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Right this moment, I needed to foretell the Team USA pairings for Friday morning’s begin to the Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership in Virginia.
Friday morning’s format will probably be Foursomes. Tee instances are from 7:05-7:41 a.m. EST. For these unfamiliar, Foursomes are when two gamers alternate photographs on the identical ball.
Who will Group USA captain Stacy Lewis pair so her crew can begin sturdy? The general public will discover out later Thursday night on the Opening Ceremony at 4:30 p.m. EST.
So seize your espresso and breakfast and be part of me whereas I pair women based mostly on who I feel will play the very best collectively and assist the Individuals win this primary session.
* Q: qualifier/ CP: captain’s decide
— Nelly Korda (Q)
— Lilia Vu (Q)
— Lauren Coughlin (Q)
— Ally Ewing (Q)
— Allisen Corpuz (Q)
— Megan Khang (Q)
— Andrea Lee (Q)
— Alison Lee (Q)
— Rose Zhang (Q)
— Lexi Thompson (CP)
— Jennifer Kupcho (CP)
— Sarah Schmelzel (CP)
Now that we see the Team USA roster let’s decide the 4 pairings for Friday morning.
— Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang
Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang have been the primary pairing off in 2023. They received 2 & 1 over Linn Grant and Maja Stark, so I feel they’d make a terrific opening pairing once more. What resulted in a win final yr ought to do the identical in 2024.
Thompson’s Swan Music will pull out all her aggressive tenacity, and Khang can feed off it.
— Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu
I need to put these two collectively as a result of they’re two of the very best on this planet. It might be combination with Nelly Korda’s size off the tee and Lilia Vu’s quick recreation. We see Ryder Cup groups pair these large names collectively, and I might like to see Lewis put these two on the identical crew to see what occurs.
— Allisen Corpuz and Rose Zhang
Pairing these two collectively can be unbelievable to observe. Allisen Corpuz received each her matches final yr with Korda, however I assume she would play with the identical mentality if Rose Zhang have been her associate. Zhang solely received half some extent final yr in Spain, so placing her with somebody like Corpuz will solely pull out her greatest.
— Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho
Main as much as this week, these two have been enjoying nicely and completed as runner-ups on the Dow Championship. Ally Ewing performed in foursomes through the 2021 Solheim Cup, and Jennifer Kupcho dealt with completely different companions final yr on this format. They might be nice collectively.
Different doable pairings for foursomes on the Solheim Cup:
— Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz
— Rose Zhang and Megan Khang
— Lilia Vu and Sarah Schmelzel
— Rose Zhang and Andrea Lee
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