{"id":1255063,"date":"2025-01-10T19:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1255063"},"modified":"2025-01-10T19:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:06:29","slug":"team-cup-2025-day-1-gbi-leading-after-opening-four-balls-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/team-cup-2025-day-1-gbi-leading-after-opening-four-balls-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"GB&I leading after opening four-balls in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great Britain & Ireland lead by two points at the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

The teams need thirteen points across the three days to win the competition. Francesco Molinari<\/a> led Continental Europe to a 14\u00bd -10\u00bd victory against a Great Britain & Ireland team captained by Tommy Fleetwood<\/a> when the event was held as the Hero Cup in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Continental Europe 1\u00bd<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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GB&I 3\u00bd<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Friday Four-balls
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matthieu Pavon
\nRomain Langasque<\/td>\n		<<\/td>\n3&1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nJustin Rose (C)
\nMatt Wallace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard
\nRasmus Neergaard-Petersen<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n1 Up<\/td>\n><\/td>\nJordan Smith
\nLaurie Canter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antoine Rozner
\nJulien Guerrier<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n3&2<\/td>\n><\/td>\nTyrrell Hatton
\nTom McKibbin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen
\nNiklas Norgaard<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nTie<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMatthew Jordan
\nPaul Waring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Francesco Molinari (C)
\nMatteo Manassero<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n4&2<\/td>\n><\/td>\nTommy Fleetwood
\nAaron Rai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n