Britain-Ireland won the European Tour's Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros for the fifth straight time Sunday, topping Continental Europe by five points. The Britain-Ireland team needed just two points in the final round to clinch the trophy in Paris and got them in the first two matches, a 3 and 2 win by Graeme McDowell over Robert Karlsson and Rory McIlroy's 1-up decision over Henrik Stenson. The event, which was played at the Saint- Nom-la-Breteche Golf Club, was formerly known as the Seve Trophy, named for for longtime golf star Seve Ballesteros. Other winners in the final round were Robert Rock for Britain-Ireland and Anders Hansen, Soren Hansen, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Soren Kjeldsen and Francesco Molinari of Continental Europe.

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell ran their record to 3-1 Saturday to help the Great Britain and Ireland team take a seven-point lead at The Vivendi Trophy. The duo won two more matches -- both by 2 & 1 scores -- to move their team within two points of capturing the Ryder Cup-style event for a fifth consecutive time. Great Britain and Ireland will carry a 12 1/2 -5 1/2 lead over Continental Europe into Sunday's singles matches.

The Britain and Ireland team won three-of-five matches Friday, widening its lead over Continental Europe to 6-4 at The Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros. The matches were in the four-ball format, in which a team's best individual score on each hole counts. The British-Irish team of Simon Dyson and Oliver Wilson carded a 2 and 1 victory over world No.

Great Britain and Ireland leads Continental Europe 3-2 after the first day at the Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros golf tournament at Paris. GBI secured its Day 1 lead in the four-ball competition, led by the record-equaling 6 and 5 win by England's Chris Wood and Anthony Wall over Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson. I wanted to play Stenson at some point, Wood said. I think I raised my game against really top players, Wall added.

Great Britain & Ireland leads Continental Europe 3-2 after the first day at the Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros golf tournament at Paris. GBI secured its Day 1 lead in the four-ball competition, led by the record-equaling 6&5 win by England's Chris Wood and Anthony Wall over Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson. I wanted to play Stenson at some point, Wood said. I think I raised my game against really top players, Wall added.