Europe romp to emphatic win

Europe demonstrated their matchplay superiority over Asia on Sunday, claiming an emphatic 13-point victory in the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

Europe won 10 of the deciding 12 singles matches for an 18.5 to 5.5 points triumph on the Glenmarie Golf and Country club course.

Darren Clarke’s Europe team were leading by three points after Friday’s opening four-balls and extended their lead to six following Saturday’s foursomes.

The Asian team, who had forced a dramatic 10-all draw in the inaugural event in 2014, had no answer to their Europeans rivals, winning just two of the singles and halving another.

England’s Danny Willett claimed the crucial point, defeating last year’s European Tour “Rookie of the Year” An Byeong-Hun 3 & 1 to give Europe an unassailable 13 to 3 advantage, before Clarke raised the trophy as rival Asian captain Jeev Milka Singh looked on.

“I feel really sorry for Jeev and his team as they just came up against a red-hot, a very hot European team this week,” said Clarke.