GOLFING
TEE BOX
Europe Cruise To Victory
At Eurasia Cup
Team Europe romped to an emphatic 18½ to 5½ victory over
Asia to secure first win
Darren Clarke Celebrating with Bernd Wiesberger
M
atch play expert Ian Poulter once
again set the tone for Europe
by beating Malaysia’s Danny
Chia 4 & 3 in the top singles match to put
some early blue scores on the board and
quell any hope of an Asian fight back at
Glenmarie Golf and Country Club.
The English duo of Lee Westwood and
Andy Sullivan followed up on Poulter’s
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lead by beating Nicholas Fung 7 & 6
and Thongchai Jaidee 4 & 3 respectively
before leaving it to compatriot Danny
Willett to deliver the final blow to Team
Asia’s hopes. Willett’s 3 & 1 defeat of
Byeonghun An ensured Team Europe
would become the first side to lift the
EurAsia Cup after the inaugural event
in 2014 ended in a thrilling 10-10 draw.
Further victories for Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris
Wood, Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Dubuisson
and Søren Kjeldsen sealed a convincing
win for Captain Darren Clarke’s side.
Team Asia’s points came courtesy of
India’s Anirban Lahiri and Korea’s K.T.
Kim, who beat Shane Lowry 2 & 1 and
Bernd Wiesberger 3 & 2 respectively, whilst
a birdie putt on the last hole by young