CLARKE LEADS TEAM EUROPE TO SKECHERS VICTORY
Darren Clarke (3rd from right) led Team Europe to victory in the Skechers World Champions Cup at Feather Sound CC in Florida. (Photo: PGA Tour)
Darren Clarke led Team Europe to a dramatic victory at the 2025 Skechers World Champions Cup at Feather Sound Country Club in Florida finishing with a winning tally of 230 points, with Team International on 213.5 and Team USA on 204.5.
Things turned around in the final day singles as Clarke’s charges recorded key wins by Colin Montgomerie, Thomas Bjørn and Clarke himself to give Europe the chance to be in control of their own destiny.
German duo Alex Cejka and Bernhard Langer were also key contributors as they ran out convincing winners.
Clarke heaped praise on his team after the win: “This week we all got together with all of us, the players, the wives, the caddies and everything, and our way in Europe is, when we get into a team, there's no egos, there's no nothing.”
“I know we've got two Hall of Famers in our group and on our team, but nobody's bigger than anybody else, and we all pull for each other and play for each other.”
It’s another convincing team win for Europe after Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup side famously won on American soil when they defeated the Americans at Bethpage Black in New York in September.
The unique three-way team competition features PGA Tour Champions players and benefits the Shriners Children's hospital network. It debuted in 2023 and was cancelled last year due to hurricane damage in Florida.
Three points are awarded on every hole over the course of nine-hole matches. Thursday and Friday featured a "six-ball" (best ball) session and a Scotch sixsome (modified alternate shot). After a day off Saturday, all players participated in singles on Sunday.
The team or player with the lowest score on a given hole scores two points for his team, the second-best score garners one point and the highest score receives zero points. Points are split one apiece whenever each team/player finishes with the same score. Points can also be split if two teams/players tie for the best score or the worst score on a given hole.
Jim Furyk captained the American team and Canada's Mike Weir captained the International team.
Final Totals
Team Europe: 230 points
Team International: 213.5 points
Team USA: 204.5 point