Valencia, Nov 09: Ballesteros's poor form continued in the morning greensomes -- where both players from each team drive off before playing on with the better ball -- as he and Sergio Garcia crashed three and one to the in-form Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter. Westwood won his third match in a row -- although he was to lose for the first time in the afternoon foursomes -- while European captain Ballesteros rested himself after lunch following three defeats out of three. Germany's Alex Cejka and Raphael Jacquelin of France, meanwhile, continued their impressive 100 percent record by beating England's Brian Davis and Paul Casey three and two in the morning before seeing off Westwood and David Howell in the afternoon five and three. Cejka and Jacquelin have been paired together throughout the competition. Europe got to within a point of their rivals with one match remaining before Englishmen Justin Rose and Poulter beat Thomas Bjorn and Garcia two and one, Rose making sure of victory with a four iron to two feet at the 213-yard 17th. Continental Europe won the inaugural competition at Sunningdale in England but Britain and Ireland levelled the series last year at Druids Glen in Ireland.


Results on the third day of the Seve Trophy match between Continental Europe and Britain & Ireland at Campo de Golf Parador in El Saler (Continental Europe names first):


Greensomes: Match 1 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) and Niclas Fasth (Sweden) beat Padraig Harrington (Ireland) and Paul Lawrie (Britain) 5 & 4 Match 2 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) and Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) v Justin Rose (Britain) and Colin Montgomerie (Britain) - match halved Match 3 Alex Cejka (Germany) and Raphael Jacquelin (France) beat Brian Davis (Britain) and Paul Casey (Britain) 3 & 2 Match 4 Sergio Garcia (Spain) and Seve Ballesteros (Spain) lost to Lee Westwood (Britain) and Ian Poulter (Britain) 3 & 1



Foursomes: Match 1 Ignacio Garrido and Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) lost to Padraig Harrington (Ireland) and Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 2 & 1 Match 2 Fredrik Jacobson and Niclas Fasth (Sweden) beat Paul Lawrie and Paul Casey (Britain) 3 & 2 Match 3 Alex Cejka (Germany) and Raphael Jacquelin (France) beat Lee Westwood and David Howell (Britain) 5 & 3 Match 4 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) and Sergio Garcia (Spain) lost to Justin Rose and Ian Poulter (Britain) 2 & 1



Britain & Ireland lead Continental Europe by 10 points to 8


Bureau Report