SPANIARD AND DANE COMPLETE EUROPE TEAM FOR KUALA LUMPUR
JIMÉNEZ PICKS LARRAZÁBAL, OLESEN
TO COMPLETE EURASIA CUP TEAM
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS NEWS RELEASE
Miguel
Angel Jiménez has selected Pablo Larrazábal and Thorbjørn Olesen as his
two Captain’s Picks to complete the European team for next month’s
EurAsia Cup match
The
Spaniard and the Dane will join the eight automatic qualifiers as
Europe face up to an Asian team led by Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee at
the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur from March 27-29.
Larrazábal,
who made a winning start to 2014 with victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC
Golf Championship over a high quality field which included Rory McIlroy
and Phil Mickelson, was delighted to receive a call-up from his fellow
countryman.
“I
am very happy to accept Miguel’s invitation,” said the 30 year old from
Barcelona. “It will be a great experience to play for Europe and to try
to win the first EurAsua Cup match.
“I
made a great start to the season with the win in Abu Dhabi, but I still
had to be picked for the team so I hope to bring my best form to
Malaysia and repay Miguel’s faith in me.”
Olesen
played alongside Jiménez for the first two rounds of the Dubai Desert
Classic three weeks ago and the 24 year old clearly impressed en route
to a fifth place finish, having finished in a tie for third spot the
previous week at
the Qatar Masters.
“I had an idea that Miguel was
thinking of picking me because we spoke about it in Dubai, but you never
know how these things are going to go until you receive the call so I
was obviously delighted when the phone rang,” said Olesen.
“It’s great to know that someone
like Miguel thinks I can bring something to his team and I am looking
forward to getting out there. Being part of the winning Seve Trophy team
last year alongside guys like Miguel and Thomas (Björn) will
definitely help me.”
Larrazábal
and Olesen join Thomas Björn, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson,
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño, Stephen Gallacher, Joost Luiten, Graeme
McDowell and playing captain Jiménez himself, to form a formidable
European team.
“I
am delighted that both Pablo and Thorbjørn have accepted the chance to
join the team,” said Jiménez. “They are both extremely talented players
and they will definitely bring excitement and flair to the match.
“Thorbjørn
has been coming into form recently and his two top five finishes in the
Desert Swing showed that results are starting to come. He is a great
player and will have taken a lot of experience from the Seve Trophy last
year when
he was part of the winning Continental European team.
“Now
that my team is complete I am very happy. I have a very strong group of
players and a very good mix of youth and experience. It will be very
tough to go to Malaysia and win because the Asian team is also very
strong, but I believe
if my players play to their abilities then Europe can triumph.”
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