2010 Royal Trophy
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The 2010 Royal Trophy was the fourth edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 8–10 January at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand. Europe regained the trophy by a score of 8½ points to 7½.[1]
Dates8–10 January 2010
Captains
- Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (Asia)
- Colin Montgomerie (Europe)
| Dates | 8–10 January 2010 | ||||
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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 | ||
| Gaganjeet Bhullar |  India | Colin Montgomerie Playing captain |  Scotland |
| Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | Simon Dyson |  England |
| Liang Wenchong |  China | Peter Hanson |  Sweden |
| Koumei Oda | Japan | Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
| Prayad Marksaeng |  Thailand | Søren Kjeldsen |  Denmark |
| Jeev Milkha Singh | India | Pablo Martín |  Spain |
| Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | Alex Norén | Sweden |
| Charlie Wi |  South Korea | Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
Schedule
- 8 January (Friday) Foursomes x 4
- 9 January (Saturday) Four-ball x 4
- 10 January (Sunday) Singles x 8
Friday's matches (foursomes)
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa/Oda | 3 & 2 | Montgomerie/Martin |
| Singh/Bhullar | halved | Hanson/Kjeldsen |
| Wi/Liang | 4 & 2 | Karlsson/Norén |
| Marksaeng/Jaidee | 3 & 1 | Dyson/Stenson |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
Saturday's matches (four-ball)
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Singh/Bhullar | 4 & 3 | Montgomerie/Dyson |
| Wi/Liang | 5 & 4 | Kjeldsen/Hanson |
| Ishikawa/Oda | 6 & 4 | Norén/Karlsson |
| Marksaeng/Jaidee | 3 & 1 | Stenson/Martin |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 3½ | Overall | 4½ |
Sunday's matches (singles)
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Wi | 1 up | Dyson |
| Liang | halved | Montgomerie |
| Oda | 5 & 3 | Norén |
| Singh | 2 & 1 | Karlsson |
| Marksaeng | 2 & 1 | Martin |
| Ishikawa | 5 & 4 | Hanson |
| Bhullar | 2 & 1 | Kjeldsen |
| Jaidee | halved | Stenson |
| 4 | Session | 4 |
| 7½ | Overall | 8½ |