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2009 Royal Trophy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Royal Trophy |
| year | 2009 |
| venue | Amata Spring Country Club |
| location | Chonburi, Thailand |
| dates | 9–11 January 2009 |
| home | Asia |
| away | Europe |
| homecaptain | Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki |
| awaycaptain | José María Olazábal |
| homescore | 10 |
| awayscore | 6 |
| result | Asia wins |
The 2009 Royal Trophy was the third edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 9–11 January at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand. The Asian team won for the first time, by a margin of 10 points to 6.
Teams
| Asia | Europe | Player | Country | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki | |||||
| Non-playing captain | José María Olazábal | ||||
| Non-playing captain | |||||
| Hur Suk-ho | Nick Dougherty | ||||
| Ryo Ishikawa | Johan Edfors | ||||
| Liang Wenchong | Niclas Fasth | ||||
| Prayad Marksaeng | Søren Hansen | ||||
| Toru Taniguchi | Pablo Larrazábal | ||||
| Hideto Tanihara | Paul Lawrie | ||||
| Thongchai Jaidee | Paul McGinley | ||||
| Charlie Wi | Oliver Wilson |
Schedule
- 9 January (Friday) Foursomes x 4
- 10 January (Saturday) Four-ball x 4
- 11 January (Sunday) Singles x 8
Friday's matches (foursomes)
| Asia | Results | Europe | 3 | Overall | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa/Taniguchi | 2 & 1 | Lawrie/Hansen | |||
| Wi/Liang | 2 up | McGinley/Larrazábal | |||
| Tanihara/Hur | 1 up | Dougherty/Wilson | |||
| Jaidee/Marksaeng | 5 & 4 | Fasth/Edfors | |||
| 3 | Session | 1 |
Saturday's matches (four-ball)
| Asia | Results | Europe | 6½ | Overall | 1½ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa/Taniguchi | halved | Hansen/Lawrie | |||
| Wi/Liang | 3 & 2 | Dougherty/Wilson | |||
| Tanihara/Hur | 2 & 1 | Fasth/Edfors | |||
| Jaidee/Marksaeng | 4 & 2 | Larrazábal/McGinley | |||
| 3½ | Session | ½ |
Sunday's matches (singles)
| Asia | Results | Europe | 10 | Overall | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa | halved | Hansen | |||
| Liang | 3 & 2 | Lawrie | |||
| Wi | 1 up | Dougherty | |||
| Marksaeng | 5 & 4 | Larrazábal | |||
| Tanihara | 3 & 2 | Wilson | |||
| Hur | 5 & 4 | Edfors | |||
| Taniguchi | 7 & 6 | Fasth | |||
| Jaidee | 5 & 4 | McGinley | |||
| 3½ | Session | 4½ |
References
References
- (11 January 2009). "Asia take maiden Royal Trophy win". [[BBC Sport]].
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