Seve Trophy
| Location | 2013: Paris, France |
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| Established | 2000 |
| Course(s) | 2013: Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche |
| Par | 2013: 71 |
| Length | 2013: 6,983 yd (6,385 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play |
| Prize fund | 2013: €1,750,000 |
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The Seve Trophy was a biennial golf tournament between teams of professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing Continental Europe. The tournament is played in years when there is no Ryder Cup. The first competition was in 2000.
The Trophy was named after five times major winner Seve Ballesteros, the most successful golfer ever from Continental Europe who was one of the key instigators of the tournament. He made an exceptional contribution to the European Ryder Cup successes of the 1980s and 1990s, and came to be regarded as an exceptionally keen team man in a usually individualistic sport.
A sponsorship deal with the French media conglomerate Vivendi meant that the 2009 was known as The Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros, the 2011 event was the Vivendi Seve Trophy and the 2013 event was known as the Seve Trophy by Golf+.
The event was played in years when there is no Ryder Cup. Initially this meant even numbered years, but because the 2001 Ryder Cup was postponed by a year due to the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the Seve Trophy was then played in odd numbered years. In 2002 both events were played.
In 2000 and 2002 the event was played in April but since then it has been played in the autumn. In 2005, 2007 and 2013 it was held in the same week as Europe's Ryder Cup opponents, Team USA, took on the "International Team" in the Presidents Cup, while in 2009 and 2011 it was scheduled during the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs.
The Seve Trophy was an "approved special event" on the European Tour. A week in the tour schedule is set aside for it, but the prize money does not count towards the Race to Dubai (previously the Order of Merit).
The 2013 event appears to be the last in the foreseeable future.
The Seve Trophy was a team event for professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing Continental Europe.
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