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2006 Royal Trophy
Golfing competition
Golfing competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Royal Trophy |
| year | 2006 |
| venue | Amata Spring Country Club |
| location | Chonburi, Thailand |
| dates | 7–8 January 2006 |
| home | Asia |
| away | Europe |
| homecaptain | Masahiro Kuramoto |
| awaycaptain | Seve Ballesteros |
| homescore | 7 |
| awayscore | 9 |
| result | Europe wins |
The 2006 Royal Trophy was the first edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 7–8 January at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand. Europe won the inaugural trophy with a 9–7 victory over Asia.
Teams
| Asia | Europe | Player | Country | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Kuramoto | |||||
| Non-playing captain | Seve Ballesteros | ||||
| Non-playing captain | |||||
| Arjun Atwal | Thomas Bjørn | ||||
| Keiichiro Fukabori | Nick Faldo | ||||
| Hur Suk-ho | Kenneth Ferrie | ||||
| Yasuharu Imano | David Howell | ||||
| Jyoti Randhawa | Graeme McDowell | ||||
| Thaworn Wiratchant | Paul McGinley | ||||
| Thongchai Jaidee | Henrik Stenson | ||||
| Zhang Lianwei | Ian Woosnam |
Schedule
- 7 January (Saturday morning) Foursomes x 4
- 7 January (Saturday afternoon) Four-ball x 4
- 8 January (Sunday) Singles x 8
Saturday morning matches (foursomes)
| Asia | Results | Europe | 1 | Overall | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hur/Fukabori | 2 up | Howell/Ferrie | |||
| Atwal/Randhawa | 4 & 3 | McGinley/McDowell | |||
| Imano/Zhang | 1 up | Bjørn/Stenson | |||
| Wiratchant/Jaidee | 6 & 5 | Faldo/Woosnam | |||
| 1 | Session | 3 |
Source:
Saturday afternoon matches (four-ball)
| Asia | Results | Europe | 2 | Overall | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwal/Randhawa | 1 up | Howell/Ferrie | |||
| Hur/Zhang | 2 & 1 | McGinley/McDowell | |||
| Wiratchant/Jaidee | 3 & 2 | Bjørn/Woosnam | |||
| Fukabori/Imano | 1 up | Faldo/Stenson | |||
| 1 | Session | 3 |
Source:
Sunday's matches (singles)
| Asia | Results | Europe | 7 | Overall | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imano | 2 up | Howell | |||
| Zhang | 2 & 1 | McGinley | |||
| Randhawa | 3 & 2 | McDowell | |||
| Atwal | 3 & 2 | Faldo | |||
| Wiratchant | 2 & 1 | Woosnam | |||
| Hur | 2 & 1 | Ferrie | |||
| Fukabori | 4 & 3 | Bjørn | |||
| Jaidee | 5 & 4 | Stenson | |||
| 5 | Session | 3 |
Source:
References
References
- (8 January 2006). "Europe seal Royal Trophy victory". [[BBC Sport]].
- "Final scores". golftoday.
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