2 months ago
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Europe captain Anna Nordqvist finalized her Solheim Cup team Monday by adding veteran Leona Maguire and three rookies as her picks for the Sept. 11-13 matches in The Netherlands.
Charley Hull of England easily earned one of the two automatic spots from the Ladies European Tour points list. The other went to Esther Henseleit of Germany, who surged to No. 2 in the final two events.
Henseleit finished fourth in the Women's Scottish Open and then lost in a playoff at the Women's British Open (points are double in a major) to narrowly beat Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland for the second spot.
Henseleit's 40-foot birdie putt to force a playoff with AIG Women's Open winner Shiho Kuwaki wound up costing Tamburlini a spot. Even without making it on points, Henseleit would have made her second straight team as one of the leading six players in the world ranking.
Those six spots instead fell to Solheim rookie Lottie Woad of England, Maja Stark and Linn Grant of Sweden, Carlota Ciganda of Spain, Celine Boutier of France and Nanna Koertz Madsen of Denmark.
#points
Charley Hull of England easily earned one of the two automatic spots from the Ladies European Tour points list. The other went to Esther Henseleit of Germany, who surged to No. 2 in the final two events.
Henseleit finished fourth in the Women's Scottish Open and then lost in a playoff at the Women's British Open (points are double in a major) to narrowly beat Chiara Tamburlini of Switzerland for the second spot.
Henseleit's 40-foot birdie putt to force a playoff with AIG Women's Open winner Shiho Kuwaki wound up costing Tamburlini a spot. Even without making it on points, Henseleit would have made her second straight team as one of the leading six players in the world ranking.
Those six spots instead fell to Solheim rookie Lottie Woad of England, Maja Stark and Linn Grant of Sweden, Carlota Ciganda of Spain, Celine Boutier of France and Nanna Koertz Madsen of Denmark.
#points
2 months ago
The picks are in and, as promised, European captain Anna Nordqvist did not select herself, though her recent form and resume certainly warranted it.
After Esther Henseleit's dramatic playoff loss at the AIG Women's British Open on Sunday, the German ****** ped Chiara Tamburlini out of one of two automatic spots on the European points list – by a single point.
In the end, Tamburlini, who hasn't shown good form of late, wasn't picked.
Nordqvist went with the experienced Leona Maguire, the lion of the 2021 victory and a leader in Spain in 2023. While Maguire has struggled this season, a share of eighth at the Scottish showed some positive momentum.
The three other captain's picks are all rookies, giving Nordqvist four new faces on this year's team: Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain, France's Nastasia Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes of England.
#tamburlini #form
After Esther Henseleit's dramatic playoff loss at the AIG Women's British Open on Sunday, the German ****** ped Chiara Tamburlini out of one of two automatic spots on the European points list – by a single point.
In the end, Tamburlini, who hasn't shown good form of late, wasn't picked.
Nordqvist went with the experienced Leona Maguire, the lion of the 2021 victory and a leader in Spain in 2023. While Maguire has struggled this season, a share of eighth at the Scottish showed some positive momentum.
The three other captain's picks are all rookies, giving Nordqvist four new faces on this year's team: Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain, France's Nastasia Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes of England.
#tamburlini #form
