The LPGA's new Dow Great Lakes Bay International group event commenced on Wednesday... And it gave us a marvel storyline.
And no, it wasn't the Korda crew. We anticipated them to play properly.
Nor become it the Canadian Team of Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp. (Although I became surprised that I could not discover a team photo of them, notwithstanding them main the occasion!)
No, the marvel is the second one-region crew, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel, a shot back after the primary round of exchange shot. (Today they will be playing nice ball, then exchange shot once more Friday and they'll finish with quality-ball Saturday.) As Creamer informed LPGA.Com:
"We're great of friends, we have performed a lot of crew events together, so it is nothing new for us if you want to pop out here. We have not performed exchange shot for a touch at the same time as, and when we have played it within the beyond, it is usually in shape play and also you never have to complete. Out here you honestly have to shoot a score, that's a little bit unique."Why do I say this is such a surprise?
Because that is a Solheim Cup 12 months, and neither participant is on the points list. I'm not sure they're even in the equal town as the factors listing! But if they maintain to play like this -- they are strokes up on the Kordas, anticipated to be our strongest crew this 12 months -- Juli Inkster may soon locate herself with a hard choice.
Both players have been stalwarts for the US Team inside the beyond, however neither has played specially correct golfing during the last couple of years. If they maintain to play well, and mainly in the event that they control to win this occasion, Juli ought to discover herself evaluating more than one wild cards she didn't anticipate to have.
Granted, that might be an awesome hassle for the captain to have. But it is absolutely not one she anticipated... And the Solheim Cup is simplest a couple of months away.
Don't you simply love crew events?
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