2012 Royal Trophy
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Dates | 14–16 December 2012 | ||||
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Venue | Empire Hotel and Country Club | ||||
Location | Jerudong, Brunei | ||||
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After playoff Asia wins the Royal Trophy | |||||
The 2012 Royal Trophy was the sixth edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 14–16 December at the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong, Brunei. After the two teams tied 8–8, Asia won a sudden-death playoff. Kim Kyung-tae and Y. E. Yang faced Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari in a four-ball match, with Kim's birdie giving Asia the win on the first hole.[1]
Contents
Teams
Asia | Europe | ||
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Player | Country | Player | Country |
Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki Non-playing captain |
Japan | ||
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand | José María Olazábal Playing captain |
Spain |
Bae Sang-moon | South Korea | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium |
Yoshinori Fujimoto | Japan | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Spain |
Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
Kim Kyung-tae | South Korea | Edoardo Molinari | Italy |
Jeev Milkha Singh | India | Francesco Molinari | Italy |
Wu Ashun | China | Marcel Siem | Germany |
Y. E. Yang | South Korea | Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
Schedule
- 14 December (Friday) Foursomes x 4
- 15 December (Saturday) Four-ball x 4
- 16 December (Sunday) Singles x 8
Friday's matches (foursomes)
Asia | Results | Europe |
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Fujimoto/Wu | 2 & 1 | Molinari/Molinari |
Aphibarnrat/Singh | 1 up | Colsaerts/Siem |
Bae/Ishikawa | 5 & 4 | Stenson/Fdez-Castaño |
Kim/Yang | halved | Jiménez/Olazábal |
½ | Session | 3½ |
½ | Overall | 3½ |
Source:[2]
Saturday's matches (four-ball)
Asia | Results | Europe |
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Aphibarnrat/Singh | halved | Jiménez/Olazábal |
Bae/Wu | halved | Colsaerts/Siem |
Kim/Yang | 2 & 1 | Fdez-Castaño/Stenson |
Fujimoto/Ishikawa | 3 & 2 | Molinari/Molinari |
3 | Session | 1 |
3½ | Overall | 4½ |
Source:[3]
Sunday's matches (singles)
Asia | Results | Europe |
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Aphibarnrat | halved | Olazábal |
Bae | 1 up | Colsaerts |
Kim | halved | Fdez-Castaño |
Fujimoto | 1 up | Siem |
Wu | halved | E. Molinari |
Singh | 1 up | Jiménez |
Ishikawa | 1 up | Stenson |
Yang | 2 & 1 | F. Molinari |
4½ | Session | 3½ |
8 | Overall | 8 |