2018 Espirito Santo Trophy

WATC Press Releases

  • 30th Espirito Santo Trophy: 25-28 Oct. 2023  Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @OlympicGolf | #WATC2023 | #Rolex | igfgolf.org/watc When: 27 October 2023 What: 30th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy Where: Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rapid Recap: Hyosong Lee, 14, posted a 5-under 67 on Friday to propel the Republic of Korea into a share of the lead with Spain after Round 3 of the 30th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship. The Koreans, who started the day two shots off the lead, and the Spaniards stand at 17-under-par 415, with Thailand one stroke back in solo third.
  • NUMBER OF TEAMS – 36 teams will compete for the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2023. DEFENDING CHAMPION – Sweden will try to become the first team to win consecutive WWATC titles since the Republic of Korea accomplished the feat in 2010 and 2012.
  • When: 21 October 2023 What: 33rd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy Where: Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rapid Recap: The United States of America surged to its 16th Eisenhower Trophy win, and its first since 2014, on Saturday in the 33rd World Amateur Team Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. David Ford, the No. 5 ranked amateur in the world, posted an 8-under 64, while 2023 U.S.
  • 33rd Eisenhower Trophy: 18-21 Oct. 2023  Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @OlympicGolf | #WATC2023 | #Rolex | igfgolf.org/watc The final round begins Saturday at 6:30 a.m. local time with a two-tee start on the National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The leading teams of USA, France and Norway will occupy the final tee times of 12:06, 12:17 and 12:28 p.m. off the 1st tee.
  • 33rd Eisenhower Trophy: 18-21 Oct. 2023  Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @OlympicGolf | #WATC2023 | #Rolex | igfgolf.org/watc When: 19 October 2023  What: 33rd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy  Where: Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Rapid Recap:  The United States of America’s Nick Dunlap, who is No. 4 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®, tallied seven birdies on route to a 5-under 67 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club to position the Americans one stroke clear of France and the People’s Republic of China through the second round of the 33rd World Amateur Team Championship.  “I just like the vibe out here,” said Dunlap, the 2023 U.S.
  • 33rd Eisenhower Trophy: 18-21 Oct. 2023  Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @OlympicGolf | #WATC2023 | #Rolex |igfgolf.org/watc When: 18 October 2023 What: 33rd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy Where: Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rapid Recap: France and the United States of America stand atop a crowded leader board after the first round of the 33rd World Amateur Team Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on Wednesday. Fueled by a pair of 5-under 67’s from 15-year-old Hugo Le Goff and world No. 2 Gordon Sargent, France and the USA hold a one-stroke lead over The Netherlands.
  • NUMBER OF TEAMS – 36 teams will compete in the 33rd World Amateur Team Championship. DEFENDING CHAMPION – Italy will try to become the first team to win consecutive WATC titles since the USA did so in 2012 and 2014.
  • Conducted by the International Golf Federation (IGFgolf.org) Hosted by the Emirates Golf Federation (egfgolf.ae) @OlympicGolf | #WATC2023 33rd World Amateur Team Championship: 18-21 Oct. 2023  30th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship: 25-28 Oct. 2023 Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates WHAT ARE THE WORLD AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS? Conducted by the International Golf Federation (IGF), the World Amateur Team Championships are a biennial international amateur golf competition.
  • LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (9 October 2023) – The list of players that will represent their countries on the 36 men’s and 36 women’s teams in the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been finalised. The Championships are hosted by the Emirates Golf Federation and will be played at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
  • LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (8 August 2023) – The 36 men’s and 36 women’s teams that will represent their countries in the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates have been finalised.   The men’s teams will compete for the Eisenhower Trophy from 18-21 October and the women will play for the Espirito Santo Trophy from 25-28 October 2023.
  • When: 3 September 2022 What: 32nd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Teenager Marco Florioli’s bogey-free 6-under-par 66 and a 3-under 68 from Pietro Bovari led Italy to the gold medal in the World Amateur Team Championship Saturday at Le Golf National. It was the country’s first medal in 32 WATC appearances.
  • When: 2 September 2022 What: 32nd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Sweden, powered by an 8-under-par 64 from Tobias Jonsson and a 6-under-par 66 from Ludvig Aberg, passed Japan, who led after Rounds 1 and 2, to claim the lead at 23-under-par 407 after three rounds of the 32nd World Amateur Team Championship at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche. “We won’t win the World Championship with the brake on,” said Swedish coach Jonnie Eriksson about Saturday’s final round at Le Golf National.
  • When: 1 September 2022 What: 32nd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Japan’s Taiga Semikawa, with a 6-under-par 65, led his team to a record 36-hole score of 264 at the 32nd World Amateur Team Championship at Le Golf National. The 21-year-old college student, who holds a World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR® of No.18, tied an Eisenhower Trophy record with a first-round 63.
  • When: 31 August 2022 What: 32nd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Japan, with Taiga Semikawa shooting 9-under 63, distanced itself from a tightly packed leaderboard with a 14-under-par 130 to take a six-stroke lead over Spain in the first round of the 32nd World Amateur Team Championship. “I know this is the world’s biggest stage, the biggest stage on the planet,” Semikawa said.
  • NUMBER OF TEAMS – A record-tying 72 teams have entered the 32nd World Amateur Team Championship, tying the mark set in Turkey in 2012. DEFENDING CHAMPION – Denmark will try to become the first team to win consecutive WATC titles since the USA did so in 2012 and 2014.
  • “The IGF was fortunate to have two outstanding members bid for the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships. The biennial meeting recognised this and selected Singapore Golf Association as the host for 2025 and Royal Moroccan Golf Federation as the host for the 2027 World Amateur Team Championships,” said IGF Executive Director Antony Scanlon.
  • When: 27 August 2022 What: 29th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Sweden won the Espirito Santo Trophy for the third time on a tiebreaker over the hard-charging USA at the 29th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche on Saturday. The Swedes and Americans tied at 13-under par 559 but after comparing non-counting scores, a 1-over-par 73 from Sweden’s Louise Rydqvist was one stroke better than Rachel Kuehn’s 74 giving Sweden the gold medal and the USA the silver.
  • When: 26 August 2022 What: 29th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Helen Briem posted a 5-under 66 and teammate Alexandra Forsterling shot a 1-under 70 as Germany bolted to a four-stroke lead over the USA and Chinese Taipei with a Round 3 score of 136 at Le Golf National that is the second lowest in Women’s World Amateur Team Championship history. “It’s amazing.
  • When: 25 August 2022 What: 29th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad, who is No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking ®, fired eight birdies in her first 12 holes to post a 6-under 65 at Le Golf National to pace her team into the lead through Round 2 of the 29th Women’s Amateur Team Championship. The Swedes also used a 3-under 68 from Meja Ortengren for a day’s total of 8 under to lead Germany and first-day leader USA by two strokes at 9-under 277.
  • Conducted by the International Golf Federation (www.IGFgolf.org) Hosted by the French Golf Federation (www.ffgolf.org) igfgolf.org/watc/watc-2022 | #WATC2022 and #IGFgolf | mediacenter.usga.org When: 24 August 2022 What: 29th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy Where: Le Golf National (Albatross) and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche (Red), Paris, France Rapid Recap: The American duo of Rachel Heck and Rose Zhang, who are also teammates at Stanford University, shot 68 and 69, respectively as the USA fashioned a one-stroke lead over Germany. In defense of the Espirito Santo Trophy title it won in Ireland in 2018, the USA is vying to become the first back-to-back winner since the Republic of Korea (2010 and 2012).
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