2009 Seve Trophy

This was the sixth time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 5, Continental Europe 1.

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

Dates Played: Sept. 24-27, 2009

Location: Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Breteche in Paris, France

Team Captains: Thomas Bjorn (Europe) and Paul McGinley (GB&I)

Team Rosters: Continental Europe - Henrik Stenson, Robert Karlsson, Soren Kjeldsen, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Soren Hansen, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Alvaro Quiros, Peter Hanson, Anders Hansen, Francesco Molinari. Great Britain & Ireland - Rory McIlroy, Ross Fisher, Oliver Wilson, Graeme McDowell, Chris Wood, Simon Dyson, Robert Rock, Nick Dougherty, Steven Webster, Anthony Wall.

Notes: This was the first Seve Trophy in which neither Seve Ballesteros nor Colin Montgomerie appeared, either as a captain or a player. ... GB&I essentially sealed its win on the third day, when it claimed 6.5 of a possible 8 points. That gave GB&I a 12.5 to 5.5 lead entering singles.

Day One Results

Fourballs

• Anthony Wall/Chris Wood, GBI, def. Henrik Stenson/Robert Karlsson, Europe, 6 and 5
• Graeme McDowell/Rory McIlroy, GBI, def. Soren Kjeldsen/Alvaro Quiros, Europe, 4 and 3
• Anders Hansen/Francesco Molinari, Europe, def. Robert Rock/Steven Webster, 4 and 3
• Simon Dyson/Oliver Wilson, GBI, def. Soren Hansen/Peter Hanson, Europe, 3 and 2
• Miguel Angel Jimenez/Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Europe, def. Ross Fisher/Nick Dougherty, GBI, 2 and 1

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

Day Two Results

Fourballs

• Simon Dyson/Oliver Wilson, GBI, def. Henrik Stenson/Alvaro Quiros, Europe, 2 and 1
• Nick Dougherty/Ross Fisher, GBI, def. Peter Hanson/Soren Hansen, Europe, 3 and 2
• Anders Hansen/Francesco Molinari, Europe, def. Graeme McDowell/Rory McIlroy, GBI, 3 and 1
• Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano/Robert Karlsson, Europe, def. Robert Rock/Steven Webster, 1-up
• Anthony Wall/Chris Wood, GBI, def. Miguel Angel Jimenez/Soren Kjeldsen, Europe, 3 and 2

Score for Day 2 session: GB&I 3, Continental Europe 2
Cumulative score after two days: GB&I 6, Continental Europe 4

Day Three Results

Greensomes

• Robert Rock/Nick Dougherty, GBI, def. Robert Karlsson/Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Europe, 5 and 4
• Rory McIlroy/Graeme McDowell, GBI, def. Henrik Stenson/Peter Hanson, Europe, 2 and 1
• Ross Fisher/Chris Wood, GBI, def. Anders Hansen/Francesco Molinari, Europe, 1-up
• Miguel Angel Jimenez/Alvaro Quiros, Europe, def. Simon Dyson/Oliver Wilson, GBI, 1-up

Foursomes

• Rory McIlroy/Graeme McDowell, GBI, def. Soren Hansen/Soren Kjeldsen, Europe, 2 and 1
• Ross Fisher/Chris Wood, GBI, def. Anders Hansen/Francesco Molinari, Europe, 3 and 2
• Henrik Stenson/Peter Hanson, Europe, halved with Nick Dougherty/Steven Webster, GBI
• Robert Rock/Oliver Wilson, GBI, def. Alvaro Quiros/Miguel Angel Jimenez, Europe, 1-up

Score for Day 3 session: GB&I 6.5, Continental Europe 1.5
Cumulative score after three days: GB&I 12.5, Continental Europe 5.5

Day Four Results

Singles

• Rory McIlroy def. Henrik Stenson, 1-up
• Graeme McDowell def. Robert Karlsson, 3 and 2
• Alvaro Quiros halved with Anthony Wall
• Miguel Angel Jimenez def. Ross Fisher, 3 and 1
• Soren Hansen def. Steven Webster, 4 and 2
• Soren Kjeldsen def. Simon Dyson, 3 and 1
• Robert Rock def. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 1-up
• Anders Hansen def. Nick Dougherty, 7 and 6
• Francesco Molinari def. Oliver Wilson, 5 and 4
• Peter Hanson halved with Chris Wood

Score for Day 4 session: Continental Europe 6, GB&I 4
Cumulative and final score: GB&I 16.5, Continental Europe 11.5