Who is leading the Team Cup 2025 after the first round? Match results explored

The first round of the Team Cup 2025 was played this Friday (Jan. 10) at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. The Great Britain and Ireland team started with a two-point lead over Continental Europe.

The British won three matches and drew one to lead the Team Cup 3.5 to 1.5. For the Continentals, only the French duo of Matthieu Pavon and Romain Langasque could win the day's foursomes.

Pavon and Langasque defeated England's Justin Rose and Matt Wallace 3 & 1 in the first match of the Team Cup. Meanwhile, Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen and Nicklas Norgaard tied England's Matthew Jordan and Paul Waring in the fourth match.

The British won games 2, 3 and 5. England's Jordan Smith and Laurie Canter defeated Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard and Rasmus Neergard-Petersen (1-up), while England's Tyrrell Hatton and Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin beat France's Antoine Rozner and Julien Guerrier (3&2).

In the final match of the day, England's Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai defeated Italy's Francesco Molinari and Matteo Manassero by the highest score of the day, 4&2.

Several players made statements after their respective performances. Two of the main stars of the British team, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton, had this to say about their teammates (via ASAP Sports):

Fleetwood: "We played great as a team... Just happy to get a point on the board for the team and I love being out there with Aaron [Rai]. He did great."

Hatton: "Tom [McKibbin] played good. He drove the ball really well... Happy to win a point."

Team Cup 2025 will resume on Saturday with two foursomes sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The following day, the singles matches will be played to determine the champion team.

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Team Cup 2025: Second round tee times and pairings

Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose will play together to second round of the Team Cup 2025 (Image via Getty).

Here are the tee times and pairings for the second round (morning session) of the 2025 Team Cup. All times are Eastern Time:

• Olesen, Thorbjørn / Norgaard, Niklas vs. Hatton, Tyrrell / Wallace, Matt (Friday, 11:35 pm)
• Molinari, Francesco / Guerrier, Julien vs. Rose, Justin Fleetwood, Tommy (Friday, 11:45 pm)
• Højgaard, Rasmus / Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus vs., Aaron / McKibbin, Tom (Friday, 11:55 pm)
• Manassero, Matteo / Rozner, Antoine vs. Waring, Paul / Jordan, Matthew (Saturday 12:05 am)
• Pavon, Matthieu / Langasque, Romain vs. Smith, Jordan / Canter, Laurie (Saturday, 12:15 am)

The pairings and schedules for the afternoon session have not yet been announced. As a regular practice, the captains wait until the end of the previous session to inform the teams that will participate in the following matches.

As for the tee times, they will be set by the organizers in accordance with the end of the morning session.