2016 EurAsia Cup

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 15–17 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Teams

Asia
Player	Country	Age	Money list ranks			OWGR	Previous appearances	Matches	W–L–H	Winning percentage
			Asian	Japan	Euro
Jeev Milkha Singh	India	44	Non-playing captain
Anirban Lahiri	India	28	1		20	43	1	3	2–1–0	66.67
Shiv Chawrasia	India	32	4		113	216	0	Rookie
Thongchai Jaidee	Thailand	46	6		10	27	1	3	1–1–1	50.00
Danny Chia	Malaysia	43	8			253	0	Rookie
An Byeong-hun	South Korea	24			7	29	0	Rookie
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	Thailand	26			13	38	1	3	1–1–1	50.00
Kim Kyung-tae	South Korea	29		1		59	0	Rookie
Shingo Katayama	Japan	42		5		58	0	Rookie
Prayad Marksaeng	Thailand	49	10	20		98	1	3	1–1–1	50.00
Wu Ashun	China	30		44		170	0	Rookie
Wang Jeung-hun	South Korea	20	9	69		171	0	Rookie
Nicholas Fung	Malaysia	25	33			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.^[1] 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).^[3] 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	Euro rank	OWGR	Previous appearances	Matches	W–L–H	Winning percentage
Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	44	Non-playing captain
Danny Willett	England	28	2	19	0	Rookie
Shane Lowry	Ireland	28	5	21	0	Rookie
Andy Sullivan	England	28	8	36	0	Rookie
Bernd Wiesberger	Austria	30	9	33	0	Rookie
Victor Dubuisson	France	25	11	32	1	3	1–2–0	33.33
Matthew Fitzpatrick	England	21	12	44	0	Rookie
Kristoffer Broberg	Sweden	29	14	65	0	Rookie
Søren Kjeldsen	Denmark	40	15	47	0	Rookie
Chris Wood	England	28	17	41	0	Rookie
Ross Fisher	England	35	19	80	0	Rookie
Lee Westwood	England	42	38	51	0	Rookie
Ian Poulter	England	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.^[1] 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.^[4] 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)

Saturday's matches (foursomes)

Sunday's matches (singles)

References

External links

• Official website