2016 EurAsia Cup

September 2018 EurAsia Cup 2016 Glenmarie Golf and Country Club Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia 15–17 January 2016 Asia Europe Jeev Milkha Singh Darren Clarke 5½ 18½ Europe wins The 2016 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM was the second edition of the EurAsia Cup, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 15 to 17 January at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The inaugural event in 2014 finished in a tie, and so the Cup was shared between the teams. For the 2016 edition, the team size was increased from 10 to 12 with a corresponding increase in the number of matches from 20 to 24.http://www.eurasiacup.com/eurasiacup-news5.html Eurasia Cup primed for January return with DRB-HICOM as presenting partner EurAsia Cup 28 September 2015 30 September 2015 29 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930104715/http://www.eurasiacup.com/eurasiacup-news5.html dead 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. Europe comfortably won the match 18½ to 5½ and, in doing so, became the first winners of the trophy.Europe romp to emphatic victory in the EurAsia Cup http://www.eurasiacup.com/web/NewsDetails/191/ EurAsia Cup 17 January 2016 20 January 2016 17 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161117064656/http://www.eurasiacup.com/web/NewsDetails/191/ dead Teams AsiaPlayer Country Age Money list ranks OWGR Previousappearances Matches W–L–H WinningpercentageAsian Japan EuroJeev Milkha Singh 44 Non-playing captainAnirban Lahiri 28 1 99 20 43 1 3 2–1–0 66.67Shiv Chawrasia 32 4 99 113 216 0 RookieThongchai Jaidee 46 6 99 10 27 1 3 1–1–1 50.00Danny Chia 43 8 99 999 253 0 RookieAn Byeong-hun An Byeong-hun 24 99 99 7 29 0 RookieKiradech Aphibarnrat 26 99 99 13 38 1 3 1–1–1 50.00Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae 29 99 1 999 59 0 RookieShingo Katayama 42 99 5 999 58 0 RookiePrayad Marksaeng 49 10 20 999 98 1 3 1–1–1 50.00Wu Ashun Wu Ashun 30 99 44 999 170 0 RookieWang Jeung-hun Wang Jeung-hun 20 9 69 999 171 0 RookieNicholas Fung 25 33 99 999 426 1 3 0–3–0 00.00 OWGR as of 11 January. Yellow background indicates a captain's pick. The Asian team was selected as follows: the leading four available Asian players from the 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 14 December, the leading four eligible and available Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 14 December, and four captain's picks. The leading four Asian players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit were Anirban Lahiri (1), Shiv Chawrasia (4), Thongchai Jaidee (6) and Danny Chia (8).http://www.asiantour.com/stats/order-of-merit/?season=2015 Order of Merit Asian Tour 15 December 2015 The leading Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking were Hideki Matsuyama (15), An Byeong-hun (28), Jaidee (29), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (37), Lahiri (41), Kim Kyung-tae (59) and Shingo Katayama (60). Matsuyama did not play while Jaidee and Lahiri had already qualified through their Asian Tour Order of Merit positions. The captain's picks were Nicholas Fung, Prayad Marksaeng, Wang Jeung-hun and Wu Ashun. Europe Player Country Age Eurorank OWGR Previousappearances Matches W–L–H WinningpercentageDarren Clarke 44 Non-playing captainDanny Willett 28 2 19 0 RookieShane Lowry 28 5 21 0 RookieAndy Sullivan golfer 28 8 36 0 RookieBernd Wiesberger 30 9 33 0 RookieVictor Dubuisson 25 11 32 1 3 1–2–0 33.33Matt Fitzpatrick 21 12 44 0 RookieKristoffer Broberg 29 14 65 0 RookieSøren Kjeldsen 40 15 47 0 RookieChris Wood golfer 28 17 41 0 RookieRoss Fisher 35 19 80 0 RookieLee Westwood 42 38 51 0 RookieIan Poulter 40 39 56 0 Rookie OWGR as of 11 January. Yellow background indicates a captain's pick. The European team was selected as follows: the leading 10 available European players from the final 2015 European Tour Race to Dubai rankings plus two captain's picks. The qualifiers from the Race to Dubai were Willett (2), Lowry (5), Sullivan (8), Wiesberger (9), Dubuisson (11), Fitzpatrick (12), Broberg (14), Kjeldsen (15), Wood (17), and Fisher (19); Rory McIlroy (1), Justin Rose (4), and Henrik Stenson (18) chose not to participate.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2016/tournamentid=2016003/news/newsid=279445.html European EurAsia Cup team takes shape PGA European Tour 23 November 2015 Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood were chosen as captain picks. Schedule 15 January (Friday) Four-ball x 6 16 January (Saturday) Foursomes x 6 17 January (Sunday) Singles x 12 Friday's matches (four-ball) Asia Results Europe Lahiri/Wang 4 & 3 Wiesberger/Poulter An/Jaidee 3 & 1 Willett/Fitzpatrick Chia/Fung halved Kjeldsen/Dubuisson Kim/Marksaeng 6 & 4 Broberg/Fisher Wu/Katayama 2 & 1 Sullivan/Lowry Aphibarnrat/Chawrasia 2 & 1 Wood/Westwood 1½ Session 4½ 1½ Overall 4½ Saturday's matches (foursomes) Asia Results Europe An/Jaidee 3 & 2 Poulter/Willett Kim/Wang 2 up Wiesberger/Fisher Chawrasia/Aphibarnrat 2 up Broberg/Wood Marksaeng/Katayama 3 & 2 Lowry/Sullivan Chia/Fung halved Kjeldsen/Dubuisson Lahiri/Wu 5 & 4 Westwood/Fitzpatrick 1½ Session 4½ 3 Overall 9 Sunday's matches (singles) Asia Results Europe Chia 4 & 3 Poulter An 3 & 1 Willett Jaidee 4 & 3 Sullivan Aphibarnrat 2 up Fitzpatrick Lahiri 2 & 1 Lowry Kim 3 & 2 Wiesberger Fung 7 & 6 Westwood Wang halved Fisher Chawrasia 1 up Wood Katayama 5 & 4 Broberg Wu 1 up Dubuisson Marksaeng 3 & 2 Kjeldsen 2½ Session 9½ 5½ Overall 18½ References External links http://www.eurasiacup.com/ Category:EurAsia Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Malaysia Eurasia Cup Eurasia Cup Eurasia Cup