Solheim Cup opens with a bang in Gleneagles, Scotland
SHOWS: GLENEAGLES, SCOTLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 12, 2019) (UCOM - ACCESS ALL)
1. VARIOUS OF TEAM USA CAPTAIN, JULI INKSTER, TAKING STAGE
2. VARIOUS OF TEAM EUROPE CAPTAIN, CATRIONA MATTHEW, TAKING STAGE
3. INKSTER ANNOUNCING TEAM
4. TEAM USA GOLFER, MARINA ALEX, WALKING OUT
5. TEAM USA GOLFER, DANIELLE KANG, WALKING OUT
6. TEAM USA GOLFER, LEXI THOMPSON, WALKING OUT
7. VARIOUS OF AUDIENCE CHEERING AS MATTHEW ANNOUNCES TEAM EUROPE
8. TEAM EUROPE GOLFER, GEORGIA HALL, WALKING OUT
9. TEAM EUROPE GOLFER, CHARLEY HULL, WALKING OUT
10. TEAM EUROPE GOLFER, SUZANN PETTERSEN, WALKING OUT
11. VARIOUS OF ANNOUNCER ANNOUNCING TEAM EUROPE AND TEAM USA SOLHEIM CUP TEAMS
12. AERIAL OF EVENT
STORY: The opening ceremony for the Solheim Cup was held in Gleneagles, Scotland on Thursday (September 12) as teams representing the United States and Europe prepare to square off at the biennial event this weekend.
The United States have a stronger line-up top to bottom, headed by world number three Lexi Thompson, but are nonetheless only slight betting favourites, perhaps because their team includes five rookies.
European captain Catriona Matthew for her part will have three debutants -- Anne Van Dam, Celine Boutier and Bronte Law -- on a team with a combined 31 appearances, compared with 18 for Juli Inkster's American line-up.
The United States have won five of the last seven Solheim Cups. Europe last won the trophy in 2013.
