Tournament information | |
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Dates | 6–9 October |
Location | Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal 37°4′40″N 8°6′55″W / 37.07778°N 8.11528°W |
Course(s) | Vilamoura Golf Club (Vilamoura Old Course) |
Organized by | World Amateur Golf Council |
Format | 72 holes stroke play |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Length | 6,181 yards (5,652 m) |
Field | 25 teams 74 players |
Champion | |
United States Donna Horton, Nancy Lopez, Debbie Massey | |
605 (+21) | |
Location map | |
Location in Europe | |
The 1976 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 6–9 October at Vilamoura Golf Club in, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. It was the seventh women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 25 teams, each with up to three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
The United States team won the Trophy, defending their title from two years ago and winning their sixth consecutive title, beating team France by 17 strokes. France took the silver medal and Brazil, on the podium for the first time, took the bronze.[1]