Teams in Focus: at the EurAsia Cup

<em><strong>By Will Pearson, europeantour.com<br />
in Kuala Lumpur</strong></em>

<em><strong>europeantour.com</strong> takes a closer look at the European and Asian teams competing in the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM this week in Malaysia...</em>

<b>TEAM EUROPE</b>

<b>10 players from 7 different countries<br />
</b>Spain (3); Denmark (2); France, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales (1 each)

<b>10 European Tour winners with 64 victories between them<br />
</b>Miguel Angel Jimenez (20); Thomas Bjorn (15); Graeme McDowell (9); Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (7); Stephen Gallacher (3); Pablo Larrazabal (3); Joost Luiten (3);   Jamie Donaldson (2); Victor Dubuisson (1); Thorbjorn Olesen (1)

<b>4 winners in The 2014 Race to Dubai<br />
</b>Thomas Bjorn (Nedbank Golf Challenge)<br />Miguel Angel Jimenez (Hong Kong Open)<br />Pablo Larrazabal (Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship)<br />Stephen Gallacher (Omega Dubai Desert Classic)

<b>38 – Average position in the Official World Golf Ranking</b>

<b>14 – The highest World Ranking position of a Team Europe player</b>(Graeme McDowell)

<b>3 Ryder Cup players with 9 appearances between them<br />
</b>Miguel Angel Jimenez (4); Graeme McDowell (3); Thomas Bjorn (2)

<b>9 Seve Trophy players with 27 appearances between them<br />
</b>Thomas Bjorn (8); Miguel Angel Jimenez (8); Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (3); Jamie Donaldson, Graeme McDowell (2); Stephen Gallacher, Pablo Larrazabal, Joost Luiten, Thorbjorn Olesen (1)

<b>1 Major Champion<br />
</b>Graeme McDowell (2010 US Open Championship)

<b>1 winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship<br />
</b>Graeme McDowell (2013)

<b>TEAM ASIA</b>

<b>10 players from 6 different countries<br />
</b>Thailand (3); India, Japan (2); Bangladesh, Korea, Malaysia (1)

<b>7 Asian Tour winners with 35 victories between them<br />
</b>Thongchai Jaidee (13); Prayad Marksaeng (8); Gaganjeet Bhullar (5); Anirban Lahiri (3); Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Siddikur Rahman, Hideto Tanihara (2)

<b>2 European Tour winners with 6 victories between them<br />
</b>Thongchai Jaidee (5); Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)

<b>1 Challenge Tour winner<br />
</b>Gaganjeet Bhullar (2011 Gujarat Kensville Challenge)

<b>2 Asian Tour Number Ones<br />
</b>Thongchai Jaidee (2001, 2004, 2009)<br />Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2013)

<b>122 –</b><b>Average position in the Official World Golf Ranking</b>

<b>49 – The highest World Ranking position of a Team Asia player</b>(Thongchai Jaidee)