Solheim Cup 2021, Inverness Golf Club, Toledo, Ohio, 4-6 September
From LPGA News, by Amy Mills:
The 17th edition of the Solheim Cup begins on Saturday at the famed Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Originally designed by Donald Ross, the championship course features sloped and elevated greens with undulation that will test the top players from the United States and Europe as they each compete for their country. The team match-play competition includes eight foursome, eight four-ball and 12 singles matches.
For the first time in the history of the event, the first-tee atmosphere will also encompass the 10th tee box as teams make the turn for the back nine. Read more
From Golf.com (Travel), by Sean Zak:
If one of the tenets of great golf design is variability throughout a course, then the two holes you see in the photo above [at link] seem to be begging for help.
The 1st and 10th holes at Inverness Club, site of this week’s Solheim Cup, look like twins from the sky. Ross’ first layout of the course called for the 1st to run 365 yards and the 10th 346 yards. They even share a tee box, which is a beloved architecture trait, even if it does little to denounce their similarities. Making the turn at Inverness basically calls for a similar tee shot to your first of the day... Read more
From Golf Australia, The Preview, by Rod Morri:
Like its older male cousin the Ryder Cup, the biennial matches between Europe and the US almost always deliver the most exciting golf of any season.
The combination of team matchplay and representing something more than just the individual seems to lift the very best and there is much anticipation again ahead of this year’s contest. Read more
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