The US arrives at team events with a conviction that their topline firepower and deep rosters should make victory inevitable, and when it doesn’t arrive it acts like the loss is a consequence of fate failing to follow script.
Charley Hull and Lottie Woad have come good at the perfect time to help Europe reclaim the Solheim Cup from the United States with a 15-13 victory at Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands. English stars Hull and Woad had been paired in each of the first four sessions of the three-day event — a Read more…
Speaking after the matches, it was clear the US felt how close the day had actually been. And with that knowledge they’re able to leave the Netherlands with heads held high.
The squads will head into Sunday’s 12 singles matches with the US needing six points to retain the trophy and another half point beyond that to win it again outright.
Angela Stanford has confirmed her US Solheim Cup team, selecting Megan Khang, Rose Zhang and first-timer Lindy Duncan as her captain’s picks ahead of the September showdown in the Netherlands.
Leona Maguire, a 31-year-old veteran of three Solheim Cups, along with Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud and former Women’s NSW Open champion Mimi Rhodes were the four captain’s picks made by Anna Nordqvist on Monday morning as she rounded out the 12-player European squad she’ll be leading in the Netherlands in September.
Nelly Korda arrived at the US Women’s Open at Riviera wearing a standout number 13 jersey, explaining its personal meaning as she continues her strong season and chase for another major title.
Lewis has now helped her team earn a tie in Spain in 2023 and a streak-snapping home victory this year at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, sweating out a 15½-12½ win to lift the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017.
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