– How Stacy Lewis experiences the Solheim Cup. She didn’t want to look. She simply couldn’t. On the 18th hole, she was a bundle of nerves. She didn’t even see Lauren Coughlin’s putt that could have been decisive. She was at the back of the green with one knee on the ground and her gaze fixed on the grass. She didn’t dare to raise her neck. It didn’t go in. Minutes later, when it was Lilia Vu who had the Solheim in her putter, she was half-glancing from the 18th fairway where she was already with the whole team gathered. The joy must have been immense, but the relief on her face too. Three years of work finally bore fruit. Well deserved.
– Lexi Thompson says goodbye amidst tons of emotion. She played her last match of her last Solheim Cup and Lexi knew it, everyone knew it. As soon as it ended and the American victory was confirmed, she was the most sought after, the most acclaimed by her teammates. She didn’t want the spotlight and as soon as she could, she slipped away, but the emotion was visible. She could barely hold the cup in her hands. In fact, at one point she hid behind one of the screens of the 18th hole scoreboards that faced the lake and no one could see her. She needed her moment of tranquillity and to digest everything that was happening. She couldn’t say goodbye with a victory in a match that she led 3UP against Celine Boutier.
– A birthday that has been choked. Jesús, the father of Carlota Ciganda, celebrated his birthday today. A bittersweet day that could not be crowned as he would have wished. Watching his daughter win the fourth consecutive cup. Not every year you sink the decisive putt of a Solheim.
– The audience. Once the incidents of the parking shuttles were resolved, it must be acknowledged that Robert Trent Jones Golf Club has been a real hive of activity. Especially magical was the green of the 14th hole, where unique moments were lived and where at times the Americans seemed unbeatable. This Sunday during seven consecutive matches they did not lose on that hole and took it up to five times. The crowd went wild. The most electric moments of the week without a doubt were lived in the natural amphitheatre that was set up on that green. It wasn’t on the decisive day, but Nelly Korda’s eagle after the horrible bitten shot that Allisen Corpuz hit and ended up three metres from the flag was one of the most decisive moments of Saturday morning. Just imagine what awaits Europe in just twelve months at Bethpage.
– To Nelly Korda‘s caddie. It was 1:30 pm and Jason McDede, Nelly’s caddie, arrived smiling in the tunnel between holes 14 and 15. He was coming down amused with a drink that seemed to be alcoholic, unaware that things on the scoreboard were changing by the minute. He almost choked on his drink when he raised his head and saw how the scoreboard was turning blue. Lucky for his interests, the victory finally stayed at home. He was one of the most effusive on the 18th hole green.
