The 1982 Eisenhower Trophy took place 15 to 18 September at the Golf Club de Lausanne in

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, Switzerland. It was the 13th 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 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total. United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the ninth time, finishing seven strokes ahead of the joint silver medalists, Japan and Sweden, with France finishing fourth. Luis Carbonetti, representing Argentina, had the lowest individual score, 4-under-par 284, a stroke better than

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. The event was affected by political protests about the participation of South Africa. Two of the stronger nations, Australia and Canada, did not compete while teams from Indonesia and Trinidad and Tobago attended the opening ceremony but later withdrew.

Teams

30 four-man teams contested the event. The following table lists the players on the leading teams.

Scores

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Individual leaders

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

References

External links

Record Book on International Golf Federation website
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