The international tournament Solheim Cup is going to take place at Finca Cortesin, Spain this year from September 22 to September 24. As the days of the final showdown draw near the anticipation among the players reaches an astounding feat. Moreover, when a team has been in drought for the past two editions like the US Solheim Cup team, the hunger for victory is even more.
Now, a Solheim Cup rookie who is making her first appearance for the US Team, along with Nelly Korda and other American compatriots in this biennial event made a vehement admission amid gearing up for the final deciding event.
Solheim Cup rookie makes an ardent confession amid the preparations for the patriotic showdown
Cheyenne Knight is a name that is well-known to the golf World as Tiger Woods‘ half-niece. This star golfer has been picked in the Solheim Cup US Team by Stacy Lewis as one of her captain’s picks along with two others, Ally Ewing and Angel Yin.
Now, after Knight’s stellar win at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational this year, the likelihood of getting noticed by Lewis had optimum chances. Finally, that became the case and the LPGA phenom is now making her way to Spain.
Now, as Knight buckles up for the match, she makes an honest confession in an interview about the Solheim Cup. In the interview, she said, “I had conversations with Stacy after me and Elizabeth won Dow… I was so excited. It’s always been one of my goals… But I think it was not a huge surprise, but I think just talking to her and Angela a little bit after Dow, both of them kind of eased my mind a little bit. Because I didn’t get any Solheim Cup points from Dow.” The golfer reflected on the fact that she is excited about her selection but since captain Stacy Lewis hinted at this beforehand, it didn’t come out as a surprise.
In addition to this, she also said, “I got, I won National Freshman of the Year at Alabama my freshman year, obviously. And I didn’t get picked. Then kind of the same thing again happened my junior year… And so that kind of stung, you know. But I think those were goals and I was kind of, you know, a little bit just disappointed by it… that just makes this so much sweeter”.
Cheyenne Knight’s performance in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
The team of Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol(also known as Elizabethan Knights) came out victorious at Midland Country Club with their mind-boggling putting and teamwork. In the opening round of the game, the total score of the team stood at 69, Then in the second round, the team made ten birdies.
Going forward in the next round, they carded one bogey on hole eight and managed a score of 62 at the end of round three. Then in the final round, they had zero bogeys and five successful birdies. Thus the final score tied at 23-under 257 at the end of the game.
