The first event of the international swing from the DP World Tour 2025 calendar, Team Cup, is all set to tee off on January 10, featuring some prominent names in the upcoming edition, including Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari, Tyrrell Hatton, and Thorbjørn Olesen. And, of course, this is not an event for the fans to miss.

Formerly known as the Hero Cup, was first held in 2023. Molinari, who led the Continental Europe team to victory, is still the captain of the team to defend the title. While for that he will again have to lead the team to reach the 13-point mark before the Great Britain and Ireland team. As each match offers one point to the winner, while for a tie 1/2 points are added for each team.

In the first edition, Shane Lowry, Ewen Ferguson, Robert MacIntyre, Thomas Detry, Thomas Pieters, and Guido Migilozzi were part of the Cup. However, now, many new debutants are entering the course to experience the Ryder Cup format. The teams will be playing foursomes, fourballs, and single matches. However, as compared to the Ryder Cup, each player will tee off in each session. And for the fans who wish to take advantage of the live coverage, here is the broadcast schedule for the event.

The three-day event taking place in the Abu Dhabi Gold Club in UAE will start on Friday, that is, 10th January, and will end on January 12. For the first round, which is the fourballs, the coverage will begin from 3:00- 8:00 AM ET. While for the second day, the broadcast will be live from 10:30 PM- 8:00 AM ET. To witness the third and final day of the event with singles matches, tune in at 1:30 AM- 7:00 AM ET.

The live coverage of the event will be on the Golf Channel and NBC Sports App for the audience in the USA. For the UK and other countries, some prominent names of the broadcasters are Sky Sports Golf, Golf+, Fox Sports, and Sports TV. During the broadcast, fans will hear Alison Whitaker, Andrew Coltart, David Howell, and Sam Torrance from the commentary box.

Along with them, Wayne Riley will be the on-course commentator with Anthony Wall. The in-round and post-round interviews will be conducted by Tim Barter. Great coverage of the event is ready to tee off on January 10. It will be interesting to see the top names competing.

Players roster for the Team Cup 2025

Following the new edition, some names for the teams have been updated. The Great Britain and Ireland team has only one Northern Ireland golfer, i.e. Tom McKibbin, while all the others are from England. The roster includes Justin Rose (captain), Laurie Canter, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Jordan, Aaron Rai, Jordan Smith, Matt Wallace, and Paul Waring.

On the other side, for the Continental Europe team, the roster includes Francesco Molinari (captain), Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Romain Langasque, Matteo Manassero, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Niklas Nørgaard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Matthieu Pavon and Antoine Rozner. With seven golfers making their debut this season, this will be an interesting event to watch for the fans.

After the first edition win and now with 7 debutants, can the Continental Europe team defend their title? Or will the new captain of Great Britain and Ireland lead the team to its first victory? Let us know your pick for the Team Cup 2025 in the comments section below.