On Tuesday, September 10, Team USA made history by winning the Junior Solheim Cup by a record margin. Following this, the team's captain, Beth Daniel, celebrated the success with the US Senior Solheim Cup squad, which will be in action later this week.
Earlier, Team USA won the Ping Junior Solheim Cup with a final score of 18.5-5.5 over Team Europe. This marked their eighth win in the biennial event and the largest winning margin by any team in the tournament's history.
After Team USA's victory, Beth Daniel visited the senior team for the celebration.
"We wanted to set the tone for the week, and I think we did the pretty good job," she said while addressing the team members.
The US team then started singing, "We are the champions; those are the losers."
In the video, Nelly Korda, Megan Khang, Sarah Schmelzel, and other teammates can be seen celebrating. Here's the clip:
The senior team will be in action later this week as the Solheim Cup will tee off on Friday, September 13 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. Allisen Corpuz, Megan Khang, Andrea Lee, Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, Lauren Coughlin, Ally Ewing, Rose Zhang, and Alison Lee are the automatic picks for the US. Jennifer Kupcho, Sarah Schmelzel, and Lexi Thompson are captain Stacy Lewis' picks. Lewis will lead the team for the second straight year.
For the European team, Suzann Pettersen returns as a non-playing captain. Charley Hull, Madelene Sagstrom, Esther Henseleit, Celine Boutier, Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Leona Maguire, Carlota Ciganda, and Georgia Hall qualified automatically. Anna Nordqvist, Emily Pedersen, and Albane Valenzuela were the captain's picks
How to watch the 2024 Solheim Cup? Telecast details explored
NBC and the Golf Channel will broadcast the 2024 Solheim Cup. While Golf Channel will telecast on the first three days while NBC will do the late broadcast on Saturday and Sunday.
Here’s a look at the TV schedule for the event(all times ET):
Thursday, September 12
- Opening Ceremony: 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday, September 13:
- Session 1 (foursomes): 7:05 a.m. (Golf Channel)
- Session 2 (four-ball): 12:05 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, September 14:
- Session 3 (foursomes): 7:05 a.m.
- Session 4 (four-ball): 12:05 p.m. (Till 3 p.m. on Golf Channel, 3-6 p.m. on NBC)
Sunday, September 15:
- Session 5 (singles): 9 a.m. (Till 12 p.m. on Golf Channel, 12-3 p.m. on NBC)