2011年9月29日星期四

Who won in Solheim Cup

Norway's Suzann Pettersen turned the momentum Europe's way when she recovered from 1 down with birdies at the last three holes to beat Michelle Wie by one hole.
Her win left Europe needing just one point from the last two singles to win the trophy but the side captained by Alison Nicholas did even better.
Caroline Hedwall of the Netherlands -- 2 down with two holes to play -- earned a crucial halved match to give Europe a 14-13 lead when rookie Ryann O'Toole bogeyed the 17th and 18th.
Spain's Azahara Munoz birdied the 17th in the final singles to go 1 up on Angela Stanford and guarantee Europe's victory before closing out a one hole win at the last.
"I've been in agony all day," European captain Alison Nicholas said. "The players have had such heart and passion and purpose. I hand it all to them. They've been unbelievable."
Nicholas said Europe's win was the greatest achievement of her career.
"They were so up for it and they believed in themselves," she said. "They just fought to the end. The rookies have done fantastic. The experienced players have done really well as well. It's just been a real team effort."
American captain Rosie Jones also praised her players.
"They fought so hard and really came together in the last couple of days to do so well, and it's just really hard," Jones said.
Jones declined to blame O'Toole for the defeat.
"You know what, she played awesome," Jones said. "She's undefeated in her first Solheim Cup. That is just unbelievable ... She feels bad because she was 2 up coming in.
"But I tell you what, she got three points this week, and I don't know if anybody else did that. So that's pretty awesome."
Play was suspended three times during the day due to adverse weather conditions but the 28,000 strong crowd saw an exciting finish.

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