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.[1]
| Dates | 7–8 January 2006 | ||||
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| Venue | Amata Spring Country Club | ||||
| Location | Chonburi, Thailand | ||||
| Captains |
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| Europe wins the Royal Trophy | |||||
Teams edit
| Asia | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Player | Country |
| Masahiro Kuramoto Non-playing captain |
 Japan |
Seve Ballesteros Non-playing captain |
 Spain
|
| Arjun Atwal |  India |
Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark
|
| Keiichiro Fukabori | Japan |
Nick Faldo |  England
|
| Hur Suk-ho |  South Korea |
Kenneth Ferrie | England
|
| Yasuharu Imano | Japan |
David Howell | England
|
| Jyoti Randhawa | India |
Graeme McDowell |  Northern Ireland
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| Thaworn Wiratchant |  Thailand |
Paul McGinley |  Ireland
|
| Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand |
Henrik Stenson |  Sweden
|
| Zhang Lianwei |  China |
Ian Woosnam |  Wales
|
Schedule edit
- 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) edit
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Source:[2]
Saturday afternoon matches (four-ball) edit
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 | Overall | 6 |
Source:[2]
Sunday's matches (singles) edit
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7 | Overall | 9 |
Source:[2]
References edit
- ^ "Europe seal Royal Trophy victory". BBC Sport. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ a b c "Final scores". golftoday. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.