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Europe produced a superb fightback in Sunday's singles to claim a stunning 9-7 victory over Asia in the fifth edition of the Royal Trophy.
A whitewash in Saturday's fourballs had left Asia in a commanding 6-2 lead and needing just 21/2 points from the eight singles matches to triumph. But Colin Montgomerie's inspired Europe team hit back in brilliant fashion, with player-captain Montgomerie leading from the front as they claimed six wins and two half points to retain the trophy.
The Europeans dominated from the start on the final day at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin, Thailand, and clawed back the deficit point-by-point until the contest came down to the final two matches out on the course.
In an event that was the brainchild of the legendary Seve Ballesteros, it was fitting that a Spaniard delivered the decisive blow and it fell to Pablo Martin to claim the crucial point as he beat Jeev Milkha Singh on the final hole to ensure victory, a superb chip on the 18th green setting up his win - a shot that Seve himself would have been proud of.
After a phenomenal 2010, the European Tour is rapidly becoming the number one tour in the world; however I'm really looking forward to the new PGA Tour season in the US as well this year - mainly because so many European players are doing so well over there. It's always great to watch the PGA Tour, but it always helps when you've got European interest.
Last year we saw Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer win majors on American soil, while Ian Poulter won a WGC and Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose won tour events in a very special season.
Europe has taken hold of the world rankings with six players in the top 10 and I can't wait to find out if we can produce the same sort of performances in 2011.
So there is plenty for European golf fans to look forward to, but the one to watch this year is obviously Tiger Woods. It looked like he was going to turn last season into a winning one at December's World Challenge. His second shot into the last hole looked like it was going to be the winning shot, but in the end McDowell had other ideas.
Tiger goes into 2011 with a lot to prove to himself and to the world. Remember, despite all of his private turmoil he still finished in the top five of two major championships and I expect him to play well this year.
We can also look forward to watching the continued rise of Rickie Fowler, whose four-birdie finish to snatch half a point from Edoardo Molinari at the Ryder Cup was simply incredible. That suggested to me that this guy is the real deal. A lot of American hopes are pinned on his shoulders - and for somebody who's often seen in a luminous orange shirt he isn't exactly hiding form the attention!
I'm a big fan of Fowler and I'm looking forward to watching him this year. He's the same age as McIlroy and although the Northern Irishman has returned to Europe this season I'm looking forward to watching those two battle it out for many years to come.
Finally for this week, I was amazed to discover that McDowell has changed his equipment for the new season. He's just had the year of his life, winning a major and becoming the world number five, and yet he's decided to change his clubs and his balls from Callaway to Srixon. He says it will give him 'fresh energy', but personally, I wouldn't change my underpants if I'd just had the year that he had!
The top players can play with any equipment, but golf is a game of very fine margins and you need to have confidence in your equipment. Having had so much success hitting one ball last year it's surprising to see him change it so soon.
It's going to be a fascinating season to watch, on both sides of the pond.
