“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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