GB & I won the 2009 Vivendi Trophy !

Suspense was not at its climax this Sunday, because the British led too far. But Europeans didn’t let go. They showed character to doubt the islanders.

GB & I team all sunrise holding the first Vivendi Trophy

Continentals began as badly as Saturday. Five of the six first players were behind the score after the two first holes. But suddenly, they all have solved colours. They were all released. And they began to play as ever since the beginning of the week. Led 3Up by Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson managed to come back and take the advantage on the 10th, but became caught up in the wake. Unfortunately, a very bad drive requires him to play bogey on the 17th and the victories gone to McIlroy in the last hole.

Graeme McDowell and Robert Rock are the two other islanders to bring a point to their team. Graeme McDowell has hardly been disturb by a too irregular Robert Karlsson. Robert Rock took a definitive advantage on the 17th after two birdies in a row. Gonzalo Ferndandez-Castano lacked up the equalisation for two centimetres in his last putt.

The longest match of the day is the work of Peter Hanson and Chris Wood. Peter Hanson led almost the entire match, but Chris Wood gave everything to tie on the 17th, thanks to Peter Hanson and his two bogeys in a row. They were unable to make the difference on the last hole. Both putted brilliantly, but the ball would not go into the hole. Chris Wood never lost this week, and is logically the player who brought the most points to a team.

The five other match were win by the Europeans. Miguel Angel Jimenez done an impressive come back to beat Ross Fisher in three holes, from the 15th to the 17th. Francesco Molinari, Soren Hansen and Soren Kjeldsen have won easily. The largest victory of the day is to the credit of Anders Hansen. 10 birdies in the 12th holes played. Absolutely amazing. It is obviously the record of birdies this week. What happened if he had finished the course?

At the end, the British won an impressive victory against the Europeans who were without doubt favourites on the papers. The final score is 16,5 to 11,5 following an incredible continental come back. Great-Britain & Ireland won the first Vivendi Trophy. And Colin Montgomerie could learn through this week for the Ryder Cup.