Category Archives: Solheim Cup

Vicky Hurst: Lessons in a Tour pro’s fall and struggle back

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2016 11:39 pm by Bill Rand

Remember Vicky Hurst? She is the attractive LPGA star whose signature was her Ben Hogan-style cap. She was good enough that she made the 2011 Solheim Cup team as a captain’s pick after just three years on Tour. She had … Continue reading →

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Readers’ 1-Year Top-25 Posts – 2013

Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 11:31 pm by Bill Rand

Every three months, I update the “Readers’ 1-Year Top-25 Posts” tab. It’s an opportunity for readers to see what others saw as the best posts in the last twelve months. New to the list is a post I wrote on … Continue reading →

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Gerina Piller: My New Breakthrough Favorite

Posted on Monday, November 25, 2013 11:51 pm by Bill Rand

Gerina Piller used to be my dark horse favorite to win any given tournament. But with her stellar performance last week at the CME Group Titleholders in Naples, Florida, that tag no longer fits. She’s now become my breakthrough favorite … Continue reading →

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Solheim Cup: The European Transformation is Complete

Posted on Monday, August 19, 2013 12:19 am by Bill Rand

Sunday, with the Americans in dire straights down 10½ – 5½, I wrote that the Europeans were either going to coast to victory or the Americans were going to turn their dreams to toast. Well, I was wrong. The Europeans … Continue reading →

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Solheim Cup: A Final Day Coaster or a Toaster

Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:13 am by Bill Rand

Things were looking fairly competitive in the 2013 Solheim Cup after Saturday morning’s Foursomes. The Americans caught up to be just one point behind the Europeans, 6½ – 5½ and momentum was going their way. But as John Lennon once … Continue reading →

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Solheim Cup: Europe Leads 5-3 After One…Rules Imbroglio

Posted on Saturday, August 17, 2013 12:06 am by Bill Rand

In a day of significant surprises, Team Europe edged out to a 5-3 lead over the Americans after Friday’s matches. Two big surprises from the morning Foursomes were Stacy Lewis not playing well, but her partner Lizette Salas playing very … Continue reading →

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2013 Solheim Cup: Day 1

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:46 pm by Bill Rand

Captains Meg Mallon for the Americans and Liselotte Neumann for the Europeans have put together some very satisfying pairings for the morning Foursomes (alternate shot). It’s a good mix of 12 veterans and 4 rookies among the 16 players. All … Continue reading →

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The Solheim Cup: Another of Golf’s Pageants

Posted on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 12:39 am by Bill Rand

Here’s a refreshing event. How often do we have these big announcements about some golf event only to find out that it’s way out in the forgettable future. Well, not this time. Because of the way the Solheim Cup is … Continue reading →

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Ryann O’Toole: Riding High at the LPGA Championship

Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:55 pm by Bill Rand

I didn’t get very far with my scan of the Wegmans LPGA Championship leaderboard Thursday night. Played on the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, Ryann O’Toole, California surfer girl, was T1 and her name was the first … Continue reading →

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Soaking Solheim II

Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:58 pm by Bill Rand

Continuing Monday’s first post on the Solheim Cup, the seventh match in this year’s Cup pitted two relatively inexperienced Solheim players, Sandra Gal and Brittany Lang. Gal finally broke through on the LPGA Tour with her first win in the … Continue reading →

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