Team USA captured the ninth biannual PING Junior Solheim Cup began on Wednesday at Des Moines Golf and Country Club by a score of 14.5-9.5.
Team USA captured the ninth biannual PING Junior Solheim Cup began on Wednesday at Des Moines Golf and Country Club by a score of 14.5-9.5.
The round of foursomes matches was suspended on Monday due to darkness, with the U.S. team leading the European team 4-3. Team Europe then earned three points to Team USA’s two to bring the competition tied at 6-6 heading into singles play.
Team USA would go on to win eight of the 12 singles matches, while also halving one match, en route to its fourth consecutive victory.
Modelled after the Solheim Cup, the PING Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 best female junior golfers (ages 12-18) from the United States against the 12 best junior girls from Europe. The team match play event includes: foursomes, four-ball and singles matches played over two days and rotates between U.S. and European host sites coinciding with The Solheim Cup.
The United States now leads the all-time series 6-2-1 (win-loss-draw). In 2015, the United States was the first team to win on foreign soil, earning its fifth win in history, 13-11, at St. Leon-Rot Golf Club in Heidelberg, Germany.
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