While the teams have only seen a different nine each at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, every player that came to the media centre on Tuesday (US time) laughed at how much easier getting around the course is compared to the hilly Finca Cortesin nestled among the Estepona Mountains in Andalucia, Spain, a year ago.
European Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen selected veterans Georgia Hall and Emily Kristine Pedersen, her vice-captain Anna Nordqvist and rookie Albane Valenzuela to round out her 12-player roster.
For the third time in succession (after Europe’s narrow wins in 2019 and 2021), the Solheim Cup provided the sort of excitement that puts the recently predictable and rather pedestrian Ryder Cup to shame.
The American and European teams really do have all to play for to settle a struggle that has morphed from a US rout into a closely fought battle that could go either way.
With just more than 28 percent of the 28 games completed, maybe the only thing we know for sure is that the sides are, as many suspected, closely matched.
The European team has announced that Catriona Matthew of Scotland will serve as captain on home soil for the 2019 European team at the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles in Perthshire.
Australian Golf Digest
