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Kiradech Aphibarnrat and S.S.P. Chawrasia  have vowed to fight till the end after Europe opened up a six-point lead following the conclusion of day two at the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM on Saturday. Kiradech and Chawrasia, who lost their opening fourball match on Friday, dovetailed superbly in the foursomes format to hold off Kristoffer Broberg and Chris Wood by 2-holes at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. With Asia losing four matches and Malaysia’s Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung securing ...

Local Malaysian hero Danny Chia has waved a proverbial ‘red flag’ in the face of EurAsia Cup rival Ian Poulter suggesting:  “Ian who?” when informed he will be facing Poulter in the opening match of the deciding Sunday Singles at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur. The Asian Team need to win nine and half one points from the 12 points up for grabs on the last day to claim an improbably victory  in the Malaysian capital. Their cause was not helped when ...

European Team captain Darren Clarke insists there will be no complacency with Europe taking a commanding six-point lead into the final day of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Clarke’s 12-man team doubled their first round three-point lead in winning four of Saturday’s Fourball matches, losing one and halving the other for 9 – 3 points advantage in in sauna-like conditions on the Glenmaris Golf and Country Club course. Clarke, also as the current European Ryder Cup captain, could not have been ...

Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke gave the strongest hint yet in naming at least two of his Hazeltine vice-captains. While rival USA captain Davis Love 111 has made public four of his five vice-captains, Clarke has yet named one and will not do so officially for some months. However after leading Europe to a three-point lead on day one of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Clarke singled out close companion Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter as likely vice-captains later this year in Minnesota. Westwood, a ...

The European Team has drawn first blood with a commanding three-point lead on the opening day of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. The Darren Clarke led Europeans earned won three of the six matches and with the Asian Team, captained by Jeev Milka Singh, winning one while the other was halved in a 4 ½ to 1 ½ points advantage on the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club course. “It’s been a wonderful start to have a three-point lead after day one but then in saying that, there was a lot of matches ...

Ultra-talented Australian born Ryan Ruffels will celebrate turning professional competing in back-to-back PGA Tour events. Until today Australia’s top amateur, the Melbourne prodigy has already secured two invitations to play on world golf’s biggest stage and will head to the United States next week to prepare for his professional debut. Ruffels, at 17 the youngest Aussie to have played professionally on the main US Tour, will play the Farmers Insurance Open from January 28 at San Diego’s famous ...

Shane Lowry and England’s Andy Sullivan each expressed surprise in being grouped together for the opening round of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Lowry and Sullivan are no strangers to each other’s game and when spotting practicing together earlier on the week on the host Glenmarie Golf and Country Club course it was easy to put two-and-two together. However both Lowry and Sullivan, a three-time winner on last year’s European Tour, revealed they were not expecting to be opening round four-ball ...