Justin Rose’s GB and Ireland need just two more points in Sunday singles to win Team Cup against Continental Europe; Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Wallace among those to impress for GB and Ireland; watch the final day live on Sunday from 6.30am on Sky Sports Golf
The team event is being played as part of preparations for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black this September, live on Sky Sports, with Luke Donald on-site to support playing captains Justin Rose and Francesco Molinari.
Rose’s side held a two-point advantage after the Friday fourballs at the Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and doubled their cushion after taking 3.5 points in the Saturday morning foursomes, before moving closer to victory by winning the afternoon session.
Tyrrell Hatton continued his unbeaten start to the tournament by partnering Matt Wallace to victory in the top match, with GB And Ireland winning three of the other four matches – in another one-sided session – to continue their dominance.
GB and Ireland require just two points from the 10 singles matches on the final day to claim the biennial contest, while Continental Europe – the defending champions after their 2023 success – look set for a heavy defeat despite Mathieu Pavon and Romain Langasque winning all three of their matches together.
Hatton and Wallace grabbed the early lead in the top match but fell behind when the Continental Europe pair claimed successive birdies from the seventh, only for Hatton to roll in from 15 feet to level the match at the ninth.
Wallace chipped in at the par-five 10th and holed from eight feet to win a third successive hole, with a par enough to claim the 13th hole before the closing out victory over Rasmus Hojgaard and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen with two holes to spare.