McGINLEY, VAN DE VELDE CAPTAINS FOR SEVE TROPHY MATCH

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN TOURPaul McGinley will lead Great Britain and Ireland with Jean Van de Velde captaining Continental Europe when the Vivendi Seve Trophy match returns to St- Nom- la Bretèche in Paris, France, from September 15–18.
The biennial contest was instigated by the late Seve Ballesteros in 2000 as a team competition to be contested in non-Ryder Cup years, and the two 2011 captains were delighted to accept their invitations to fill the non-playing roles from Europe’s 2012 Ryder Cup Captain, José Maria Olazábal.
Lancôme in 1989.
The event comprises two teams of ten players, who play four-balls, greensomes, foursomes and singles over the four days. Qualification for the teams began at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in December 2010 and finishes after the Omega European Masters on September 4. The top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking and the top five in The Race to Dubai Rankings will qualify.
The Vivendi Seve Trophy has been played six times, with Continental Europe winning the first edition at Sunningdale in England while Great Britain and Ireland have won the last five matches.