Alison Lee and Megan Khang’s caddies went wild.
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Alison Lee swings. Ball lands on the inexperienced. Ball spins again. Ball drops within the gap.
Crowd goes wild. Caddies go wilder.
What on the earth simply occurred?
After Lee, making her first look on the Solheim Cup in 9 years for Workforce USA, holed her strategy shot at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership’s second gap from 86 yards, her and accomplice Megan Khang’s caddies each ripped their shirts off within the ensuing frenzy.
You need to see this one to consider it.
The eagle gave Lee and Khang an early 1 Up lead of their Saturday afternoon fourball match with Workforce Europe’s Sweadish duo of Anna Nordqvist and Madelene Sagstrom. However, maybe extra unlikely, their caddies’ celebration was choreographed simply moments earlier.
In response to Golf Channel’s Kay Cockerill, Khang’s caddie, Jack Fulghum, pitched a wager on the second tee. The perfect was that if both of the American gamers holed out throughout the match, the caddies would pay out $500.
Cockerill reported Lee instantly countered.
“No, if we gap out, you guys [the caddies] take your shirts off,” Lee stated.
Just some minutes later, Lee’s wedge dropped within the cup and her caddie Taylor “Shota” Takada and Fulghum needed to pay up.
At first, Takada runs over to Lee, screaming earlier than Khang joins in on the celebration. Takada retains operating round for a second earlier than disappearing from the NBC digital camera shot.
That’s when Fulghum walks over, Khang’s bag in a single hand, his shirt and bib within the different with the type of sheepish grin that you could solely have if you lose a guess in probably the most thrilling method potential.
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By the point Takada comes again within the shot, his shirt is gone as he goes for a hug with Fulghum. Khang began bursting with laughter.
“Nicely grasp on a minute,” NBC broadcaster Terry Gannon stated, surprised, but in addition having enjoyable with the second. “Cease proper there. That’s sufficient.”
It was later when Cockerill got here on to share the backstory behind the celebration.
“Low and behold, 5 minutes later, they’re down within the fairway doing simply that,” Cockerill stated. “They couldn’t consider that they propositioned that and it occurred all in the identical gap.”
And as NBC’s Tom Abbott identified, Lee’s model of the guess saved every of the caddies $500 too!
The U.S. group will look to maintain up that power stage via the remainder of Saturday’s matches. The Individuals entered the fourth of 5 classes main the Europeans 8 factors to 4 as they appear to regain possession of the Solheim Cup for the primary time since 2017.
