Team Europe, captained by Denmarkâs Thomas Bjorn, dominated the Singles matches to earn a hard-fought win over Team Asia with a 14-10 victory to retain the EurAsia Cup last month.
After trailing Team Asia over the last two days, Europe surmounted a gallant fightback to win eight out of 12 matches in the Singles format at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. Â âIt was a great performance today from every single one of them, they came off the golf course yesterday and there was a determination and a will of wanting to win this,â said Bjorn. Â âFrom there, to then go out and do the job the way they did today shows a lot about the character of these 12 guys and it shows a lot about the character of European golf and it shows a lot about what we are,â added the Dane.
The winning moment for Europe came on the 18th hole when Belgiumâs Thomas Pieters beat Koreaâs Byeonghun An by one hole. âIt always nice to get the winning point. We all have to do our own part today. We knew that and we knew what we had to do. You can see early on that we wanted it badly because the board was pretty blue,â said Pieters.
âThese kind of events always become closer than you think sometimes, and thatâs always good to know. When you go out there as a team, youâve got to play. You play for very few points the first two days and then you play for a lot of points on Sunday, and thatâs the way these events are. âIt can swing very much on the last day and we showed today that if you are good and strong on Sundays, you can win these things,â said Bjorn. The EurAsia Cup featured 24 matches, with day one showcasing six Fourball matches, followed by six Foursomes matches and 12 Singles matches on the third day.
