Team USA wins Ping Junior Solheim Cup
From the Ladies European Tour website
Team USA captured the ninth biannual PING Junior Solheim Cup began on Wednesday at Des Moines Golf and Country Club by a score of 14.5-9.5.
The round of foursomes matches was suspended on Monday due to darkness, with the U.S. team leading the European team 4-3. Team Europe then earned three points to Team USA’s two to bring the competition tied at 6-6 heading into singles play.
Team USA would go on to win eight of the 12 singles matches, while also halving one match, en route to its fourth consecutive victory.
Modelled after the Solheim Cup, the PING Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 best female junior golfers (ages 12-18) from the United States against the 12 best junior girls from Europe. The team match play event includes: foursomes, four-ball and singles matches played over two days and rotates between U.S. and European host sites coinciding with The Solheim Cup.
The United States now leads the all-time series 6-2-1 (win-loss-draw). In 2015, the United States was the first team to win on foreign soil, earning its fifth win in history, 13-11, at St. Leon-Rot Golf Club in Heidelberg, Germany.
WEDNESDAY SINGLES MATCHES
Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (USA) def. Maja Stark of Sweden, (Europe) 4&3.
Frida Kinhult of Sweden, (Europe) def. Jennifer Chang, of Cary, North Carolina, (USA) 2&1.
Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee, (USA) def. Amanda Linnér of Sweden, (Europe) 4&3.
Rose Zhang of Irvine, California, (USA) def. Beatrice Wallin of Sweden, (Europe) 3&1.
Emilia Migliaccio of Cary, North Carolina, (USA) def. Julia Engström of Sweden, (Europe) 1-up.
Esther Henseleit of Germany, (Europe) def. Youngin Chun of Gainesville, Florida, (USA) 3&1.
Yealimi Noh of Concord, California, (USA) def. Letizia Bagnoli of Italy, (Europe) 4&3.
Emma Spitz of Austria, (Europe) def. Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California, (USA) 3&1.
Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, (USA) vs. Alessandra Fanali of Italy, (Europe) halved
Brooke Seay of Rancho Santa Fe, California, (USA) def. Linn Grant of Sweden, (Europe) 1-up.
Kaitlyn Papp of Austin, Texas, (USA) def. Mathilde Claisse, of France, (Europe) 6&5.
Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana, (USA) def. Alessia Nobilio of Italy, (Europe) 2&1.
TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY FOURSOMES MATCHES
Yealimi Noh of Concord, California, and Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (USA) vs. Beatrice Wallin of Sweden, and Frida Kinhult of Sweden (Europe) halved.
Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee, and Brooke Seay of Rancho Santa Fe, California, (USA) def. Maja Stark of Sweden, and Letizia Bagnoli of Italy, (Europe) 4&3.
Emilia Migliaccio of Cary, North Carolina, and Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California, (USA) def. Alessia Nobilio of Italy, and Alessandra Fanali of Italy, (Europe) 1-up.
Rose Zhang of Irvine, California, and Youngin Chun, of Gainesville, Florida, vs. Emma Spitz of Austria, and Esther Henseleit of Germany (Europe), halved.
Mathilde Claisse of France, and Julia Engström, of Sweden, (Europe) def. Jennifer Chang of Cary, North Carolina, and Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana, 5&3.
Linn Grant of Sweden, and Amanda Linnér of Sweden, (Europe) def. Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, and Kaitlyn Papp of Austin, Texas, 1-up.
Team USA captured the ninth biannual PING Junior Solheim Cup began on Wednesday at Des Moines Golf and Country Club by a score of 14.5-9.5. The round of foursomes matches was suspended on Monday due to darkness, with the U.S. team leading the European team 4-3. Team Europe then earned three points to Team USA’s two to bring the competition tied at 6-6 heading into singles play.
Team USA would go on to win eight of the 12 singles matches, while also halving one match, en route to its fourth consecutive victory.
Modelled after the Solheim Cup, the PING Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 best female junior golfers (ages 12-18) from the United States against the 12 best junior girls from Europe. The team match play event includes: foursomes, four-ball and singles matches played over two days and rotates between U.S. and European host sites coinciding with The Solheim Cup.
The United States now leads the all-time series 6-2-1 (win-loss-draw). In 2015, the United States was the first team to win on foreign soil, earning its fifth win in history, 13-11, at St. Leon-Rot Golf Club in Heidelberg, Germany.
WEDNESDAY SINGLES MATCHES
Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (USA) def. Maja Stark of Sweden, (Europe) 4&3.
Frida Kinhult of Sweden, (Europe) def. Jennifer Chang, of Cary, North Carolina, (USA) 2&1.
Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee, (USA) def. Amanda Linnér of Sweden, (Europe) 4&3.
Rose Zhang of Irvine, California, (USA) def. Beatrice Wallin of Sweden, (Europe) 3&1.
Emilia Migliaccio of Cary, North Carolina, (USA) def. Julia Engström of Sweden, (Europe) 1-up.
Esther Henseleit of Germany, (Europe) def. Youngin Chun of Gainesville, Florida, (USA) 3&1.
Yealimi Noh of Concord, California, (USA) def. Letizia Bagnoli of Italy, (Europe) 4&3.
Emma Spitz of Austria, (Europe) def. Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California, (USA) 3&1.
Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, (USA) vs. Alessandra Fanali of Italy, (Europe) halved
Brooke Seay of Rancho Santa Fe, California, (USA) def. Linn Grant of Sweden, (Europe) 1-up.
Kaitlyn Papp of Austin, Texas, (USA) def. Mathilde Claisse, of France, (Europe) 6&5.
Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana, (USA) def. Alessia Nobilio of Italy, (Europe) 2&1.
TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY FOURSOMES MATCHES
Yealimi Noh of Concord, California, and Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (USA) vs. Beatrice Wallin of Sweden, and Frida Kinhult of Sweden (Europe) halved.
Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee, and Brooke Seay of Rancho Santa Fe, California, (USA) def. Maja Stark of Sweden, and Letizia Bagnoli of Italy, (Europe) 4&3.
Emilia Migliaccio of Cary, North Carolina, and Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California, (USA) def. Alessia Nobilio of Italy, and Alessandra Fanali of Italy, (Europe) 1-up.
Rose Zhang of Irvine, California, and Youngin Chun, of Gainesville, Florida, vs. Emma Spitz of Austria, and Esther Henseleit of Germany (Europe), halved.
Mathilde Claisse of France, and Julia Engström, of Sweden, (Europe) def. Jennifer Chang of Cary, North Carolina, and Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana, 5&3.
Linn Grant of Sweden, and Amanda Linnér of Sweden, (Europe) def. Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, and Kaitlyn Papp of Austin, Texas, 1-up.
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