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 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.[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
← 2011
2013 →

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)

AsiaResultsEurope
Fujimoto/Wu2 & 1Molinari/Molinari
Aphibarnrat/Singh1 upColsaerts/Siem
Bae/Ishikawa5 & 4Stenson/Fdez-Castaño
Kim/YanghalvedJiménez/Olazábal
½Session
½Overall

Source:[2]

Saturday's matches (four-ball)

AsiaResultsEurope
Aphibarnrat/SinghhalvedJiménez/Olazábal
Bae/WuhalvedColsaerts/Siem
Kim/Yang2 & 1Fdez-Castaño/Stenson
Fujimoto/Ishikawa3 & 2Molinari/Molinari
3Session1
Overall

Source:[3]

Sunday's matches (singles)

AsiaResultsEurope
AphibarnrathalvedOlazábal
Bae1 upColsaerts
KimhalvedFdez-Castaño
Fujimoto1 upSiem
WuhalvedE. Molinari
Singh1 upJiménez
Ishikawa1 upStenson
Yang2 & 1F. Molinari
Session
8Overall8

References

External links