The 2000

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took place 14–16 April on The Old Course at

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. The team captain for Great Britain and Ireland was

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, with the captain for Continental Europe being

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. The inaugural competition was won by Continental Europe. The event was officially called "The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy".

Format

The teams competed over three days with four fourball matches on both Friday and Saturday, four

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matches on Saturday afternoon, four

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matches on Sunday morning and ten

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on Sunday. Each member of the winner team received

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150,000, the losing team €90,000 each, giving a total prize fund of €2,400,000.

Teams

Mark James, who qualified by finishing 18th on the 1999 European Tour Order of Merit, turned down the chance to play for Team Great Britain and Ireland and was replaced by David Howell. Source:

Day one

''Friday, 14 April 2000''

Morning foursomes

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Afternoon fourball

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Day two

''Saturday, 15 April 2000''

Morning fourball

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Day three

''Sunday, 16 April 2000''

Morning greensomes

The greensomes were due to be played on Saturday afternoon but were delayed by rain and played on Sunday morning before the singles matches. Source:

Singles

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References

External links

Coverage on the European Tour's official site
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