1968 Eisenhower Trophy

The 1968 Eisenhower Trophy took place 9 to 12 October at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Black Rock, Victoria, Australia. It was the sixth World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 26 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.

1968 Eisenhower Trophy
Tournament information
Dates9–12 October
LocationBlack Rock, Victoria, Australia
Course(s)Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
Par73
Length6,946 yards (6,351 m)
Field26 teams
103 players
Champion
 United States
Bruce Fleisher, Vinny Giles,
Jack Lewis, Jr. & Dick Siderowf
868 (−8)

The United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the third time, finishing a strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Great Britain and Ireland. Canada took the bronze medal while Australia finished fourth. Michael Bonallack and Vinny Giles had the lowest individual scores, six-under-par 286.

Great Britain and Ireland led by 7 strokes after three rounds but the Americans scored 73, 73 and 75 in the final round to Great Britain and Irelands 76, 76, and 77 to win by a stroke. At the last hole, Ronnie Shade missed a 6-foot putt, after which Dick Siderowf holed from 3 feet to give the United States the victory.

Teams

26 teams contested the event. Each team had four players with the exception of Venuezela who were represented by only three players.

The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]

CountryPlayers
 AustraliaHarry Berwick, Kevin Donohoe, Tony Gresham, Kevin Hartley
 CanadaGary Cowan, Jim Doyle, John Johnston, Bob Wylie
 Chinese TaipeiChen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shone
 Great Britain
&  Ireland		Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Peter Oosterhuis, Ronnie Shade
 JapanShoichiro Maeda, Shinji Morikawa, Ginjiro Nakabe, Kenichi Yamada
 MexicoJuan Antonio Estrada, Tomás Lehmann, Ernesto Perez Acosta, Victor Regalado
 New ZealandJohn Durry, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens
 South AfricaHugh Baiocchi, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave Symons
 United StatesBruce Fleisher, Vinny Giles, Jack Lewis, Jr., Dick Siderowf
 West GermanyWalter Brühne, Gerhard Koenig, Christian Strenger, Jürgen Weghmann

Scores
#CountryScoreTo par
1 United States220-211-216-221=868−8
2 Great Britain
&  Ireland		218-215-207-229=869−7
3 Canada225-215-222-223=885+9
4 Australia216-222-222-226=886+10
5 South Africa225-218-220-226=889+13
6 Mexico222-211-232-228=893+17
7 New Zealand224-223-223-225=895+19
8 Chinese Taipei226-224-223-227=900+24
9 Japan228-219-227-234=908+32
10 West Germany229-229-224-228=910+34
11 France227-229-223-233=912+36
12 Argentina226-221-233-236=916+40
13 India231-222-233-239=925+49
14 Malaysia239-224-233-234=930+54
15 Spain232-232-236-239=939+63
16 Italy230-242-229-246=947+71
17 Philippines236-233-233-248=950+74
18  Switzerland234-233-242-245=954+78
19 South Korea238-230-245-243=956+80
20 Papua New Guinea243-235-241-239=958+82
21 Bermuda241-244-237-249=971+95
22 Brazil257-239-239-241=976+100
23 Hong Kong250-244-246-241=981+105
24 Chile247-243-248-245=983+107
25 Libya264-249-251-257=1021+145
26 Venezuela261-276-263-267=1067+191

Source:[1]

Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Michael Bonallack Great Britain
&  Ireland		72-72-66-76=286−6
Vinny Giles United States74-68-71-73=286
T3Peter Oosterhuis Great Britain
&  Ireland		70-71-72-76=289−3
Dick Siderowf United States74-69-73-73=289
T5Kevin Donohoe Australia68-75-72-76=291−1
Ernesto Perez Acosta Mexico72-69-72-78=291
7Gary Cowan Canada73-69-72-79=293+1
8Ross Murray New Zealand75-74-72-73=294+2
9Ronnie Shade Great Britain
&  Ireland		76-72-70-77=295+3
T10Ho Ming-chung Chinese Taipei75-74-72-75=296+4
Jack Lewis, Jr. United States72-74-72-78=296
Ginjiro Nakabe Japan76-73-71-76=296

Source:[1]

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References
  1. "Record Book 1968–69 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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