Well, it would have taken a chunk out of Lizette Salas. She's the handiest participant from the Solheim Cup who is now not at the CN Canadian Women's Open this week. (Yes, even young Charley Hull were given a sponsor's exemption into the occasion.)
This is the LPGA event that Lydia Ko gained closing yr while paired with (if reminiscence serves) Stacy Lewis and Jiyai Shin inside the final round. It turned into Lydia's "Hello, World!" second, because it became the biggest seasoned match she'd gained at that point. (Still is, I bet.) And this week she's returned for her name defense.
Tony Jesselli has one among his normally notable previews of the occasion over on his weblog, so that you can use this hyperlink to check it out. And you can need to test in at his blog periodically this week, as he and his wife can be at the event and he apparently plans to be running a blog from there. Since Tony knows several of the gamers, he may have some very interesting posts!
The LPGA's match web page for the occasion now lists Royal Mayfair Golf Club as 6403 yards and par 70. Despite the pretty quick yardage, the direction can play very lengthy whilst wet, as it proved last yr. However, the Weather Channel is currently predicting a dry weekend with highs inside the mid-70s(F) and 5-8mph winds, so the difficult could be the path's principal defense.
Still, I'll be interested to peer how the Cuppers -- each US and European -- carry out this week. I suspect the Euros may additionally have a chunk of hassle concentrating whilst the United States gamers will cross in with something to prove, however both organizations are probable very worn-out... And Royal Mayfair isn't always a course wherein you need to let your shield down.
GC will be broadcasting the first round in prime time tonight, between 6:30 and 8:30pm ET. There's only one more tournament between this one and the newly-majorized Evian Championship, so this will be a very important week for the players' preparations.
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