Royal Cup

The Royal Cup is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in Thailand.

Royal Cup
Tournament information
LocationPattaya, Thailand
Established2017
Course(s)Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club
Par70
Length6,716 yards (6,141 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$500,000
Month playedJuly
Current champion
Justin Harding

It was played for the first time as a "special event" at the end of December 2017 at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, Pattaya, Thailand. There was a field of 78 and there was no cut. Prize money was US$500,000.[1]

The second event was a full Asian Tour event played in July 2018. Prize money was again US$500,000. Justin Harding won by 6 strokes with a score of 266.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2018Justin Harding South Africa266−146 strokes Shiv Kapur
Kurt Kitayama
Jake McLeod
Chapchai Nirat
2017Shiv Kapur India270−141 stroke Prom Meesawat

In 2017 it was a "special event" on the Asian Tour. Prize money did not count in the Order of Merit and the event did not attract world ranking points.

References


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