Nelly Korda managed what Tiger Woods rarely could. She lived up to her billing as the No. 1 player in golf at a high-stakes team competition against Europe.
And she had plenty of help as the Americans finally got possession of the Solheim Cup after seven long years. Their best players delivered some of the biggest moments.
Rose Zhang showed why she is looked upon as a rising star on the LPGA Tour. She not only became the third American to go 4-0 in the Solheim Cup, she needed just 58 holes to do it. Zhang played the 17th hole at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club only in practice rounds.
Not to be overlooked in this show of American star power is Lilia Vu.
A double major winner last season who started the year at No. 1, Vu missed more than two months – and two major championships – with a back injury and still wasn’t feeling her best at the Solheim Cup. Her game didn’t feel that great, either. “I almost felt guilty taking that spot from someone else,” she said.
But when Europe was on the verge of a feisty rally on Sunday, it was Vu who delivered relief to U.S. captain Stacy Lewis and the winning moment for the Americans.
