Tony Jesselli's preview is up at his website, and the official site is at this link. (You can pick Team Europe or Team USA from that page.) The event will be held in West Des Moines, Iowa and the course is nearly 6900 yards long, which is long for an LPGA or LET event.
At this point, each team has at least one questionable player.
- For Team Europe, Suzann Pettersen is dealing with some back problems, and her status is uncertain enough that Vice Captain Catriona Matthew has been practicing.
- And for Team USA, Lexi Thompson is dealing with a virus that caused her to cancel her presser on Tuesday.
The coverage starts Friday on GC at 9am ET. While I'm pulling for the US team -- I am an American, after all -- I'm not so sure that either team has an advantage this time. During the last Cup, an unexpected turn of events in one match completely stole home field advantage from the Euro team. Given the length of this course, I suspect the matches could turn on something equally small, although I doubt it will be a controversy like the last one.
Of course, not knowing is half the fun, isn't it?
http://golfweek.com/2017/08/16/suzann-pettersen-out-of-2017-solheim-cup/
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