Paul McGinley made no excuses for Europe's dismal showing on the first two days of the Royal Trophy and took his hat off to Asia.
Jose Maria Olazabal's European side is teetering on the brink of a humiliating defeat as they trail by five points with just eight singles matches remaining.
Paul McGinley suffered another defeat as Asia opened up a commanding five-point lead going into the singles in the Royal Trophy in Thailand.
The Dubliner, who was unbeaten in two previous Royal Trophy appearances, fell to his second successive defeat alongside Spanish debutant Pablo Larrazabal when they were beaten 4 and 2 by Prayad Marksaeng and Thongchai Jaidee in Saturday's fourballs.
Paul McGinley lost his unbeaten record in the Royal Trophy as Asia took a 3-1 lead over Europe after Friday's opening day foursomes.
The Dubliner, 42, and Spain's Pablo Larrazabal were three up early on but China's Liang Wen-chong and South Korea's Charlie Wi fought back to level and then won the last three holes to finish two up.
(First published on 11 October, 2005)
Seve Ballesteros has pulled off the impossible hundreds of time in his career. Now he’s determined to create another bit of history and snatch Des Smyth’s record by becoming the oldest winner in the history of the European Tour.
Few believe the Spanish maestro, 48, will ever regain even a glimmer of the form that brought him five majors and 72 tournament victories worldwide. But he remains convinced that he can lift a European Tour trophy once more - even if nobody else does.