| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–12 October |
| Location | Black Rock, Victoria, Australia 37°58′05″S145°01′30″E / 37.968°S 145.025°E |
| Course | Royal Melbourne Golf Club |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,946 yards (6,351 m) |
| Field | 26 teams 103 players |
| Champion | |
 United States Bruce Fleisher, Vinny Giles, Jack Lewis Jr. & Dick Siderowf | |
| 868 (−8) | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Melbourne Golf Club Location in Australia  Royal Melbourne Golf Club Location in Victoria  Royal Melbourne Golf Club Location in greater Melbourne | |
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.
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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.
