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Ewan Murray at Robert Trent Jones Golf ClubSun 15 Sep 2024 20.41 BSTShare
They say Virginia is for lovers. The US ensured the overdue resumption of its relationship with the Solheim Cup on an afternoon when the heroics of Charley Hull almost inspired her European teammates towards the making of history. Watching golf fans were given cause to remember why the Solheim Cup is held in such deep affection. The event will return in the Netherlands in 2026; a wait that for now is unsatisfactory.
It feels like an understatement to point out Suzann Pettersen’s European contingent battled hard to keep their hands on the trophy for what would have been a record-breaking fourth time. The US held their nerve. The scoreline of 15½ to 12½ did justice to that and a European team who lacked nothing in heart. Far from bursting through the tape, the hosts at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club stumbled over the line like an exhausted marathon runner.
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The Solheim Cup remains golf’s most engaging team competition simply on account of competitive closeness. Before a singles ball was struck, the outcome felt a formality. Late in the final session, a subdued gallery emphasised American wobbles. Lilia Vu, in match nine of 12, was the one to get the party started.
One player who did not deserve to feature on a losing team was Hull. The English golfer’s task had appeared a thankless one, taking on Nelly Korda at the head of proceedings with Europe already trailing 10-6. Hull battered the world No 1 into submission, completing a 6&4 win which offered Pettersen brief hope of an incredible turnaround. If this does not provide the 28-year-old Hull with belief she can end her wait for a major win, nothing will. Korda could only laugh at the hopelessness of her situation on the par five 14th as Hull struck a seven iron, her second shot, to within inches of the hole. Game over.
