The last two days of the Solheim Cup were perfect examples of why American viewers have very little interest following the LPGA Tour these days.
Cristie Kerr, Morgan Pressel, Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer and Angela Stanford, easily considered the strongest American players on Tour, were a combined 4-14-2. They were so bad that they made Michelle Wie look like she belongs again. The European ladies, if I may steal a quote from the weekend hackslap vernaculars I’m familiar with, “played a game with which the American gals weren’t familiar.” It never once looked like Europe was going to lose, despite the enthusiastic fans trying to pump every ounce of life they could muster into what appeared to be a defeated team from the get-go on Friday.
I’ve heard several references to Dottie Pepper’s “choking freakin dogs” comment made a few Solheim’s back, but this team didn’t choke. To choke, in true choke-artist fashion, one has to be in a position to win to be considered a choke artist. This team was never in danger of winning, at any point, so I’m not getting the references being made on the internet discussions I’ve read. Anyway… the future doesn’t look too promising for the American Solheim fans anytime soon. With exception of maybe Salas, Korda and Thompson – we’re relying on veteran players who have shown little capacity to step up in these pressurized team events and deliver. But a few of them sure do look perty, despite the makeup running because of all the alligator tears Sunday afternoon.
Not that I really care, mind you. Losing by 8 points is more than enough to convince me that we simply don’t have a team that can compete whatsoever in the near future. It was depressing enough to make me consider not even posting an article about it, but I did, more so because I felt it worth congratulating the European ladies for some exceptional golf on display each of the three days.
But let’s be real… they could’ve won with their C games. The American team was that weak.
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