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Eisenhower Trophy team, 1992

Eisenhower Trophy team, 1992

The triumphant New Zealand team hold up the Eisenhower Trophy in 1992, when they won the event in Vancouver, Canada. From left are coach Grant Clements, Michael Campbell, Stephen Scahill, Grant Moorehead and Phillip Tataurangi. The team came from two shots behind on the final day to defeat the Americans, who had traditionally dominated the event. The Eisenhower Trophy, an amateur men's team event held every two years, was first contested in 1958 and is named for then US president Dwight D. Eisenhower, a keen amateur golfer.

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Garry Ahern, 'Golf - Changing face of golf', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/39266/eisenhower-trophy-team-1992 (accessed 1 May 2024)

Story by Garry Ahern, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Sep 2016