It’s been two years since the Ladies European team beat the Americans at Castle Killeen in Ireland. Putting an end to the U.S. stronghold over the previous three tournaments. European captain Liselotte Neumann and her team are now in Colorado ready to take on the challenge of winning the Solheim Cup for the first time on American soil.
“Obviously we've never won over there, so it's a big challenge,” said Neumann. “I feel like this is really the team that's going to do it for us.”
With players like
Suzann Pettersen, Carlota Ciganda and Catriona Matthew on the roster, Neumann feels she is in a great position to make history at the Colorado Golf Club.
“We've got some young girls on here; we've got some rookies, so we've got some big, strong players, and some players that can really hit it, which I think favours. In Colorado, the golf course is quite generous off the tees, and looking for good, long hitters and some girls with great energy, and I think this is the team that's going to do it.”
The Americans will be looking this weekend to recapture what they lost last time around and are preparing to fiercely defend their home turf.
“We’ve been waiting two years to get our cup back,” said U.S. team member
Paula Creamer. “We’ve never lost on home soil, and we’re all very aware of that. It’s a little bit of added pressure, but I still think we can use our crowds to be great motivators for us, and I think we’ll all feed off of that.”
