Yang and Olazabal named Royal Trophy captains


  • Golf
  • Tuesday, 30 Jul 2013

(Reuters) - Asia's first male winner of a golf major, Yang Yong-eun, will captain the continent at the Royal Trophy against a European team led by Jose Maria Olazabal, organisers said on Tuesday.

South Korean Yang, who beat world number one Tiger Woods to claim the 2009 U.S. PGA Championship, takes over from Japan's Joe Ozaki for the defence of the annual team title at the Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, China from December 20-22.

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