THE ROYAL TROPHY 2008
EUROPE VS ASIA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
At Amata Spring Country ClubBangkok, Thailand
January 11 – 13, 2008
The Royal Trophy – Europe vs Asia Golf Championship returns to the Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11-13, 2008.
The first edition of the competition, also held at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok in January 2006, was billed as a ‘history making event’.
The Royal Trophy – Europe vs Asia Golf Championship is a unique, emotionally-charged and passionate competition played between the continents of Europe and Asia in a team match-play format.
The Royal Trophy features eight-player teams from Europe and Asia respectively, each led by a non-playing Captain. The two continental teams compete for stewardship over the Royal Trophy — graciously donated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The three-day competition features a total of sixteen matches including foursomes, four-ball matches and singles. The legendary Seve Ballesteros has been confirmed as Captain of the European Team for this third edition of the Royal Trophy - Europe vs Asia Golf Championship to be played at the highly exclusive Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand on January 11-13, 2008.
Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki, a member of Asia's greatest golfing dynasty, will lead Asia’s campaign to wrest the Royal Trophy from European hands for the second time. The ‘Japanese golfing great’, one of Asia's most successful players will captain the Asian Team to take on the Seve Ballesteros-led Europeans.
Perceived by many as the greatest European golfer in history, Ballesteros is the winner of five Major titles - three Opens and two Masters, the winner of 87 professional career tournaments, played in three winning Ryder Cup teams and captained one of the most famous to victory in 1997 at Valderrama — the first time in history the Ryder Cup was held outside of the United States and the British Isles.
Ballesteros captained the European Team in the Royal Trophy in 2006 and 2007 and came out victorious in both occasions. "The European Team had great players and great champions in both 2006 and 2007. Our players played fantastic golf. But the Asian Team was also very strong and in 2006 we prevailed by only one match difference. Asian golf continues to improve very quickly and we must be prepared for very strong competition from the Asian Team," said the man who has captivated and inspired millions of fans during his career.
"We have had two fantastic years at the Royal Trophy. We have all enjoyed top-level golf, great weather, large fan galleries and an excellent golf course. I am very much looking forward to leading the European Team at the Royal Trophy 2008," added the great ambassador of the sport.
"Asia is a great continent and golf is growing fast in this very large and significant part of the world", the European Team Captain and golfing legend noted.
“The Royal Trophy is becoming the greatest force for the further development of golf in Asia, in the same manner that the Ryder Cup played such a role for the European Continent in the 1980s and 1990s,” Ballesteros commented.
The Ozaki name is synonymous with Asian golf due to the immense impact the Ozaki brothers have made in the sport including topping the Japanese Order of Merit over ten times and winning well over one hundred tournament titles.
Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki, the youngest of the three brothers, is one of Asia’s most valuable golfing assets. Joe Ozaki has finished at the top of the Japanese Order of Merit two times and has won 35 career titles. He is third on the all-time list of Japan's career prize money winners having earned over USD 15 million.
"I am truly honoured to have been selected to captain the Asian Team in the Royal Trophy for the second time. I am very much looking forward to the competition. This is a very exciting opportunity but also a great responsibility,” said Ozaki.
“I have been under great pressure as a golfer in tournaments all around the world. But this is very different. As Asian Team Captain in the previous edition of the Royal Trophy, I learned a lot. It is very different leading a team, making the player selections, representing a fantastic group of players from many different countries and leading a team which is representative of our Continent to playing in a tournament yourself. The weight on one’s shoulder is very heavy but the reward of leading Asia into its first ever win would be just tremendous,” added the Japanese golfing giant.
"We will be representing all of Asia, which includes so many major nations and a massive population of over three billion people. That adds up to a lot of support - and a lot of expectation!", Ozaki added.
"Representing your country is already a huge responsibility. Representing your Continent is truly special and I am looking forward to leading the Asian Team once again.”
The second edition of the Royal Trophy saw massive galleries of avid golf enthusiasts flock to the pristine Amata Spring Country Club over three days of the competition, beautiful weather, unprecedented media coverage, a display of the highest standard of team golf, excellent live television broadcast in Thailand and throughout the world and a great show of sportsmanship by the Captains, Players and the fans.
The Royal Trophy features a powerful group of blue-chip Sponsors including the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Heineken and the Siam Commercial Bank.
The third edition of the Royal Trophy (January 11-13, 2008) is being promoted by Entertainment Group Limited and Amen Corner.
For further Tournament information, please call +662 651 9499.
For further details, please visit: THE ROYAL TROPHY 2008
Sources: THE ROYAL TROPHY 2008
IMPORTANTEvent dates and programme details may be subject to change.Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past. To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.
Contact: Tourism Authority of Thailand
EUROPE VS ASIA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
At Amata Spring Country ClubBangkok, Thailand
January 11 – 13, 2008
The Royal Trophy – Europe vs Asia Golf Championship returns to the Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11-13, 2008.
The first edition of the competition, also held at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok in January 2006, was billed as a ‘history making event’.
The Royal Trophy – Europe vs Asia Golf Championship is a unique, emotionally-charged and passionate competition played between the continents of Europe and Asia in a team match-play format.
The Royal Trophy features eight-player teams from Europe and Asia respectively, each led by a non-playing Captain. The two continental teams compete for stewardship over the Royal Trophy — graciously donated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The three-day competition features a total of sixteen matches including foursomes, four-ball matches and singles. The legendary Seve Ballesteros has been confirmed as Captain of the European Team for this third edition of the Royal Trophy - Europe vs Asia Golf Championship to be played at the highly exclusive Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand on January 11-13, 2008.
Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki, a member of Asia's greatest golfing dynasty, will lead Asia’s campaign to wrest the Royal Trophy from European hands for the second time. The ‘Japanese golfing great’, one of Asia's most successful players will captain the Asian Team to take on the Seve Ballesteros-led Europeans.
Perceived by many as the greatest European golfer in history, Ballesteros is the winner of five Major titles - three Opens and two Masters, the winner of 87 professional career tournaments, played in three winning Ryder Cup teams and captained one of the most famous to victory in 1997 at Valderrama — the first time in history the Ryder Cup was held outside of the United States and the British Isles.
Ballesteros captained the European Team in the Royal Trophy in 2006 and 2007 and came out victorious in both occasions. "The European Team had great players and great champions in both 2006 and 2007. Our players played fantastic golf. But the Asian Team was also very strong and in 2006 we prevailed by only one match difference. Asian golf continues to improve very quickly and we must be prepared for very strong competition from the Asian Team," said the man who has captivated and inspired millions of fans during his career.
"We have had two fantastic years at the Royal Trophy. We have all enjoyed top-level golf, great weather, large fan galleries and an excellent golf course. I am very much looking forward to leading the European Team at the Royal Trophy 2008," added the great ambassador of the sport.
"Asia is a great continent and golf is growing fast in this very large and significant part of the world", the European Team Captain and golfing legend noted.
“The Royal Trophy is becoming the greatest force for the further development of golf in Asia, in the same manner that the Ryder Cup played such a role for the European Continent in the 1980s and 1990s,” Ballesteros commented.
The Ozaki name is synonymous with Asian golf due to the immense impact the Ozaki brothers have made in the sport including topping the Japanese Order of Merit over ten times and winning well over one hundred tournament titles.
Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki, the youngest of the three brothers, is one of Asia’s most valuable golfing assets. Joe Ozaki has finished at the top of the Japanese Order of Merit two times and has won 35 career titles. He is third on the all-time list of Japan's career prize money winners having earned over USD 15 million.
"I am truly honoured to have been selected to captain the Asian Team in the Royal Trophy for the second time. I am very much looking forward to the competition. This is a very exciting opportunity but also a great responsibility,” said Ozaki.
“I have been under great pressure as a golfer in tournaments all around the world. But this is very different. As Asian Team Captain in the previous edition of the Royal Trophy, I learned a lot. It is very different leading a team, making the player selections, representing a fantastic group of players from many different countries and leading a team which is representative of our Continent to playing in a tournament yourself. The weight on one’s shoulder is very heavy but the reward of leading Asia into its first ever win would be just tremendous,” added the Japanese golfing giant.
"We will be representing all of Asia, which includes so many major nations and a massive population of over three billion people. That adds up to a lot of support - and a lot of expectation!", Ozaki added.
"Representing your country is already a huge responsibility. Representing your Continent is truly special and I am looking forward to leading the Asian Team once again.”
The second edition of the Royal Trophy saw massive galleries of avid golf enthusiasts flock to the pristine Amata Spring Country Club over three days of the competition, beautiful weather, unprecedented media coverage, a display of the highest standard of team golf, excellent live television broadcast in Thailand and throughout the world and a great show of sportsmanship by the Captains, Players and the fans.
The Royal Trophy features a powerful group of blue-chip Sponsors including the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Heineken and the Siam Commercial Bank.
The third edition of the Royal Trophy (January 11-13, 2008) is being promoted by Entertainment Group Limited and Amen Corner.
For further Tournament information, please call +662 651 9499.
For further details, please visit: THE ROYAL TROPHY 2008
Sources: THE ROYAL TROPHY 2008
IMPORTANTEvent dates and programme details may be subject to change.Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past. To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.
Contact: Tourism Authority of Thailand
Email: info@tat.or.th
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 (120 automatic lines) Fax: +66 (0) 2250 5511 (two automatic lines)
FOR EVENT INFORMATION,
please call 1672.
Address: 1600 Petchaburi Road,
Address: 1600 Petchaburi Road,
Makkasan, Rajatevee,
Bangkok 10400,Thailand.
