The 2007 Seve Trophy took place between 27 and 30 September at The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort in Ireland. The team captain for Great Britain and Ireland was Nick Faldo, with the captain for Continental Europe being Seve Ballesteros. Great Britain and Ireland retained the trophy for the third consecutive time.
Format The teams competed over four days with five fourball matches on both Thursday and Friday, four greensomes matches on Saturday morning, four foursomes matches on Saturday afternoon and ten singles on Sunday. It means a total of 28 points are available with 14½ points required for victory. If the score finished at 14-14, then two players from each team would play the 18th using the greensomes format to find the winner.
Each member of the winner team received €125,000, the losing team €75,000 each, giving a total prize fund of €2,000,000.
Teams The teams were made up of four players from the Official World Golf Ranking list, four players from the European points list, and two captain's pick. However, there were a number of players who qualified for the trophy, but pulled out. These include: Henrik Stenson, Pádraig Harrington, Sergio García and Lee Westwood.
Team GB&INameCountryQualificationNick FaldoEnglandNon-playing captainJustin RoseEnglandWorld rankingsPaul CaseyEnglandWorld rankingsColin MontgomerieScotlandWorld rankingsBradley DredgeWalesWorld rankingsGraeme StormEnglandEuropean pointsOliver WilsonEnglandEuropean pointsPhillip ArcherEnglandEuropean pointsNick DoughertyEnglandEuropean pointsMarc WarrenScotlandCaptain's pickSimon DysonEnglandCaptain's pick
Team Continental EuropeNameCountryQualificationSeve BallesterosSpainNon-playing captainRobert KarlssonSwedenWorld rankingsMiguel Ángel JiménezSpainWorld rankingsMikko IlonenFinlandWorld rankingsRaphaël JacquelinFranceWorld rankingsSøren HansenDenmarkEuropean pointsGrégory HavretFranceEuropean pointsPeter HansonSwedenEuropean pointsMarkus BrierAustriaEuropean pointsGonzalo Fernández-CastañoSpainCaptain's pickThomas BjørnDenmarkCaptain's pick
Day one Thursday, 27 September 2007
Fourball Results Montgomerie/Warren 3 & 1Hanson/KarlssonDredge/Archer 2 & 1Jiménez/Fdez-CastañoCasey/Dyson 4 & 3Jacquelin/HavretDougherty/Storm 1 upBjørn/HansenRose/Wilson 3 & 2Brier/Ilonen 2 Session 3 2 Overall 3
Day two Friday, 28 September 2007
Fourball Results Dredge/Archer 5 & 4Hanson/KarlssonMontgomerie/Warren 5 & 3Jacquelin/HavretWilson/Dyson 3 & 2Bjørn/HansenDougherty/Storm 1 upIlonen/BrierRose/Casey 1 upJiménez/Fdez-Castaño 3 Session 2 5 Overall 5
Day three Saturday, 29 September 2007
Morning greensomes Results Rose/Casey 3 & 1Karlsson/Fdez-CastañoDougherty/Storm 2 & 1Jacquelin/HavretWilson/Dyson 1 upHanson/HansenDredge/ArcherhalvedBrier/Ilonen ½ Session 3½ 5½ Overall 8½
Afternoon foursomes Results Rose/Dougherty 2 & 1Jacquelin/HavretMontgomerie/Storm 3 & 2Karlsson/Fdez-CastañoWilson/Dyson 3 & 2Hanson/HansenDredge/Archer 2 upBrier/Jiménez 3 Session 1 8½ Overall 9½
Day four Sunday, 30 September 2007
Singles Results Colin Montgomerie 1 upRobert KarlssonPaul Casey 3 & 2Raphaël JacquelinMarc Warren 1 upGrégory HavretNick DoughertyhalvedSøren HansenGraeme Storm 6 & 5Thomas BjørnSimon Dyson 2 & 1Mikko IlonenPhillip ArcherhalvedMarkus BrierBradley Dredge 2 upGonzalo Fdez-CastañoOliver Wilson 1 upPeter HansonJustin Rose 2 & 1Miguel Ángel Jiménez 8 Session 2 16½ Overall 11½
References
External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site