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

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, south of Cancun, Mexico. It was the 30th World Amateur Team Championship for the

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. Eise ...

and the second to be held in

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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

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. The 2016

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was played on the same courses one week prior.

Teams

71 teams contested the event. Each team had three players with the exception of Armenia who were represented by only two players. The following table lists the players on the leading teams.

Results

Source:

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. Source:

References

External links

Coverage on International Golf Federation website
{{Eisenhower Trophy Eisenhower Trophy Golf tournaments in Mexico