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…. in Abu Dhabi  Captain Tommy Fleetwood sounded confident his GB & I side can lift the new gleaming silver Hero Cup trophy despite heading into the Sunday Singles trailing by two points in Abu Dhabi. Rival captain Francesco Molinari continues to lead by example in steering his Continental European team to an 8 ½ to 6 ½ advantage over the National Course here at Abu Dhabi GC. Europe has led every succession from 3 ½ to 2 ½ on Friday and advancing to 5 ½ to 4 ½ after the Saturday ...

…. in Abu Dhabi GB & I captain Tommy Fleetwood has paired the unbeaten opening day pair of Seamus Power and Scot Robert MacIntyre for the afternoon Foursomes session on day two of the inaugural Hero Cup. Power and MacIntyre had not met each other before this week but dove-tailed superbly to deliver GB & I a 4 & 3 victory in Friday’s opening fourballs. Their win was the only victory for Fleetwood’s team on Friday and with two of the four matches halves to hand the European Continental side a ...

… in Abu Dhabi  Seamus Power was thrilled to have kick-started a first full team event in the pro ranks in helping secure a thumping 4 & 3 victory for GB & I on the opening day of the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Power and top-ranked Scot teed-up in the last of five Fourball matches and after Power holed the 10-footer for birdie at the fourth to go 1up, the duo were never headed in their match against the Continental European duo of Austrian Sepp Straka and Poland’s Adrian Meronk.  Power ...

… at Abu Dhabi  Seamus Power had the honour of drawing first blood for his GB & I side being out the last match on day one of the inaugural Hero Cup here in Abu Dhabi. The current PGA Tour No. 1 landed an 8-iron tee shot to some 10-feet at the par-3 fourth hole on the host National Course at the Abu Dhabi GC. Power is teamed with top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre who the Las Vegas-based Irish golfer met for a first time on Wednesday, and along with Shane Lowry, played an 18-hole practice ...

Seamus Power admits his efforts to secure a place in the European Ryder Cup team will all depend on getting his season schedule. For a first time in his career Power is exempt into all four major championships as well as a return to the Players Championship where he had a hole-in-one in the 2019 event. This is the luxury of capturing the Bermuda Championship that’s not only handed him a virtual three-year PGA Tour exemption considering he won the sixth event of the 2022/23 PGA Tour wraparound ...

... in Abu Dhabi  After ending last year running on the smell of an oily rag, Shane Lowry tees-up in this week’s inaugural Hero Cup boasting his tanks are full and ready to savour a GB & I success in Abu Dhabi. Lowry’s very much the standout member of captain Tommy Fleetwood’s side, a major winner, member of the last European Ryder Cup side along being the reigning BMW PGA champion. The Irishman, at World No. 20, is the highest ranked on both sides and the Clara golfer is also a past Abu ...

… in Abu Dhabi  Sepp Straka will tee-up in this week’s Hero Cup keeping it all in the family with his twin brother Sam to caddy for the champion Austrian golfer. It will not be the first occasion Straka had his twin on the bag as the Straka’s worked together at last year’s 150th Open Championship. This week mark’s a Middle East first for Straka whose real name is Josef and ‘Sepp’ is an affectionate nickname for Josef. The story of how both brothers became good golfers before moving ...