Euro Tour admits EurAsia Cup launch a ‘mistake’

The European Tour has admitted launching the EurAsia Cup was a “mistake” and are seeking to end the row with the organisers of the rival Royal Trophy that will not see them “lose too much face”.

That is according to co-managing director of the Royal Trophy Ivan Ballesteros, who has been involved in a bitter dispute with the European and Asian Tours over the EurAsia Cup, which began in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

In response, the European Tour said it regretted the comments made by Ballesteros and that it had previously supported the Royal Trophy by releasing players to take part, while stressing that it has the full support of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation and has raised more than £1.2million for it since 2010.