SINGH HAILS HIS MEN
AFTER TOUGH LOSS
Captain Jeev Milkha Singh hailed his lionhearted men after Team Europe won the
EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM
on Sunday and believes Asia needs to put
a team system in place to avenge their
loss in two years’ time. “I am proud of my
team. I believe in these players. These
players worked really hard. They gave it
100 per cent out there. They gave each
other advice, and also my vice captain,
Liang Wen-Chong, put in a lot of effort,”
said Singh, a former two-time Asian Tour
number one.
Anirban Lahiri
Jeunghun Wang ensured his match with
Ross Fisher would finish in a tie.
Clarke, who will also captain Europe's
Ryder Cup team in September, was
delighted with his team’s emphatic victory.
They won the fourball and foursomes
sessions 4 ½ to 1 ½ on both days before
winning nine singles matches and halving
one out of the 12 on the final day. "The
team have played fantastic this week.
There have been a lot of positives. I've
learnt a few things, and hopefully I'll do a
better job come September,” said Clarke.
"But if the players don't play and don't
perform, you can be the best captain in
the world and you're not going to win.
This belongs to the players; the quality of
the golf this week has been brilliant.”
“We learned from this. It was a good
experience, and when we come back
after two years, we are going to be a
stronger team and we are going to do
well. They (players) made me feel so good
and such an honour they have given me.
I think this will stay with me for the rest
of my life. These boys have a lot of game
and they are going to do well. I think they
are going to prove themselves on the
world stage,” he added.
With Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri
Najib Tun Abdul Razak announcing at
the closing ceremony that Malaysia would
host the third edition of the EurAsia Cup
against in 2018 – the first edition ended
Victor Dubuisson & Soren Kjeldsen
halve their match
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