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6th Edition of the Royal Trophy
Dates14–16 December 2012
VenueEmpire Hotel and Country Club
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 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 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.

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:

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:

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.

External links

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