A more conservative approach may be in play in the foursomes; expect greater fireworks in the fourballs
“We will have the honour on the first tee all week, so that’s an opportunity for us to put some pressure on Team Europe to start right out of the gate,” said former Solheim Cup player turned television commentator Morgan Pressel, who is here this week in her role as a US vice-captain to Stacy Lewis.
The players have tried and some have failed and a few had succeeded in reaching the green in practice. It’s a different story entirely when the scorecard is in play and the numbers matter. As Pressel added, backtracking a little, “players who maybe can’t get there, they all have been like, ‘oh, I could just get up-and-down [from the fairway] and make birdie with a wedge’. I don’t think it’s a deterrent in that sense.
Certainly, the first tee shot has been on the minds of players and captains and pretty much everyone. Aggression versus a conservative play. No right. No wrong. “I don’t know if we’ve been trying to lay a strategy flat, because for some people it’s very [reachable]; for others, it might be out their reach to be comfortable to go for the [green] in one. I think you’re going to see both. I have just told the players, ‘let’s talk this through’.
The strategy in play will certainly make for some interesting first tee viewing. A more conservative approach may be in play in the foursomes; expect greater fireworks – and more aggressive plays – in the fourballs where there will effectively be second chances if a tee shot finds a watery grave.
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