Initiated in 1990 by Karsten and Louise Solheim, the Solheim Cup is a biannual competition which opposes the best golfers from the American continent to the best golfers from the European continent, on the model of the Ryder Cup for men. 2 years ago, you had lived live on the Golf Channel the coronation of the American selection.

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This year, our 24 gladiators will cross swords in Iowa at Des Moines Golf & Country Club. Juli Inkster, US captain in 2015, was again unanimously elected in an attempt to keep the Solheim Cup under the stars and stars. But the task will not be easy, because in front of her one of the greatest golfers of all time, Annika Sörenstam, has agreed to take the captaincy of the European selection. A confrontation that promises us 3 days of intense and exciting competition to experience live and in full from Friday August 18 to Sunday August 20 from 15:00 p.m. on our antenna!

The 2015 edition was one of the most thrilling vintage with its share of surprises, controversies, suspense and strong emotions. Yet dominating throughout the competition, the Europeans failed at the gates of the historic treble when the horn of revolt sounded among the players of Juli Inkster. On the home straight, 12 unleashed proets swept away a destabilized and powerless European selection, to win with 1 point in advance.

This year, on home soil, the American team, which has a composition almost identical to that of Berlin, will try to add another victory to its already well-stocked list of achievements. In its ranks, Brittany Lincicome who opened the ball of the LPGA season by winning the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic. At his side, the great Lexi Thompson, world number 3, winner of the Kingsmill Championship last May. The Americans will also be able to count on the experienced Cristie Kerr who will be able to prove very decisive from the top of his 8 selections.

The flower of European women's golf will take on this Solheim Cup under the guidance of the great Annika Sörenstam who succeeds Carin Koch. Among the first selected players, we find a great regular of the competition, the Norwegian Suzann Petersen, who also has 8 caps and is currently 22nd in the Race to CME on the LPGA. It will be necessary to count on Florentyna Parker one of the main animators of LET this year, which recently offered itself the trophy of the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open. Rookies in 2015, the young Englishwoman Charley Hull and the Spanish Carlota Ciganda are preparing to live their second experience. They will obviously be supported by the French number 1 Karine Icher, who will make her 4th start there and who is also making the peak of the LPGA Tour.

  • Thursday August 17 at midnight - Opening ceremony
  • Friday August 18 from 15 p.m. to 00 a.m. - Day 01 (Foursomes) of the Solheim Cup
  • Saturday August 19 from 14 p.m. to midnight - Day 00 (Fourballs) of the Solheim Cup
  • Sunday August 20 from 18 p.m. to midnight - Day 00 (Singles) of the Solheim Cup

Reviewed by Emmanuel Biston, Hervé Marquès, Florence Le Jacques and Cyrille Cormier

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