The New Zealand teams are targetting the Espirito Santo and Eisenhower Torphies PHOTO: GOLF NZ
Golf New Zealand has confied the players for the 2025 World Amateur Team
Championships and the Espirito Santo and Eisenhower Trophy campaigns
There are three women selected for the Espirito Santo Trophy (1st – 4th October) and three men named to contest the Eisenhower Trophy (8th -11th October) at Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore.
The experienced trio of Vivian Lu (University of Texas) Eunseo Choi (Pepperdine University), and Emma Zheng (Royal Auckland) have been selected to compete in the women’s event.
Remuera Golf Club’s Robby Turnbull, Zack Swanwick (Napier Golf Club), and Cooper Moore (Clearwater Golf Club) will represent New Zealand in the men’s competition. Agains all three have international experience.
The biennial championships bring together the best amateur golfers from around the world and are organised by the International Golf Federation.
The Espirito Santo Trophy is golf’s leading global amateur team championship for women, contested biennially since 1964 under the governance of the International Golf Federation.
Each national team of three plays a 72hole stroke play format, with the best two scores counting each round – culminating in a team total over four days of elite competition.
New Zealand finished second in the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1982 and 1990 while hosting the tournament at Russley Golf Club, Christchurch.
The Eisenhower Trophy is the world’s leading men’s amateur team championship, played biennially since 1958 and governed by the International Golf Federation. Each country fields a team of three players, with the top two scores counting toward the team total over four days of 72-hole stroke play competition.
New Zealand won in 1992 with a team of Michael Campbell, Grant Moorhead, Stephen Scahill and Phil Tataurangi in a split venue event across Capilano Golf & Country Club and Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver.
New Zealand hosted the 1990 edition of the World Amateur Teams Championship, with the Eisenhower Trophy held at Christchurch Golf Club, and placed second behind Sweden with a team of Steven Alker, Michael Long, Grant Moorhead and Brent Paterson. .
