2023 Eisenhower Trophy Explained

2023 Eisenhower Trophy
Dates:18–21 October 2023
Location:Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates:24.4667°N 86°W
Course:Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course)
Org:International Golf Federation
Format:72 holes stroke play
Par:72
Yardage:7552yd
Field:36 teams
108 players
Champion:
Nick Dunlap, David Ford, Gordon Sargent
Score:540 (−36)
Map:UAE#Persian Gulf#West Asia
Map Label:Abu Dhabi Golf Club
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:220
Previous:2022
Next:2025

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]

Venue

Abu Dhabi Golf Club had previously hosted the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour 2006 to 2021.[7]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Metre3705484011444024291835234173,4175324201613784481824344205093,4846,901
Yards4056004391584404692005724563,7395824601764144901994754605573,8137,552
Par454344354365434434453672
Source:[8]

Teams

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.

Country Players
Joaquín Ludueña, Vicente Marzilio, Segundo Oliva Pinto
Jack Buchanan, Jeff Guan, Karl Vilips
Christoph Bleier, Fabian Lang, Florian Schweighofer
Piercen Hunt, Ashton McCulloch, Brady McKinlay
Justin Bai, Zihang Qiu, Ziqin Zhou
Chen Chi-Chun, Lin Chuan-Tai, Su Ching-Hung
Carlos Ardila, Manuel Merizalde, Nicolas Quintero Macias
Petr Hruby, Filip Jakubcik, Louis Klein
Gustav Frimodt, Frederik Kjettrup, Jacob Skov Olesen
Jack Bigham, Barclay Brown, Tyler Weaver
Elias Haavisto, Markus Luoma, Jesse Saareks
Bastien Amat, Paul Beauvy, Hugo LeGoff
Jonas Baumgartner, Tiger Christensen, Tim Wiedemeyer
Markus Nanpei, Eugene Park, Nalapon Vongjalorn
Juan Ricardo Davila Bone, Gabriel Palacios, Alejandro Villavicencio
Shaurya Bhattacharya, Rohit Narwal, Yuvraj Singh
Alex Maguire, Matthew McClean, Liam Nolan
Pietro Bovari, Riccardo Fantinelli, Flavio Michetti
Riura Matsui, Minato Oshima, Yuta Sugiura
Santiago De La Fuente, José Cristobal Islas, Omar Morales
Soufiane Dahmane, El Mehdi Fakori, Hugo Mazen Trommetter
Jack Ingham, Benjamin Reuter, Lars van der Vight
Jayden Ford, Sam Jones, Kazuma Kobori
Mats Ege Herman, Michael Mjaaseth, Herman Wibe Sekne
Connor Graham, Calum Scott, Gregor Tait
Ryan Ang, Troy Storm, Hiroshi Tai
Christo Lamprecht, Christiaan Maas, Altin van der Merwe
An Seong-hyeon, Lee Sung-ho, Moon Dong-hyun
Angel Ayora Fanegas, José Luis Ballester, Luis Masaveu Roncal
Tobias Jonsson, Albert Hansson, Daniel Svärd
Nicola Gerhardsen, Marc Keller, Maximilien Sturdza
Jiradech Chaowarat, Ashita Piamkulvanich, Parin Sarasmut
Rayan Ahmed, Thomas Nesbitt, Ahmad Skaik
Nick Dunlap, David Ford, Gordon Sargent
James Ashfield, Tomi Bowen, Matt Roberts
David Amm, Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa, Keegan Shutt

Winners

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

PlaceCountryScoreTo par+Final team standings
135-137-136-132=540 −36
137-137-139-138=551 −25
144-134-134-139=551
4 135-138-139-140=552 −24
5 142-138-136-137=553 −23
139-139-139-136=553
7 139-138-138-139=554 −22
T8 139-135-140-142=556 −20
145-139-138-134=556
10 136-140-139-142=557 −19
T11 137-138-143-142=560 −16
143-133-142-142=560
138-140-142-140=560
14 137-138-146-140=561 −15
T15 137-143-142-140=562 −14
141-141-145-135=562
T17 146-142-136-139=563 −13
143-136-141-143=563
142-140-141-140=563
142-139-141-141=563
T21 138-135-144-149=566 −10
141-140-140-145=566
142-142-143-139=566
24 141-142-143-141=567 −9
T25 142-139-138-149=568 −8
144-142-135-147=568
T27 146-143-139-141=569 −7
145-141-140-143=569
T29 147-144-138-142=571 −5
154-142-143-132=571
T31 149-139-144-141=573 −3
149-145-141-138=573
33 150-142-148-142=582 +6
34 143-147-151-144=585 +9
35 155-153-153-154=615 +39
36 169-158-157-161=645 +69
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par+Individual leaders
1 70-70-67-65=272 −16
2 69-67-69-68=273 −15
T3 68-70-67-69=274 −14
73-64-68-69=274
T5 67-69-69-70=275 −13
68-74-69-64=275
67-70-67-71=275
T8 73-71-66-67=277 −11
68-69-68-72=277
69-67-70-71=277
71-68-68-70=277
72-68-68-69=277
71-70-66-70=277
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE . 29 October 2023 . International Golf Federation.
  2. Strege . John . 21 October 2023 . David Ford's closing 64 leads U.S. to victory in the World Amateur Team Championship . Golf Digest . 31 October 2023.
  3. Jourdan . Cameron . 21 October 2023 . United States runs away with Men's World Amateur Team Championship title . Golfweek . 31 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Rodriguez . Juliana . 21 October 2023 . United States Claims Victory at 2023 World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi . Genkii Sports Marketplace . 31 October 2023.
  5. News: 25 August 2023 . Teams announced for 2023 World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi . Gulf News . 31 October 2023.
  6. Web site: GolfRSA announces power-packed 2023 Eisenhower Team . 14 July 2023 . 31 October 2023 . Golf RSA.
  7. Web site: Move to Yas Island heralds new era for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship . European Tour . 18 October 2021 . 31 October 2023.
  8. Web site: WATC 2023 UAE, Golf Course, WATC 2023 Yardages – Eisenhower Trophy (men) . 29 October 2023 . International Golf Federation.
  9. Web site: WATC 2023 UAE, 2023 WATC Team list – Eisenhower Trophy . 31 October 2023 . International Golf Federation.
  10. Web site: 2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE, Eisenhower scoring, Male Team . 31 October 2023 . International Golf Federation.
  11. News: Eikebrokk . Erik . 22 October 2023 . Vant historisk VM-sølv . Won historic World Championship silver . Norwegian . Fædrelandsvennen . 31 October 2023.