Hero Cup: Continental Europe wins 14.5-10.5 against Great Britain and Ireland in new team event | Golf News
Francesco Molinari served as team captain in Continental Europe’s win over Tommy Fleetwood’s England and Ireland team; Adrian Meronk earned the winning point in a three-day team competition in Abu Dhabi
Last Updated: 15/01/23 11:48 am
Victor Perez was among the Continental European players to win their singles matches on Sunday
Continental Europe impressed in Sunday’s singles to a 14.5-10.5 win over Great Britain and Ireland at the inaugural Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi.
Francesco Molinari’s side had a two-point advantage over Abu Dhabi Golf Club as they entered the final day of the three-day competition, introduced with the aim of giving players more team experience than before. potential future appearances in Europe’s Ryder Cup team.
Molinari took the opening point in Sunday’s singles when he beat Shane Lowry 3&2, while Continental Europe won six of the 10 games in the final day to find worthy winners.
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Luke Donald has hailed the Hero Cup sessions as a ‘priceless’ experience as he prepares for the Ryder Cup.
“It’s amazing – I can finally relax,” Molinari said. “I’m incredibly happy for the boys. It’s been easy to lead them and be captain for them. I think we’ve found some great couples and it’s been a great week to start the year off. new.
“It made my job a lot easier because I didn’t have to tinker and change too much. It was a great event, we really enjoyed it, DP World Tour did an excellent job with the design. I think we played some really great games in general golf.”
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