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How each American, European player fared at the 2023 Solheim Cup in Spain

Three players went unbeaten over the three days but only one earned 4 points over the five sessions.

CASARES, Spain — The 2023 Solheim Cup couldn’t have been closer.

The 18th edition of the biennial bash between the United States and Europe was all square at 8-8 entering Sunday singles, and after the final 12 matches – five won by the both teams and two ties – the competition ended in a 14-14 tie, and the Europeans retained the Cup.

In the event’s 23-year history, the Americans have taken home the trophy on 10 occasions, with the Europeans earning the other eight. Team Europe hasn’t lost since 2017 in Iowa.

Spain’s Carlota Ciganda was the only player to score four points this week (4-0-0) and was one of four players who went unbeaten, joining Gemma Dryburgh (0-0-2), Megan Khang (3-0-1) and Cheyenne Knight (2-0-1). Two players went winless for each team, but only one failed to earn a point.

Here’s a breakdown of how each player fared this week by event at the 2023 Solheim Cup.

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European records

Player Overall (W-L-T) Singles (W-L-T) Foursomes (W-L-T) Fourball (W-L-T)
Celine Boutier 0-3-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0
Charley Hull 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0
Linn Grant 3-2-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0
Georgia Hall 1-2-1 0-0-1 0-2-0 1-0-0
Leona Maguire 3-2-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 2-0-0
Carlota Ciganda 4-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
Anna Nordqvist 1-3-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0
Maja Stark 2-1-1 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-1
Madelene Sagstrom 1-1-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-1
Gemma Dryburgh 0-0-2 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1
Emily Pedersen 2-2-1 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-1
Caroline Hedwall 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

American records

Player Overall (W-L-T) Singles (W-L-T) Foursomes (W-L-T) Fourball (W-L-T)
Lilia Vu 1-3-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
Nelly Korda 2-2-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0
Allisen Corpuz 2-1-1 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-1
Megan Khang 3-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-1
Lexi Thompson 3-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0
Jennifer Kupcho 0-2-1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-1
Ally Ewing 1-3-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-2-0
Rose Zhang 0-3-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1
Danielle Kang 2-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-0
Angel Yin 2-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
Andrea Lee 1-2-1 0-0-1 1-1-0 0-1-0
Cheyenne Knight 2-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0

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LPGA Q-Series: Haley Moore putting tough season behind her with opening 67

At one point during her season, Haley Moore missed 10 consecutive cuts.

There was a point during Haley Moore’s second rookie season that she missed 10 consecutive cuts. Within that stretch, she played seven consecutive weeks of tournaments. It was as difficult as it sounds.

“Some of them I missed by one shot,” she said, “some I had missed by a lot. That was just really hard on me.”

Moore talked briefly about that time on the eve of Q-Series, punctuating everything as positively as she could. She learned a lot –  about the importance of good communication with her caddie, about when to play aggressively, about putting in a little more time to practice.

“I’ve gotten down a couple times,” she said, “but I just told myself it happens, it’s golf. It happens to everyone.”

And then the 23-year-old Arizona grad said the thing that keeps everyone going in this game: “Once you have that one really good week out there, it’s going to all come together.”

Amen.

Coming back to Q-Series is never part of anyone’s plan, but Moore knows that she has successfully fought her way through this eight-round gauntlet before, and after an opening 5-under 67 she’s keen to do it again.

Three players share the lead at 6 under after Round 1 at RTJ Magnolia Grove: Emily Kristine Pedersen, Peiyun Chien, and Alejandra Llano. Moore’s 67 came on the Crossings Course. The top 70 and ties will move on to Week 2 where the top 45 and ties will earn LPGA status. Moore finished 137th on the CME points list this year and earned $36,895.

“I know that this week, it’s a marathon out here,” she said, “so just to pace yourself. Having one bad round is not going to kill you out here.”

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Emily Kristine Pedersen of Team Europe hits her tee shot on the eighteenth hole during the morning foursomes of the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness Club. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

Pedersen, who has twice represented Europe at the Solheim Cup, carded six birdies and an eagle in her opening 65 on the par-71 Falls Course.

“I like the tree-lined,” she said. “I like everything is in front of you. I kind of feel like you have to hit it far. It’s a little bit of an advantage this week, which is good for me because I’m hitting it quite far.”

Alabama’s Polly Mack is the low amateur after an opening 68 to take a share of sixth. Atthaya Thitikul, the 18-year-old Thai player who won the LET’s Race to Costa del Sol and is No. 18 in the world, struggled to an opening 73 on the Crossings Course and is T-70.

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Former Solheim Cup player Emily Pedersen wins men’s pro event in Denmark

The nine women in the field played from about 5,875 yards while the men played from 6,944 yards. “Some were annoyed,” she said.

Emily Pedersen is on a bit of a roll. On Wednesday, she won a men’s professional event on the ECCO Tour in Denmark. Last Sunday, she won an amateur event on the Danish Golf Union’s Elite Tour.

That probably sounds a little confusing given that Pedersen is a professional, but she said in Denmark, pros are allowed to compete in amateur events. At this point, players are excited for any opportunity to tee it up in the COVID-19 era.

Pedersen was one of nine women invited to play in this week’s ECCO Tour event, the Bravo Tours Open. The 24-year-old carded rounds of 66-67 to clip Oliver Suhr by one at Romo Golf Club and earn about $5,150.

“It’s just been great to compete again,” said Pedersen, who was back at home on the sofa after a four-hour drive home. “To get that little nerve and feel your heart pump again. It’s just fun to have a scorecard in your pocket again.”

LPGA player Nanna Koerstz Madsen, a winner on both the LET and Symetra Tours, took a share of third.

The women played from about 5,875 yards at Romo while the men played from 6,944 yards. Pedersen said she felt the yardage was set up so that both genders were hitting comparable irons into the greens.

“Some were annoyed that we had to play forward,” said Pedersen of male players’ reactions to the women playing a shorter course.

Others were “cool with it.”

“I always feel like there’s a little bit more pressure,” she said of playing alongside the men, “kind of like you want to show off more when it’s the guys.”

Pedersen said there were no spectators or caddies at the ECCO event. Rather than exchange scorecards, players inputted scores on their phones. Hand sanitizer was on every tee box.

Pedersen, who represented Europe at the 2017 Solheim Cup, last competed on the Ladies European Tour in mid-March at the Investec South African Women’s Open where she placed seventh. The 2015 LET Rookie of the Year and former Ladies British Amateur champion planned to come over to the U.S. to compete on the Symetra Tour before the coronavirus halted tournament play. Now she’s not sure what’s next.

She’ll be in the fields for the both the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open and AIG Women’s British Open in August, the next two events on the LET’s schedule.

“I think it’s toughest not knowing when you’re going to be able to potentially earn some money,” said Pedersen. “I think that’s the hardest part. Everything is so unknown.”

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