Continental Europe won the Hero Cup as Great Britain and Ireland were unable to recover in the Sunday singles. Francesco Molinari led Continental Europe to victory (Kamran Jebreili/PA)Molinari told Sky Sports: “Amazing, amazing. But Continental Europe maintained their advantage as Nicolai Hojgaard beat Seamus Power one up, while Victor Perez and Sepp Straka were too strong for Jordan Smith and Ewen Ferguson in their respective 4&2 and 5&4 victories. It was left to Meronk to sink his birdie putt from more than 30 feet on the 18th green to see Continental Europe home. Tommy Fleetwood, skipper of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in action during his Hero Cup singles victory over Thomas Pieters (Kamran Jebreili/AP)Fleetwood said: “We obviously came here to win and wanted to do it for each other.

Source: The Herald January 15, 2023 12:47 UTC