The 1980 Eisenhower Trophy took place October 8 to 11 on the No. 2 course at the
Pinehurst Country Club
Pinehurst Resort is a golf resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina in the United States. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments including three U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open Championships, one U.S. Women's Open, three United States Amat ...
in
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 13,124. It is home of the historic Pinehurst Resort, a Golf resort, which has hosted multiple United States Open Champion ...
. It was the 12th World Amateur Team Championship for the
Eisenhower Trophy and the second time the event had been held in the United States, after the
1960 event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 39 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the eighth time, finishing 27 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, South Africa. Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal, nine strokes further behind, while Japan finished fourth.
Hal Sutton
Hal Evan Sutton (born April 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions, who achieved 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including a major championship, the 1983 PGA Championship, and the 1983 Tournament ...
had the lowest individual score, 12-under-par 276, six strokes better than any other player.
Teams
39 four-man teams contested the event.
Scores
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Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
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References
External links
Record Book on International Golf Federation website
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