Continental Europe win Hero Cup by four points ahead of Ryder Cup dust-up
Tommy Fleetwood was proud of his Great Britain & Ireland side despite losing the inaugural Hero Cup to Francesco Molinari's Continental Europe 14.5-10.5.
Tommy Fleetwood says he will forever cherish the memories of being a captain at the Hero Cup despite being defeated by Francesco Molinari's Continental Europe.
In the end, Molinari's team beat Great Britain & Ireland 14.5-10.5.
Continental Europe held a two-point advantage at Abu Dhabi Golf Club heading into the Sunday Singles.
The Hero Cup has been introduced to give potential Ryder Cup players valuable experience.
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It replaced the Seve Trophy, which began in 2000 and stopped being played in 2013.
Molinari led from the front and secured the first point of the day by beating Shane Lowry.
Fleetwood also won his match, defeating Thomas Pieters 3&2.
But Continental Europe were too strong and won six out of the 10 matches on Sunday to claim the four-point victory.
Scroll down for the full results...
Fleetwood told Sky Sports:
.@AdrianMeronk with the putt that secured victory #HeroCup pic.twitter.com/qqF6GKLvQk
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) January 15, 2023
Molinari told Sky Sports:
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Full Sunday Singles results from the 2023 Hero Cup
Winners in bold
Shane Lowry 3&2 Francesco Molinari
Tommy Fleetwood 3&2 Thomas Pieters
Tyrrell Hatton 5&4 Antoine Rozner
Seamus Power 1UP Nicolai Hojgaard
Matt Wallace 2&1 Thomas Detry
Callum Shinkwin 1UP Adrian Meronk
Jordan Smith 4&2 Victor Perez
Ewen Ferguson 5&4 Sepp Straka
Robert MacIntrye 5&3 Alex Noren
Richard Mansell 4&3 Guido Migliozzi
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