2013 Seve Trophy

Golf tournament in France September 2018 Seve Trophy 2013 Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Paris, France 3–6 October Europe GB&I José María Olazábal Sam Torrance 15 13 Continental Europe wins The 2013 Seve Trophy by Golf+, the eighth edition of the Seve Trophy, was played 3–6 October at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche in France. The team captain for Great Britain and Ireland was Sam Torrance, while the captain for Continental Europe was José María Olazábal.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013078/news/newsid=202229.html Olazábal and Torrance named Seve Trophy Captains PGA European Tour 14 August 2013 26 August 2013 The contest took place at the same time as the 2013 Presidents Cup, unlike 2009 and 2011 when it was scheduled during the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. Continental Europe won the tournament by 15 to 13, their first victory since 2000.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/10359097/Seve-Trophy-2013-Francesco-Molinari-inspires-Europe-team-to-first-win-over-Great-Britain-and-Ireland-since-2000.html Francesco Molinari inspires Europe team to first win over Great Britain & Ireland since 2000 6 October 2013 The Telegraph 7 October 2013http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/sport/story/245079.html Europe triumph 15-13 in Seve Trophy 6 October 2013 ESPN 7 October 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/24421676 Europe beat GB & Ireland for first time since 2000 6 October 2013 BBC Sport 7 October 2013 Format The teams competed over four days with five fourball matches on both Thursday and Friday, four foursomes matches on Saturday morning, a further four foursomes matches on Saturday afternoon and ten singles matches on Sunday. This means that a total of 28 points were available with 14½ points required for victory. This was the first Seve Trophy without any greensome matches. The total prize fund was €1,750,000.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/tournament/ European Tour Schedule PGA European Tour 1 September 2013 Teams The teams are made up of five leading players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 23 September 2013 and five leading players (not otherwise qualified) from the Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the Italian Open (22 September 2013).http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013078/teams/index.html Qualification Criteria PGA European Tour 26 August 2013http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013078/news/newsid=206852.html Teams confirmed for Seve Trophy by Golf+ PGA European Tour 27 September 2013 There were a number of players (listed after each table below) who qualified for the trophy, but pulled out. Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño was a late replacement for Peter Hanson who withdrew from the Continental Europe team with a back injury.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013078/news/newsid=207553.html Fernandez-Castaño replaces injured Hanson PGA European Tour 1 October 2013 Hanson had qualified as one of the leading 5 players in the World Rankings (world ranked 39). After his withdrawal his place amongst the World Rankings qualifiers was taken by Nicolas Colsaerts who had previously qualified through the Race to Dubai list. Colsaerts' place in the Race to Dubai list was taken by Fernández-Castaño.http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/race_to_dubai/week38-13.html The Race to Dubai 2013 – Week 39 Golf Today 1 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215847/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/race_to_dubai/week38-13.html 4 October 2013 dead 70px   70px   Team GB&INameCountryQualificationWorld RankingRace to DubaiSam TorranceNon-playing captain——Jamie DonaldsonWorld Rankings4319David LynnWorld Rankings52102Stephen GallacherWorld Rankings6315Chris WoodWorld Rankings6725Paul LawrieWorld Rankings6957Marc WarrenRace to Dubai10723Scott JamiesonRace to Dubai11124Paul CaseyRace to Dubai10129Tommy FleetwoodRace to Dubai15432Simon KhanRace to Dubai14538 The following players qualified but did not play: Justin Rose (world ranking - 5), Rory McIlroy (6), Graeme McDowell (11), Luke Donald (15), Lee Westwood (18), Ian Poulter (20) and Martin Laird (59). 70px   Team Continental EuropeNameCountryQualificationWorld RankingRace to DubaiJosé María OlazábalNon-playing captain——Matteo ManasseroWorld Rankings315Miguel Ángel JiménezWorld Rankings4514Thomas BjørnWorld Rankings468Francesco MolinariWorld Rankings4728Nicolas ColsaertsWorld Rankings5127Joost LuitenRace to Dubai5511Mikko IlonenRace to Dubai7316Thorbjørn OlesenRace to Dubai4921Grégory BourdyRace to Dubai12122Gonzalo Fernández-CastañoRace to Dubai5431 The following players qualified but did not play: Henrik Stenson (world ranking - 4), Sergio García (17), Jonas Blixt (35) and Martin Kaymer (42). Thursday fourballs 3 October 2013 Europe 50px Results GBR 50px IRL 50pxBjørn/JiménezGBRIRL 3 & 2Lawrie/GallacherIlonen/OlesenEurope 1 upFleetwood/WoodMolinari/ManasserohalvedCasey/KhanLuiten/BourdyEurope 2 & 1Donaldson/LynnColsaerts/Fdez-CastañoEurope 5 & 3Warren/Jamieson 3½ Session 1½ 3½ Overall 1½ Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013078/leaderboard/index.html Seve Trophy by Golf+ – Live Scoring PGA European Tour 2 October 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/24384681 Europe fight back to lead Great Britain and Ireland 4 October 2013 BBC Sport 4 October 2013 Friday fourballs 4 October 2013 Europe 50px Results GBR 50px IRL 50pxIlonen/OlesenGBRIRL 3 & 2Casey/KhanMolinari/ManasseroGBRIRL 1 upLynn/JamiesonBjørn/JiménezGBRIRL 4 & 2Donaldson/WarrenLuiten/BourdyEurope 1 upFleetwood/WoodColsaerts/Fdez-CastañoEurope 6 & 5Lawrie/Gallacher 2 Session 3 5½ Overall 4½ Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013078/news/newsid=207942.html Olazabal Sticks To His Guns PGA European Tour 3 October 2013 Saturday foursomes 5 October 2013 Morning Europe 50px Results GBR 50px IRL 50pxColsaerts/Fdez-CastañohalvedLawrie/GallacherLuiten/BourdyEUR 2 & 1Donaldson/WarrenOlesen/MolinariGBRIRL 2 & 1Wood/JamiesonJiménez/ManasseroEUR 1 upCasey/Fleetwood 2½ Session 1½ 8 Overall 6 Source: Afternoon Europe 50px Results GBR 50px IRL 50pxColsaerts/Fdez-CastañoGBRIRL 2 & 1Lawrie/GallacherBjørn/IlonenGBRIRL 2 & 1Donaldson/WarrenLuiten/BourdyEUR 2 upWood/JamiesonJiménez/ManasseroGBRIRL 1 upCasey/Lynn 1 Session 3 9 Overall 9 Source: Sunday singles 6 October 2013 Europe 50px Results GBR 50px IRL 50pxGonzalo Fdez-CastañohalvedJamie DonaldsonNicolas ColsaertsEUR 1 upPaul CaseyJoost LuitenGBRIRL 3 & 2Tommy FleetwoodThomas BjørnhalvedSimon KhanGrégory BourdyEUR 5 & 3Scott JamiesonThorbjørn OlesenGBRIRL 4 & 3Marc WarrenMatteo ManasseroEUR 3 & 2Stephen GallacherMikko IlonenGBRIRL 2 & 1Paul LawrieMiguel Ángel JiménezEUR 6 & 4David LynnFrancesco MolinariEUR 3 & 2Chris Wood 6 Session 4 15 Overall 13 Simon Khan had to pull out of the event through to injury. Under the rules of the event a half was agreed, while Thomas Bjørn sat out the singles. Source: References 2 External links Coverage on European Tour's official site Category:Seve Trophy Category:Golf tournaments in France Category:Sport in Yvelines Category:History of Yvelines Category:Saint-Germain-en-Laye Seve Trophy Seve Trophy