{"id":271747,"date":"2023-01-11T10:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T10:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/its-a-hugely-important-event-tommy-fleetwood-taking-hero-cup-seriously\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:58:59","slug":"its-a-hugely-important-event-tommy-fleetwood-taking-hero-cup-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/its-a-hugely-important-event-tommy-fleetwood-taking-hero-cup-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a hugely important event \u2013 Tommy Fleetwood taking Hero Cup seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural Hero Cup will replicate the Ryder Cup as closely as possible and be taken \u201cvery seriously\u201d, according to Tommy Fleetwood.<\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari, who earned the nickname \u2018Moliwood\u2019 after winning all four of their matches together in the 2018 Ryder Cup, are on opposite sides in Abu Dhabi as playing captains of Great Britain and Ireland and Europe respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The contest effectively fills the gap left by the Seve Trophy, which was held eight times between 2000 and 2013 and gave captaincy experience to future Ryder Cup skippers Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal, Nick Faldo, Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Introducing Team GB&amp;I &#x1f44a;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeroCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E6D3GZoSzS\">pic.twitter.com\/E6D3GZoSzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1612835531217321984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>Current Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is overseeing the event and the record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021 means no-one involved is treating it lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very serious,\u201d Fleetwood told a pre-event press conference. \u201cIf you apply yourself properly in this event, I think it holds you in high regard for the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember we had the EurAsia Cup in 2018 and I had a particularly good tournament there (winning all three matches) and Europe won, but I remember Thomas (Bjorn) was the captain and everything you do, they keep a very close eye on for the captains in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you play in these team events and when you play in the Ryder Cup a big part of it is how you play, but that\u2019s not everything that you can give to the team. There\u2019s attitude, there\u2019s motivation, there\u2019s the way you are with your team-mates.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Image --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"embedded268745802\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/3f3ab61af98a1ef7f8b45b0d53cf90a4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjczNTE4NjEx\/2.68745802.jpg?w=640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/3f3ab61af98a1ef7f8b45b0d53cf90a4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjczNTE4NjEx\/2.68745802.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/3f3ab61af98a1ef7f8b45b0d53cf90a4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjczNTE4NjEx\/2.68745802.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/3f3ab61af98a1ef7f8b45b0d53cf90a4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjczNTE4NjEx\/2.68745802.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" alt=\"Tommy Fleetwood\" data-title=\"BMW PGA Championship 2022 \u2013 Day Three \u2013 Wentworth Golf Club\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Adam Davy\" data-usage-terms=\"Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.\" \/><figcaption>Tommy Fleetwood is the playing captain of Great Britain and Ireland in the inaugural Hero Cup (Adam Davy\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Image --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think from the stats side, from Luke\u2019s side, for the vice-captains, for myself and Fran to the players, we are making it as close to the Ryder Cup as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a hugely important event for us all, this event in particular, and team golf is something that everybody from the last Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, they wanted another team event. We wanted to be sharper in that team format.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think from my side and from speaking to my team-mates, we are all in a very competitive mood. We all want to perform. We all want to do our absolute best and we want to win.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Introducing Team Continental Europe &#x1f44a;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeroCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pUPhnl0MAw\">pic.twitter.com\/pUPhnl0MAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1612705806960451584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything from the locker rooms, the stats, and how everybody is going about everything is absolutely very serious. It\u2019s just like any other event that we all want to be winners at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two 10-man teams will compete in foursomes, fourballs and singles, with all 20 players taking part in each session.<\/p>\n<p>There will be five fourball matches on Friday, two sets of five foursomes matches on Saturday and 10 singles on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>With 25 points up for grabs, 13 will be required to win and a GB&amp;I team which includes Shane Lowry, Tyrrell Hatton and Seamus Power are the odds-on favourites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is overseeing the 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