Final round highlights from South Africa’s dominant eight-shot victory in the World Amateur Team Championship at Tanah Merah Country Club, powered by a virtuoso performance by individual medalist Christiaan Maas.
And there you go. South Africa have it. They win by a mile. Christian Mars wins the individual comfortably and shows once more what a player he is. Yes. Joyous scenes and smiles all round for the South African team who rompt to their first ever win in the Eisenhower Trophy. A look at the final leaderboard underlines the dominance of that display eight shots clear of their nearest challenges Australia. England made up the top three, but it was the Rainbow Nation that was celebrating in Singapore on Saturday evening. We had a big lead coming into the day. Um, so yeah, just happy and excited, relieved that we finished it off. Yeah, I’m just happy to have such a good team. Um, really learned a lot from them this week and um, really something that I can look back on and um, be proud to be a part of. Yeah, I mean it’s pretty incredible. First time South Africa’s won an Eisenhower trophy. Um, yeah, got such a great group around us and yeah, very thankful for everyone back home and all the support we’ve had. And with that, the 2025 Eisenhower Trophy came to a close. After four thrilling days of top class amateur golf and international camaraderie. Saturday evening at Tanamera Country Club, it was time for the closing ceremony as players, officials, and fans gathered to honor the outstanding performances and crown South Africa as the new champions. The ceremony brought down the curtain on an unforgettable championship and the passing of the baton to Morocco, where the World Amateur Team Championships will be played in 2027.
