2007 Seve Trophy

This was the fifth time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 4, Continental Europe 1.

Final Score: Great Britain & Ireland 16.5, Continental Europe 11.5

Dates Played: Sept. 27-30, 2007

Location: The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort in County Laois, Ireland

Team Captains: Seve Ballesteros (Europe) and Nick Faldo (GB&I)

Team Rosters: Continental Europe - Robert Karlsson, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Mikko Ilonen, Raphael Jacquelin, Soren Hansen, Gregory Havret, Peter Hanson, Markus Brier, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Thomas Bjorn. Great Britain & Ireland - Justin Rose, Paul Casey, Colin Montgomerie, Bradley Dredge, Graeme Storm, Oliver Wilson, Phillip Archer, Nick Dougherty, Marc Warren, Simon Dyson.

Notes: This was the fourth Seve Trophy in which Seve Ballesteros captained, but the first of those four times Ballesteros was not a playing captain. ... It was Colin Montgomerie's fifth appearance, but his first as a player only (he was playing captain the previous four times). ... The Continentals took a 1-point lead into singles, but GB&I dominated the last day, winning 8 of a possible 10 points.

Day One Results

Fourballs

• Peter Hanson/Robert Karlsson, Europe, def. Colin Montgomerie/Marc Warren, GBI, 2 and 1
• Bradley Dredge/Phillip Archer, GBI, def. Miguel Angel Jimenez/Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Europe, 2 and 1
• Raphael Jacquelin/Gregory Havret, Europe, def. Paul Casey/Simon Dyson, 4 and 3
• Nick Dougherty/Graeme Storm, GBI, def. Thomas Bjorn/Soren Hansen, 1-up
• Markus Brier/Mikko Ilonen, Europe, def. Justin Rose/Oliver Wilson, GBI, 3 and 2

Score after Day 1: Continental Europe 3, GB&I 2

Day Two Results

Fourballs

• Bradley Dredge/Phillip Archer, GBI, def. Peter Hanson/Robert Karlsson, Europe, 5 and 4
• Raphael Jacquelin/Gregory Havret, Europe, def. Colin Montgomerie/Marc Warren, GBI, 5 and 3
• Oliver Wilson/Simon Dyson, GBI, def. Thomas Bjorn/Soren Hansen, 3 and 2
• Mikko Ilonen/Markus Brier, Europe, def. Nick Dougherty/Graeme Storm, GBI, 1-up
• Justin Rose/Paul Casey, Europe, def. Miguel Angel Jimenez/Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 1-up

Score for Day 2 session: GB&I 3, Continental Europe 2
Cumulative score after two days: Continental Europe 5, GB&I 5

Day Three Results

Greensomes

• Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano/Robert Karlsson, Europe, def. Justin Rose/Paul Casey, GBI, 3 and 1
• Raphael Jacquelin/Gregory Havret, Europe, def. Nick Dougherty/Graeme Storm, 2 and 1
• Peter Hanson/Soren Hansen, Europe, def. Oliver Wilson/Simon Dyson, 1-up
• Bradley Dredge/Phillip Archer, GBI, halved with Markus Brier/Mikko Ilonen

Foursomes

• Justin Rose/Nick Dougherty, GBI, def. Raphael Jacquelin/Gregory Havret, Europe, 2 and 1
• Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano/Robert Karlsson, Europe, def. Colin Montgomerie/Graeme Storm, GBI, 3 and 2
• Simon Dyson/Oliver Wilson, GBI, def. Peter Hanson/Soren Hansen, Europe, 3 and 2
• Phillip Archer/Bradley Dredge, GBI, def. Markus Brier/Miguel Angel Jimenez, Europe, 2-up

Score for Day 3 session: Continental Europe 4.5, GB&I 3.5
Cumulative score after three days: Continental Europe 9.5, GB&I 8.5