2007 Royal Trophy
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The 2007 Royal Trophy was the second edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 12–14 January at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand. Europe retained the trophy with an emphatic 12½–3½ victory, prompting suggestions that it might be desirable to even up the contest by having Europe play a combined team representing Asia and Australasia.[1]
Dates12–14 January 2007
Captains
- Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Asia)
- Seve Ballesteros (Europe)
| Dates | 12–14 January 2007 | ||||
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| Venue | Amata Spring Country Club | ||||
| Location | Chonburi, Thailand | ||||
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| Europe wins the Royal Trophy | |||||
Teams
| Asia | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Player | Country |
| Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki Non-playing captain |  Japan | Seve Ballesteros Non-playing captain |  Spain |
| Tetsuji Hiratsuka | Japan | Darren Clarke |  Northern Ireland |
| Hur Suk-ho |  South Korea | Johan Edfors |  Sweden |
| Prom Meesawat |  Thailand | Niclas Fasth | Sweden |
| Jeev Milkha Singh |  India | Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
| Toru Taniguchi | Japan | Paul McGinley |  Ireland |
| Thaworn Wiratchant | Thailand | Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
| Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | Anthony Wall |  England |
| Yang Yong-eun | South Korea | Lee Westwood | England |
Schedule
- 12 January (Friday) Foursomes x 4
- 13 January (Saturday) Four-ball x 4
- 14 January (Sunday) Singles x 8
Friday's matches (foursomes)
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Hur/Taniguchi | 4 & 3 | Westwood/Clarke |
| Hiratsuka/Meesawat | 6 & 5 | Edfors/Stenson |
| Singh/Yang | halved | Wall/McGinley |
| Jaidee/Wiratchant | 3 & 1 | Fasth/Karlsson |
| ½ | Session | 3½ |
| ½ | Overall | 3½ |
Saturday's matches (four-ball)
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Jaidee/Meesawat | halved | Clarke/Westwood |
| Yang/Taniguchi | 2 & 1 | Edfors/Stenson |
| Hiratsuka/Wiratchant | 1 up | Wall/McGinley |
| Singh/Hur | halved | Fasth/Karlsson |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1½ | Overall | 6½ |
Sunday's matches (singles)
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Taniguchi | 4 & 3 | Westwood |
| Meesawat | halved | Clarke |
| Hur | 3 & 2 | Edfors |
| Wiratchant | 2 & 1 | McGinley |
| Hiratsuka | 4 & 2 | Wall |
| Singh | 3 & 2 | Karlsson |
| Yang | halved | Stenson |
| Jaidee | 2 & 1 | Fasth |
| 2 | Session | 6 |
| 3½ | Overall | 12½ |