1996 Espirito Santo Trophy

Golf tournament

1996 Espirito Santo TrophyTournament information

Dates| 7–10 November
Location| Manila, Philippines
14°19′19″N 121°02′38″E﻿ / ﻿14.322°N 121.044°E﻿ / 14.322; 121.044
Course(s)| St. Elena Golf Club
Organized by| World Amateur Golf Council
Format| 54 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par| 72
Field| 34 teams
102 players
Champion
South Korea
Han Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sook
438 (+6)
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The 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 7–10 November at St. Elena Golf Club in Manila, Philippines.

It was the 17th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.

The tournament was a stroke play team event, due to heavy rain, shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. There were 34 team entries, each with three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

The South Korea team won the Trophy for their first title, beating team Italy by two strokes. Italy earned the silver medal while the defending champions United States took the bronze on third place another four strokes back.

The individual title went to Silvia Cavalleri, Italy, whose score of one-over-par, 217, was one stroke ahead of Janice Moodie, Great Britain & Ireland.[1]

## Teams[edit]

34 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.

Country  | Players

|

Argentina | Maria Larrauri, Maria Olivero, Antionieta Torres
Australia | Tamie Durdin, Kate MacIntosh, Simone Williams
Austria | Lilian Mensi-Klarbach, Nina Mensi-Klarbach, Katharina Poppmeier
Belgium | Annabelle Haxhe, Catherine Pons, Stephanie Schinkel
Bermuda | Judithanne Astwood, Madeline Joell-Warren, Kim Marshall
Brazil | Maria Candida Hanneman, Elisabeth Nickhorn, Cristina Menichetti
Canada | Mary Ann Lapointe, Barbara Lilley, Tracey Lipp
Czech Republic | Martina Dornikova, Petra Kvidova, Gabriela Teissingova
Chile | Maria Jose Hurtado, Gloria Soto, Beatriz Steeger
Chinese Taipei | Hsiao-chuan Lu, Ya-huei Lu, Yun-jye Wei
Colombia | Cristina Baena, Maria Isabel Baena, Luisa Fernanda Cuartas
Denmark | Lotta Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina Kuld
Dominican Republic | Dominique Gagnon, Teresa Garcia, Caroline Greven
Finland | Riikka Hakkarainen, Anna Hokkanen, Nina Laitinen
France | Maitena Alsuguren, Marine Monnet, Amandine Vincent
Germany | Elisabeth Esterl, Anika Heuser, Ester Poburski
Great Britain
& Ireland | Mhairi McKay, Janice Moodie, Elaine Ratcliffe
Guatemala | Beatriz Arenas, Naomi Lida, Florencia De Rolz
Indonesia | Ani Iman, Retno Mustari, Titi Puryanti
Italy | Silvia Cavalleri, Sophie Sandolo, Giulia Sergas
Japan | Mia Nakada, Mayumi Nakajima, Kimiyo Yoshida
Mexico | Marta Ostos, Vinny Riviello, Nancy Veraslegvi
Netherlands | Frederique Lempers, Marcella Neggers, Marieke Zelsman
New Zealand | Renee Fowler, Catherine Knight, Gina Scott
Peru | Claudia Ferrini, Gilda Hawie, Ninoska Villegas
Philippines | Dorothy Delasin, Maricel Manguino, Jennifer Rosales
Puerto Rico | Karen Calvesbert, Sacha Medina, Carmen Ana Rivera
South Africa | Sanet Marais, Lelitia Moses, Barbara Plant
South Korea | Han Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sook
Spain | Sara Beautell, María José Pons, Ana Belen Sánchez
Sweden | Anna Berg, Sara Eklund, Mia Löjdahl
Switzerland | Sophie Ducrey, Alexandra Gasser, Sandra Storjohann
Thailand | Juruwan Gulyanamitta, Rhungthiwa Pangjan, Sasikarn Utajan
United States | Kellee Booth, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Kelli Kuehne

## Results[edit]

The first round of the 72-hole tournament was cancelled due to monsoon rains and lightning and the competition was played over 54 holes. Players were permitted to lift, clean and place their balls on the fairway during all three completed rounds.

Place  | Country  | Score  | To par

|
|
|

1  |  South Korea | 147-139-152=438  | +6
2  |  Italy | 146-144-150=440  | +8
3  |  United States | 143-149-152=444  | +12
T4  |  Spain | 146-151-148=445  | +13
Great Britain
& Ireland | 146-145-154=445
T6  |  Germany | 153-149-149=451  | +19
Sweden | 149-149-153=451
Chinese Taipei | 147-147-157=451
T9  |  Colombia | 144-147-161=452  | +20
Finland | 150-152-150=452
11  |  South Africa | 151-147-155=453  | +21
T12  |  Australia | 149-154-151=454  | +22
France | 152-146-156=454
14  |  New Zealand | 147-150-158=455  | +23
15  |  Canada | 148-151-157=456  | +19
16  |  Netherlands | 152-150-155=457  | +21
17  |  Philippines | 152-151-155=458  | +26
18  |  Japan | 154-154-151=459  | +27
T19  |  Austria | 156-151-153=460  | +28
Denmark | 148-157-155=460
21  |  Brazil | 150-162-149=461  | +29
22  |  Mexico | 152-154-158=464  | +32
23  |  Switzerland | 156-153-157=466  | +34
24  |  Belgium | 152-157-158=467  | +35
25  |  Indonesia | 161-151-157=469  | +37
26  |  Argentina | 154-154-162=470  | +38
27  |  Thailand | 157-156-163=476  | +44
28  |  Czech Republic | 162-154-161=477  | +45
29  |  Bermuda | 160-161-158=479  | +47
30  |  Puerto Rico | 160-159-163=482  | +50
31  |  Chile | 165-158-163=486  | +54
32  |  Guatemala | 164-169-163=496  | +64
33  |  Peru | 166-171-171=510  | +78
34  |  Dominican Republic | 174-181-173=528  | +96

Sources:[1][2][3]

## Individual leaders[edit]

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place  | Player  | Country  | Score  | To par

|
|
|
|

1  | Silvia Cavalleri |  Italy | 71-73-73=217  | +1
2  | Janice Moodie |  Great Britain
& Ireland | 69-75-74=218  | +2
T3  | Nina Laitinen  |  Finland | 73-72-75=220  | +4
Kelli Kuehne |  United States | 71-75-74=220
T5  | Anna Berg |  Sweden | 72-73-76=221  | +5
Han Hee-won |  South Korea | 79-68-74=221
Ana Belen Sánchez |  Spain | 73-76-72=221
8  | Simone Williams  |  Australia | 72-77-73=222  | +6
9  | Hsiao-chuan Lu  |  Chinese Taipei | 73-73-77=223  | +7
T10  | Sara Beautell  |  Spain | 73-75-76=224  | +8
Kellee Booth  |  United States | 72-74-78=224
Kang Soo-yun |  South Korea | 72-71-81=224
Giulia Sergas |  Italy | 75-71-78=224

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Record Book 1996 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
2. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
3. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184\. ISBN 91-86818007.

## External links[edit]

* World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website

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