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The 2009 Royal Trophy was the third edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 9–11 January at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand. The Asian team won for the first time, by a margin of 10 points to 6.[1]
| Dates | 9–11 January 2009 | ||||
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| Venue | Amata Spring Country Club | ||||
| Location | Chonburi, Thailand | ||||
| Captains |
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| Asia wins the Royal Trophy | |||||
| Asia | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Player | Country |
| Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki Non-playing captain |  Japan | José María Olazábal Non-playing captain |  Spain |
| Hur Suk-ho |  South Korea | Nick Dougherty |  England |
| Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | Johan Edfors |  Sweden |
| Liang Wenchong |  China | Niclas Fasth | Sweden |
| Prayad Marksaeng |  Thailand | Søren Hansen |  Denmark |
| Toru Taniguchi | Japan | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain |
| Hideto Tanihara | Japan | Paul Lawrie |  Scotland |
| Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | Paul McGinley |  Ireland |
| Charlie Wi | South Korea | Oliver Wilson | England |
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- 9 January (Friday) Foursomes x 4
- 10 January (Saturday) Four-ball x 4
- 11 January (Sunday) Singles x 8
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa/Taniguchi | 2 & 1 | Lawrie/Hansen |
| Wi/Liang | 2 up | McGinley/Larrazábal |
| Tanihara/Hur | 1 up | Dougherty/Wilson |
| Jaidee/Marksaeng | 5 & 4 | Fasth/Edfors |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa/Taniguchi | halved | Hansen/Lawrie |
| Wi/Liang | 3 & 2 | Dougherty/Wilson |
| Tanihara/Hur | 2 & 1 | Fasth/Edfors |
| Jaidee/Marksaeng | 4 & 2 | Larrazábal/McGinley |
| 3½ | Session | ½ |
| 6½ | Overall | 1½ |
| Asia | Results | Europe |
|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa | halved | Hansen |
| Liang | 3 & 2 | Lawrie |
| Wi | 1 up | Dougherty |
| Marksaeng | 5 & 4 | Larrazábal |
| Tanihara | 3 & 2 | Wilson |
| Hur | 5 & 4 | Edfors |
| Taniguchi | 7 & 6 | Fasth |
| Jaidee | 5 & 4 | McGinley |
| 3½ | Session | 4½ |
| 10 | Overall | 6 |
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