| 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy | |
| Dates: | 7–10 November |
| Location: | Manila, Philippines |
| Course: | St. Elena Golf Club |
| Org: | World Amateur Golf Council |
| Format: | 54 holes stroke play |
| Par: | 72 |
| Field: | 34 teams 102 players |
| Champion: | Han Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sook |
| Score: | 438 (+6) |
| Map: | Philippines |
| Map Label: | St. Elena Golf Club, Manila |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Previous: | 1994 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 7–10 November at St. Elena Golf Club in Manila, 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.[1]
34 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.
| Country | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Larrauri, Maria Olivero, Antionieta Torres | ||
| Tamie Durdin, Kate MacIntosh, Simone Williams | ||
| Lilian Mensi-Klarbach, Nina Mensi-Klarbach, Katharina Poppmeier | ||
| Annabelle Haxhe, Catherine Pons, Stephanie Schinkel | ||
| Judithanne Astwood, Madeline Joell-Warren, Kim Marshall | ||
 | Maria Candida Hanneman, Elisabeth Nickhorn, Cristina Menichetti | |
| Mary Ann Lapointe, Barbara Lilley, Tracey Lipp | ||
| Martina Dornikova, Petra Kvidova, Gabriela Teissingova | ||
| Maria Jose Hurtado, Gloria Soto, Beatriz Steeger | ||
| Hsiao-chuan Lu, Ya-huei Lu, Yun-jye Wei | ||
| Cristina Baena, Maria Isabel Baena, Luisa Fernanda Cuartas | ||
| Lotta Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina Kuld | ||
| Dominique Gagnon, Teresa Garcia, Caroline Greven | ||
| Riikka Hakkarainen, Anna Hokkanen, Nina Laitinen | ||
| Maitena Alsuguren, Marine Monnet, Amandine Vincent | ||
| Elisabeth Esterl, Anika Heuser, Ester Poburski | ||
& | Mhairi McKay, Janice Moodie, Elaine Ratcliffe | |
| Beatriz Arenas, Naomi Lida, Florencia De Rolz | ||
| Ani Iman, Retno Mustari, Titi Puryanti | ||
| Silvia Cavalleri, Sophie Sandolo, Giulia Sergas | ||
| Mia Nakada, Mayumi Nakajima, Kimiyo Yoshida | ||
| Marta Ostos, Vinny Riviello, Nancy Veraslegvi | ||
| Frederique Lempers, Marcella Neggers, Marieke Zelsman | ||
| Renee Fowler, Catherine Knight, Gina Scott | ||
| Claudia Ferrini, Gilda Hawie, Ninoska Villegas | ||
 Philippines | Dorothy Delasin, Maricel Manguino, Jennifer Rosales | |
| Karen Calvesbert, Sacha Medina, Carmen Ana Rivera | ||
| Sanet Marais, Lelitia Moses, Barbara Plant | ||
| Han Hee-won, Kang Soo-yun, Kim Kyung-sook | ||
 | Sara Beautell, María José Pons, Ana Belen Sánchez | |
| Anna Berg, Sara Eklund, Mia Löjdahl | ||
| Sophie Ducrey, Alexandra Gasser, Sandra Storjohann | ||
| Juruwan Gulyanamitta, Rhungthiwa Pangjan, Sasikarn Utajan | ||
| Kellee Booth, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Kelli Kuehne |
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.
| Place | Country | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 147-139-152=438 | +6 | ||
| 2 | 146-144-150=440 | +8 | ||
| 3 | 143-149-152=444 | +12 | ||
| T4 | | 146-151-148=445 | +13 | |
& | 146-145-154=445 | |||
| T6 | 153-149-149=451 | +19 | ||
| 149-149-153=451 | ||||
| 147-147-157=451 | ||||
| T9 | 144-147-161=452 | +20 | ||
| 150-152-150=452 | ||||
| 11 | 151-147-155=453 | +21 | ||
| T12 | 149-154-151=454 | +22 | ||
| 152-146-156=454 | ||||
| 14 | 147-150-158=455 | +23 | ||
| 15 | 148-151-157=456 | +19 | ||
| 16 | 152-150-155=457 | +21 | ||
| 17 | Philippines | 152-151-155=458 | +26 | |
| 18 | 154-154-151=459 | +27 | ||
| T19 | 156-151-153=460 | +28 | ||
| 148-157-155=460 | ||||
| 21 | | 150-162-149=461 | +29 | |
| 22 | 152-154-158=464 | +32 | ||
| 23 | 156-153-157=466 | +34 | ||
| 24 | 152-157-158=467 | +35 | ||
| 25 | 161-151-157=469 | +37 | ||
| 26 | 154-154-162=470 | +38 | ||
| 27 | 157-156-163=476 | +44 | ||
| 28 | 162-154-161=477 | +45 | ||
| 29 | 160-161-158=479 | +47 | ||
| 30 | 160-159-163=482 | +50 | ||
| 31 | 165-158-163=486 | +54 | ||
| 32 | 164-169-163=496 | +64 | ||
| 33 | 166-171-171=510 | +78 | ||
| 34 | 174-181-173=528 | +96 |
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvia Cavalleri | 71-73-73=217 | +1 | |
| 2 | Janice Moodie | & | 69-75-74=218 | +2 |
| T3 | Nina Laitinen | 73-72-75=220 | +4 | |
| Kelli Kuehne | 71-75-74=220 | |||
| T5 | Anna Berg | 72-73-76=221 | +5 | |
| Han Hee-won | 79-68-74=221 | |||
| Ana Belen Sánchez | | 73-76-72=221 | ||
| 8 | Simone Williams | 72-77-73=222 | +6 | |
| 9 | Hsiao-chuan Lu | 73-73-77=223 | +7 | |
| T10 | Sara Beautell | | 73-75-76=224 | +8 |
| Kellee Booth | 72-74-78=224 | |||
| Kang Soo-yun | 72-71-81=224 | |||
| Giulia Sergas | 75-71-78=224 |