DP World Tour Hero Cup golf tips: Luke Donald turns to new team competition for Ryder Cup pointers

DP World Tour Hero Cup starts on Friday UK time at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. It's an all-European version of the Ryder Cup and is organised by Europe's Ryder cup captain, Luke Donald. He will be picking the pairings in fourballs, foursomes and singles. The tournament is to test out potential team combinations for the September's European Ryder Cups at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Italy.

Great Britain and Ireland are playing in the tournament. Great Britain's captain is Tommy Fleetwood. Ireland's team is captained by Ewen Ferguson. Europe's squad is made up of Francesco Molinari, Nicolai Hojgaard, Thomas Detry, Adrian Meronk, Guido Migliozzi, Alex Noren, Victor Perez, Antoine Rozner and Sepp Straka.

Great Britain and Ireland have a number of golfers who have won the course. Tommy Fleetwood is Captain and two-time course winner.

Francesco Molinari is captain of Continental Europe.

Luke Donald and his assistant captains are preparing for the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. The tournament is being played in a limited TV exposure. There are few bookmakers betting on the top player markets this week. Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Shane Lowry are more talented than the Continental Europe team.