It’s a hugely important event – Tommy Fleetwood taking Hero Cup seriously

SERIOUS MISSION: Ryder Cup stars Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood will captain the rival teams in the inaugural Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Pic: Adam Davy/PA

The inaugural Hero Cup will replicate the Ryder Cup as closely as possible and be taken “very seriously”, according to Tommy Fleetwood.

Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari, who earned the nickname ‘Moliwood’ after winning all four of their matches together in the 2018 Ryder Cup, are on opposite sides in Abu Dhabi as playing captains of Great Britain and Ireland and Europe respectively.