2009 Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros

Seve Trophy 2009 Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Paris, France 24–27 September Europe GB&I Thomas Bjørn Paul McGinley 11½ 16½ Great Britain and Ireland wins The 2009 Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros, formerly known as the Seve Trophy, was played 24–27 September at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche in France. The team captain for Great Britain and Ireland was Paul McGinley, with the captain for Continental Europe being Thomas Bjørn. Great Britain and Ireland won the Trophy for the fifth consecutive time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8277413.stm GB and Ire retain Vivendi Trophy 2009-09-27 BBC Sport 2009-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003205902/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8277413.stm 3 October 2009 live Format The format remained the same for the fourth successive time. 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 matches 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. There was a big reduction in the prize money for the 2009 event. Each member of the winner team received €65,000, the losing team €55,000 each, giving a total prize fund of €1,150,000.http://www.golfblogger.co.uk/post/canal-unveil-the-2009-vivendi-trophy-with-severiano-ballesteros-in-paris Canal+ unveil "The 2009 Vivendi Trophy with Severiano Ballesteros" in Paris golfblogger.co.uk 30 August 2013 https://archive.today/20130831225634/http://www.golfblogger.co.uk/post/canal-unveil-the-2009-vivendi-trophy-with-severiano-ballesteros-in-paris 31 August 2013 dead dmy-all Teams The teams were made up of five players from the World Rankings list and five players from the European points list following the conclusion of the Mercedes-Benz Championship on 14 September 2009. There were a number of players who qualified for the trophy, but pulled out. These include Pádraig Harrington, Sergio García, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Paul Casey.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/harrington-shocker-for-mcginley-14484652.html Harrington shocker for McGinley Belfast Telegraph 2009-09-16 70px   70px   Team GB&INameCountryQualificationPaul McGinleyIrelandNon-playing captainRory McIlroyNorthern IrelandWorld rankingsRoss FisherEnglandWorld rankingsOliver WilsonEnglandWorld rankingsGraeme McDowellNorthern IrelandWorld rankingsChris WoodEnglandWorld rankingsSimon DysonEnglandEuropean pointsRobert RockEnglandEuropean pointsNick DoughertyEnglandEuropean pointsSteve WebsterEnglandEuropean pointsAnthony WallEnglandEuropean points 70px   Team Continental EuropeNameCountryQualificationThomas BjørnDenmarkNon-playing captainHenrik StensonSwedenWorld rankingsRobert KarlssonSwedenWorld rankingsSøren KjeldsenDenmarkWorld rankingsMiguel Ángel JiménezSpainWorld rankingsSøren HansenDenmarkWorld rankingsGonzalo Fernández-CastañoSpainEuropean pointsÁlvaro QuirósSpainEuropean pointsPeter HansonSwedenEuropean pointsAnders HansenDenmarkEuropean pointsFrancesco MolinariItalyEuropean points Day one Thursday, 24 September 2009 Fourball GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxMcDowell/McIlroyGBRIRL 4 & 3 Kjeldsen/QuirósWall/WoodGBRIRL 6 & 5 Karlsson/StensonDyson/WilsonGBRIRL 3 & 2 S. Hansen/HansonRock/Webster Europe 4 & 3A. Hansen/MolinariDougherty/FisherEurope 2 & 1Fdez-Castaño/Jiménez 3 Session 2 3 Overall 2 Day two Friday, 25 September 2009 Fourball GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxDyson/WilsonGBRIRL 2 & 1Quirós/StensonDougherty/FisherGBRIRL 3 & 2S. Hansen/HansonMcDowell/McIlroyEurope 3 & 1A. Hansen/MolinariRock/Webster Europe 1 upFdez-Castaño/KarlssonWall/WoodGBRIRL 3 & 2Jiménez/Kjeldsen 3 Session 2 6 Overall 4 Day three Saturday, 26 September 2009 Morning greensomes GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxMcDowell/McIlroyGBRIRL 2 & 1Hanson/StensonDougherty/RockGBRIRL 5 & 4Fdez-Castaño/KarlssonFisher/WoodGBRIRL 1 upA. Hansen/MolinariDyson/WilsonEurope 1 upJiménez/Quirós 3 Session 1 9 Overall 5 Afternoon foursomes GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxMcDowell/McIlroyGBRIRL 2 & 1S. Hansen/KjeldsenDougherty/Webster halvedHanson/StensonFisher/WoodGBRIRL 3 & 2A. Hansen/MolinariRock/WilsonGBRIRL 1 upJiménez/Quirós 3½ Session ½ 12½ Overall 5½ Day four Sunday, 27 September 2009 Singles GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxRory McIlroyGBRIRL 1 upHenrik StensonGraeme McDowellGBRIRL 3 & 2Robert KarlssonAnthony WallhalvedÁlvaro QuirósRoss FisherEurope 3 & 1Miguel Ángel JiménezSteve WebsterEurope 4 & 2Søren HansenSimon DysonEurope 3 & 1Søren KjeldsenRobert RockGBRIRL 1 upGonzalo Fdez-CastañoNick DoughertyEurope 7 & 6Anders HansenChris WoodhalvedPeter HansonOliver WilsonEurope 5 & 4Francesco Molinari 4 Session 6 16½ Overall 11½ Anthony Wall injured his shoulder on Friday afternoon. He did not play on the Saturday and was still unfit to play in the singles on Sunday. Under the rules of the event a half was agreed with a player chosen by Thomas Bjørn to sit out the singles.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2009/tournamentid=2009410/news/newsid=116394.html Wall blow for Great Britain & Ireland PGA European Tour 26 August 2013 References 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 Vivendi Trophy Vivendi Trophy