Nelly Korda’s eagle dance, Solheim magic you missed
Hello, friends, and happy Friday from Robert Trent Jones Golf Club! I had an early wake-up this morning (5:00 a.m.) in order to make the opening tee shots at 7:05, but once that alarm hit I was wide awake and ready — this was a day I’ve been looking forward to.
From what I’ve read elsewhere I know that the coverage of today’s event wasn’t all positive, but there was so much good on site that I’m going to focus on all of my favorite moments from the day. Let’s get right to ’em.
Unfortunately, things got off to a rocky start at the Solheim Cup on Friday morning due to the shuttle situation, which you’ve probably read about by now. Thousands of fans gave themselves ample time to make it to the opening tee shots but missed them because there simply weren’t enough buses to get them there.
You can read all about the shuttle issues elsewhere, but what bummed me out is thinking of the people who never got to the course and what they missed out on. That’s where we’ll turn our focus — to the positives. There were a lot of them.
The hometown hero showed out.
My first favorite moment of the morning came when Lauren Coughlin — a Virginia resident, University of Virginia graduate and Solheim Cup rookie — made her way to the first tee.
Fans were screaming her name and I can’t even imagine what it must mean to her to have made this team. She’s the oldest member of Team USA and a late bloomer, having captured her first two LPGA wins this season.
