Solheim Cup 2021: USA v Europe, final-day singles – dwell!
17: 40
Kupcho does extremely well to gain the coronary heart of 1 from the fairway bunker. She lags a lengthy putt to kick-in distance, and it’s enough to tie the opening. Lend a hand on the tee, correct chums Georgia Hall and Nelly Korda put collectively to sq. up for the following couple of hours. Hall’s pressure slips into the semi-rough, but Nelly, who hasn’t been on her sport in any admire to this level this week, rips one down the center. Then she bounces around in a colossal circle, whooping up the crowd, who are the truth is one louder at 11.
Thompson v Nordqvist 1UP (2)
1UP Ewing v Sagstrom (1)
Kupcho A/S Maguire (1)
N Korda v Hall
USA 7-9 Europe
17: 34
Thompson’s 2nd at the par-five 2nd nestles on a grassy knoll above a bunker. She’d had been better in the sand, because an awful uphill lie and awkward stance contribute to an gruesome shank. The ball squirts to the motivate of a green at a factual angle, in only the reverse path to the opening. She does well to hotfoot the monster birdie putt she leaves herself to 3 feet, but with Nordqvist in the motivate of the green herself in two, the injury could well per chance additionally well be completed. And certainly it’s far. Gap to Europe.
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17: 30
It’s Jennifer Kupcho versus Leona Maguire! This could well well additionally well be the match of the day. Maguire is the finest participant to personal performed in all four outdated intervals, and she or he’s high-scored for Europe with three-and-a-half of options. Down the fairway her ball whistles. Then, to extended bedlam, namely requested by the participant, Kupcho, who has contributed two-and-a-half of options from her three appearances, pulls her pressure into a fairway bunker. Up on the green, it’s a two-putt par for Ewing, enough to understand the opening, Sagstrom having sent her 2nd into greenside rough. First blood to Team USA!
Thompson A/S Nordqvist (1)
1UP Ewing v Sagstrom (1)
Kupcho v Maguire
USA 7-9 Europe
17: 22
Notable will rely on the temperature of Lexi Thompson’s putter at the unusual time. Her flat stick is erratic, to bid the least. She leaves her first putt well short, then misreads a six-footer for par. The door’s start for Nordqvist, but her personal five-foot par effort lips out. A let-off for Team USA, and no Des Moinesesque snappy start for the Swede this time round. Meanwhile motivate on the celebration tee, Ally Ewing and Madelene Sagstrom hit the path. Sagstrom, so glum to gain herself at the coronary heart of topplegate on Saturday afternoon, will be in particular determined to chalk up a level. She sends her opening pressure into a bunker down the left. Ewing splits the fairway.
Thompson A/S Nordqvist (1)
Ewing v Sagstrom
USA 7-9 Europe
17: 15
Nordqvist’s 2nd into 1 topples motivate off the false entrance. Thompson finds the dancefloor, but she’s pulled it well to the left, and faces a lengthy putt from the perimeter. They’ll both be placing from distance. This lead match is a repeat of a conventional Solheim showdown at Des Moines in 2017, when Nordqvist went four up in the fundamental four holes, factual for Lexi to storm motivate into a unhurried one-gap lead. Nordqvist hit her intention at 18 to 12 inches for a birdie to glide a half of. More of that at the unusual time, please!
17: 11
Right here we rush, then! The fundamental singles match takes to the tee. The punters in the Patriots Pavilion (yessir!) are previous rowdy. What an environment! And no shock, given the antics of Team USA mascot Bubba Watson, who has factual performed a form of fashionable original rap songs. Which you may per chance perchance additionally take into accout Bubba as one quarter of the boyband Golf Boys. Any worn excuse.
Anyway, Anna Nordqvist hits the fundamental shot of the day, discovering the semi-rough down the left. Her opponent Lexi Thompson splits the fairway to large acclaim. It’s happening!
16: 30
Preamble
Defending Solheim Cup champions Europe head into the final day singles with a two-level lead. The United States nonetheless are on dwelling soil, and personal a median world ranking of 26.2, while Europe’s realistic is merely 44.1. But then the Europeans personal collectively obtained five fundamental titles to The United States’s three. The closing fundamental turned into obtained just a few weeks ago by Anna Nordqvist, with Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagstrom and Nanna Koerstz Madsen in hot pursuit. Nonetheless, Lizette Salas turned into also in hot pursuit. Meanwhile Nelly Korda obtained the PGA this 365 days, as well as Olympic gold, and is the arena #1.
This week, Leona Maguire has been a rookie sensation. Yealimi Noh has been a rookie sensation. Mina Harigae has been a rookie sensation. Matilda Castren has been a rookie sensation. Lexi Thompson perceived to shake off her placing demons the day outdated to this morning on 17. Mel Reid hit the shot of the week the day outdated to this afternoon on 18. You’d recall Jennifer Kupcho to get the putt that’d set your lifestyles. You’d recall Georgia Hall to get the putt that’d set your lifestyles. You’d recall … but let’s not belabour the level. All of which is merely to ask: would any individual glance at this upcoming final session of the 17th edition of the Solheim Cup, every match a high-drawer showdown between just some of the finest golfers on this planet, and truthfully, truthfully, truthfully predict how this already wild and intensely perfect tournament will pan out? (Resolution: no. Also: all cases BST.)
1705 Lexi Thompson v Anna Nordqvist
1715 Ally Ewing v Madelene Sagstrom
1725 Jennifer Kupcho v Leona Maguire
1735 Nelly Korda v Georgia Hall
1745 Mina Harigae v Celine Boutier
1755 Austin Ernst v Nanna Koerstz Madsen
1805 Lizette Salas v Matilda Castren
1815 Brittany Altomare v Carlota Ciganda
1825 Megan Khang v Sophia Popov
1835 Yealimi Noh v Mel Reid
1845 Jessica Korda v Charley Hull
1855 Danielle Kang v Emily Kristine Pedersen
USA 7-9 Europe
Strap your self in, then. The fundamental two days of the 2021 Solheim Cup had been your realistic golf skills – inviting, sensational, exhilarating, controversial, discombobulating, upsetting, lifestyles-declaring, joyous and borderline trippy – so how can the Labor Day singles not elevate a denouement to compare? “I mean, factual glance again at these pairings!” splutters Dr Golf, who’s in the market all afternoon to discover your coronary heart-rate, check your blood stress and discover your coronary heart-rate. It’s on!