2012 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 1416 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.[1]

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

Teams

AsiaEurope
PlayerCountryPlayerCountry
Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki
Non-playing captain
 Japan
Kiradech Aphibarnrat ThailandJosé María Olazábal
Playing captain
 Spain
Bae Sang-moon South KoreaNicolas Colsaerts Belgium
Yoshinori Fujimoto JapanGonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain
Ryo Ishikawa JapanMiguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Kim Kyung-tae South KoreaEdoardo Molinari Italy
Jeev Milkha Singh IndiaFrancesco Molinari Italy
Wu Ashun ChinaMarcel Siem Germany
Yang Yong-eun South KoreaHenrik 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
½ Overall

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
Overall

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
Session
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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