Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood separated at the Hero Cup. The two architects of the European victory at the Ryder Cup 2018 in Paris will be the captains of the Continental Europe team and the Great Britain & Ireland team, in the first edition of the Hero Cup.
It is a challenge on the Ryder Cup model strongly desired by the European captain Luke Donald. The competition will take place from 13 to 15 January in Abu Dhabi. The first event of the DP World Tour 2023 will represent a Ryder Cup dress rehearsal with Chicco and Tommy having to choose nine players each to complete their respective teams.
The two Hero Cup teams will be defined in December. The selection criteria will take into account the rankings of the DP World Tour Rankings. Match foursomes, fourballs and singles will be played.
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Each player of the Hero Cup winning team will receive $ 125,000, while those who lose $ 75,000.
“The Hero Cup is a great idea and an opportunity for European players to gain experience in team events. I hope, together with Fleetwood, to bring experience and help many colleagues in competitions of this type. We look forward to collaborating with Donald (who will preside over the event) in this exciting adventure also in view of the Ryder Cup which will be held in my country of origin, Italy “, the statements of Francesco Molinari.
“It is well known that Molinari and I get along very well. It will be strange to find ourselves as captains and as opponents “replies the Englishman. “I am grateful to Molinari and Fleetwood for accepting this position.
Their experience will be fundamental for the other 18 players who will take part in this important event ”, Donald said instead. Francesco Molinari is an Italian golfer. He is the younger brother of Edoardo Molinari. On 22 July 2018 he entered the history of Italian golf by becoming the first Italian to have won a major tournament with the conquest of the 147th British Open.
