Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari named captains for inaugural Hero Cup

MOLIWOOD: Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari celebrate during the 2018 Ryder Cup. Both have been named captains for the respective Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe teams in next year’s Hero Cup. Pic: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari will captain the respective Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe teams in next year’s Hero Cup.

The new team match play contest will take place at Abu Dhabi Golf Club from January 13-15, 2023, with Fleetwood and Molinari each selecting nine players for their teams before they, themselves, make up the ten-man line-ups.