Irishwoman had a storied amateur career at American university and in her first Solheim Cup she stole the showIt wasn’t quite the “Hello world” of Tiger Woods in 1996. Nonetheless, Trans World Sport’s feature on 13-year-old twins in rural Ireland takin…
2021 Solheim Cup day two: USA 7-9 Europe – as it happened
Team USA came back at Europe on day two, only for Mel Reid to restore a little distance between the teams at the end of play 10.51pm BST There we go, then. Mel Reid, huh? Another day, another wonderfully dramatic couple of sessions, studded from start …
Controversy over Nelly Korda’s ball mars opening of Solheim Cup
USA 2½ – Europe 5½Sagström picks up ball too soon and loses hole and matchThe smell of cordite fills the Solheim Cup air once more. A contest which has an uncanny knack of throwing up moments of huge controversy has reverted to type in Ohio. Nelly Kord…
Solheim Cup: Europe lead USA after foursomes on day one – live!
Updates from the first day’s play in ToledoSolheim Cup: official LPGA leaderboardAnd you can get in touch with Scott here 10.07pm BST Kupcho and Salas both have chances to win 15 from the fringe, eight feet from the hole. The former elects to chip, the…
Leona Maguire and Mel Reid handed task of tackling Korda sisters
European captain Catriona Matthew puts her faith in Solheim Cup rookie Maguire and Reid to take on USA’s golden pairingIf Irish eyes are smiling come Saturday lunchtime in Toledo, one of golf’s supreme forces will have been vanquished. Leona Maguire, o…
Jessica and Nelly Korda: sisters determined to deliver Solheim Cup glory
After causing a sensation at the event in 2019, the US siblings hoping to make a similar impact against Europe this weekendThe key to European Solheim Cup success this weekend may lie in halting just one family. In 2019 the Korda sisters proved a sensa…
Lack of European fans will magnify US team’s home advantage at Ryder Cup | Ewan Murray
Ban on travellers from Europe stacks the odds even further in favour of Steve Stricker’s team at Whistling StraitsThe vast array of superlatives attached to the Ryder Cup ignore the recent propensity for predictable outcomes. Since Europe trounced the …
Wild card Leona Maguire becomes Ireland’s first ever Solheim Cup player
Maguire finished 13th at Women’s Open on SundaySanna Nuutinen edged out by Georgia Hall for qualificationLeona Maguire will become the first Irish player to compete in the Solheim Cup after being handed a wild card by European captain Catriona Matthew….