2003 Seve Trophy

Seve Trophy 2003 Campo de Golf Parador El Saler Valencia, Spain 6–9 November Europe GB&I Seve Ballesteros Colin Montgomerie 13 15 Great Britain and Ireland wins The 2003 Seve Trophy took place 6–9 November at Campo de Golf Parador El Saler, Valencia, Spain. The team captain for Continental Europe was Seve Ballesteros, with the team captain for Great Britain and Ireland being Colin Montgomerie. The competition was won by Great Britain and Ireland. Format For the first time the event was staged over four days. There were 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. If the score finished at 14–14, then two players from each team (but not either captain) would play a two-hole play-off using the greensomes format to find the winner.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108137.html Format PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Each member of the winner team received €150,000, the losing team €70,000 each, giving a total prize fund of €2,200,000.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108139.html Prize Money PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Teams Both captains played and had one wild card selection each. The remaining 8 players were the leading four players from the Official World Golf Ranking after the 2003 Telefónica Open de Madrid and the leading four players (not qualified from the World Rankings) from the Volvo Order of Merit after the 2003 Telefónica Open de Madrid.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108141.html Eligibility & Team Rankings PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Europe 70px Team Continental EuropeNameCountryQualificationSeve BallesterosSpainPlaying captainThomas BjørnDenmarkWorld rankingAlex ČejkaGermanyWorld rankingSergio GarcíaSpainWorld rankingFreddie JacobsonSwedenWorld rankingNiclas FasthSwedenOrder of MeritIgnacio GarridoSpainOrder of MeritRaphaël JacquelinFranceOrder of MeritMiguel Ángel JiménezSpainOrder of MeritJosé María OlazábalSpainCaptain's pick GBR 70px IRL 70px Team GB&INameCountryQualificationColin MontgomerieScotlandPlaying captainPaul CaseyEnglandWorld rankingPádraig HarringtonIrelandWorld rankingIan PoulterEnglandWorld rankingJustin RoseEnglandWorld rankingBrian DavisEnglandOrder of MeritDavid HowellEnglandOrder of MeritPhillip PriceWalesOrder of MeritLee WestwoodEnglandOrder of MeritPaul LawrieScotlandCaptain's pick David Howell replaced Darren Clarke who was playing in the 2003 Tour Championship which was being playing in the same week. Source:https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3216161.stm Monty hands Lawrie wild card BBC 30 August 2013https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3236067.stm Clarke opts for US event BBC 30 August 2013http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003070/news/newsid=108120.html Telefonica Open de Madrid - Questions and Answers PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Day one Thursday, 6 November 2003 Fourball GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxWestwood/HowellGBRIRL 2 upOlazábal/BallesterosDavis/CaseyGBRIRL 2 & 1Garrido/JiménezRose/PoulterEurope 4 & 3Čejka/JacquelinLawrie/MontgomeriehalvedJacobson/FasthPrice/HarringtonGBRIRL 2 upBjørn/García 3½ Session 1½ 3½ Overall 1½ Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108149.html Full Match Results PGA European Tour 30 August 2013http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108147.html Great Britain and Ireland take early lead PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Day two Friday, 7 November 2003 Fourball GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxWestwood/HowellGBRIRL 5 & 3Bjørn/GarcíaLawrie/MontgomerieEurope 2 & 1Čejka/JacquelinDavis/CaseyGBRIRL 2 upGarrido/JiménezPrice/HarringtonEurope 1 upJacobson/FasthRose/PoulterGBRIRL 3 & 1Olazábal/Ballesteros 3 Session 2 6½ Overall 3½ Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108150.html GB & Ireland extend lead at Seve Trophy PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Day three Saturday, 8 November 2003 Morning greensomes GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxHarrington/LawrieEurope 5 & 4Jacobson/FasthRose/MontgomeriehalvedBjørn/OlazábalDavis/CaseyEurope 3 & 2Čejka/JacquelinWestwood/PoulterGBRIRL 3 & 1García/Ballesteros 1½ Session 2½ 8 Overall 6 Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108151.html Continental Europe fight back in the Seve Trophy PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Afternoon foursomes GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxHarrington/MontgomerieGBRIRL 2 & 1Jiménez/GarridoLawrie/CaseyEurope 3 & 2Jacobson/FasthHowell/WestwoodEurope 5 & 3Čejka/JacquelinRose/PoulterGBRIRL 2 & 1García/Bjørn 2 Session 2 10 Overall 8 Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108153.html Great Britain and Ireland two points ahead in the Seve Trophy PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 Day four Sunday, 9 November 2003 Singles GBR 50px IRL 50px Results Europe 50pxColin MontgomerieGBRIRL 5 & 4Seve BallesterosDavid HowellGBRIRL 1 upAlex ČejkaPaul LawrieEurope 3 & 2Ignacio GarridoLee WestwoodEurope 2 & 1Freddie JacobsonPádraig HarringtonhalvedJosé María OlazábalIan PoulterhalvedNiclas FasthPaul CaseyGBRIRL RetThomas BjørnJustin RoseGBRIRL 3 & 2Raphaël JacquelinBrian DavisEurope 2 & 1Miguel Ángel JiménezPhillip PriceEurope 4 & 3Sergio García 5 Session 5 15 Overall 13 Thomas Bjørn was injured and retired from his match. Because he withdrew less than 30 minutes before games started Paul Casey was awarded the match. If Bjørn had retired earlier the match would have been declared as halved. Source:http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2003/tournamentid=2003074/news/newsid=108155.html Great Britain and Ireland triumph in the Seve Trophy PGA European Tour 30 August 2013 References 2 External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site Category:Seve Trophy Category:Golf tournaments in Spain Category:Sports competitions in Valencia Seve Trophy Seve Trophy Seve Trophy Seve Trophy Seve Trophy