Team Europe regains Solheim Cup from the United States as Ciganda and Woad seal victory
Lottie Woad assured it. Carlota Ciganda — who else? — sealed it.
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Lottie Woad assured it. Carlota Ciganda — who else? — sealed it.
Étienne Papineau (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) celebrated his 30th birthday Sunday with a final-round 61 and a four-stroke victory at the Digital Commerce Group Open, his second win of the season that moves him to No. 2 on the PGA Tour Americas Points List.
Shane Lowry gave his home crowd and President Donald Trump plenty to cheer Sunday when he turned a four-shot lead into a runaway at Doonbeg, closing with a 7-under 63 to break the Irish Open record with an 11-shot victory.
Charley Hull and Lottie Woad put two days of Solheim Cup misery behind them in style on Sunday. Veteran Hull led Team Europe out in the first match and beat Megan Khang 3 and 2.
Kyle Cottam (Knoxville, Tennessee) tallied 10 birdies and an eagle, holing his second shot from 108 yards on the par-4 16th, en route to a 12-under 58 at Uplands Golf Club in the third round of the Digital Commerce Group Open.
Drew Goodman (Norman, Oklahoma) carded a 9-under 61 Friday at Uplands Golf Club and shares a one-stroke lead with Corey Pereira (Sacramento, California) after two rounds at the Digital Commerce Group Open in Victoria, British Columbia.
Lottie Woad and Charley Hull are the power pairing of the European team. They couldn’t provide a spark at the Solheim Cup on Day 1.
Shane Lowry finally had a great day with the putter and made the most of it Friday by setting the course record with an 8-under 62 at Trump International Ireland to build a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Irish Open.
President Donald Trump is taking a break this weekend from the pressures of the Iran war and American voter anger over the conflict’s economic fallout by indulging in one of his favorite pastimes: golf.
Megan Khang was dancing on the first tee in a white, star-spangled cowboy hat as the Solheim Cup opened Friday morning. In the afternoon, she was more reserved in celebration after she and foursomes partner Alison Lee overturned a 2-down deficit to seal a 5-and-3 victory for the biggest win of Day 1.
The opening day of the Solheim Cup started with smoke blowers and party music blasting out of a boisterous first tee. It ended in nervy silence on No. 18 as veteran European player Carlota Ciganda stood over a 12-foot putt to tie the match against the Americans.
Ryan Voois (Orange County, California) carded 10 birdies in a 9-under 61 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead through 18 holes at the Digital Commerce Group Open in Victoria, British Columbia.
A canal tour in Amsterdam. The glitz and glamor of a gala dinner. Loud, pumping music on the range. Ping pong and darts in the team room. For the European and American teams, it’s been fun and games this week ahead of the first Solheim Cup held in the Netherlands.
Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., and Nobelle Park of Oakville, Ont., headline Canada’s two teams at the upcoming World Junior Girls Golf Championship. Liu will head up Canada 1 with Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C., and Vancouver’s Jodie Han.
Angel Yin believes she’s ready to play the Solheim Cup. Just as importantly, so does her captain. Yin has been a big question mark for the Americans heading into this week’s matches against Team Europe in the Netherlands after missing two months with severe stomach issues and only returning for the final event before the Solheim Cup — where she shot 81-76 to miss the cut.
The U.S. team is changing qualifying criteria for the Ryder Cup for the third straight time, announcing Wednesday a system based entirely on points that can only be earned during the year leading up to the 2027 matches in Ireland.
The International team for the Presidents Cup is for players from all over the world except for Europe. It also helps to have a PGA Tour card in America.
Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the Irish Open poses logistical challenges, and that the atmosphere will be different.
To transition to what the breakaway golf league is calling “an innovative player-first ownership model,” LIV GOLF filed for Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey on Tuesday.
The 20th edition of the Solheim Cup doesn’t start until Friday and already there have been two moments that capture the essence of Nelly Korda and Charley Hull, two of the biggest stars in women’s golf.
Nelly Korda is the No. 1 in the world, a multiple major winner and an Olympic gold medalist. Still, for all her individual accolades, nothing in golf beats putting on the Team USA uniform and representing her country at the Solheim Cup.
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