The 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 7–10 November at Sta. Elena Golf Club in Santa Rosa, Laguna, 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.
Teams 34 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.
CountryPlayersMaria Larrauri, Maria Olivero, Antionieta TorresTamie Durdin, Kate MacIntosh, Simone WilliamsLilian Mensi-Klarbach, Nina Mensi-Klarbach, Katharina PoppmeierAnnabelle Haxhe, Catherine Pons, Stephanie SchinkelJudithanne Astwood, Madeline Joell-Warren, Kim MarshallMaria Candida Hanneman, Elisabeth Nickhorn, Cristina MenichettiMary Ann Lapointe, Barbara Lilley, Tracey LippMartina Dornikova, Petra Kvidova, Gabriela TeissingovaMaria Jose Hurtado, Gloria Soto, Beatriz SteegerHsiao-chuan Lu, Ya-huei Lu, Yun-jye WeiCristina Baena, Maria Isabel Baena, Luisa Fernanda CuartasLotta Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina KuldDominique Gagnon, Teresa Garcia, Caroline GrevenRiikka Hakkarainen, Anna Hokkanen, Nina LaitinenMaitena Alsuguren, Marine Monnet, Amandine VincentElisabeth Esterl, Anika Heuser, Ester Poburski& Mhairi McKay, Janice Moodie, Elaine RatcliffeBeatriz Arenas, Naomi Lida, Florencia De RolzAni Iman, Retno Mustari, Titi PuryantiSilvia Cavalleri, Sophie Sandolo, Giulia SergasMia Nakada, Mayumi Nakajima, Kimiyo YoshidaMarta Ostos, Vinny Riviello, Nancy VeraslegviFrederique Lempers, Marcella Neggers, Marieke ZelsmanRenee Fowler, Catherine Knight, Gina ScottClaudia Ferrini, Gilda Hawie, Ninoska VillegasDorothy Delasin, Maricel Manguino, Jennifer RosalesKaren Calvesbert, Sacha Medina, Carmen Ana RiveraSanet Marais, Lelitia Moses, Barbara PlantHan Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sookSara Beautell, María José Pons, Ana Belen SánchezAnna Berg, Sara Eklund, Mia LöjdahlSophie Ducrey, Alexandra Gasser, Sandra StorjohannJuruwan Gulyanamitta, Rhungthiwa Pangjan, Sasikarn UtajanKellee Booth, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Kelli Kuehne
Results 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. PlaceCountryScoreTo par1147-139-152=438+62146-144-150=440+83143-149-152=444+12T4146-151-148=445+13& 146-145-154=445T6153-149-149=451+19149-149-153=451147-147-157=451T9144-147-161=452+20150-152-150=45211151-147-155=453+21T12149-154-151=454+22152-146-156=45414147-150-158=455+2315148-151-157=456+1916152-150-155=457+2117152-151-155=458+2618154-154-151=459+27T19156-151-153=460+28148-157-155=46021150-162-149=461+2922152-154-158=464+3223156-153-157=466+3424152-157-158=467+3525161-151-157=469+3726154-154-162=470+3827157-156-163=476+4428162-154-161=477+4529160-161-158=479+4730160-159-163=482+5031165-158-163=486+5432164-169-163=496+6433166-171-171=510+7834174-181-173=528+96 Sources:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Silvia Cavalleri71-73-73=217+12Janice Moodie& 69-75-74=218+2T3Nina Laitinen73-72-75=220+4Kelli Kuehne71-75-74=220T5Anna Berg72-73-76=221+5Han Hee-won79-68-74=221Ana Belen Sánchez73-76-72=2218Simone Williams72-77-73=222+69Hsiao-chuan Lu73-73-77=223+7T10Sara Beautell73-75-76=224+8Kellee Booth72-74-78=224Kang Soo-yun72-71-81=224Giulia Sergas75-71-78=224
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References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website