Tommy Fleetwood scored the winning point as Justin Rose’s Great Britain & Ireland completed a comprehensive 17-8 victory over Continental Europe at the 2025 Team Cup on Sunday.
Carrying an 11-4 advantage into the 10 singles matches at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, mainly thanks to a dominant 7.5 – 2.5 scoreline in the two foursomes sessions on Saturday, GB&I only required two points to seal the result entering the final day.
And apparently in no mood to become part of a tense sprint towards the finish line, the side featuring nine English players and one Northern Irishman left no chance for a European fightback by quickly taking the lead in the majority of matches.
With each of the opening four clashes falling the way of Rose’s men, including the captain’s own battle with Julien Guerrier, the overall contest was swiftly decided in favor of the team in pink.
Laurie Canter – who was GB&I’s third man out – notched the winning side’s first point on Sunday following a superb 5&4 victory over Romain Langasque before Tyrrell Hatton failed to capitalize on a long-range chance to seal the deal against Thorbjorn Olesen on 16.
Hatton’s miss only delayed the inevitable, however, as Matthieu Pavon conceded the 16th hole against Fleetwood moments later to push GB&I over the line. Then, Hatton wrapped up his own 3&1 success versus Thorbjorn Olesen – taking the overall score to 14-4.
Reacting to another winning moment, Fleetwood was also involved in the crucial point at the 2023 Ryder Cup, the 33-year-old said: “Slightly different circumstances this time! But, obviously, it feels great.
“What an unbelievable group of lads we had again and an unbelievable captain. It was a pleasure to be a part of it, and everybody just played so well.”
Playing captain, Rose could have wrapped his own point up even earlier than he did as a couple of chances down the back nine came and went, but the Englishman finally saw off his French rival at the 16th hole to maintain GB&I’s 100% record.
Speaking immediately after sinking the final putt, Rose was keen to deflect all praise onto his teammates and revealed each had worked incredibly hard in the build-up.
.@TommyFleetwood1 loves a winning moment 😉 https://t.co/xTDXOQfoD3 pic.twitter.com/d377ZiBHGVJanuary 12, 2025
He said: “Wow. All of the lads had earned the right to…
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