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.
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 | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Jorge de Azcuenaga, Jorge C. Ledesma, Roberto Monguzzi, Alberto E. Texier |
 Australia |
Harry Berwick, Kevin Donohoe, Tony Gresham, Kevin Hartley |
 Bermuda
|
Brendam Ingham, Lois Moniz, Llewellyn Tucker, George E. Wardman |
 Brazil
|
Robert Falkenburg, Robert Falkenburg II, Lee Smith, Carlos A. Sozio |
 Canada |
Gary Cowan, Jim Doyle, John Johnston, Bob Wylie |
 Chile
|
Guy Barroilhet, Francisco Condon, Mauricio Galeno, Eric van der Valk |
 Republic of China |
Chen Chien-chin, Ho Ming-chung, Hsu Sheng-san, Shay Yee-shone |
 France
|
Didier Charmat, Herve Frayssineau, Alex Godillot, Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue |
 Great Britain&  Ireland |
Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Peter Oosterhuis, Ronnie Shade |
 Hong Kong
|
K.G. Finlayson, C.R. Cribben, A.W.J. Kim Hall, J.D. Mackie |
 India
|
Vikram Chopra, Ashok S. Malik, R.K. Pitamber, P. G. Sethi |
 Italy
|
Franco Bevione, Stefano Cimatti, Angelo Croce, Alberto Schiaffino, Lorenzo Silva |
 Japan |
Shoichiro Maeda, Shinji Morikawa, Ginjiro Nakabe, Kenichi Yamada |
 Libya
|
Milad Gamudi, Abdul Afi Sadek, Hadi Sasi, Abdalla Zguzi |
 Malaysia
|
Zainal Abidin, Kwan C. Choo, Darwis Deren, Jalal Deran |
 Mexico |
Juan Antonio Estrada, Tomás Lehmann, Ernesto Perez Acosta, Victor Regalado |
 New Zealand |
John Durry, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Wayne Brittain, John Keating, Ian Trevena, John Wilkinson |
 Philippines
|
Emil G. Gaston,Nini Lizares, José M. Santos, Luis F. Silverio |
 South Africa |
Hugh Baiocchi, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Dave Symons |
 South Korea
|
Yuong Chang Kim, Kyo Won Lee, Moon Koo Lee, Yung Jun Park |
 Spain
|
Santiago Fernandez, José Gancedo, Alvaro Muro, Roman Taya |
 Switzerland
|
Gilles Bagnoud, Peter Gutermann, Anton Matti, Peter Müller |
 United States |
Bruce Fleisher, Vinny Giles, Jack Lewis Jr., Dick Siderowf |
 Venezuela
|
Gustavo Kalen, Carlos Raza, Rafael Vaamonde |
 West Germany |
Walter Brühne, Gerhard Koenig, Christian Strenger, Jürgen Weghmann |
Scores
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
220-211-216-221=868 | −8 |
 |
Great Britain & Ireland |
218-215-207-229=869 | −7 |
 |
Canada |
225-215-222-223=885 | +9 |
| 4 | Australia |
216-222-222-226=886 | +10 |
| 5 | South Africa |
225-218-220-226=889 | +13 |
| 6 | Mexico |
222-211-232-228=893 | +17 |
| 7 | New Zealand |
224-223-223-225=895 | +19 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei |
226-224-223-227=900 | +24 |
| 9 | Japan |
228-219-227-234=908 | +32 |
| 10 | West Germany |
229-229-224-228=910 | +34 |
| 11 | France |
227-229-223-233=912 | +36 |
| 12 | Argentina |
226-221-233-236=916 | +40 |
| 13 | India |
231-222-233-239=925 | +49 |
| 14 | Malaysia |
239-224-233-234=930 | +54 |
| 15 | Spain |
232-232-236-239=939 | +63 |
| 16 | Italy |
230-242-229-246=947 | +71 |
| 17 | Philippines |
236-233-233-248=950 | +74 |
| 18 | Switzerland |
234-233-242-245=954 | +78 |
| 19 | South Korea |
238-230-245-243=956 | +80 |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea |
243-235-241-239=958 | +82 |
| 21 | Bermuda |
241-244-237-249=971 | +95 |
| 22 | Brazil |
257-239-239-241=976 | +100 |
| 23 | Hong Kong |
250-244-246-241=981 | +105 |
| 24 | Chile |
247-243-248-245=983 | +107 |
| 25 | Libya |
264-249-251-257=1021 | +145 |
| 26 | Venezuela |
261-276-263-267=1067 | +191 |
Source:
Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Michael Bonallack | Great Britain & Ireland |
72-72-66-76=286 | −6 |
| Vinny Giles | United States |
74-68-71-73=286 | ||
| T3 | Peter Oosterhuis | Great Britain & Ireland |
70-71-72-76=289 | −3 |
| Dick Siderowf | United States |
74-69-73-73=289 | ||
| T5 | Kevin Donohoe | Australia |
68-75-72-76=291 | −1 |
| Ernesto Perez Acosta | Mexico |
72-69-72-78=291 | ||
| 7 | Gary Cowan | Canada |
73-69-72-79=293 | +1 |
| 8 | Ross Murray | New Zealand |
75-74-72-73=294 | +2 |
| 9 | Ronnie Shade | Great Britain & Ireland |
76-72-70-77=295 | +3 |
| T10 | Ho Ming-chung | Chinese Taipei |
75-74-72-75=296 | +4 |
| Jack Lewis Jr. | United States |
72-74-72-78=296 | ||
| Ginjiro Nakabe | Japan |
76-73-71-76=296 |
Source:
References
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