Suzann Pettersen and Stacy Lewis have this afternoon announced their pairings for the Friday morning of the 2024 Solheim Cup.
The Opening Ceremony of the Solheim Cup has taken place on the Great Lawn at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club where both captains announced the pairings for the first morning foursomes.
Having the honour of kicking off for Team Europe at 7.05 am (local time) is rookie Esther Henseleit of Germany alongside England’s Charley Hull and they will play against Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz.
There will be another European debut at 7.17 am with Switzerland’s Albane Valenzuela playing alongside France’s Celine Boutier as they face off against Rose Zhang and Lauren Coughlin.
Match number three at 7.29 am sees Denmark’s Emily Pedersen and Sweden’s Maja Stark team up for European as they go up against Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho.
The final match of the morning will tee it up at 7.41 am and that will be Sweden’s Linn Grant and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda as they go toe-to-toe with Lilia Vu and Sarah Schmelzel.
Speaking after the announcement, Pettersen said: “We have a great team, and that is the best thing about it. All the players stand behind the decisions that are made.
“I think with playing away, it’s great to kind of get everyone going, especially the rookies. There’s no point for them to sit around and wait and wonder what it’s going to be like. Let’s just send them out and let them experience it.
“On our side, and on the U.S. side, we call them rookies. I think they’re handling the situation fairly well. There’s a bit of that sassy confidence between them, which I like. It blends pretty well with the rest of the group.”
Lewis explained: “I wanted to send some experience out first and no better than the number one in the world and a pairing that was very successful last year and they’re very comfortable together.
“I started the week and I had a list. For each player, I probably had three or four players that were potentials in each format and then I used their feedback throughout the week. It was a two-way street.”
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