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You would be forgiven if you forgot about Caroline Hedwall was playing for Europe at the Solheim Cup. Suzann Pettersen did not dust off her captain’s pick until Saturday afternoon four-balls. But instead of being an afterthought, the 34-year-old Swede delivered one of the best stretches of golf on Sunday in Solheim Cup history, going

ANDALUCIA, Spain — It was billed as a close one and so it has become. With only the 12 singles matches to play over the plentiful hills and dales of the Finca Cortesin course, the eventual destination of the Solheim Cup is anyone’s guess. Tied on eight points apiece, the American and European teams really

Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 10:38 PM ET SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Sebastián Muñoz quickly pulled away from a crowd at the top on Saturday, playing his opening five holes in 5-under par on his way to a second-round 8-under 63 and a three-shot lead in LIV Golf-Chicago. Munoz was part of a five-way tie

An 8-8 tie heading into Sunday singles at the Solheim Cup, considering Team USA swept the Friday morning foursomes matches to take a quick 4-0 lead. While Team USA certainly would have preferred a blowout, this all-square match should make for a dramatic day of golf. Every player goes out on Sunday, playing 18-hole singles

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 23, 2023, 03:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — Given what transpired on the second day of the 18th Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin on Saturday, one might guess there would be plenty

Team Europe’s captain Suzann Pettersen was watching her team play the Saturday afternoon fourball at Finca Cortesin and almost got hit by a ball. She and a spectator were perched on a rock when the ball came their way, but they were able to swiftly get out of the way. That was some athletic work

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 23, 2023, 07:39 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — Nelly Korda came into this week’s Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin wondering who she would play alternate-shot matches with because her older sister, Jessica,

The vagaries of match play are undefeated. The format dictates that you should always expect the unexpected, but when it comes to what happened on the 18th hole with Lexi Thompson in the afternoon fourball session, it would be tough to fathom what happened greenside for the American side. A hard-fought match between Lexi and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 22, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUSIA, Spain — After getting thumped 4-0 by the United States team in Friday morning’s opening session of the 18th Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin, European captain

ANDALUCIA, Spain — It’s the only conclusion really. Nothing else makes any sense. None of it. So forget all the pre-Solheim Cup talk of analytics, statistics and gut-feelings, this non-playing captaincy lark is nothing more than a complete lottery when it comes to pairings and such. What often appears completely logical and well thought out

Sep 22, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Sergio Garcia won’t be playing in the Ryder Cup next week, but he was on top of his game in the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, shooting a 5-under 66 to be part of a five-way tie for the lead Friday in Sugar Grove, Ill. The Spaniard is

Two days after Gary Woodland underwent surgery to remove a lesion on his brain, his alma mater, the University of Kansas, announced that it was naming its golf practice complex used by the Jayhawk men’s and women’s teams after him. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved naming the facilities the Gary Woodland Golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 22, 2023, 07:29 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — U.S. team captain Stacy Lewis saw something good in Solheim Cup veteran Lexi Thompson‘s game in practice rounds at Finca Cortesin earlier this week,

Kapalua Golf announced it is back open for business. The facility, one of the best golf properties in Hawaii and site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry (formerly Tournament of Champions) event, has been closed since Maui suffered a series of wildfires in August. Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 20, Kapalua’s Bay Course is offering tee times,

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, said in an interview with Fox News that aired Wednesday that he doesn’t care about allegations of sportswashing made against his country. “If sportswashing

When Jim Gallagher Jr. returned home from his only appearance in the Ryder Cup in 1993, he was greeted by his 2-year-old daughter Mary Langdon, who was wearing a shirt that read, “My daddy beat Seve.” Gallagher, who will serve as a hole announcer for NBC Sports’ coverage of next week’s Ryder Cup at Marco

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — European team captain Suzann Pettersen had a reputation as a fiery competitor during her playing career, which helped her become one of the most

Golfers around the world will tune in to watch the best female players from the United States and Europe compete in the 18th edition of the Solheim Cup this weekend at beautiful Finca Corestin in Andalucia, Spain. It will be a sight to see. It really can’t compare to being at the Solheim Cup in

Sep 20, 2023, 11:13 AM ET Rory McIlroy plans to play in the DP World Tour Championship in November at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. McIlroy is a two-time DP World Tour Championship winner and ended the 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2022 seasons first in the season standings. “Playing at the DP World Tour Championship

The LPGA Tour has another mother amongst its ranks: Amy Olson, along with husband Grant, announced the arrival of their baby girl, Carly Gray, born Sept. 15. Olson becomes the fifth LPGA player to have a child in 2023. Olson, who hails from North Dakota, turned pro in 2013. The 31-year-old has finished T-2 in

Sep 20, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Rose Zhang has already compiled a lengthy list of accomplishments at just 20 years old. Two-time NCAA champion, Stanford’s all-time wins leader and No. 1-ranked amateur and LPGA Tour winner are among them. What Zhang wasn’t anticipating was a spot on the United States Solheim Cup team as a

Ben Silverman’s fantastic season on the Korn Ferry Tour has already wrapped up a return trip to the PGA Tour in 2024. But on Wednesday he arrived at the range ahead of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship looking like he just came from a kids birthday party. Needless to say, the 35-year-old Canadian needed to

Sep 20, 2023, 01:02 PM ET Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake are teaming up on a massive new entertainment complex in New York City. T-Squared Social, located on 42nd Street, opened Wednesday. Formed of a collaboration between Woods, Timberlake, NEXUS Luxury Collection and 8AM Golf, the sports bar clocks in at an enormous 22,000 square

CASERAS, Spain — U.S. Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis summarized what could surely be transformed into a stirring speech to her players, one designed to get the blood flowing and the brains buzzing. Asked if there was a special message or theme she would like to convey to her team, the former Women’s British Open champion

All sports, as we all know, are inherently trivial. And yet, so important. The games we play elevate the routine of day-to-day life, providing fun and laughter and, especially when done really well, pleasure almost beyond measure for participants and spectators alike. The Olympic Games qualifies under that elite heading. So does soccer’s World Cup.

CASERAS, Spain — You’ve got to love Stacy Lewis. Bucking the normal tediousness that typically tends to mark pre-match press conferences at team contests, the U.S. Solheim Cup captain managed to be both thought-provoking and interesting during a 20-minute session two days before her side takes on what many are calling the best European team

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 20, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Longtime California swing coach George Pinnell has seen the look on Rose Zhang‘s face many times over the past nine years. Pinnell would give Zhang instructions before

Sep 19, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Everyone knows the universal pain of an airline luggage mix-up. But it could not have happened at a worse time for Danielle Kang. As of Tuesday, Kang’s golf clubs have not made it to Andalucia, Spain, for the Solheim Cup, which begins Friday. The U.S. team member even took

Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 05:52 PM ET DALLAS — Jordan Spieth missed out on the Ryder Cup scouting trip to Marco Simone outside Rome, and for good reason. His wife gave birth to their second child. Spieth posted on social media that his wife gave birth to a girl named Sophie. She was born

FINCA CORTESIN, Spain — Listed under the player-profile sections in the official Solheim Cup program are each competitor’s best results this year. European stalwart Celine Boutier’s, by way of example, takes up six lines and contains three wins, including her major championship victory at the Amundi Evian Championship. On the other side of the trans-Atlantic