The 2018 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM was the third edition of the EurAsia Cup, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 12 to 14 January at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The team captains were Thomas Bjørn and Arjun Atwal.[1]
| Dates | 12–14 January 2018 | ||||
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| Venue | Glenmarie Golf and Country Club | ||||
| Location | Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||
| Captains |
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| Europe wins the EurAsia Cup | |||||
The event had a $4,800,000 purse; $300,000 to each member of the winning team and $100,000 to each member of the losing team.[2]
Europe won the match 14 to 10. Asia had held a narrow 6½ to 5½ lead at the start of the final day's singles session but Europe won 8 of the first 9 matches and retained the trophy.[3][2]
Teams edit
| Asia | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Age | Money list ranks | OWGR | Previous appearances |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage | |||
| Asian | Japan | Euro | PGA Tour | ||||||||
| Arjun Atwal |  India |
44 | Non-playing captain | ||||||||
| Gavin Green |  Malaysia |
24 | 1 | 179 | 0 | Rookie | |||||
| Shiv Chawrasia | India |
39 | 5 | 109 | 214 | 1 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 33.33 | ||
| Phachara Khongwatmai |  Thailand |
18 | 3 | 87 | 123 | 159 | 0 | Rookie | |||
| Poom Saksansin | Thailand |
24 | 8 | 64 | 188 | 172 | 0 | Rookie | |||
| Yuta Ikeda |  Japan |
32 | 4 | 36 | 0 | Rookie | |||||
| Li Haotong |  China |
22 | 17 | 59 | 0 | Rookie | |||||
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand |
28 | 11 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 2–3–1 | 41.67 | |||
| Anirban Lahiri | India |
30 | 133 | 51 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 3–3–0 | 50.00 | ||
| Hideto Tanihara | Japan |
39 | 55 | 27 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 16.67 | ||
| Kang Sung-hoon |  South Korea |
30 | 59 | 81 | 0 | Rookie | |||||
| An Byeong-hun | South Korea |
26 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 33.33 | ||
| Nicholas Fung | Malaysia |
27 | 28 | 255 | 335 | 2 | 6 | 0–4–2 | 16.67 | ||
OWGR as of 7 January.
Yellow background indicates a captain's pick.
The Asian team was selected as follows: the leading four available Asian players from the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 27 November, the leading four eligible and available Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 27 November, and four captain's picks. The leading four Asian players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit were Gavin Green (1), Shiv Chawrasia (4), Phachara Khongwatmai (5) and Poom Saksansin (6).[4] The leading Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking were Hideki Matsuyama (5), Yuta Ikeda (37), Kim Si-woo (40), Satoshi Kodaira (53), Li Haotong (57), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (59) and Anirban Lahiri (65). Matsuyama, Kim and Kodaira did not play. The captain's picks were Hideto Tanihara, Kang Sung-hoon, An Byeong-hun and Nicholas Fung.
| Europe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Age | Euro rank |
OWGR | Previous appearances |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
| Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark |
46 | Non-playing captain | |||||
| Tommy Fleetwood |  England |
26 | 1 | 18 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Tyrrell Hatton | England |
26 | 5 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Ross Fisher | England |
37 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2–0–1 | 83.33 |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello |  Spain |
33 | 7 | 20 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Alex Norén |  Sweden |
35 | 8 | 19 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Matt Fitzpatrick | England |
23 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 66.67 |
| Bernd Wiesberger |  Austria |
32 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 66.67 |
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
41 | 15 | 9 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Paul Dunne |  Ireland |
25 | 16 | 75 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Thomas Pieters |  Belgium |
25 | 20 | 38 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Alexander Lévy |  France |
27 | 21 | 74 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Paul Casey | England |
40 | n/a | 14 | 0 | Rookie | ||
OWGR as of 7 January.
Yellow background indicates a captain's pick.
The European team was selected as follows: the leading 10 available European players from the final 2017 European Tour Race to Dubai rankings plus two captain's picks. The qualifiers from the Race to Dubai were Fleetwood (1), Hatton (5), Fisher (6), Cabrera-Bello (7), Norén (8), Fitzpatrick (12), Wiesberger (14), Stenson (15), Dunne (16), and Pieters (20); Justin Rose (2), Jon Rahm (3), Sergio García (4), Francesco Molinari (9) and Rory McIlroy (13) chose not to participate. Lévy and Casey were chosen as captain picks.[5]
Schedule edit
- 12 January (Friday) Four-ball x 6
- 13 January (Saturday) Foursomes x 6
- 14 January (Sunday) Singles x 12
Friday's matches (four-ball) edit
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| An/Aphibarnrat | 4 & 3 | Fleetwood/Casey |
| Ikeda/Green | 2 & 1 | Pieters/Fitzpatrick |
| Tanihara/Khongwatmai | 2 up | Norén/Dunne |
| Kang/Saksansin | 5 & 4 | Stenson/Lévy |
| Fung/Li | halved | Wiesberger/Cabrera-Bello |
| Lahiri/Chawrasia | 5 & 4 | Fisher/Hatton |
| 3½ | Session | 2½ |
| 3½ | Overall | 2½ |
Saturday's matches (foursomes) edit
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Chawrasia/Lahiri | 3 & 2 | Fleetwood/Stenson |
| Aphibarnrat/An | 2 & 1 | Casey/Hatton |
| Green/Ikeda | 1 up | Cabrera-Bello/Lévy |
| Saksansin/Kang | 3 & 2 | Fitzpatrick/Pieters |
| Khongwatmai/Tanihara | 2 & 1 | Dunne/Norén |
| Li/Fung | 3 & 1 | Fisher/Wiesberger |
| 3 | Session | 3 |
| 6½ | Overall | 5½ |
Sunday's matches (singles) edit
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Fung | 4 & 2 | Norén |
| Saksansin | 1 up | Casey |
| Chawrasia | 2 & 1 | Fleetwood |
| Tanihara | 2 & 1 | Stenson |
| Green | 4 & 3 | Cabrera-Bello |
| Khongwatmai | 2 & 1 | Wiesberger |
| Aphibarnrat | 3 & 1 | Lévy |
| An | 1 up | Pieters |
| Lahiri | 2 & 1 | Hatton |
| Kang | halved | Fitzpatrick |
| Ikeda | 1 up | Fisher |
| Li | 3 & 1 | Dunne |
| 3½ | Session | 8½ |
| 10 | Overall | 14 |
References edit
- ^ "Thomas Bjørn and Arjun Atwal confirmed as captains for 2018 EurAsia Cup". EurAsia Cup. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Team Europe rallies to take home EurAsia Cup 2018". 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Europe come from behind to win EurAsia Cup". 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Team Europe announcement". EurAsia Cup. 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.