And they screwed the pooch in the morning session. For 95% of the time, they were running 2-2 and lost 1.5 pts (3pt differential on the last 2 holes. And in the US.
I know, I think it's because the number of young players that the US has this year. Three are in their first cup and 5 others are in their second. I believe that this is one of the least experienced team's that the US has fielded.
The state of Women's Golf in the US. Best players are the youngin's The Korda Sisters should be dominant but did not go their way.
The problem is putting, the EU is sinking theirs while the US can't sink a 4 footer.
What did you think was going to happen, a UConn win?
Yes, I expect UConn to win over Holly Cross...
I was cussing them out at the beginning, they couldn't sink a put that wasn't within 3 feet and the EU was sinking everything.What a nice reversal. US Take the session 3-1 and even better, some massive putts at the end. Especially Lexi on 18 from 30 ft.
This USA lineup isn't anywhere near the 2015 USA team that came back from 10-6. Thompson, Lewis, Pressel, Kerr, Lincicomb, Creamer, Wie all were Major Championship winners.
The so called stars, N Korda, Kang, J Korda, and Thompson Didn't play like stars
Two of the 5 players that DID NOT have a losing record were rookies, Kupcho 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 and Noh 2-1. The other three were Salas 2 1/2 - 1 1/2, N. Korda 2-2, and Khang 1 1/2 - 1 1/2. I think the Captain Pat Hurst made a mistake pairing the Korda sisters the first session, they didn't seem to be jelling. I was very disappointed with Kang 1-3, Thompson 1 1/2 - 2 1/2, and J. Korda 1-2, all three of them had 3 or more Solheim Cup appearances but played worse than the 3 rookies. The only reason why Salas had a winning record was because of the play of her rookie teammate Kupcho.
The putting of all the USA stars was bad all week. Lexi would hit on a 25 footer then miss 3 4or 5 foot putts.
The captain for the Americans only get 3 picks, they were fairly straightforward. The first 7 picks come from the 2 year Solheim point standings awarded by finishing in the top 20 in a tournament. The next 2 picks come from the Rolex rankings. A 2 year weekly average. The highest 2 ranked not in the first 7.
No I believe that Coach Hurst put the best team that was available with what she had to work with. The 3 Captain's pick (Altomare, Harigae, and Noh) were not the ones that caused the US to lose. It was their partner's play most of the time. In Saturday's morning round Thompson and Altomare lost, but it was Thompson who lost the match. In the afternoon round Hurst had Altomare and Noh play and Thompson and Harigae play. I believe that both rookies were the better (Noh and Harigae) then Thompson and Altomare. The only two pairings that I didn't agree with were the Kroda sisters in Saturday's morning round and the Altomare and Noh pairing in the afternoon round.
The rookies played well together, Thompson and Altomare were a terrible pairing in alternate shot. Altomare is so short off the tee, Thompson was playing shot 30 or 40 yards from where she normally plays.