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.
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.
Country PlayersJorge de Azcuenaga, Jorge C. Ledesma, Roberto Monguzzi, Alberto E. Texier Harry Berwick, Kevin Donohoe, Tony Gresham, Kevin HartleyBrendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Llewellyn Tucker, George E. WardmanRobert Falkenburg, Robert Falkenburg II, Lee Smith, Carlos A. Sozio Gary Cowan, Jim Doyle, John Johnston, Bob WylieGuy Barroilhet, Francisco Condon, Mauricio Galeno, Eric van der Valk Chen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shoneDidier Charmat, Herve Frayssineau, Alex Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue & Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Peter Oosterhuis, Ronnie ShadeK.G. Finlayson, C.R. Cribben, A.W.J. Kim Hall, J.D. MackieVikram Chopra, Ashok S. Malik, R.K. Pitamber, P. G. SethiFranco Bevione, Stefano Cimatti, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva Shoichiro Maeda, Shinji Morikawa, Ginjiro Nakabe, Kenichi YamadaMilad Gamudi, Abdul Afi Sadek, Hadi Sasi, Abdalla ZguziZainal Abidin, Kwan C. Choo, Darwis Deren, Jalal Deran Juan Antonio Estrada, Tomás Lehmann, Ernesto Perez Acosta, Victor Regalado John Durry, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray, Bruce StevensWayne Brittain, John Keating, Ian Trevena, John WilkinsonEmil G. Gaston, Nini Lizares, José M. Santos, Luis F. Silverio Hugh Baiocchi, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave SymonsYuong Chang Kim, Kyo Won Lee, Moon Koo Lee, Yung Jun ParkSantiago Fernandez, José Gancedo, Alvaro Muro, Roman TayaGilles Bagnoud, Peter Gutermann, Anton Matti, Peter Müller Bruce Fleisher, Vinny Giles, Jack Lewis Jr., Dick SiderowfGustavo Kalen, Carlos Raza, Rafael Vaamonde Walter Brühne, Gerhard Koenig, Christian Strenger, Jürgen Weghmann
Scores Place Country Score To par 220-211-216-221=868 −8 & 218-215-207-229=869 −7 225-215-222-223=885 +94 216-222-222-226=886 +105 225-218-220-226=889 +136 222-211-232-228=893 +177 224-223-223-225=895 +198 226-224-223-227=900 +249 228-219-227-234=908 +3210 229-229-224-228=910 +3411 227-229-223-233=912 +3612 226-221-233-236=916 +4013 231-222-233-239=925 +4914 239-224-233-234=930 +5415 232-232-236-239=939 +6316 230-242-229-246=947 +7117 236-233-233-248=950 +7418 234-233-242-245=954 +7819 238-230-245-243=956 +8020 243-235-241-239=958 +8221 241-244-237-249=971 +9522 257-239-239-241=976 +10023 250-244-246-241=981 +10524 247-243-248-245=983 +10725 264-249-251-257=1021 +14526 261-276-263-267=1067 +191 Source:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. Place Player Country Score To parT1 Michael Bonallack & 72-72-66-76=286 −6 Vinny Giles 74-68-71-73=286T3 Peter Oosterhuis & 70-71-72-76=289 −3 Dick Siderowf 74-69-73-73=289T5 Kevin Donohoe 68-75-72-76=291 −1 Ernesto Perez Acosta 72-69-72-78=2917 Gary Cowan 73-69-72-79=293 +18 Ross Murray 75-74-72-73=294 +29 Ronnie Shade & 76-72-70-77=295 +3T10 Ho Ming-chung 75-74-72-75=296 +4 Jack Lewis Jr. 72-74-72-78=296 Ginjiro Nakabe 76-73-71-76=296 Source:
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website