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Post by philknj on Aug 24, 2021 12:46:54 GMT
In case anyone cares, it's Aug 26-28 at Conwy GC in Wales. Everything you need to know is here:
Including alternate Megha Ganne, I saw seven of the USA players at the USWA  ... GB & I will get murdered.  I don't know how the USA lost the last two Cups on foreign soil, but it's NOT happening this week.
They'll be at Merion GC next year ... and so will I. I was there once for the finals of the 1989 US Amateur.
...and Q-school players Kim, Corpuz and Matthews haven't shown up yet ... MASSACRE
I would play Louise Duncan in all five matches ... I'm surprised she slipped through the fingers of the U.S. college golf machine.
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Post by philknj on Aug 25, 2021 0:28:08 GMT
I queried Getty Images with "Curtis Cup" for the last 24 hours and it returned 506 photos ... 37 of those pics are of The Zhangster ... and all 37 say 'Gina Kim' in the caption. 
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Rachel Kuehn ... the starter at Westchester pronounced it "Keen", so I assume that's correct. Upon further consideration, my prior description of her as "Lewis with a personality" was an understatement  ... a future LPGAer who can golf her ball (I think).
I assume each player is getting customized balls for their particular brand/model ... and the spectators can buy 2-piece rock souvenirs. 
No detail is too trivial.
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Post by philknj on Aug 25, 2021 11:43:23 GMT
CORRECTION: Including the alternates, there were eight players at the USWA that are on Team USA. I left out the other alternate, Megan Schofill ... maybe I saw her in passing at Westchester ... bombed out of the medal qualifying. I don't know what rules or circumstances would get the alternates into the matches.
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Post by philknj on Aug 26, 2021 10:42:12 GMT
Team USA making The Expert look dumb again ... the Yanks will get only a half point out of the first three in the foursomes. Castle and Corpuz did not play. The four ball matches won't start until 8 AM EST.
Hat tip to GolfWrx forum - you can watch today's matches on Youtube:
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Post by philknj on Aug 27, 2021 12:03:14 GMT
Bad morning for the old ladies ... USA cut their deficit to one point as Friday's four balls get started in five minutes.
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Post by philknj on Aug 27, 2021 15:14:15 GMT
I heard a lot of Fore Left and Fore Right during the front nine of the four balls ... mostly from GB & I.
But, it's starting to turn around ... GB & I needs to retain its lead going into the singles, or else it's over.
They said Duncan was the second longest driver behind LEXI(TM) at the AIG WBO ... I didn't know that. She looks like something ... mostly like MSK 5, except she does NOT hit every fourth driver off the planet.
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Beth Allen did a broadcast on one of the Euro tournaments recently and got bashed on GolfWrx ... she is here and I have no problem with her ... and she is paying attention, too, pointing out how one of the GB & I players has the heal of her putter off the ground and pulling her putts left.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Aug 27, 2021 18:09:40 GMT
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Post by don on Aug 28, 2021 8:19:56 GMT
I haven’t been on Golfwrx in years but I assume the 3 biggest topics are Wie, Creamer and Gulbis.
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Post by philknj on Aug 28, 2021 11:27:17 GMT
Early on, this is NOT looking good.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Aug 28, 2021 17:58:13 GMT
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Post by philknj on Aug 31, 2021 1:03:49 GMT
Look at Gina Kim (left) horning in ... all she did was get whupped three times. That's a rinky-dink trophy for an event that started in 1932 ... I assume the past team results are engraved on the bands below ... I'm guessing they are too small to include the player names.
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Thanks to Covid, the next Curtis Cup is only 9 1/2 months after this one at Merion GC. The USA will have the same team captain and I don't see many changes among the players. Heck, Kuehn, Castle and the Zhangster should all be back. They'll probably take Ganne off the bench and put her on the team. Not sure about WFU graduate Migliaccio ... doesn't seem interested in the pro game, but I don't know how active she'll be in the amateur ranks. Kim, Matthews and Corpuz are up in the air since they have started the LPGA Q-school process ... I can envision their spots getting filled with newcomers.
I assume we'll see most of the same faces for GB & I. Good luck trying to win on American soil ... fans should not get their hopes up about it being a grudge match ... both sides are too giggly for that. GB & I has only one win in the USA, 1986 at Prairie Dunes, 13-5. I have to look it up and see who played in that rout.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 2, 2021 10:52:12 GMT
Tony would have been proud to see America bring his trophy home! Congrats!  |
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... GB & I will get murdered. 
I don't know how the USA lost the last two Cups on foreign soil, but it's NOT happening this week.
... a future LPGAer who can golf her ball (I think).
