Martin Dempster Team Cup day 3 wrap in Abu Dhabi

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00:00Hello, it's Martin Dempster, the Scotsman Golf Correspondent here, coming to you from

00:08Abbey Dabbey Golf Club at the conclusion of the 2025 Team Cup. Two years ago at the same

00:16venue this match, which was the Hero Cup at the time, was won by Continental Europe, but

00:24on this occasion victory went to a Great Britain and Ireland team led by Justin Rose. And what

00:32a convincing victory it was, a 17-8 triumph for Great Britain and Ireland that was never

00:40really endowed after the opening two days play of foursomes and four balls. GB and I

00:48led 11-4 heading into the last day singles, meaning they only needed two points from ten

00:56singles matches to finish off the job, and that was quickly achieved as Laurie Cantor

01:03beat the previously undefeated Romain Langasque, and then Tommy Fleetwood did likewise against

01:11Matteo Pavon. Rose himself added another point for GB and I, as did Tyrell Hatton. All in all,

01:21a very, very impressive performance from Rose's team. Paul Weirin, who won the Abbey Dabbey HSBC

01:30Championship in November, he finished with three and a half points out of four, as did Hatton,

01:37while Fleetwood was the star of the show with four wins out of four. This of course is a sort

01:43of preparation event for the Ryder Cup. Two years ago, six players, including Scotland's

01:49Bob McIntyre, went on to play in the Ryder Cup in Rome, where you're at one of course,

01:55and it seems inevitable that a number of players will do likewise this week. Looks as though we're

02:06getting a flyover at the moment. A giant plane's just about to go overhead.

02:21I don't know if you saw that, but I don't know if that's an impromptu flyby or not, but Europe will

02:28be aiming to be flying high in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in September, and Luke Donnell

02:36will certainly be encouraged by some performances here this week. To keep up to date with everything

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