The 2024 Solheim Cup is about to get underway Friday morning as Crew USA appears to be like for his or her first victory in seven years.
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Simply 12 months after Crew Europe retained the Solheim Cup in Spain, the biennial workforce occasion is again in motion this week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership. The make-up of each groups is basically the identical because it was at Finca Cortesin when the 2 groups tied 14-14 final fall — and for that, we will all be grateful. If the drama is something prefer it was final time round, golf followers are in for a deal with.
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In the event you appeared on the matchup on paper, you would possibly assume that Crew USA can be the overwhelming favourite. They’ve the highest two gamers on the earth in Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu, and half their roster is inside the highest 25 on the earth rating (versus simply two for Crew Europe). However Crew Europe has routinely confirmed to be larger than the sum of their components — and this 12 months needs to be no completely different.
Crew Europe staged an epic rally final 12 months throughout Sunday singles to retain the Cup, that means the Euros haven’t misplaced within the occasion since 2017. Actually, Crew USA has simply two gamers (Lexi Thompson and Alison Lee) who’ve ever been on a successful Solheim Cup workforce.
The betting markets would possibly favor the U.S. as they appear to defend their residence soil, however make no mistake — Crew Europe aren’t any pushovers. Count on this one to return right down to the previous few matches come Sunday afternoon.
Why is the Solheim Cup in back-to-back years?
In the event you’re questioning why the biennial occasion is occurring once more so quickly, you’re not alone. Whereas it’s true that the Solheim Cup is often performed each different 12 months, the occasion is being held in back-to-back years after scheduling conflicts that arose from the Covid-19 pandemic.
When the Ryder Cup was pushed again a 12 months in the course of the pandemic, it meant that the premier workforce occasions for each the boys and girls had been to be held throughout the identical 12 months. So as to play the occasion in Ryder Cup off-years once more sooner or later, the Solheim Cup determined to stage the occasion in back-to-back years.
2024 Solheim Cup TV schedule
TV protection of the 2024 Solheim Cup will probably be offered by NBC and Golf Channel. Golf Channel will air prolonged telecasts all three days of the event, with NBC offering late-round broadcasts on on Saturday and Sunday.
Right here’s the total Solheim Cup TV schedule for the week:
Thursday, September 12: 4-6 p.m. (Opening Ceremony on GOLF Channel)
Friday, September 13: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, September 14: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, September 15: 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m. (Golf Channel); 12-3 p.m. (NBC)
2024 Solheim Cup streaming schedule
Peacock is the first streaming residence of the 2024 Solheim Cup. Peacock will supply reside simulcasts of NBC’s TV protection on Saturday from 3-6 p.m. ET and Sunday from 12-3 p.m. ET.
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2024 Solheim Cup Friday matchups, tee occasions (ET)
Foursomes
7:05 a.m. – Esther Henseleit & Charley Hull (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda & Allisen Corpuz (USA)
7:17 a.m. – Celine Boutier & Albane Valenzuela (EUR) vs. Rose Zhang & Lauren Coughlin (USA)
7:29 a.m. – Emily Pedersen & Maja Stark (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing/Jennifer Kupcho (USA)
7:41 a.m. – Linn Grant & Carlota Ciganda (EUR) vs. Lilia Vu & Sarah Schmelzel (USA)
4-ball
(TBA)
