Inkster Rounds Out 2019 Solheim Cup U.S. Team
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2019-08-28
DOUG FERGUSON, Associated Press
Juli Inkster used her two Solheim Cup captain's picks on Stacy Lewis and Morgan Pressel, wanting to add experience to an American team so young that eight of the 12 players have never competed in the tournament when it is away from home.
"I think they can bring a little calming factor to our team,'' Inkster said in a conference call.
Of the 10 players who earned automatic spots on the U.S. team, five are Solheim Cup rookies and three have never played the matches away from home. The qualifiers were Lexi Thompson, Danielle Kang, Jessica and Nelly Korda, Lizette Salas, Angel Yin, Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Annie Park, and Megan Khang.
The Solheim Cup is on September 13-15 at Gleneagles in Scotland, the course where Europe won the Ryder Cup five years ago.
Inkster said she spoke to the 10 players who qualified and listened to who they wanted to fill out the team.
Inkster is captain for the third straight time, and she will have a chance to become the only captain with three victories since the Solheim Cup began in 1990.