SEVE TROPHY
FINAL SCORELINE
Great Britain and Ireland 16 1/2, Continental Europe 11 1/2
Sunday singles result:
GB&I 8, Continental Europe 2
Colin Montgomerie bt Robert Karlsson 1 hole
Paul Casey bt Raphael Jacquelin 3 and 2
Marc Warren bt Gregory Havret 1 hole
Nick Dougherty halved with Soren Hansen
Graeme Storm bt Thomas Bjorn 6 and 5
Simon Dyson bt Mikko Ilonen 2 and 1
Phillip Archer halved with Markus Brier
Bradley Dredge bt Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 2 holes
Oliver Wilson lost to Peter Hanson 1 hole
Justin Rose bt Miguel Angel Jimenez 2 and 1


FALDO'S MEN OUTCLASS EUROPE IN SINGLES
TO WIN BY FIVE POINTS OVERALL

Nick Faldo's Britain and Ireland team, stung into action by television pundits predicting doom and gloom, ran away with the Seve Trophy at The Heritage near Dublin today.
One point ahead entering the 10 concluding singles, Continental Europe took only one of them, halved just two and were sent crashing to a 16.5 to 11.5 defeat - their fourth in a row.
Paul Casey, who beat Raphael Jacquelin 3 and 2, claimed hearing pundits' negativity on Sky TV inspired him. He said: "I was already motivated, but that added the final edge."
The Surrey golfer made a point of telling Colin Montgomerie about it on the driving range before the session and Europe's eight-time No. 1, never beaten in singles in eight Ryder Cup appearances, said: "That geed us up a bit.
"You forget that Paul's the reigning World Match Play champion and my record in match play is not all bad," said Colin later.
Montgomerie had, however, lost his first three games in the contest, but he took three of the first five holes before Karlsson fought back to level.
The Swede then bogeyed the 12th and they halved the last six, Montgomerie saving himself with putts of 25 and 12 feet at the 14th and 16th.
Marc Warren celebrated his reinstatement in Faldo's line-up and in the No 3 singles tie as well by defeating Gregory Havret on the final green and by then Graeme Storm had trampled over Thomas Bjorn - out of action all day Saturday because of a stomach upset - 6 and 5. It was the same margin by which the Dane had lost to David Howell two years ago when he was ill then as well.
Nick Dougherty came from two down to halve with Soren Hansen and Simon Dyson did even better. Two down after five, he turned that into a 2 and 1 success over Mikko Ilonen.
It left Britain and Ireland needing only another half-point and, although Bradley Dredge was certain of that when he went two up with two to play on Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, unbeaten debutant Phillip Archer had the distinction of putting the winning point on the scoreboard.