{"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":"
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
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
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>\n Introducing Team GB&I 👊#HeroCup<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/E6D3GZoSzS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n