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“The Royal Trophy
is the culmination of the great
sport of golf, the storied relationship
between East and West and a
very special gesture from our
beloved King”.
His
Excellency General Prem Tinsulanonda
President of the Privy Council
of His Majesty the King |
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“It is the hope
of our Thai people that the
Royal Trophy will be testament
of the Nations of Asia and Europe
coming together in a manner
that fosters goodwill, peace
and understanding”.
His
Excellency General Prem Tinsulanonda
President of the Privy Council
of His Majesty the King |
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“I have no doubt
that the Championship will contribute
in bringing Europe and Asia
even closer together and provide
a platform for the further enhancement
of relations among Asian and
European nations”.
His
Excellency General (Ret.) Surayud
Chulanont
Prime Minister of Thailand |
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“All of us are
highly honored and very proud
to be the Home of the Royal
Trophy”.
Khun
Arsa Sarasin
Principal Private Secretary
of His Majesty the King |
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“The Royal Trophy
is not only a truly leading
sports Event, but also one which
will forever be stamped with
our Thai Heritage”.
Khun Prasert Bunsumpun
President, PTT Public Company
Limited |
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“The Tourism
Authority of Thailand is immensely
proud and truly excited to continue
its association with the Royal
Trophy as a Premier Sponsor”.
Khun Pensuda Priaram
Deputy Governor for Tourism
Products
Acting Governor, The Tourism
Authority of Thailand |
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“We are proud
that the Royal Trophy promotes
a great image of our great Thai
Kingdom”.
Khun
Panya Pongtanya
General Manager, Thai Asia Pacific
Brewery Co., Ltd. |
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“The Royal Trophy
is one of the most important
sporting events taking place
in Asia in 2007 and it clearly
has the potential to grow into
one of the most captivating
competitions in the world”.
Ivan
Ballesteros
Managing Director, Amen Corner
S.A. |
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“The Royal Trophy
has a great future ahead, and
as I have said before, I feel
the Royal Trophy will change
the face of Asian Golf and help
to make it much stronger, just
as the Ryder Cup did for Europe”.
European Team Captain, Seve
Ballesteros |
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“I believe the
Royal Trophy will grow into
one of the world’s greatest
sporting competitions”.
European Team Captain, Seve
Ballesteros |
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“Our Asian Team
will be representing the three
billion men and women of Asia,
the people, cultures and traditions
of great nations including but
not limited to Thailand, India,
China, Korea and Japan and,
most importantly, the spirit
and dreams of our youth”.
Asian
Team Captain, Joe Ozaki |
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“This will undoubtedly
be one of the greatest moments
in the history of Asian sport”.
Asian
Team Captain, Joe Ozaki |
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“….the
tournament was a great success
as witnessed by the thousands
of fans who showed up at Amata
Spring every day. Match play
is clearly a format that appeals
to the Thai golfing public….
As Ballesteros said, ‘it has
been a fantastic tournament
and it has a great future’”.
Bangkok Post - 15th of January,
2007 |
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“Thousands watched
the action (on Friday, the first
day of competition) at Amata
Spring Country Club despite
it being a weekday with heavy
traffic”.
Bangkok
Post - 13th of January, 2007 |
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“The organizers
of the Royal Trophy can be looking
forward to another successful
tournament in terms of the number
of spectators as it attracted
a considerable crowd on the
first day of the second edition
yesterday”.
Bangkok
Post - 13th of January, 2007 |
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“They (Lee Westwood
and Darren Clarke) are great
Ryder Cup players, so a half
against them feels almost like
winning two points”.
Asian
Team Player, Prom Meesawat |
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“The Royal Trophy
really feels like a very big
Event”.
European
Team Player, Darren Clarke
upon his arrival to the first
day of competition |
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“I have thoroughly
enjoyed the Royal Trophy. We’ve
all enjoyed the whole experience.
The crowds and organization
have been wonderful”.
European Team Player, Darren
Clarke |
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“Big Events
like this are great for Asian
golf, and I hope the Sponsors,
Media and the supporters continue
to get behind it”.
Asian
Team Player, Y.E. Yang |
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“I would welcome
the chance to come back next
year. This year we had bigger
crowds, the weather was wonderful,
and it was a splendid idea to
play the event over three days”.
European Team Player, Henrik
Stenson |
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“The
Thai people really were the
perfect hosts. They looked after
us brilliantly. It made us feel
like we really wanted to play
good golf to reward them – and
we certainly managed that”.
European Team Player, Anthony
Wall |
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