The 2000 Eisenhower Trophy took place 31 August to 3 September on the Nick Faldo and Arnold Palmer courses at Sporting Club Berlin in Bad Saarow, Germany. It was the 22nd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 59 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played on the Arnold Palmer course on the third day and on the Nick Faldo course on the final day.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 August – 3 September |
| Location | Bad Saarow, Germany |
| Course(s) | Sporting Club Berlin (Faldo and Palmer courses) |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 (Faldo) 72 (Palmer) |
| Field | 59 teams 236 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesBen Curtis, David Eger, Bryce Molder & Jeff Quinney | |
| 841 (−23) | |
| Location map | |
  Sporting Club Berlin Location in Germany  Sporting Club Berlin Location in Brandenburg | |
United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the 11th time, finishing 16 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Great Britain and Ireland. Australia took the bronze medal with Sweden in fourth place. Bryce Molder had the lowest individual score, 15-under-par 273, four strokes better than Paul Casey.
This was the last World Amateur Team Championship with teams of four; subsequent championships had teams of three with the best two scores for each round counting. It was also the last time that there was a Great Britain and Ireland team. From 2002, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team) competed as separate teams.
Teams
edit59 four-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]
Scores
edit| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 United States |
207-216-205-213=841 | −23 |
 |
 Great Britain&  Ireland |
213-214-210-220=857 | −7 |
 |
 Australia |
213-213-212-220=858 | −6 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
219-213-210-220=862 | −2 |
| 5 |  Germany |
218-206-211-230=865 | 1 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
216-219-212-219=866 | 2 |
| 7 |  Denmark |
215-217-209-226=867 | 3 |
| 8 |  Italy |
219-219-213-220=871 | 7 |
| 9 |  Finland |
222-209-215-226=872 | 8 |
| 10 |  Canada |
207-220-214-234=875 | 11 |
| 11 |  Netherlands |
220-219-213-227=879 | 15 |
| 12 |  Colombia |
216-219-216-229=880 | 16 |
| 13 |  France |
216-222-219-224=881 | 17 |
| T14 |  Japan |
219-214-221-228=882 | 18 |
 South Africa |
211-219-225-227=882 | ||
| 16 |  Belgium |
232-209-216-226=883 | 19 |
| 17 |  South Korea |
222-217-220-226=885 | 21 |
| T18 |  Argentina |
217-215-220-237=889 | 25 |
 Norway |
226-218-216-229=889 | ||
| T20 |  Chile |
221-221-222-228=892 | 28 |
 Chinese Taipei |
222-219-224-227=892 | ||
 Iceland |
220-224-214-234=892 | ||
 Switzerland |
220-221-221-230=892 | ||
| T24 |  India |
212-225-223-234=894 | 30 |
 Zimbabwe |
226-219-224-225=894 | ||
| T26 |  Austria |
225-231-216-224=896 | 32 |
 Spain |
233-218-218-227=896 | ||
 Venezuela |
219-227-225-225=896 | ||
| 29 |  Portugal |
232-215-218-232=897 | 33 |
| 30 |  Mexico |
226-218-225-232=901 | 37 |
| 31 |  Slovenia |
222-226-229-231=908 | 44 |
| 32 |  Philippines |
232-225-223-229=909 | 45 |
| 33 |  Malaysia |
227-225-230-228=910 | 46 |
| 34 |  Brazil |
232-223-234-222=911 | 47 |
| 35 |  Czech Republic |
231-224-234-223=912 | 48 |
| 36 |  Paraguay |
230-222-229-235=916 | 52 |
| 37 |  Morocco |
232-226-234-235=927 | 63 |
| 38 |  Hong Kong |
234-233-230-237=934 | 70 |
| T39 |  Pakistan |
232-230-238-237=937 | 73 |
 Puerto Rico |
233-232-239-233=937 | ||
| 41 |  Bahamas |
224-237-241-242=944 | 80 |
| 42 |  Ecuador |
238-230-245-232=945 | 81 |
| 43 |  Russia |
242-243-235-230=950 | 86 |
| 44 |  Bahrain |
242-233-236-245=956 | 92 |
| 45 |  Bolivia |
235-231-249-244=959 | 95 |
| T46 |  Guatemala |
236-235-248-243=962 | 98 |
 Lebanon |
241-236-246-239=962 | ||
| 48 |  Greece |
248-237-236-243=964 | 100 |
| 49 |  Bermuda |
240-234-243-250=967 | 103 |
| 50 |  El Salvador |
239-243-254-240=976 | 112 |
| 51 |  United Arab Emirates |
244-245-241-247=977 | 113 |
| 52 |  Costa Rica |
248-236-252-246=982 | 118 |
| 53 |  Luxembourg |
251-244-249-241=985 | 121 |
| 54 |  Israel |
252-245-249-246=992 | 128 |
| 55 |  Tunisia |
242-244-257-250=993 | 129 |
| 56 |  Latvia |
247-252-254-251=1004 | 140 |
| 57 |  Croatia |
252-254-265-247=1018 | 154 |
| 58 |  Estonia |
248-248-263-262=1021 | 157 |
| 59 |  Slovakia |
257-259-271-265=1052 | 188 |
Source:[1]
Individual leaders
editThere was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Molder | United States |
69-71-65-68=273 | −15 |
| 2 | Paul Casey | Great Britain & Ireland |
66-69-68-74=277 | −11 |
| 3 | Scott Gardiner | Australia |
70-71-69-71=281 | −7 |
| 4 | Stefano Reale | Italy |
71-72-68-72=283 | −5 |
| 5 | David Eger | United States |
67-73-69-75=284 | −4 |
| T6 | Ben Curtis | United States |
71-73-73-70=287 | −1 |
| Tino Schuster | Germany |
73-70-70-74=287 | ||
| T8 | Óscar David Álvarez | Colombia |
73-75-70-70=288 | E |
| Guido van der Valk | Netherlands |
75-73-67-73=288 | ||
| T10 | Luke Donald | Great Britain & Ireland |
73-73-71-72=289 | 1 |
| Anders Hultman | Sweden |
71-75-71-72=289 | ||
| Kim Dae-sub | South Korea |
72-75-70-72=289 | ||
| Søren Müller | Denmark |
73-73-68-75=289 | ||
| Reon Sayer | New Zealand |
73-70-70-76=289 |
Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "2000 World Amateur Golf Team Championships Record Book" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 4 July 2021.