Easy EurAsia triumph for Europe
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Europe dominated yesterday鈥檚 singles matches 9-1/2 to 2-1/2 to comfortably win the EurAsia Cup.
The second edition of the trans-continental team event ended with a lopsided 18-1/2 to 5-1/2 score in favor of the visitors at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club outside Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
The inaugural event in 2014 ended in a tie after Asia staged a big comeback on the final day, but there were no such heroics from the home team this time around. Europe began the day with a 9-3 lead after taking 4 1/2 points in both Friday鈥檚 fourball and Saturday鈥檚 foursome sessions, and the 12-man team showed no mercy in the singles as well.
England鈥檚 Ian Poulter beat local veteran Danny Chia 4&3 in the opening singles to set the pattern of the day and dampen any expectations of an Asia rally.
Poulter and Lee Westwood were the two captain鈥檚 picks by Darren Clarke, and both justified their selection by winning all three of their matches over the course of the weekend. So did another Englishman in Andy Sullivan.
Ireland鈥檚 Matthew Fitzpatrick, the youngest member of the Europe team at 21, sealed the trophy when he beat Thailand鈥檚 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 2 up.
鈥淭he scoreboard was flattering, but these boys played some sensational golf throughout the tournament,鈥 Clarke said. 鈥淭hey bonded as a team and as pairings, and as a captain I couldn鈥檛 have asked for more from them. These were some of the best players in the world who wanted to be here and they showed it.鈥
India鈥檚 Anirban Lahiri and South Korea鈥檚 Kim Kyung-tae were the only Asia players to win their singles matches 鈥 beating Ireland鈥檚 Shane Lowry and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger, respectively, 鈥 on a disappointing final day for the expectant hosts.
鈥淭his is a great learning curve for this young team, and we will return stronger,鈥 said captain Jeev Milkha Singh.
Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed the tournament will return to the country for a third edition in 2018.
Clarke, the British Open champion in 2011, will lead Europe鈥檚 bid for a fourth consecutive Ryder Cup triumph over the United States at Hazeltine starting in September.
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