Continental Europe end 13-year drought to win Seve Trophy
Captain Jose Maria Olazabal delighted as his side secure a narrow 15-13 victory over Britain and Ireland
Continental Europe won the Seve Trophy for the first time since the inaugural event in 2000, beating Britain and Ireland 15-13.
The teams were locked at 9-9 after Saturday's foursomes but, once again, Frenchman Gregory Bourdy proved a terrific asset and became the first player to win all five matches in the same Seve Trophy encounter by beating Scott Jamieson 5 & 3 in the singles at St Nom La Breteche.
The only other player with a perfect record in the Seve Trophy was Ballesteros, who had won two out of two in 2002.
"Very emotional. It has been a tough day," Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal said. "Everything went to the last match. The boys really played well today and I'm very, very happy to have won the Seve Trophy this time. It was going to go down to the last three matches at least.
"We had a pretty good start, then Britain and Ireland took over and we started to see some reds on the board. But the boys kept their composure and played really well, especially these last few matches."
Britain and Ireland had won the six previous editions of the event, but their captain Sam Torrance said "They were very strong. We gave it everything, but came out just short."