England Lead Team World on Day 1 of Rainwood Football Icons Golf Tournament

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khoasod.

 

The first day of the Rainwood Icons of Football Golf Tournament saw Team England take a narrow lead over Team World in an exciting competition featuring football legends from around the globe. The well attended event, saw the crowds an entertaining sporting event, under a very hot Bangkok sun.

 

The tournament, held at Robinswood Golf Club within Rainwood Park, features 24 former football stars competing in pairs across various match-play formats. Team England, captained by Lee Westwood, includes Paul Scholes, Robbie Fowler, John Terry, Jimmy Bullard, Joe Hart, Paul Ince, Phil Jagielka, Jermaine Jenas, Phil Jones, Lee Sharpe, Teddy Sheringham, and Theo Walcott. Team World, led by Sergio García, consists of Gabriel Batistuta, Patrik Berger, Ronald de Boer, Nigel de Jong, Luís Figo, Diego Forlán, David Ginola, Ruud Gullit, Carlos Tevez, Nemanja Vidić, Gianfranco Zola, and Hamit Altıntop.

 

Day One Results

 

The morning four-ball session, where pairs from each team competed across ten holes, ended with Team England leading 17-3 after the following results:

 

• Terry & Walcott lost to Batistuta & Zola (2-4)

• Hart & Jones lost to Altıntop & Vidić (4-5)

• Ince & Fowler drew with Ginola & Berger (4-4)

• Sharpe & Jagielka defeated Tevez & Forlán (5-1)

• Bullard & Jenas defeated de Jong & de Boer (8-1)

• Scholes & Sheringham defeated Gullit & Figo (7-1)

 

In the afternoon alternate-shot session, Team World mounted a strong comeback, reducing England’s lead with the following results:

 

• Ince & Fowler lost to Batistuta & Tevez (2-7)

• Hart & Jones lost to Vidić & Forlán (2-4)

• Terry & Bullard defeated Altıntop & de Jong (3-2)

• Walcott & Jenas lost to Zola & Berger (2-6)

• Jagielka & Scholes lost to de Boer & Gullit (2-8)

• Sheringham & Sharpe defeated Figo & Ginola (7-1)

 

At the end of the day, Team England maintained their lead at 28-21, setting the stage for a closely contested final day.

 

A major highlight of the tournament was the 12th hole, a 170-yard, par-3 with a special $10 million, prize for any player achieving a hole-in-one. However, no golfer managed the feat, with the closest attempt coming from Robbie Fowler, who landed his shot just 6 feet 8 inches from the hole.

 

The tournament concludes on 2 March 2025 with two more sessions, another alternate-shot round followed by individual match play, to determine the overall champion.

 

-- 2025-03-02

 

[garygooner]

Some BIG football names there. 👍

[DTL2014]

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