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Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States at the time, who was a keen amateur golfer. The equivalent competition for women is the Espirito Santo Trophy. Results The 1958 championship resulted in a tie. There was an 18-hole playoff which Australia won with a score of 222 to the United States 224. From 1958 to 2000 the teams had four players with the best three scores counting for each round. From 2002 the teams have been three players with two counting. The 2004, 2010 and 2012 championships were reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather. 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 Stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Golf Federation
The International Golf Federation (IGF) was founded in 1958 and is the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world governing body for golf. The IGF has two membership categories representing the administration of golf internationally: *132 National Federation Members from 126 countries *22 Professional Members, mostly professional golf tours and Professional Golfers Associations History The Federation changed its name from the "World Amateur Golf Council" in 2003. It was founded in 1958 for the purpose of arranging international amateur competitions and it organizes two World Amateur Team Championships, the Eisenhower Trophy for men and the Espirito Santo Trophy for women. Secretariat The headquarters of the IGF is located by the shores of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland. Jurisdiction Unlike most internationally recognized sports federations, the IGF is not responsible for developing, maintaining or administering the rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional centre in its own right, a commuter town for the capital. Although Kildare gives its name to the county, Naas is the county town. History Founding by Saint Brigid Rich in heritage and history, Kildare Town dates from the 5th century, when it was the site of the original 'Church of the Oak' and monastery founded by Saint Brigid. This became one of the three most important Christian foundations in Celtic Ireland. It was said that Brigid's mother was a Christian and that Brigid was reared in her father's family, that is with the children of his lawful wife. From her mother, Brigid learned dairying and the care of the cattle, and these were her occupations after she made a vow to live a life of holy chastity. Both Saint Mel of Ardagh and Bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya () is a tourism and resort district south of Cancun, Mexico. It straddles the coastal Federal Highway 307, along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo, located in the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula. Historically, this district started at the city of Playa del Carmen and ended at the village of Tulum, although the towns of Puerto Morelos, situated to the north of Playa del Carmen, as well as the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, situated to the south of Tulum, are both currently being promoted as part of the Riviera Maya tourist corridor. The Riviera Maya was originally called the "Cancun–Tulum corridor", but in 1999 it was renamed as the Riviera Maya with the aid of Miguel Ramón Martín Azueta. At the time, he was the municipal president of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo. The Riviera Maya includes the municipalities of Solidaridad in the north and Tulum in the south, and extends approximately inland, to the border with the state of Yucat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2016 Eisenhower Trophy took place 21–24 September at the Mayakoba El Camaleón Golf Club and the Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club on the Riviera Maya, south of Cancun, Mexico. It was the 30th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy and the second to be held in Mexico. Format The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 72 three-man teams. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played at the Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club on the third day and at the Mayakoba El Camaleón Golf Club on the final day. Winners Australia won their third Eisenhower Trophy, 19 strokes ahead of England, who took the silver medal. Austria and Ireland tied for third place and received bronze medals. Cameron Davis had the best 72-hole aggregate of 269, two better than fellow-Australian Curtis Luck. The 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy was played on the same courses one week prio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Pastor (golfer)
Victor Pastor (1937 – 2002) was a Monegasque businessman and one of the three heirs of the Monaco construction magnate Gildo Pastor. Early life He was born in Monaco, the son of the property developer Gildo Pastor. Career He founded Group Pastor. In 1973, he was responsible for (assisted by his cousins Edmond and Jean-Antoine Pastor) the construction of the concert venue, Salle des Etoiles at Sporting Monte-Carlo, also known as the Summer Sporting Club. His sons Patrice and Jean-Victor have described this as "the most complicated and the most innovative project in the history of the family business", especially the "amazing slideback roof", which was "true technical prowess in those days". In 2014, Sporting d’Eté celebrated its 40th anniversary. The complex includes the nightclub Jimmy'z. According to Bloomberg, the properties owned by Victor's branch of the Pastor family had a total value of $5.4 billion. Personal life He had four children: * Philippe Pastor (1961-) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Hidalgo
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ''ἄγγελος (angelos)'' meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as Angela), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish Ángel. Ángel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations *Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) *Bulgarian: Ангел (''Angel'') (masc.), Ангелина (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.) *French: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Del Rey
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russian), and Alasdair (Gaelic). People with the given name Alejandro * Alejandro Alvizuri, Peruvian backstroke swimmer * Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish director * Alejandro Aranda, American singer, musician, and reality television personality * Alejandro Arguello, Mexican footballer * Alejandro Avila, Mexican TV actor * Alejandro Awada, Argentine actor * Alejandro Betts, Argentine historian * Alejandro Bermúdez, Colombian swimmer * Alejandro Bustillo, Argentine architect * Alejandro Carrión, Ecuadorian poet and novelist * Alejandro Casañas, Cuban hurdler * Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer * Alejandro Cercas, Spanish politician * Alejandro Chataing, Venezuelan architect * Alejandro Cichero, Venezuelan footballer * Alej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Suh
Justin Suh (born June 12, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking between October 2018 and April 2019. Career Suh represented the United States at the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy where he won the silver medal together with Cole Hammer and Collin Morikawa. He played college golf at University of Southern California where he was Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2018. Suh turned professional after graduating with a degree in business administration in 2019. He played briefly on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica before joining the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2022, he posted eight top-10 finishes and 14 in the top-25 this in his first 22 starts, including a runner-up finish at the Utah Championship. Suh won the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship and ranked number one in the season-long points race, earning full status for the 2022–23 PGA Tour. He also earned exemption into the 2023 Players Championship and the 2023 U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa (born February 6, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He began his PGA Tour career with 22 consecutive made cuts, second only to Tiger Woods' 25-cut streak. Morikawa has five PGA Tour wins – including two major championships, the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open Championship, winning both on his debut. In May 2018, Morikawa spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He also became the first American to win the Race to Dubai on the European Tour. Amateur career Morikawa played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2015 to 2019, winning five times, including the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Championship. Aside from his collegiate wins, he won the Western Junior, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur and the Northeast Amateur. He played on the winning Arnold Palmer Cup team in 2017 and 2018, the winning Walker Cup team in 2017 and the Eisenhower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole Hammer
Cole Hammer (born August 28, 1999) is an American professional golfer. College career Hammer competed for the Texas Longhorns and was Big 12 Conference champion in 2021. Amateur career Hammer has competed in three U.S. Opens and two Walker Cups. In 2018, he won the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, partnering with Garrett Barber. Additionally, in 2019 he won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the best amateur golfer in the world. In 2022, Hammer ended his college and amateur career was part of the winning team at the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. Professional career Hammer turned professional in June 2022 after the NCAA Championship and made his professional debut at the Wichita Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. He has status on the tour for the remainder of 2022. Amateur wins *2018 Azalea Invitational, Western Amateur *2019 Southern Highlands Collegiate, Lamkin Grips SD Classic, NCAA Austin Regional *2020 South Beach International Amateur *2021 Big 12 Men's Championship Source: Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Højgaard
Rasmus Højgaard (born 12 March 2001) is a Danish professional golfer who won his first European Tour event at the 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, becoming the third youngest player to win on the European Tour. Amateur career Højgaard first came to prominence in July 2016 when he won the Danish International Amateur Championship, was part of the Danish team that finished third in the European Boys' Team Championship and won the McGregor Trophy in successive weeks. In 2017 Højgaard received further recognition at the boys level by representing Continental Europe in the Jacques Léglise Trophy. He was also part of the Danish team that won the 2017 European Boys Team Championship, beating the hosts Spain in the final. Early in 2018 Højgaard played for Europe in the Bonallack Trophy against Asia/Pacific. In June he won the individual competition for the boys Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, four strokes ahead of his brother Nicolai. Denmark also won the team competition. In Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolai Højgaard
Nicolai Højgaard (born 12 March 2001) is a Danish professional golfer. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 2018 European Amateur and being part of the Danish team that won the Eisenhower Trophy later in the year. Amateur career Højgaard was part of the Danish team that won the 2017 European Boys Team Championship, beating the hosts Spain in the final. Højgaard had a successful 2018. In April he won a professional tournament, the Bravo Tours Open on the Nordic Golf League. In June he was second in the individual competition for the boys Toyota Junior World Cup, four strokes behind his brother Rasmus. Denmark also won the team competition. Two weeks later he won the European Amateur, a win that gained him an entry to the 2018 Open Championship. In September he was part of the Danish team that won the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy for the first time. He played for Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup later in September and in October he represented Denmark in the Youth Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
