Dunbar finds form in Bonallack Trophy
Rathmore’s Alan Dunbar maintained his 100 percent record as Europe took a seven-point lead over Asia Pacific into the final day singles at the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy in Portugal.
For the second day in a row, the Walker Cup star won both his fourball and foursomes matches alongside Welshman Rhys Enoch at Monte Rei on the Algarve.
Leading 6-4 after the opening day, Andrew Bennett Morgan’s Europe won the morning foursomes 4-1 with Dunbar and Enoch beating Korea’s Soo-Min Lee and India’s Khalin Hitesh Joshi 3 and 1.
Now 10-5 ahead, Europe then claimed the fourballs 3.5 - 1.5 with Dunbar and Enoch setting the tone with a 3 and 2 win over India’s Seenappa Chikkarangappa and Thailand’s Natipong Srithong.
The event will conclude with 12 singles on Friday with Dunbar taking on Chikkarangappa in the second match of the day.
Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy 2012
Europe 13.5, Asia Pacific 6.5
(Europe names first)
Day 1 - Foursomes
Europe 4 - Asia Pacific 1
Jack Hiluta & Ben Taylor bt Chien-Yao Hung & Natipong Srithong 3 & 2
Daan Huizing & Moritz Lampert bt Cameron Smith & Jake Higginbottom 4 & 2
Thomas Detry & Jon Rahm-Rodriguez lost to Hideki Matsuyama & Seenappa Chikkarangappa 4 & 3
Alan Dunbar & Rhys Enoch bt Mathew Perry & Benjamin Campbell 4 & 3
Marcel Schneider & Robin Kind bt Soo-Min Lee & Khalin Hitesh Joshi 1 UP
Day 1 - Fourball
Europe 2 - Asia Pacific 3
Daan Huizing & Moritz Lampert lost to Cameron Smith & Mathew Perry 2 & 1
Alan Dunbar & Rhys Enoch bt Benjamin Campbell & Jake Higginbottom 2 UP
Jack Hiluta & Ben Taylor lost to Hideki Matsuyama & Taihei Sato 2 & 1
Manuel Trappel & Robin Kind bt Seenappa Chikkarangappa & Khalin Hitesh Joshi 4 & 3
Thomas Detry & Jon Rahm-Rodriguez bt Chang-Woo Lee & Soo-Min Lee 4 & 3
Day 1 Result Europe 6, Asia Pacific 4
Day 2 Foursomes
Europe 4, Asia Pacific 1
Marcel Schneider & Robin Kind bt Hideki Matsuyama & Seenappa Chikkarangappa 3 & 2
Alan Dunbar & Rhys Enoch bt Soo-Min Lee & Khalin Hitesh Joshi 3 & 1
Daan Huizing & Manuel Trappel bt Chien-Yao Hung & Chang-Woo Lee 5 & 4
Jack Hiluta & Ben Taylor bt Jake Higginbottom & Benjamin Campbell 5 & 3
Robert Karlsson & Thomas Detry bt Mathew Perry & Cameron Smith 1 UP
Day 2 Fourball
Europe 3.5, Asia Pacific 1.5
Alan Dunbar & Rhys Enoch bt Seenappa Chikkarangappa & Natipong Srithong 3 & 2
Moritz Lampert & Jon Rahm-Rodriguez bt Hideki Matsuyama & Taihei Sato 1 UP
Jack Hiluta & Ben Taylor lost to Jake Higginbottom & Khalin Hitesh Joshi 7 & 6
Marcel Schneider & Robin Kind bt Soo-Min Lee & Chien-Yao Hung 4 & 3
Daan Huizing & Manuel Trappel halved with Mathew Perry & Cameron Smith
Day 2 Result Europe 7.5, Asia Pacific 2.5
Singles (Friday, local time)
11:30 Manuel Trappel v Benjamin Campbell
11:40 Alan Dunbar v Seenappa Chikkarangappa
11:50 Rhys Enoch v Cameron Smith
12:00 Robin Kind v Khalin Hitesh Joshi
12:10 Daan Huizing v Soo-Min Lee
12:20 Robert Karlsson v Taihei Sato
12:30 Jack Hiluta v Hideki Matsuyama
12:40 Marcel Schneider v Jake Higginbottom
12:50 Moritz Lampert v Mathew Perry
13:00 Ben Taylor v Chien-Yao Hung
13:10 Jon Rahm-Rodriguez v Natipong Srithong
13:20 Thomas Detry v Chang-Woo Lee