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" OzakiNon-playing captain Kiradech Aphibarnrat José María OlazábalPlaying captain Bae Sang-moon Nicolas Colsaerts Yoshinori Fujimoto Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Ryo Ishikawa Miguel Ángel Jiménez Kim Kyung-tae Edoardo Molinari Jeev Milkha Singh Francesco Molinari Wu Ashun Marcel Siem Yang Yong-eun Henrik Stenson
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
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