For the most comprehensive and spiciest Solheim Cup Saturday article, head over to Golfweek and check out Eddie Pells' piece--certainly better than the other AP article floating around the golfy media. Stina Sternberg's blogging for Golf for Women certainly outdoes Kelli Anderson's reporting for Sports Illustrated/Golf.com. Hound Dog had more bite in his morning post than his afternoon one. Mulligan Stu uncharacteristically missed the release of the singles match-ups in his afternoon post--it's a rare day when the AP scoops him, but then it's a rare day when the wind delays play for two hours. He shouldn't feel too bad, though--the AP only listed the first 10 matches! Typical: too lazy to check LPGA.com.
So, with the U.S. up 6.5-5.5 after the morning matches but down by 1 hole in 3 of the 4 afternoon matches that will finish their last 5-9 holes beginning at 7:35 am Swedish time, here's what the Sunday singles showdown matches will look like (with my assessments, based on how people have been playing coming into and during the event):
Laura Diaz vs. Catriona Matthew (slight advantage: Europe)
Pat Hurst vs. Sophie Gustafson (big advantage: Europe)
Stacy Prammanasudh vs. Suzann Pettersen (big advantage: Europe)
Juli Inkster vs. Iben Tinning (big advantage: USA)
Sherri Steinhauer vs. Becky Brewerton (big advantage: USA)
Angela Stanford vs. Trish Johnson (big advantage: USA)
Morgan Pressel vs. Annika Sorenstam (slight advantage: Europe)
Brittany Lincicome vs. Laura Davies (slight advantage: Europe)
Nicole Castrale vs. Bettina Hauert (toss-up)
Paula Creamer vs. Maria Hjorth (toss-up)
Cristie Kerr vs. Linda Wessberg (slight advantage: USA)
Natalie Gulbis vs. Gwladys Nocera (toss-up)
In short, it could well come down to the last four matches of the event, which would make for some dramatic tv. Now to figure out who among my friends gets the Golf Channel and will let me take over their tv on an NFL Sunday.
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