Team Championship on Sunday.

The Australians won by 11 strokes, defying shifting winds and tough greens with a 3-over-par 219 for the day. Their 26-under 838 total for four rounds earned the team the Eisenhower Cup for the third time.

Bermuda's team of Tim Carr, Bill Pitt, Henry Ascento and Hav Trott finished with a overall total of 937. Carr led the way with rounds of 76-73-81-75.

Trott recorded 79-80-81-79, Ascento 80-70-87-80 and Pitt 77-79-92-89.

Sweden scored 222 and finished second in the 47-nation field at 849. Spain followed with 221 for a 851 total, while Canada placed fourth at 855 after shooting a 216. The best three scores from each team's four players count.

"We came here expecting not to win but we are delighted that we won the title,'' said Australian captain Bruce Nairn. He said they played poorly in the first two rounds but made up for it in the final round. The defending champion United States had to settle for ninth place at 861 after a 224 Sunday.

A total of 188 players competed on the Masters and Legends courses of the Manila Southwoods in Cavite province, south of Manila.

In the Women's Division earlier, South Korea won by two shots, becoming the first Asian country to win the biennial tourney since it began in 1964.

Bermuda's team finished 29th out of a field of 34 over 54 holes with a three round total of 479. The first round was wiped out because of rain.

Kim Marshall led the squad with scores of 74-80-74 while Judith-Ann Outerbridge 86-81-84 and Pat Morgan 91-104-94. The leading tables saw Italy placed second and the defending champion United States third for the Espiritu Santo Trophy. South Korea's victory marks the seventh time a country has won the women's title in its own region.