Tommy Fleetwood scored the winning point as Great Britain and Ireland completed a convincing Team Cup victory over continental Europe by dominating Sunday’s singles in Abu Dhabi.
Fleetwood secured the point that sealed Team Europe’s 2023 victory in Rome and repeated the feat in this week’s Ryder Cup-style team event, played ahead of a trip to Bethpage Black in September to face Team USA.
Justin Rose’s GB and Ireland had won each of the first three sessions to go seven points clear of Francesco Molinari’s continental European side to win the biennial competition with 10 on the final day. claiming only two points from matches.
Justin Rose also won his singles match in the last day
Laurie Kanter claimed the first singles point after defeating Romain Langask 5&4 to end the Frenchman’s 100 per cent record at the tournament, while Fleetwood moved GB & Ireland to within 13 points of victory when he beat Mathieu Pavon 3&1 in the best match :
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What’s next?
The DP World Tour remains in the Middle East for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the Rolex Series opening event of the year, with Rory McIlroy returning as defending champion to be fully covered from 7 am.
Several of this week’s Team Cup line-ups are likely to feature in the Ryder Cup later this year, exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf from September 26-28. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, majors and more NOW!.
