korea 79-68-74=221
Ana Belen Sánchez   Spain 73-76-72=221
8 Simone Williams   Australia 72-77-73=222 +6
9 Hsiao-chuan Lu   Chinese Taipei 73-73-77=223 +7
T10 Sara Beautell   Spain 73-75-76=224 +8
Kellee Booth   United States 72-74-78=224
Kang Soo-yun   South Korea 72-71-81=224
Giulia Sergas   Italy 75-71-78=224

References

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  1. ^ a b "Record Book 1996 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ 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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