Faldo Formula at Seve Trophy
Europe’s new Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo regards his first experience of team captaincy at next year’s Seve Trophy contest in Ireland as the ideal preparation for his Ryder Cup challenge against Paul Azinger’s American team in Kentucky a year later.
Like the European Ryder Cup team in 2008, the Great Britain & Ireland team to take on Continental Europe in the Seve Trophy at The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort next September (27-30) will be looking for its fourth consecutive win.
“I couldn’t ask for a better way to cut my teeth on team captaincy than to match up against Seve Ballesteros and his Continental Europe team in the Seve Trophy and I’m really looking forward to it,” said Faldo, who praised the initiative shown by the legendary Spanish golfer in creating the event six years ago.
“I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Europe has remained undefeated in Ryder Cup matches since the Seve Trophy began in 2000. In fact, Europe has gone on to dominate them in a way that we never believed possible some years ago. Seve’s creation of the Seve Trophy has clearly helped to develop our top players into formidable match play competitors and I hope to benefit from that twice over,” added Faldo.
In launching the Seve Trophy 2007 event at The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort at Killenard, Co. Laois today, Nick praised the special atmosphere generated by golf fans in Ireland. “I loved the whole experience at the last Ryder Cup and know that the Irish will put on another great event for us next year,” he said.
The Seve Trophy will give Faldo his first taste of making two captain’s picks, as well as leading a team composed of many of Europe’s finest players. “Choosing two players to join the team is perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the captaincy job,” said Faldo. “But the event will also give me the chance to see close up how the best European golfers perform under pressure and as potential future fourball and foursomes partners."
Nick expects a very competitive contest next September - on a course Seve helped to design. “Any team led by Seve is going to be tough to beat, especially on a course that he knows inside out,” he said. “The other point to make is that the guys who qualify or are selected for both teams will be doing all they can to win and also put down personal markers for the next Ryder Cup match at the same time. So the level of commitment and passion will be very high.”
Like the European Ryder Cup team in 2008, the Great Britain & Ireland team to take on Continental Europe in the Seve Trophy at The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort next September (27-30) will be looking for its fourth consecutive win.
“I couldn’t ask for a better way to cut my teeth on team captaincy than to match up against Seve Ballesteros and his Continental Europe team in the Seve Trophy and I’m really looking forward to it,” said Faldo, who praised the initiative shown by the legendary Spanish golfer in creating the event six years ago.
“I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Europe has remained undefeated in Ryder Cup matches since the Seve Trophy began in 2000. In fact, Europe has gone on to dominate them in a way that we never believed possible some years ago. Seve’s creation of the Seve Trophy has clearly helped to develop our top players into formidable match play competitors and I hope to benefit from that twice over,” added Faldo.
In launching the Seve Trophy 2007 event at The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort at Killenard, Co. Laois today, Nick praised the special atmosphere generated by golf fans in Ireland. “I loved the whole experience at the last Ryder Cup and know that the Irish will put on another great event for us next year,” he said.
The Seve Trophy will give Faldo his first taste of making two captain’s picks, as well as leading a team composed of many of Europe’s finest players. “Choosing two players to join the team is perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the captaincy job,” said Faldo. “But the event will also give me the chance to see close up how the best European golfers perform under pressure and as potential future fourball and foursomes partners."
Nick expects a very competitive contest next September - on a course Seve helped to design. “Any team led by Seve is going to be tough to beat, especially on a course that he knows inside out,” he said. “The other point to make is that the guys who qualify or are selected for both teams will be doing all they can to win and also put down personal markers for the next Ryder Cup match at the same time. So the level of commitment and passion will be very high.”
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