The 2023 Eisenhower Trophy took place 18–21 October at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the 33rd World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 October 2023 |
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 24°28′N 54°32′E / 24.467°N 54.533°E |
| Course(s) | Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course) |
| Organized by | International Golf Federation |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,552 yards (6,906 m) |
| Field | 36 teams 108 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesNick Dunlap, David Ford, Gordon Sargent | |
| 540 (−36) | |
| Location map | |
  Abu Dhabi Golf Club Location in United Arab Emirates  Abu Dhabi Golf Club Location in Persian Gulf  Abu Dhabi Golf Club Location in West Asia | |
Venue edit
Abu Dhabi Golf Club had previously hosted the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour 2006 to 2021.[7]
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metre | 370 | 548 | 401 | 144 | 402 | 429 | 183 | 523 | 417 | 3,417 | 532 | 420 | 161 | 378 | 448 | 182 | 434 | 420 | 509 | 3,484 | 6,901 |
| Yards | 405 | 600 | 439 | 158 | 440 | 469 | 200 | 572 | 456 | 3,739 | 582 | 460 | 176 | 414 | 490 | 199 | 475 | 460 | 557 | 3,813 | 7,552 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Source:[8]
Teams edit
36 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.[9]
The top ten finishing teams at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy and the 2023 host nation were automatically qualified. The field was filled based on the two highest ranked players from each nation in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, with places assured from all five continents in the championship.[5]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Argentina |
Joaquín Ludueña, Vicente Marzilio, Segundo Oliva Pinto |
 Australia |
Jack Buchanan, Jeff Guan, Karl Vilips |
 Austria |
Christoph Bleier, Fabian Lang, Florian Schweighofer |
 Canada |
Piercen Hunt, Ashton McCulloch, Brady McKinlay |
 China |
Justin Bai, Zihang Qiu, Ziqin Zhou |
 Chinese Taipei |
Chen Chi-Chun , Lin Chuan-Tai, Su Ching-Hung |
 Colombia |
Carlos Ardila, Manuel Merizalde, Nicolas Quintero Macias |
 Czech Republic |
Petr Hruby, Filip Jakubcik, Louis Klein |
 Denmark |
Gustav Frimodt, Frederik Kjettrup, Jacob Skov Olesen |
 England |
Jack Bigham, Barclay Brown, Tyler Weaver |
 Finland |
Elias Haavisto, Markus Luoma, Jesse Saareks |
 France |
Bastien Amat, Paul Beauvy, Hugo LeGoff |
 Germany |
Jonas Baumgartner, Tiger Christensen, Tim Wiedemeyer |
 Guam |
Markus Nanpei, Eugene Park, Nalapon Vongjalorn |
 Guatemala |
Juan Ricardo Davila Bone, Gabriel Palacios, Alejandro Villavicencio |
 India |
Shaurya Bhattacharya, Rohit Narwal, Yuvraj Singh |
 Ireland |
Alex Maguire, Matthew McClean, Liam Nolan |
 Italy |
Pietro Bovari, Riccardo Fantinelli, Flavio Michetti |
 Japan |
Riura Matsui, Minato Oshima, Yuta Sugiura |
 Mexico |
Santiago De La Fuente, José Cristobal Islas, Omar Morales |
 Morocco |
Soufiane Dahmane, El Mehdi Fakori, Hugo Mazen Trommetter |
 Netherlands |
Jack Ingham, Benjamin Reuter, Lars van der Vight |
 New Zealand |
Jayden Ford, Sam Jones, Kazuma Kobori |
 Norway |
Mats Ege Herman, Michael Mjaaseth, Herman Wibe Sekne |
 Scotland |
Connor Graham, Calum Scott, Gregor Tait |
 Singapore |
Ryan Ang, Troy Storm, Hiroshi Tai |
 South Africa |
Christo Lamprecht, Christiaan Maas, Altin van der Merwe |
 Korea |
An Seong-hyeon, Lee Sung-ho, Moon Dong-hyun |
 Spain |
Angel Ayora Fanegas, José Luis Ballester, Luis Masaveu Roncal |
 Sweden |
Tobias Jonsson, Albert Hansson, Daniel Svärd |
 Switzerland |
Nicola Gerhardsen, Marc Keller, Maximilien Sturdza |
 Thailand |
Jiradech Chaowarat, Ashita Piamkulvanich, Parin Sarasmut |
 United Arab Emirates |
Rayan Ahmed, Thomas Nesbitt, Ahmad Skaik |
| United States |
Nick Dunlap, David Ford, Gordon Sargent |
 Wales |
James Ashfield, Tomi Bowen, Matt Roberts |
 Zimbabwe |
David Amm, Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa, Keegan Shutt |
Winners edit
Team United States won the trophy for their 15th title, eleven strokes ahead of Australia and Norway, who shared second place, why no team was awarded the bronze medal. It was Norway's first finish on the podium in the history of the event. Defending champion Italy finished tied fifth, 13 strokes behind the winner.[10][11]
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual score, but Kazuma Kobori, New Zealand, had the best 72-hole aggregate of 272, 16 under par and one better than Nick Dunlap, United States.
Results edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
135-137-136-132=540 | −36 |
 |
Australia |
137-137-139-138=551 | −25 |
| Norway |
144-134-134-139=551 | ||
| 4 | France |
135-138-139-140=552 | −24 |
| 5 | Italy |
142-138-136-137=553 | −23 |
| New Zealand |
139-139-139-136=553 | ||
| 7 | South Africa |
139-138-138-139=554 | −22 |
| T8 | Czech Republic |
139-135-140-142=556 | −20 |
| Ireland |
145-139-138-134=556 | ||
| 10 | Netherlands |
136-140-139-142=557 | −19 |
| T11 | Denmark |
137-138-143-142=560 | −16 |
| Mexico |
143-133-142-142=560 | ||
| Spain |
138-140-142-140=560 | ||
| 14 | Argentina |
137-138-146-140=561 | −15 |
| T15 | England |
137-143-142-140=562 | −14 |
| Germany |
141-141-145-135=562 | ||
| T17 | Canada |
146-142-136-139=563 | −13 |
| Chinese Taipei |
143-136-141-143=563 | ||
| Japan |
142-140-141-140=563 | ||
| Wales |
142-139-141-141=563 | ||
| T21 | China |
138-135-144-149=566 | −10 |
| Scotland |
141-140-140-145=566 | ||
| Switzerland |
142-142-143-139=566 | ||
| 24 | Morocco |
141-142-143-141=567 | −9 |
| T25 | Colombia |
142-139-138-149=568 | −8 |
| Korea |
144-142-135-147=568 | ||
| T27 | Guatemala |
146-143-139-141=569 | −7 |
| Sweden |
145-141-140-143=569 | ||
| T29 | Austria |
147-144-138-142=571 | −5 |
| Singapore |
154-142-143-132=571 | ||
| T31 | Finland |
149-139-144-141=573 | −3 |
| Thailand |
149-145-141-138=573 | ||
| 33 | India |
150-142-148-142=582 | +6 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe |
143-147-151-144=585 | +9 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates |
155-153-153-154=615 | +39 |
| 36 | Guam |
169-158-157-161=645 | +69 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuma Kobori | New Zealand |
70-70-67-65=272 | −16 |
| 2 | Nick Dunlap | United States |
69-67-69-68=273 | −15 |
| T3 | Bastien Amat | France |
68-70-67-69=274 | −14 |
| Herman Sekne | Norway |
73-64-68-69=274 | ||
| T5 | Pietro Bovari | Italy |
67-69-69-70=275 | −13 |
| David Ford | United States |
68-74-69-64=275 | ||
| Gordon Sargent | United States |
67-70-67-71=275 | ||
| T8 | Christoph Bleier | Austria |
73-71-66-67=277 | −11 |
| Jeff Guan | Australia |
68-69-68-72=277 | ||
| Filip Jakubcik | Czech Republic |
69-67-70-71=277 | ||
| Christo Lamprecht | South Africa |
71-68-68-70=277 | ||
| Matthew McClean | Ireland |
72-68-68-69=277 | ||
| Michael Mjaaseth | Norway |
71-70-66-70=277 |
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.
References edit
- ^ "2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Strege, John (21 October 2023). "David Ford's closing 64 leads U.S. to victory in the World Amateur Team Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (21 October 2023). "United States runs away with Men's World Amateur Team Championship title". Golfweek. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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- ^ a b "Teams announced for 2023 World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi". Gulf News. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "GolfRSA announces power-packed 2023 Eisenhower Team". Golf RSA. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Move to Yas Island heralds new era for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship". European Tour. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "WATC 2023 UAE, Golf Course, WATC 2023 Yardages – Eisenhower Trophy (men)" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "WATC 2023 UAE, 2023 WATC Team list – Eisenhower Trophy" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE, Eisenhower scoring, Male Team". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Eikebrokk, Erik (22 October 2023). "Vant historisk VM-sølv" [Won historic World Championship silver]. Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 October 2023.