With the (prestigious) signatures of Francesco Molinari and Guido Migliozzi, Continental Europe wins the Hero Cup with a score of 14.5 to 10.5 over the Great Britain & Ireland team. A great injection of optimism for blue golf in view of the Ryder Cup in September in Rome.
Hero Cup, results
With Victor Perez and Nicolai Hojgaard, Molinari (captain and player) and Migliozzi are the only players to be unbeaten in Abu Dhabi. The Continentals took the lead in the opening fourballs (3 – 2). Then they conquered another point margin in the two foursomes sessions of the second day (splits of 2.5 to 2.5 and 3 to 2) for an 8.5 to 6.5.
The partial became the definitive 14.5-10.5 thanks to the superiority also evident in the singles (partial of 6 to 4). No way for Great Britain & Ireland led by Tommy Fleetwood. To sign the putt that sanctioned the arithmetic victory of Continental Europe was the Polish Adrian Meronk who defeated (1up) Callum Shinkwin.
Among the British none has remained undefeated. They got 3 Fleetwood and MacIntyre, (one loss for both) 2.5 Wallace, 2 Hatton and Smith, 1.5 Shinkwin, 1 Ferguson, Mansell and Power and none Lowry. On the continental side Straka and Detry brought them two points, 1.5 Pieters and Noren and one Rozner and Meronk.
Migliozzi and Molinari gave…
