2000 Seve Trophy
The 2000 Seve Trophy took place 14–16 April on The Old Course at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. The team captain for Great Britain and Ireland was Colin Montgomerie, with the captain for Continental Europe being Seve Ballesteros. The inaugural competition was won by Continental Europe. The event was officially called "The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy".
Format
The teams competed over three days with four fourball matches on both Friday and Saturday, four foursomes matches on Saturday afternoon, four greensomes matches on Sunday morning and ten singles on Sunday.
Each member of the winner team received €150,000, the losing team €90,000 each, giving a total prize fund of €2,400,000.
Teams
Mark James, who qualified by finishing 18th on the 1999 European Tour Order of Merit, turned down the chance to play for Team Great Britain and Ireland and was replaced by David Howell.
  Team GB&I
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| Name | Country | Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | Playing captain | |||
| Lee Westwood | England | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 2nd | |||
| Paul Lawrie | Scotland | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 6th | |||
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 7th | |||
| Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 8th | |||
| John Bickerton | England | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 20th | |||
| Gary Orr | Scotland | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 21st | |||
| David Howell | England | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 22nd | |||
| Phillip Price | Wales | Leading player on the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit on 9 April | |||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales | Captain's pick | |||
 Team Continental Europe
| ||||
| Name | Country | Qualification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros | Spain | Playing captain | ||
| Sergio García | Spain | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 3rd | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 4th | ||
| Jarmo Sandelin | Sweden | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 9th | ||
| Jean van de Velde | France | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 13th | ||
| Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 14th | ||
| Bernhard Langer | Germany | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 15th | ||
| Alex Čejka | Germany | 1999 European Tour Order of Merit: 17th | ||
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden | Leading player on the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit on 9 April | ||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | Captain's pick | ||
Source:
Day one
Friday, 14 April 2000
Morning foursomes
 
|
Results | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Montgomerie/Woosnam |   2 & 1
|
Olazábal/Jiménez |
| Clarke/Westwood | 4 & 3
|
Čejka/Langer |
| Harrington/Price | 1 up
|
Bjørn/Karlsson |
| Lawrie/Orr |  3 & 2
|
García/van de Velde |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Source:
Afternoon fourball
|
|
Results |
|
|---|---|---|
| Westwood/Howell | 2 & 1
|
Olazábal/Ballesteros |
| Clarke/Bickerton | 1 up
|
Bjørn/Jiménez |
| Woosnam/Harrington | 2 & 1
|
Čejka/Langer |
| Lawrie/Montgomerie | 3 & 2
|
Sandelin/García |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 4 | Overall | 4 |
Source:
Day two
Saturday, 15 April 2000
Morning fourball
|
|
Results |
|
|---|---|---|
| Woosnam/Montgomerie | 6 & 5
|
Jiménez/Olazábal |
| Lawrie/Orr | 1 up
|
Sandelin/Karlsson |
| Bickerton/Price | 1 up
|
Bjørn/García |
| Clarke/Westwood | 3 & 1
|
Čejka/van de Velde |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Source:
Day three
Sunday, 16 April 2000
Morning greensomes
The greensomes were due to be played on Saturday afternoon but were delayed by rain and played on Sunday morning before the singles matches.
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|
Results |
|
|---|---|---|
| Lawrie/Orr | halved | Jiménez/Olazábal |
| Montgomerie/Howell | 2 & 1
|
García/van de Velde |
| Clarke/Westwood | 4 & 3
|
Langer/Bjørn |
| Harrington/Price | halved | Čejka/Karlsson |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
Source:
Singles
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|
Results |
|
|---|---|---|
| Colin Montgomerie | 2 & 1
|
Seve Ballesteros |
| Darren Clarke | halved | Sergio García |
| John Bickerton | 2 & 1
|
Jarmo Sandelin |
| Lee Westwood | 1 up
|
Thomas Bjørn |
| Phillip Price | 2 & 1
|
Alex Čejka |
| Ian Woosnam | 4 & 3
|
Bernhard Langer |
| David Howell | 2 & 1
|
Robert Karlsson |
| Gary Orr | 2 & 1
|
José María Olazábal |
| Paul Lawrie | 5 & 4
|
Jean van de Velde |
| Pádraig Harrington | 1 up
|
Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 4½ | Session | 5½ |
| 12½ | Overall | 13½ |
Source:
References
- ^ "The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy Unveiled". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy – Format". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "History in the Making". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy – The Teams". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "GB&I take 3-1 lead over Continental Europe". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Honours Even After Day One Of Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Level Pegging In The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Teams Still Deadlocked After Greensomes In The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Continental Europe Win First Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2013.