2012 Royal Trophy

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6th Edition of the Royal Trophy
Dates14–16 December 2012
Venue
LocationJerudong, Brunei
Captains
Asia 8 8 Europe
After playoff Asia wins the Royal Trophy
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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 in Jerudong, Brunei. After the two teams tied 8–8, Asia won a sudden-death playoff. Kim Kyung-tae and Yang Yong-eun faced Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari in a four-ball match, with Kim's birdie giving Asia the win on the first hole.[1]

Teams[]

Asia Europe
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
Yang Yong-eun  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
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
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
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Asia wins Royal Trophy in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Europe ahead at Royal Trophy". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Asia claw back into contention in Brunei". ESPN. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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