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South Africa Wins First Eisenhower Trophy Behind Maas’s 22-Under Performance

Texas-honed standouts delivered every counting score behind Christiaan Maas’s 22-under week.

Overview

  • South Africa posted 29-under 547 at Tanah Merah in Singapore to win by eight over Australia, with England another two shots back.
  • Christiaan Maas shot 66-66-65-69 for 22 under, won the individual race by 10, and was the only player to record four rounds in the 60s with just three bogeys.
  • University of Texas teammates Christiaan Maas and Daniel Bennett supplied all counting scores for the champions, while Charl Barnard did not contribute a counting round.
  • The United States recovered from a rough opening day to finish tied 10th at nine-under 567, marking its lowest placing at the event yet extending its run of top-10 finishes.
  • Host Singapore earned a tied-18th result and its women placed tied 15th the prior week, both program bests at recent World Amateur Team Championships.