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Tilbake
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Golfreiser
 Solheim
Cup spilles i Tyskland i september. USA er Golfsidens favoritt, men alt kan skje
i match.
25.08 Solheim Cup:
Her er det europeiske laget
Nå er begge lagene tatt ut til Solheim Cup.
På Smånotiser kan du se det amerikanske laget.
Carin Koch har nå tatt ut sine fire wild cards. Den svenske kapteinen har tatt
ut Caroline Hedwall som et av disse ville kortene. Caroline Hedwall har spill
elendig i hele år og er nr 88 på pengelisten i USA. Hun vant alle sine matcher i
Solheim Cup. Men hvor lenge kan man leve på laurbærene i golf? Det kan for noen
se ut som om bekjentskaper er viktigere enn kvalitet. Det gjelder som kjent i
mange andre sammenhenger her i livet også. Det er en håndfull spillere på LPGA
Touren som ligger foran Caroline Hedwall på pengelisten deriblant Beatriz Recari.
Golfsiden tror at USA vinner denne gangen til tross for at Europa har hjemmebane
og til tross for at Michelle Wie har vært mye skadet i det siste og ikke er i
sin beste form. Men dette kan snu seg til Solheim Cup.
Caroline Hedwall kan komme til å bli det motsatte av den vinneren hun fremstosom
for to år siden. Tutta er helle rikke i sin beste form.
Men spennende kan det bli. I golf er det ofte overraskelser.
Match er match og cup er cup.
Her er det europeiske laget:
Carlota Ciganda, Spain
Sandra Gal, Germany
Caroline Hedwall, Sweden
Charley Hull, England
Karine Icher, France
Caroline Masson, Germany
Catriona Matthew, Scotland
Azahara Muñoz, Spain
Gwladys Nocera, France
Anna Nordqvist, Sweden
Suzann Pettersen, Norway
Melissa Reid, England
Her er det amerikanske laget (fra Smånotiser):
25.08 USA har valgt to spillere til Solheim Cup
Juli Inkster valgte Paula Creamer og Brittany Lang som Wild Cards til solheim
Cup-laget som skal forsøke å vinne tilbake trofeet i Tyskland i september. Åtte
spillere er klare ut fra U.S. points list: Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, Cristie
Kerr, Michelle Wie, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford og
Gerina Piller. To spillere er klare fra Rolex world rankings list: Alison Lee og
Lizette Salas. Dermed er det amerikanske laget klart.
Pressemeldignen fra LET:
European Captain Carin Koch has made her four picks for this year’s Solheim Cup
matches in Germany, naming Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher, Caroline Masson and
Catriona Matthew to complete her 12-woman team.
All four players enjoyed a record 18-10 victory representing Europe in the 2013
match at Colorado Golf Club in the United States of America. They are now
heading to Golf Club St.Leon-Rot near Heidelberg for the 2015 matches on 18-20
September where they will face Juli Inkster’s United States team.
Hedwall, a star of two winning sides in 2011 and 2013, rewrote the
history books at Colorado Golf Club when she became the first player to win five
out of five matches – and by winning the 14th point she retained The Cup for
Europe. The 26-year-old Swede is thrilled to be representing Europe for a third
time and said: “I’m just really excited about it. After my last two tournaments
I wasn’t expecting anything and when Carin called I was really happy because I
love The Solheim Cup and I’m really pumped to get to Germany and play. I love
that team and I’m really excited to get back to Europe. When I played in the
Ladies European Tour event in Germany the crowds were really good and comparable
with those in Sweden. I’m hoping for big crowds and that a lot of people will
come out and cheer for us. A lot of my friends will drive from Sweden because
it’s not that far, so I’m hoping people will come from all over Europe to
support the team.”
Icher, 36, from France, will make her first Solheim Cup appearance on
European soil having played on the 2002 and 2013 teams in the United States
previously. She said: “It was really nice to be selected as I’m sure there were
quite a few players on the list. I know that some people will be disappointed so
I’m very proud to be on the team representing Europe and we’ll do our best to
win the Cup.”
Masson, who earned 2 ½ points as a Solheim Cup rookie in 2013, will
defend The Solheim Cup in her home country. The 26-year-old said: “It’s been a
huge goal to make the team for the last two years and I have been waiting for
that call, to see what decision Carin would make. When she told me I was a pick
I was super happy and I can’t wait to tee up in Germany in front of my friends
and family. It’s going to be a huge event and I feel so happy and fortunate to
be a part of it.”
Matthew, who gained the winning point at Barsebäck in Sweden in 2003 and
secured the half that won The Cup outright in Colorado, is the most experienced
player in the team, along with Suzann Pettersen. The 46-year-old from Scotland
said: “Obviously I was delighted and very excited when Carin gave me the phone
call and I can’t wait to play in The Solheim Cup. It has always been my
favourite event and to play as part of a team is so good! Since winning in
Colorado my main aim has been to get in the team. As you get older, it gets
harder to qualify but this will be my eighth one so it will be great to play at
home and defend it hopefully.”
Carin Koch, who will lead Europe for the first time, commented: “We’ve got a
great mixture of youth and experience which really excites me as Captain. Each
of our players has a role to play and I have a team of stars. Now the team is
finalised we can all have full focus for the week in Germany and I can’t wait to
see the players together at Golf Club St Leon-Rot.”
The next Ladies European Tour event is the Helsingborg Open where Hedwall will
make a star appearance in her home town in Sweden. All 24 members of the
European and United States teams will then play in the Evian Championship in
France before travelling directly to Germany for The Solheim Cup.
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