The 2006 Royal Trophy was the first edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 7–8 January at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand. Europe won the inaugural trophy with a 9–7 victory over Asia.
Teams Asia Europe Player Country Player Country Masahiro KuramotoNon-playing captain Seve BallesterosNon-playing captain Arjun Atwal Thomas Bjørn Keiichiro Fukabori Nick Faldo Hur Suk-ho Kenneth Ferrie Yasuharu Imano David Howell Jyoti Randhawa Graeme McDowell Thaworn Wiratchant Paul McGinley Thongchai Jaidee Henrik Stenson Zhang Lianwei Ian Woosnam
Schedule 7 January (Saturday morning) Foursomes x 4 7 January (Saturday afternoon) Four-ball x 4 8 January (Sunday) Singles x 8
Saturday morning matches (foursomes) Asia Results Europe Hur/Fukabori 2 up Howell/Ferrie Atwal/Randhawa 4 & 3 McGinley/McDowell Imano/Zhang 1 up Bjørn/Stenson Wiratchant/Jaidee 6 & 5 Faldo/Woosnam 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Source:
Saturday afternoon matches (four-ball) Asia Results Europe Atwal/Randhawa 1 up Howell/Ferrie Hur/Zhang 2 & 1 McGinley/McDowell Wiratchant/Jaidee 3 & 2 Bjørn/Woosnam Fukabori/Imano 1 up Faldo/Stenson 1 Session 3 2 Overall 6 Source:
Sunday's matches (singles) Asia Results Europe Imano 2 up Howell Zhang 2 & 1 McGinley Randhawa 3 & 2 McDowell Atwal 3 & 2 Faldo Wiratchant 2 & 1 Woosnam Hur 2 & 1 Ferrie Fukabori 4 & 3 Bjørn Jaidee 5 & 4 Stenson 5 Session 3 7 Overall 9 Source:
References
External links Official site Results and reports from Golf Today