| Royal Trophy | |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Venue: | Empire Hotel and Country Club |
| Location: | Jerudong, Brunei |
| Dates: | 14–16 December 2012 |
| Home: | Asia |
| Away: | Europe |
| Homecaptain: | Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki |
| Awaycaptain: | José María Olazábal |
| Homescore: | 8 |
| Awayscore: | 8 |
| Result: | After playoff Asia wins |
The 2012 Royal Trophy was the sixth edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 14 - 16 December at the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong, Brunei. After the two teams tied 8–8, Asia won a sudden-death playoff. Kim Kyung-tae and Yang Yong-eun faced Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari in a four-ball match, with Kim's birdie giving Asia the win on the first hole.[1]
| Asia | Europe | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Player | Country | |
| Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki Non-playing captain | ||||
| José María Olazábal Playing captain | ||||
| width=160 | Asia | Results | width=160 | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujimoto/Wu | 2 & 1 | Molinari/Molinari | ||
| Aphibarnrat/Singh | 1 up | Colsaerts/Siem | ||
| Bae/Ishikawa | 5 & 4 | Stenson/Fdez-Castaño | ||
| Kim/Yang | halved | Jiménez/Olazábal | ||
| ½ | Session | 3½ | ||
| ½ | Overall | 3½ |
| width=160 | Asia | Results | width=160 | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphibarnrat/Singh | halved | Jiménez/Olazábal | ||
| Bae/Wu | halved | Colsaerts/Siem | ||
| Kim/Yang | 2 & 1 | Fdez-Castaño/Stenson | ||
| Fujimoto/Ishikawa | 3 & 2 | Molinari/Molinari | ||
| 3 | Session | 1 | ||
| 3½ | Overall | 4½ |
| width=160 | Asia | Results | width=160 | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphibarnrat | halved | Olazábal | ||
| Bae | 1 up | Colsaerts | ||
| Kim | halved | Fdez-Castaño | ||
| Fujimoto | 1 up | Siem | ||
| Wu | halved | E. Molinari | ||
| Singh | 1 up | Jiménez | ||
| Ishikawa | 1 up | Stenson | ||
| Yang | 2 & 1 | F. Molinari | ||
| 4½ | Session | 3½ | ||
| 8 | Overall | 8 |