The 2016 EurAsia Cup presented by

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was the second edition of the

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, a team

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event contested between teams representing

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and

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. It was held from 15 to 17 January at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in

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. The inaugural event in 2014 finished in a tie, and so the Cup was shared between the teams. For the 2016 edition, the team size was increased from 10 to 12 with a corresponding increase in the number of matches from 20 to 24. The event had a $4,800,000 purse; $300,000 to each member of the winning team and $100,000 to each member of the losing team. Europe comfortably won the match 18½ to 5½ and, in doing so, became the first winners of the trophy.

Teams

''OWGR as of 11 January.''
''Yellow background indicates a captain's pick.'' The Asian team was selected as follows: the leading four available Asian players from the

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Order of Merit as of 14 December, the leading four eligible and available Asian players from the

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as of 14 December, and four captain's picks. The leading four Asian players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit were

Anirban Lahiri Anirban Lahiri (; born 29 June 1987) is an Indian professional golfer. He has played on the Asian Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf. He was awarded the 2014 Arjuna Award and was also the recipient of the "Sera Bangali" award in 2015, gi ...

(1),

Shiv Chawrasia Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia (born 15 May 1978), commonly known as S.S.P. Chawrasia, is an Indian professional golfer. Since 2008 he has won six Asian Tour events, four of which were co-sanctioned by the European Tour. He has had particular suc ...

(4),

Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee (; , born 8 November 1969) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for the most career earnings and is s ...

(6) and

Danny Chia Danny Chia Chee Wing (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional golfer. Early life and amateur career In 1972, Chia was born. He was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s. Professional career In 1996, Chia turned profes ...

(8). The leading Asian players from the Official World Golf Ranking were

Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major golf championship the 2021 Masters Tournament. As of January 2025, Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, t ...

(15),

An Byeong-hun An Byeong-hun (; born 17 September 1991), also known as Byeong-Hun An or Ben An, is a South Korean professional golfer. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur. Early life Born in Seoul, South Korea, An is the ...

(28), Jaidee (29),

Kiradech Aphibarnrat Kiradech Aphibarnrat (; born Anujit Hirunratanakorn, 23 July 1989) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian and European tours. Amateur career In both 2003 and 2004, Aphibarnrat won his age group at the Junior World Golf Championshi ...

(37), Lahiri (41),

Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae (; born 2 September 1986), also known as K.T. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour. Career He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the 2006 Japan Ama ...

(59) and

Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama (, born 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer. Early life and professional career Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full-time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He ...

(60). Matsuyama did not play while Jaidee and Lahiri had already qualified through their Asian Tour Order of Merit positions. The captain's picks were

Nicholas Fung Nicholas Fung Chee Yung (born 18 May 1990) is a Malaysian professional golfer. Asian Development Tour Fung won the Order of Merit (money title) on the 2013 Asian Development Tour (ADT). He won ADT events in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Asian Tour Fung ...

Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng (; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer. Career Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since ...

Wang Jeung-hun Wang Jeung-hun or Wang Jung-hoon (; born 7 September 1995) is a South Korean professional golfer. He plays on the European and Asian Tours. He is from Seoul, South Korea. In 2016, he won the European Tour's Trophée Hassan II on a sponsor exe ...

and

Wu Ashun Wu Ashun (born 22 June 1985) is a Chinese professional golfer. He has won four times on the European Tour and twice on the Japan Golf Tour. He became the first Chinese golfer to win multiple titles on the European Tour with his win at the at 20 ...

. ''OWGR as of 11 January.''
''Yellow background indicates a captain's pick.'' The European team was selected as follows: the leading 10 available European players from the final

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Race to Dubai rankings plus two captain's picks. The qualifiers from the Race to Dubai were Willett (2), Lowry (5), Sullivan (8), Wiesberger (9), Dubuisson (11), Fitzpatrick (12), Broberg (14), Kjeldsen (15), Wood (17), and Fisher (19);

Rory McIlroy Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position du ...

(1),

Justin Rose Justin Peter Rose (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first reaching that position in 2018. Rose came to prominen ...

(4), and

Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer. In the late 1990s, Stenson turned pro and had much success on the European Tour, winning a number of events in the 2000s. In 2009, Stenson won the PGA Tour's flagship eve ...

(18) chose not to participate. Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood were chosen as captain picks.

Schedule

*15 January (Friday) Four-ball x 6 *16 January (Saturday) Foursomes x 6 *17 January (Sunday) Singles x 12

Friday's matches (four-ball)

Saturday's matches (foursomes)

Sunday's matches (singles)

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.eurasiacup.com/ EurAsia Cup Golf tournaments in Malaysia

Eurasia Cup The EurAsia Cup was a biennial men's professional team golf tournament between teams representing Europe and Asia. It started in 2014, superseding the Royal Trophy which had been played from 2006 to 2013. It was previously held at the Glenmarie ...