2005 Seve Trophy
Final Score: Great Britain & Ireland 16.5, Continental Europe 11.5
Dates Played: Sept. 22-25, 2005
Location: Wynyard Golf Club in County Durham, England
Team Captains: Jose Maria Olazabal (Europe) and Colin Mongomerie (GB&I)
Team Rosters: Continental Europe - Jose Maria Olazabal, Thomas Bjorn, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Henrik Stenson, Niclas Fasth, Peter Hanson, Maarten Lafeber, Jean-Francois Remesy, Emanuele Canonica, Thomas Levet. Great Britain & Ireland - Colin Montgomerie, Padraig Harrington, David Howell, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, Nick Dougherty, Stephen Dodd, Ian Poulter, Bradley Dredge, Paul Casey.
Notes: Europe had a hot start, winning the opening session 4-1. But GB&I slowly clawed back until taking a 1-point lead into singles. And then the Brits and Irish dominated singles, winning 7 of a possible 10 points.
Day One Results
Fourballs
- Thomas Bjorn/Henrik Stenson, Europe, def. Ian Poulter/Nick Dougherty, GBI, 2-up
- Colin Montgomerie/Graeme McDowell, GBI, def. Maarten Lafeber, Emanuele Canonica, Europe, 4 and 2
- Miguel Angel Jimenez/Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, def. Stephen Dodd/Bradley Dredge, GBI, 3 and 2
- Jean-Francois Remesy/Thomas Levet, Europe, def. Padraig Harrington/Paul McGinley, GBI, 1-up
Score after Day 1: Continental Europe 4, GB&I 1
Day Two Results
Fourballs
- Paul McGinley/Padraig Harrington, GBI, def. Niclas Fasth/Peter Hanson, Europe, 3 and 1
- Paul Casey/David Howell, GBI, def. Miguel Angel Jimenez/Jose Maria Olazabal, 5 and 4
- Thomas Bjorn/Henrik Stenson, Europe, def. Colin Montgomerie/Graeme McDowell, GBI, 3 and 2
- Maarten Lafaber/Emanuele Canonica, Europe, def. Stephen Dodd/Bradley Dredge, GBI, 2-up
- Nick Dougherty/Ian Poulter, GBI, def. Jean-Francois Remesy/Thomas Levet, Europe, 5 and 4
Score for Day 2 session: GB&I 3, Continental Europe 2
Cumulative score after two days: Continental Europe 6, GB&I 4
Day Three Results
Greensomes
- Paul McGinley/Padraig Harrington, GBI, def. Thomas Levet/Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, 3 and 2
- David Howell/Paul Casey, GBI, def. Niclas Fasth/Peter Hanson, Europe, 2-up
- Stephen Dodd/Graeme McDowell, GBI, halved with Miguel Angel Jimenez/Emanuele Canonica, Europe
- Ian Poulter/Nick Dougherty, GBI, halved with Thomas Bjorn/Henrik Stenson, Europe
Foursomes
- Paul McGinley/Padraig Harrington, GBI, halved with Thomas Level/Jean-Francois Remesy, Europe
- David Howell/Paul Casey, GBI, def. Miguel Angel Jimenez/Emanuele Canonica, Europe, 2 and 1
- Niclas Fasth/Henrik Stenson, Europe, def. Bradley Dredge/Ian Poulter, GBI, 1-up
- Colin Montgomerie/Nick Dougherty, GBI, def. Thomas Bjorn/Maarten Lafeber, Europe, 1-up
Score for Day 3 session: GB&I 5.5, Continental Europe 2.5
Cumulative score after three days: GB&I 9.5, Continental Europe 8.5
Day Four Results
Singles
- Jose Maria Olazabal def. Colin Montgomerie, 2 and 1
- Paul Casey def. Niclas Fasth, 4 and 3
- Ian Poulter halved with Peter Hanson
- David Howell def. Thomas Bjorn, 6 and 5
- Stephen Dodd def. Jean-Francois Remesy, 2 and 1
- Bradley Dredge def. Thomas Levet, 2 and 1
- Graeme McDowell def. Maarten Lafeber, 5 and 4
- Paul McGinley def. Miguel Angel Jimenez, 1-up
- Emanuele Canonica def. Padraig Harrington, 2 and 1
- Nick Dougherty halved with Henrik Stenson
Score for Day 4 session: GB&I 7, Continental Europe 3
Cumulative and final score: GB&I 16.5, Continental Europe 11.5
