LONG-STANDING BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF ASIAN GOLF

VERY LATE POSTPONED OF ROYAL 

TROPHY MATCH IN CHINA

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The Royal Trophy, which is a Ryder Cup-style event featuring teams from Europe and Asia, was postponed this week, just two days before it was set to begin, according to the South China Morning Post.
The event's eighth instalment was scheduled to be played December 19-21 at Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, China. The Morning Post reported that Dragon Lake Golf Club had no plans to stage the event and that the postponement comes during a "long-standing battle for control of Asian golf between the Asian Tour and OneAsia."
The Royal Trophy match, founded by the late Seve Ballesteros, has been played annually since 2006 and has brought in the likes of Henrik Stenson, Y.E. Yang and Paul Lawrie. 
Past captains include Yang, Jose Maria Olazabal and Colin Montgomerie. It is sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the China Golf Association and supported by the OneAsia Tour.
The tournament was challenged earlier this year when the European and Asian Tours partnered to support the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia this March.
 Teams Europe and Asia tied, with Ryder Cuppers Graeme McDowell, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Duvuisson and Stephen Gallacher competing for Europe.