1962 Eisenhower Trophy


The 1962 Eisenhower Trophy took place 10 to 13 October on the Fuji Golf Course at the Kawana Resort in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan. It was the third World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 23 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
United States retained the Eisenhower Trophy, finishing 8 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Canada. Great Britain and Ireland finished 12 strokes behind Canada and took the bronze medal for the third successive time while New Zealand finished fourth. Canadian Gary Cowan had the best aggregate for the 72 holes with a level-par 280.

Teams

23 teams four-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.
CountryPlayers
Oscar Cella, Jorge Ledesma, Hugo Nicora, Raul Travieso
Doug Bachli, Phil Billings, Tom Crow, Kevin Donohoe
Gary Cowan, Bill Wakeham, Nick Weslock, Bob Wylie
Chang Tung-chan, Chen Chien-chin, Hsieh Min-nan, Kuo Chie-hsiung

& 		Michael Bonallack, Martin Christmas, Sandy Saddler, Ronnie Shade
Yoshikane Hirose, Kiyoshi Ishimoto, Naomoto Nabeshima, Ginjiro Nakabe
Hector Alvarez, Juan Antonio Estrada, Roberto Halpern, Tomás Lehman
Walter Godfrey, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Ross Newdick
Barry Franklin, John Hayes, Jannie le Roux, Reg Taylor
Deane Beman, Labron Harris Jr., Billy Joe Patton, R. H. Sikes

Scores

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Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Cowan68-71-72-69=280E
2R. H. Sikes69-76-69-69=283+3
3Deane Beman70-80-70-66=286+6
4Juan Antonio Estrada73-79-69-66=287+7
5Ronnie Shade
& 		75-66-74-76=291+11
T6Labron Harris Jr.73-77-72-70=292+12
T6Nick Weslock71-73-75-73=292+12
8Michael Bonallack
& 		74-80-69-70=293+13
T9Hector Alvarez73-78-72-71=294+14
T9Reg Taylor73-81-70-70=294+14

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