For the women, The Solheim Cup took place in Killeen Castle in Ireland. This event is similar to the Ryder Cup for the men, and in my humble opinion it has all the tension and excitement and great play that the Ryder Cup provides. Team U.S.A. vs. Team Europe .
The U.S. team has won the last 3 Solheim Cups and were favoured to take home the hardware again. With young stars like Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie and stars like ChristieKerr, things looked good. The U.S.A. needed 14 points because they are defending champions, and the Europeans needed 14.5 to take the Cup back.
It was difficult conditions most of the weekend, wind and rain were prominent, especially today in the singles matches. It was tied 8 - 8 going into today, and the USA has been dominant over the years in singles play. There was some great shot making and after a couple of stoppages of play the gritty Europeans squeaked out the victory 15 - 13. It was great competition. Congrats Team Europe!
Team Europe - 2011 Solheim Cup
...And lets not forget the men, they were playing in Atlanta, Georgia in the Tour Championship, top 30 golfers from the PGA season, and also on the line The Fedex Cup, where the winner takes home a whopping $10 million prize for first. Wow!!
This event did not disappoint. It was fantastic golf, with the Tour Championship going down to a playoff between Bill Haas and Hunter Mahan, the winner of the playoff would win $1.4 million for the tournament and also winning the prize money for the Fedex Cup. Talk about pressure.
The shot of the day? - Bill Haas put is second shot in the water on the second playoff hole (just rolled in) so he was able to play the shot, he exploded out of the water and put the ball 2 feet from the whole for a tap in par. Amazing. Watch it!!
Bill went on to win it all, with his brother as caddy and his Dad Jay Haas (PGA star himself) looking on. This is a great passitonsports story. Great job Bill!!
A great weekend of Golf!!
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