KS Gleitlager GmbH has officially inaugurated a district heating and local heating system at its site in St Leon-Rot (Rhein-Neckar district) on 28 November 2024 the company will reduce its CO2 emissions by up to 800 tons per year in the future – a valuable contribution to achieving the group's sustainability goal of becoming CO₂-neutral by 2035 This is made possible by the cooperation with the neighbouring SLR Giesserei (foundry) which can only partially utilise the waste heat generated by the process itself underground circulation system with two water pipes is being created water at a temperature of around 80 degrees flows from the foundry to the KS Gleitlager technical centre the water releases the heat again - as energy for various production processes and The now cooled water returns to the foundry through the second pipe where it is reheated in the production process The project was realized under the direction of CEIH GmbH the neighboring foundry previously had to cool down its excess waste heat at great expense and release it into the environment KS Gleitlager GmbH will be able to significantly reduce its natural gas consumption for generating process and heating energy in the future the environment will benefit from this newly created cycle system between the two companies – through less waste heat and reduced CO2 emissions we support our customers every day in reducing friction losses and increasing the efficiency and service life of their products the idea of sustainability is an integral part of our company,” says Dr CEO of KS Gleitlager GmbH.” I am all the more pleased that we have been able to successfully implement this lighthouse project together with SLR and CEIH.” “Planning and implementing the technology was not always easy but in the end we were able to optimize the system for providing heat and to maximize the temperature level,” confirms Alexander Czuberny “We have put a lot of heart and soul into this project,” explains Ralf Hauswirth tax and legal guidelines and revised the route planning several times the effort paid off and we are very proud to have mastered all the challenges well.” KS Gleitlager GmbH is a subsidiary of the Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall Its high-quality products are sold through a global distribution network that extends far beyond the automotive industry The Rheinmetall subsidiary KS Gleitlager is known for its high-precision plain bearings In addition to primary material production with its own aluminium foundry and sintering facilities production also includes highly complex forming processes through to fully automated testing facilities for the final quality inspection The batch sizes that can be produced economically range from 1 to millions The SLR Group produces over 130,000 tonnes of machine parts in high-quality nodular cast iron every year the main plant and headquarters of the SLR Group CEIH GmbH is a comprehensive service provider for climate-friendly energy supply Contact us The software giant said just one-fourth of its existing customers were shifting to cloud as segment revenues continued to mount AI add-ons are just one of the enticements SAP’s deployed to encourage its customer base to shift legacy ERPs to the cloud The company revamped the RISE with SAP migration incentives program at the start of the year, promising to cut the cost of moving to cloud in half and provide customers with technical support to limit disruptions. SAP also created a board-level migration unit at that time “It was the right decision to centralize our cloud operations,” Klein said Monday “Some customers who are deeply on the journey to move to the public cloud suite SAP is using a carrot-and-stick approach to spur migrations, adding data and knowledge graphing capabilities to the cloud ERP suite while warning customers that maintenance support for on-prem ERP Central Component systems will sunset in 2027 Mainstream support for legacy ECC products — ECC EHP Packages 5 or before — will terminate on Dec but customers with more recent versions can extend contracts through 2030 for an additional fee More than half of current customers are likely to blow past the target date Basis Technologies CTO David Lees told CIO Dive RISE with SAP buy-in slowed year over year in Q2 dropping to 41% of the vendor’s ERP sales from 67% during the same three-month period in 2023 While SAP does not disclose customer counts the company increased its 2024 cloud revenue outlook Monday a measure of contractually committed spend the company expects to recognize over the next 12 months grew 25% year over year to 15.4 billion euros ($16.6 billion) Klein touted SAP’s success selling IT leaders on the cloud solution but acknowledged the company could do better courting finance organizations but I’m convinced we can expand our footprint to the other buying centers,” Klein said “The CFO should be happy when he sees how SAP can connect the financial planning with the HR planning and the supply chain planning.” Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts The food industry giant doubled its digital data and technology investments since 2019 as it pursues enhanced capabilities and supply chain optimization A responsible AI policy and multidisciplinary team built the foundation of the company's compliance with the EU AI Act The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines Synthetic bunker faces have been added at St Leon Rot The reworked bunkers will now be easier to maintain than in years gone by Golf course architect Christian Althaus is designing a new short game academy at Golf Club St Leon Rot near Mannheim St Leon Rot’s new facility will offer a full range of greenside recovery challenges but are notoriously difficult to maintain on heavily used practice areas Course manager Craig Cameron therefore decided to use a synthetic bunker face construction method with the resulting tender won by Josef Poetter Golf and Ecobunker and we were challenged with designing and building a range of resilient bunker styles on the new short game academy,” said Althaus “EcoBunker justified their rising reputation in Germany by providing top quality turf fully professional site support and responsive technical back up.” Ecobunker’s work at St Leon Rot follows on from a string of projects in Germany These include at Apeldoer GC in the north of the country Golf Resort Adendorf in Lower Saxony and Fleesensee Schloss in the east of the Germany Ecobunker has helped convert all 70 deep ‘inland links’ style bunkers from rolled-in grass faces to synthetic revetments Ecobunker will be working with golf consultant Sven Hanfft at Budersand Sylt Golf Course on the next phase of a bunker renovation project A flyover video of the work at St Leon Rot, courtesy of course manager Craig Cameron, is available to view here By installing a district heating system at the KS Gleitlager site in St the Rheinmetall Group will save up to 800 tonnes of CO2 per year in the future The measure is significant for the reduction of harmful carbon dioxide emissions and for increasing the sustainable use of resources - valuable contributions to achieving the Group's sustainability goals of CO₂-neutral operations by 2035 underground circulation system with two water pipes is being created between the foundry and KS Gleitlager Commissioning is already planned for September 2024 The project costs will be amortised after just a few years This project alone will save Rheinmetall up to 800 tonnes of CO2 and gas costs in the low six-figure range every year It is a win-win-win project: where the neighbouring foundry previously had to cool down the excess waste heat and release it into the environment this company will also benefit financially in future A foundry is located at the production site in St Finca Cortesin Hotel, Golf & Spa and Golf Club St. Leon-Rot have renewed their membership with European Tour Destinations while Golf Club St Leon-Rot became part of the network in 2012 Both will continue to benefit from the expertise across the venue portfolio and the association with the European Tour Finca Cortesin boasts a world-class 18-hole championship course which hosted the Volvo World Match Play Championship in 2009 with facilities including four restaurants a beach club and a collection of luxury private villas Golf Club St Leon-Rot opened in 1997 and has continued to develop its facilities A four-time host of the Deutsche Bank – SAP Open TPC of Europe and the 2015 Solheim Cup the club features two championship courses plus a nine-hole course and a five-hole children’s course It is also home to the German Golf Federation’s National Training Centre a purpose-built indoor practice arena which features 1,700 sqm of practice greens and aprons.  Head of Operations at European Tour Destinations with the addition of Golf Son Muntaner in Mallorca to the network and we are delighted that two of our established venues are continuing their partnership with us.  “Both venues have a history of hosting some of the best golfers in the world so we are extremely gratified that the relationships we build with individual venues helping them to continue to improve both on and off course It gives us great pleasure that they have chosen to maintain their relationship with the European Tour Destinations network and we look forward to continuing to support them as they work towards their goals for the years ahead.” Following the news of the theft of over £2 million of stock from its Manchester warehouse last weekend Worldwide Golf Brands reports that the business is 'back up and running' with minimal disruption to the vast majority of its customers the business growth agency for UK and Irish golf clubs has launched a new marketing system that has delivered rapid advances in the service they deliver Brocket Hall has announced that world-renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon is to open a new state-of-the-art putting studio at the Hertfordshire-based venue GolfBusinessNews.com (GBN) is for the many thousands of people who work in the golf business all around the world We cover the full range of topics both on and off the course We aim to supply essential information both quickly and accurately in a format which is easy to use We are independent of all special interest groups Click here to sign up for our free twice weekly golf industry news summary View the latest newsletter here 5/7 High StreetDorchester-on-ThamesOxfordshire OX10 7HHUnited Kingdom publisher@golfbusinessnews.com © 1999-2025 e.GolfBusiness.com Limited | All Rights Reserved. | GBN Privacy Policy Images of the controvery on the 17th hole during the Sunday conclusion of Day 2 fourballs at the Solheim Cup GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull of team Europe explain to LPGA referee Dan Maselli that the putt of Alison Lee of team USA was not conceeded on the 17th green and thus loosing the hole during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of the United States is comforted by Nancy Lopez (l) and Wendy Ward (r) United States assistant captains on the 18th green after Lee’s error in picking up her ball on the 17th hole before it had been conceded by her European Team opponents Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull (seen in the right of the image) This error led to the European pair claiming the 17th hole and led to the United States losing another crucial point during the completion of the Saturday afternoon fourball matches in the 2015 Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images) GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of the United States is comforted by Juli Inkster the United States Team Captain (l) Nancy Lopez (2nd from left) and Wendy Ward (r) United States assistant captains on the 18th green after Lee’s error in picking up her ball on the 17th hole before it had been conceded by her European Team opponents Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull (seen in the right of the image) GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: LPGA referee Dan Maselli tells Alison Lee of team USA that her putt is not conceded on the 17th green and thus loosing the hole Playing partner Brittany Lincicome looks on during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of team USA looks back after being told that her putt was not conceded on the 17th green and thus loosing the hole Playing partner Brittany Lincicome comforts her during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of the United States crying on the 18th green after her error in picking up her ball on the 17th hole before it had been conceded by her European Team opponents Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull This error led to the European pair winning the 17th hole and led to the United States losing another crucial point during the completion of the Saturday afternoon fourball matches in the 2015 Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of the United States is comforted by Nancy Lopez (l) and Wendy Ward (r) United States assistant captains on the 18th green after Lee’s error in picking up her ball on the 17th hole before it had been conceded by her European Team opponents GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Suzann Pettersen of team Europe explains to team captain Carin Koch the length of the putt that was not conceded on the 17th hole by Alison Lee of team USA during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of team USA cries shortly afterwards she was told that her short putt on the 17th hole had not been conceded and thus loosing the hole to Europe during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Suzann Pettersen of team Europe explains to team captain Carin Koch and Annika Sorenstram about the length of the putt that was not conceeded on the 17th hole by Alison Lee of team USA during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Alison Lee of team USA is comforted by Pat Hurst shortly afterwards she was told that her short putt on the 17th hole had not been conceded and thus loosing the hole to Europe during the continuation of the darkness delayed afternoon fourball matches at The Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Suzann Pettersen of the European team in deep discussion with her vice-captain Annika Sorenstam (l) about the length of putt that she did not concede to Alison Lee on the 17th green in her match with Charley Hull (r) against Alison Lee and Brittany Lincicome of the United States during the completion of the Saturday afternoon fourball matches in the 2015 Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 20 A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome If you or someone you know has a gambling problem Morgan Pressel has been patriotic in her golf playing days, but when she was on the mic for the women's golf coverage at the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC She was talking about a shot from Brooke Henderson, saying the Canadian golfer is "[expletive] fired up, you love to see it." You can listen to that clip here saying it sounded inappropriate but she wouldn't say that: Anthony Edwards had the cockiest exchange with Barack Obama before the Olympics 'Olympic mom' Hoda Kotb gets surprised by Simone Biles on anchor's final Today show Simone Biles revealed why she is torn about competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Written by Roger LockridgeLast updated on May 24th Thirteen IFBB Pro League Classic Physique competitors will enter the 2024 German Classic Pro in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Aside from scoring a pro victory, these athletes want to add their names to the qualified list for the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024. The show’s winner joins that Olympia roster. The roster is below, as shared on the IFBB Pro League website. [Related: A Guide to the Best Pre-Workouts, Tested and RD Approved] A post shared by Alexander Westermeier IFBB PRO (@alexander_westermeier) [Related: The 8 Best Whey Isolate Protein Powders of 2024 The 2024 California Supplements Pro runner-up looks to take the last step up the podium. German Pastor won the 2023 Musclecontest Ireland Pro to qualify for that year’s Olympia but he finished the Olympia outside the top 15 That win in Ireland is his only pro victory thus far in his five-year career Pastor has been in the final callouts several times but has not sealed the deal He is a favorite to change that in this show Cullen will make his 2024 season debut and his first pro show appearance since 2022. He was slated to enter the 2024 New York Pro but withdrew Cullen was last onstage at the 2022 Arnold Classic UK in Birmingham Alexander Westermeier was last onstage at the 2024 California Supplements Pro finishing in third place behind winner Jose Manuel Munoz That was Westermeier’s only 2024 season appearance thus far This event is in Westermeier’s home country which minimizes travel — a huge edge at the elite level of the sport Featured Image: @alexander_westermeier on Instagram Roger "Rock" Lockridge has been writing professionally for 10 years and has been training for 20 His work in the fitness industry has been seen in numerous outlets and has been a part of coverage for several events including the Mr He's also shared his own personal success story in several interviews and articles Lockridge lives in West Virginia with his wife and son The views expressed on this site may come from individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the view of BarBend or any other organization BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting Copyright © 2025 · BarBend Inc · Sitemap AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18: Saw action in four tournaments and logged 11 total rounds … Competed as an individual three times … Posted two top-15 finishes … Best finish was 12th in his first collegiate tournament at the SSU Tiger Invitational Oct 31 … Shot par better three times … Had an average score of 75.55 HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Leibniz-Gymnasium Östringen in Östringen Germany for two years … Graduated in 2017 … Competed for Golfclub Sankt Leon-Rot in Baden-Württemberg Germany under coaches Dominik Mueller and Neil Hargrave … BW State Champion in 2016 … Played 33 rounds in the 2016 season with average score 70.96 … Competed in the Curro South African Juniors U21 in 2016 … German International Junior Master U21 in 2016 … German Team Champion U18 in 2015 … German single Vice Champion U18 in 2015 … Made Cut at Fairhaven Trophy Dutch Juniors and German Boys … Finished all Top 20-30 1998 … Son to Antonio and Britta and brother to Frederic Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here TSG Hoffenheim were not a household name to many women’s football fans for a long time until they suddenly went from a mid-table Frauen Bundesliga club to a Champions League side Hoffenheim didn’t even have a women’s team until 2007 they beat Swedish runners-up Rosengard in the UWCL qualification In a group of death with the reigning champions Barcelona they have little chances to reach the quarterfinals they impressed many with their empathic 5-0 win against HG Køge It may have taken until 2007 for Hoffenheim to form After overtaking the players and youth teams of two local clubs Establishing themselves in the highest league was perhaps the biggest challenge on their way to the top Frauen Bundesliga is not to be underestimated Many promoted teams have struggled with the increased intensity they finished ninth and avoided relegation It first looked like Hoffenheim would become a normal mid-table club The side from a village with only 3,000 inhabitants finished sixth and Freiburg – have claimed this spot in the last couple of years So finishing third once by no means meant that they were already a serious competitor for Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg the club could convince their best players of staying instead of taking the next step somewhere else Isabella Hartig and Tabea Waßmuth both racked up 12 goals and Nicole Billa scored 18 but despite having offers from bigger clubs Last season, they proved their success wasn’t a one-time-wonder, by qualifying for the UWCL and beating Bayern. Even though they seemed to face a difficult season, having lost top players, they managed to beat Wolfsburg Hoffenheim went from playing against the likes of TSG HD Rohrbach to facing Barcelona in the Champions League What are the reasons for this extraordinary rise The three main factors for Hoffenheim’s success are a professional infrastructure none of this would have been possible without considerable financial support The first and most obvious reason is financial backing from the club and constructed a modern training centre for the academy TSG Hoffenheim is supported by the corporation SAP the world’s largest non-American software company by revenue This has earned them the unflattering reputation of being a ‘plastic club’ – a club that is nothing more than a marketing project That’s why Hoffenheim have tried to improve their reputation for quite some time by supporting social projects While some in the club may genuinely care about women’s football it is likely that polishing Hoffenheim’s image was one of the aims too Support from the club doesn’t mean the women’s department has unlimited resources and it’s much smaller than that of Bayern or Wolfsburg Hoffenheim’s rise is a good example of how much can be achieved with little means Hoffenheim started building a training centre just for the women’s teams in 2009 The first team was still in the third tier back then a physiotherapy room and training rooms is not a matter of course in the third league where most teams can only dream of Hoffenheim’s facilities youth and senior players can combine football and education The club cooperates with four schools and four universities in the region to help them to find a balance Youth players go to the training centre after school and Hoffenheim provides tutors to help them with their schoolwork This attracts players from other clubs and promotes the development of young players Hoffenheim are also more professional than most Frauen Bundesliga clubs when it comes to the staff she is now working as Hoffenheim’s sport psychologist for the men’s Having a psychologist on the team is also a rarity in the Frauen Bundesliga which can give Hoffenheim a mental advantage No matter how modern the training centre is it would be of no use if it was not combined with good scouting Hoffenheim have several junior national players that came up from their academy or were scouted as teenagers.  A key factor for their development is Hoffenheim’s second team the team consists almost entirely of academy players The step from youth teams to senior level is a difficult one and many talents struggle to adapt to the higher intensity Hoffenheim’s future stars have ideal opportunities to thrive They get enough playing time and experience on a high level while training with the first team There are several examples proving that this way works well probably Hoffenheim’s most exciting offensive player the breakthrough into the first team is very difficult which is why many of their promising talents go on loan or join other clubs players like Gia Corley are more likely to get a chance The talented 19-year-old No.10 made the move from Bayern to Hoffenheim this summer to become a starter there and develop further as she is on the way to becoming one of Hoffenheim’s most important players “I am very happy that I took the step and switched to TSG the team behind the team also fits and I feel totally valued here I’m really looking forward to the rest of my time at Hoffenheim It’s a win-win situation for Hoffenheim and Corley The club gets a technically gifted player that has received an excellent football education while she gains experience and the chance to prove herself it is obvious that they are targeting the Austrian and Swiss league as they have six players from these countries Hoffenheim seems like the perfect environment for them because they can make the step to a stronger league and are not too far away from their home country The strategy has proven to be successful – and Nicole Billa and Katharina Naschenweng are now standout players Hoffenheim prioritised continuity and solid development over rapid success They developed a concept ten years ago and stuck to their plan even if they didn’t seem to progress for some years for 12 years and went all the way up with him Ehrmann did not leave because he was fired but because he had a second job and he wanted Hoffenheim to have a coach who could fully focus on the team Hoffenheim’s playing style has not changed very much over the years and they stayed true to their philosophy Gabor Gallai’s side is known for always playing out from the back overloading the left wing with Naschenweng and Brand and defending as a collective Hoffenheim have also scored two goals after set pieces against both Freiburg and Frankfurt The matches against Bayern and Arsenal have shown the limits of this young team When they play against a team that has a solid defense and players who find and exploit the spaces If they can continue their good development of the last few years there is nothing to prevent them from becoming a real top team The next step for the team would be to become fully professional most players have a part-time job or study This would allow them to fully realise their potential and consolidate their status as one of Germany’s three top teams Liv Cooke: Freestyle sensation talks ‘The Way to Win’ and giving back to football Canada vs USA: The Olympic history of the two rival teams "Hitachi") has signed a stock purchase agreement on April 26 to acquire all shares of MA micro automation GmbH ("MA micro automation" Germany) from MAX Management GmbH (a subsidiary of MAX Automation SE) MA micro automation is a leading provider of robotic and automation technology (robotic SI) including high-speed linear handling systems and high-speed vision inspection technology for Europe The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024 pending completion of the customary regulatory filings. After the acquisition is completed MA micro automation will join JR Automation Technologies a market leader in providing advanced automation solutions and digital technologies in the robotic system integration business for North America and Southeast Asia as a continued effort to expand the company's global presence MA micro automation is a technology leader for automation solutions within micro-assembly Through its state-of-the-art proprietary high-speed and high-precision automation know-how combined with unique optical image inspection capabilities MA micro automation serves high-growth med-tech automation end-markets and testing medical and optical components including contact lenses The company was established in 2003 through a carve-out from Siemens*1 and since 2013 has been part of the MAX Automation group.  JR Automation is a leading provider of intelligent automated manufacturing technology solutions serving customers across the globe in a variety of industries including automotive With over 20 locations between North America the leading integrator offers nearly 2 million square feet (185,806 sq m) of available build and engineering floorspace. This acquisition allows JR Automation to further grow and strengthen both the company's geographical footprint and their continued commitment on expanding support capabilities within the European region and medical market vertical build and support expertise with established capabilities in complex vision applications high-speed and high-precision automation technologies When integrated with JR Automation's uniform global process and digital technologies this partnership will further enhance our ability to deliver added value and support to all of our customers worldwide and continue to grow our capabilities in the medical market," says Dave DeGraaf impressive talents and abilities of the MA micro automation team we further enhance our ability to serve our customers creating a more robust and globally balanced offering." Hitachi aims to further enhance its ability to provide a "Total Seamless Solution*2" to connect manufacturer's factory floors seamlessly and digitally with their front office data allowing them to achieve total optimization and bringing Industry 4.0 to life This "Total Seamless Solution" strategy links organizations' operational activities such as engineering and purchasing to the plant floor and allows for real time data-driven decision-making that improves the overall business value for customers "We are very pleased to welcome MA micro automation to the Hitachi Group providing robotic SI to global medical device manufacturing customers with its high technological capabilities and will join forces with JR Automation and Hitachi Automation to strengthen our global competitiveness Hitachi aims to enhance its ability to provide value to customers and grow alongside them by leveraging its strengths in both OT and "Total Seamless Solution" through Lumada*3's customer co-creation framework." "Following the successful establishment and growth of MA micro automation within the attractive automation market for medical technology products Our partnership with Hitachi will not only strengthen our global competitive position but we will also benefit from joint technological synergies and a global market presence.  We look forward to a synergistic partnership with Hitachi and JR Automation." Outline of MA micro automation     Automation solutions within micro-assembly https://www.micro-automation.de/en/ "Siemens" is a registered trademark or trademark of Siemens Trademark GmbH & Co "Total Seamless Solution" is a registered trademark of Hitachi JR Automation is a leading provider of intelligent automated manufacturing technology solutions that solve customers' key operational and productivity challenges JR Automation serves customers across the globe in a variety of industries "Hitachi") has completed the acquisition of MA micro automation GmbH ("MA micro automation" Computer Hardware Computer Hardware Computer & Electronics Electronic Design Automation Do not sell or share my personal information: That’s the life of professional golfer and golf ambassador Pat Hurst The LPGA Tour veteran returned a week ago from a scouting mission for the 2015 Solheim Cup at Golf Club St Solheim team that will face its European counterpart in the biennial event next September She was in Germany with Solheim captain Juli Inkster and LPGA fan favorite Paula Creamer which will be the last tournament before the Solheim,” Hurst said ”We checked out the modes of transportation Hurst was one of four LPGA professionals at Piper Glen Golf Club for Thursday’s inaugural LPGA Legacy for Leadership golf outing benefiting the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois Michelle McGann and Wendy Ward joined Hurst luncheon and cocktail reception took place two miles from Panther Creek Country Club where the final LPGA State Farm Classic was held in June of 2011 after it lost its sponsorship Golden and McGann won the LPGA State Farm Classic when it was played at the The Rail Golf Course during its 36-year run The trio and Ward shared fond memories of the tour’s stop in Springfield “It brought up Jim Von Lehmden (an army recruiter and teacher at Hope School from Chatham) Golden’s victory at the State Farm Classic in 2001 was the 47-year-old’s sole career win She trailed Annika Sorenstam by six strokes entering the final round Golden hasn’t played in an LPGA tourney since 2010 She is associate head women’s golf coach at her alma mater She was a volunteer assistant for the Houston men’s team and was interim women’s coach in 2010 at Florida State The 45-year-old has played in 17 events this year and tied for 14th at a tourney in Texas in May “I think I’m going to slow down a little bit next year and maybe play some on The Legends Tour (official senior tour of the LPGA),” she said “I want to be home a little bit more for my kids.” She began teaching last year and currently gives lessons at The Creek at Qualchan She also operates a 300-acre cattle ranch with her husband in Edwall I teach a couple days and the other three or four days I help out around the ranch,” she said I feel like in my entire life I’ve never really had a real job The four-time career winner has played four tourneys in 2014 McGann plays on the co-ed Treasure Coast Senior Tour and in corporate events She will host her annual Michelle McGann Classic next month in North Palm Beach A return to professional golf could be on the horizon for McGann thus making her eligible to play on The Legends Tour has a foundation that supports diabetes research and assists individuals living with the disease Her experience sparked a friendship between McGann and the McGraw family owners of McDonald’s restaurants in Springfield met when he was in grade school in the 1990s “It was such a community event for so many years It didn’t feel like you were a little fish in a big tank.” The Ladies European Tour is delighted to announce the appointment of Golf Course St Leon-Rot in Germany as the venue for The 2015 Solheim Cup Leon-Rot is located near Heidelberg and only an hour’s drive away from Frankfurt The club has hosted many leading professional and amateur events including the Deutsche Bank SAP Open with triple champion Tiger Woods as well as one of Europe’s leading youth tournaments In addition to boasting 36 holes of championship golf designed by Dave Thomas the venue has built some of the most spectacular practice facilities in the world with the aim of developing the most talented junior golfers in Germany The Ladies European Tour is delighted to welcome Allianz as the event’s insurance partner and SAP as global technology partner of the 2015 Solheim Cup as the final two Global Partners for the event who will join PING and Rolex to complete a strong family of global brands in 2015 Allianz and SAP are both German brands with international business which have been instrumental in bringing the event to Germany in 2015 and will work with the Ladies European Tour Leon-Rot to ensure the event is a great success both domestically and internationally Executive Director of the Ladies European Tour said: “We are delighted to be taking The 2015 Solheim Cup to Germany and to Golf Club St Leon-Rot who have such a strong international reputation for both hosting major international tournaments but also for developing the most talented juniors in Germany The Ladies European Tour looks forward to working with all parties involved in the project to make the event a great success including the Deutsche Golf Federation and welcoming global brands Allianz and SAP to the family of international partners which is a great endorsement of the profile of the event.” “The Solheim family is thrilled with the selection of the Golf Club St Leon-Rot as the site for the 2015 Solheim Cup,” said John A “It is a wonderful golf facility that will provide a difficult test for the professionals and juniors I know the team at the Club will provide everyone with an exceptional experience It is very special to welcome two new partners in Allianz and SAP for the event Their worldwide reputations certainly add a great deal to the Solheim Cup.” commented: “Our vision is to see the golfers we support taking their place at the top of the world game young golfers need sporting role models to inspire them and drive them on in their everyday training At the Solheim Cup our athletes will get to see the world’s best professional women golfers live providing them with a unique and valuable experience for their career.” a member of the victorious 2011 European Solheim Cup Team stated: “I can’t wait for Germany to host the 2015 Solheim Cup It will be a fantastic experience for our golf in Germany and its upcoming talents to witness the excitement of such a prestigious event like the Solheim Cup I am sure my home country will be a great host.” Golf Club St. Leon-Rot www.gc-slr.de The Solheim Cup www.solheimcupeurope.com Ladies European Tour www.ladieseuropeantour.com Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Angela Stanford was introduced Thursday as the next U.S leading a young core of Americans who are coming off a victory and will try to win the cup overseas for the first time in more than a decade Stanford was on the last American team that won away from home, in 2015 in Germany when Juli Inkster was at the helm. She was an assistant on the last three teams, including what she calls a “massive” victory in Virginia last September team was so young that 10 of the 12 players had never experienced what it was like to win the Solheim Cup “Virginia was big for a lot of these players and I hope getting a taste of that win and getting a taste of what it meant .. you can't feel something you've never felt before The 2026 matches will be held at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands Anna Nordqvist of Sweden had been selected captain for Europe Stanford, 47, has seven LPGA Tour victories, including her lone major in the 2018 Evian Championship when she was 40 and was at the last three as an assistant to Pat Hurst (2021 ) and Stacy Lewis (2023 and 2024) Lewis was captain for consecutive years because the Ryder Cup went back to odd-numbered years after the COVID-19 pandemic and the Solheim Cup went back to even-numbered years It was Stanford's second stint as an assistant — the tie in Spain with Europe retaining the cup as defending champion — that she first thought how much she would like to be captain “I've always wanted to be a captain overseas,” Stanford said I got to play on two of the teams that have won the Solheim Cup overseas I played a lot of different team sports and I loved going to other people's gyms “It doesn't bother me to go into a hostile environment and try to play and try to perform.” The core of the American team is Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu with multiple major championships between them players were in their 20s at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Stanford expects there to be some turnover as there was even a year apart between the 2023 and 2024 matches especially a team she watched celebrate into the night after winning the last time “I think I'm pretty fortunate and pretty blessed to be in this line of a solid core,” Stanford said They're all going to be playing really well.” Among the two players who had previously won a Solheim Cup is Lexi Thompson who said 2024 would be her final year of a full schedule and Stanford would not rule out Thompson being on the 2026 team if her play warranted it “She's earned that right to do what she wants to do," Stanford said Lexi is just one of those names you always pay attention to There's certain players that have earned that right.” (This version corrects the photo links to replace one that misidentified Stanford) AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf rewritten or redistributed without permission The first hole at the 2023 Solheim Cup will be unlike anything else in event history That’s because organizers at Finca Cortesin in Spain have created a drivable par-4 opening hole to crank up the challenge and suspense The new 280-yard par 4 has a large lake on the left side that reaches to the front of a sizable green "It is a good decision to have made this change," said Finca Cortesin managing director Vicente Rubio in a release “The characteristics of the new hole one will allow us to accommodate more than 1,000 people over the tee I think it's the perfect hole to start a Solheim Cup Players can either try to reach the green with one shot or play more conservatively The design of the hole and the great difference in height between the tee and the green will make it a spectacle and I have no doubt that it will be a success.” The event will be held in Spain for the first time one year from now "I don't think we've ever had a first hole like this in the Solheim Cup,” said Lewis but the water comes into play quite a lot...It's like an amphitheater which will make the public feel very close It's definitely a great hole for the Solheim Cup.” a stunning 45-hole complex situated near the scenic town of Heidelberg in the heart of Germany will become the tenth venue to be part of The European Tour’s thriving collection of world class golfing facilities A sister-venue  of Terre Blanche Golf Club in the South of France which in November became the fourth Destination within the Tour Properties network Leon-Rot has already enjoyed worldwide recognition as four-time host venue for the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe on The European Tour International Schedule Le Golf National in Paris and London Golf Club in England as European Tour Destinations and brings to ten the total number of venues within the Tour Properties portfolio including Fleesensee Golf and Country Club Today’s announcement has special resonance as it coincides with the birthday of St Leon-Rot’s founder one of the world’s foremost software companies This year also marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of the venue The club was officially inaugurated by Mr Hopp in 1996 who the following year as Club President struck the first shot on the ‘Rot’ 18 hole Championship Course Leon-Rot became the 500th golf club to be accepted into the German Golf Association Leon-Rot was greatly enhanced by the staging of the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open in 1999 were all won by then World Number One Tiger Woods while South African Trevor Immelman captured the title on the fourth and so far final visit to St Leon-Rot in 2004 over the Dave Thomas-designed St the venue will host the European Girls Championship Leon-Rot also boasts a nine-hole Academy Course and spectacular indoor practice facilities to complement the 36 holes of championship golf The complex has recently become the German Federation’s national training centre with an emphasis on the development of junior golf in a country that has produced Major Champions of the calibre of Bernhard Langer and Martin Kaymer the Tour’s Director of Property and Venue Development Leon-Rot as a European Tour Destination and to our family of world-class venues The relationship between the European Tour and the Hopp family has been a long and happy one and we pay tribute to Mr Hopp for his investment in tournament golf and the outstanding facilities he has created both at St Founding President and Patron of Golf Club St Leon-Rot said: “I am very proud that the Golf Club St meets the high standards of The European Tour Being part of The European Tour Properties is an honour for us and I’m very happy that both of my courses now belong to this finest selection of European golf clubs I believe that with this partnership we have a great chance to achieve our sporting and quality aims.” The European Tour  www.europeantour.com Chairman and CEO of PING announces Dietmar Hopp Leon-Rot Golf Club and dedicated youth sponsor to be a Patron of the 2015 PING Junior Solheim Cup inaugurated in 2002 by John Solheim and taking place at St features the twelve best European against the twelve best American amateur girl golfers between the ages of 12 and 18 the PING Junior Solheim Cup will for the first time be played on the same venue as The Solheim Cup “It is a great honor to be allowed to be a Patron of this tournament,” said Hopp “My gratitude and recognition go out to John Solheim The PING Junior Solheim Cup provides a great platform for young people and gives them the attention they deserve.” The PING Junior Solheim Cup is seen as a springboard for a professional career Many Solheim Cup players such as Paula Creamer Beatriz Recari and Azahara Munoz have all featured in the PING Junior Solheim Cup The fact that both events will be played for the first time at the same club will now bring the PING Junior Solheim Cup more into the center of the entire Solheim Cup event “We would like to inspire our young players and offer them the best possible conditions in which their talent can unfold,” said Hopp “I consider it my duty as Patron to position our youth more strongly in the focus of public attention.” John Solheim thanked Hopp for his commitment stating “We’re happy to welcome Dietmar Hopp as a Patron of the PING Junior Solheim Cup His on-going dedication to helping bring young people into the game of golf is unparalleled and he will give our event even more visibility through his involvement.” Hopp has been actively involved in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan region in the areas of sports society and medicine through his Dietmar Hopp Foundation He initiated a holistic concept for youth development with his ‘Anpfiff ins Leben’ (Kick-off in Life) association that has garnered nationwide recognition he has made his mark in the area of youth development one of the eight qualification tournaments for the PING Junior Solheim Cup has also organized the successful tournament series Lucky33 in which over 25,000 youth have participated in up to date Leon-Rot Golf Club together with its partner and the German Golf Association have created a new initiative ‘Germany goes to The Solheim Cup’: ‘Lucky33’ Pitch emphasis is placed on the fun factor in order to introduce even more young people to the sport of golf The finals will take place during the PING Junior Solheim Cup week at the Golf Club St In collaboration with the German Foundation for School Sports schools throughout the country are being encouraged to bring topics such as the PING Junior Solheim Cup into the classroom in order to learn about Olympic values and to experience top golf live The organizers also want to reach a younger target group in its tournament communication efforts through social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as The Solheim Cup 2015 Mobile App which was developed by the global partner SAP which will take place from September 18-20 is free for children up to 16 years of age when they are accompanied by an adult Solheim Family / PING www.ping.com PING Junior Solheim Cup – www.solheimcup.de View more stories about ‘Growing The Game’ and latest list of Most-read stories As final preparations are made for one of the showpiece events in women’s golf, a powerful fleet from Club Car the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles which takes place this week (September 18-20) Provided by Club Car distributor Cart Care the Official Golf Car Supplier to The 2015 Solheim Cup the fleet of 177 vehicles is made up of 92 golf cars 40 four-seater Villager 4 cars and 45 utility vehicles which will be used to assist operations ahead of and during the biennial match Five Club Car vehicles will be provided for each team including the team cars with patriotic branding which will enable European Captain Carin Koch Captain Juli Inkster and their Vice-Captains to move quickly around the course in order to keep up with all of the action over the three days said: “Supplying a large fleet of vehicles is a major logistical operation but the experience of the team at Cart Care has ensured the 177 vehicles are on-site and ready to ensure the smooth running of The Solheim Cup which is expected to be the most televised event in women’s golf.” Club Car has been associated with The Solheim Cup since 2003 and for the 2015 event the company will also supply vehicles for all on-course television crews Commenting on its longstanding partnership with The Solheim Cup said: “We have supplied vehicle fleets for many of golf’s biggest events on both the European and PGA Tours as well as The Ryder Cup and The Solheim Cup for many years so we understand the specific requirements and demands placed on the vehicles “Our attention to detail and dedication to quality and reliability will help to ensure that The 2015 Solheim Cup will be a first-class event and a real showpiece of women’s golf.” Club Car www.clubcar.tv Solheim Cup http://solheimcup.com/ Golf Club St. Leon-Rot www.gc-slr.de View more Golf Course News and latest list of Most-read stories Scotland’s bidding team for The 2019 Solheim Cup has congratulated the victorious US team following a thrilling fight back to wrestle the Solheim Cup from Europe at St Leon Rot in Germany Julie Inkster’s team battled back from 10-6 down to prevent Europe winning the event for the third time in a row proving that matchplay golf can provide some of the most dramatic moments in sport is leading Scotland’s bid to host The 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles and said: “The Sunday singles at St Leon Rot proved what a terrific sporting spectacle Match Play golf and The Solheim Cup can be Both teams deserve credit for giving everything in the pursuit of victory and showed why millions of sports fans round the world tune in to watch the biggest event in ladies golf we are no stranger to hosting the biggest and best events in world golf and we very much hope to be able to welcome the best women golfers in the game to Gleneagles in 2019 We hosted a dramatic Ryder Cup in 2014 and it would be fantastic to follow that up with a Solheim Cup in 2019 We saw from the pictures in Germany how much The Solheim Cup has grown in stature and we have no doubt that holding the event in Scotland would help to elevate the event even further.” Bush also moved to congratulate Scotland’s Catriona Matthew on making her eighth Solheim Cup appearance and one that included a winning record with victory in three of her four matches He added: “Catriona’s contribution to the European team deserves special mention To have played in eight Solheim Cup matches is an incredible achievement and to do so with such a phenomenal winning record shows what a great leader she is She is a terrific ambassador for Scottish golf and although she has been on the losing side on this occasion she can hold her head high following another great performance We very much hope that she will still be involved in the event of a successful Scottish bid for The 2019 Solheim Cup.” which proposes staging the event on the world-renowned PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles has now moved to the final stage with site visits from LET officials planned at Gleneagles this week before a decision is made by the Player’s Committee at the end of October which are being co-ordinated by the EventScotland team at VisitScotland will include a tour of the hotel and its grounds presentations from key Scotland partners and a meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Bush added: “We are confident that our bid is a strong one and we look forward to further demonstrating to the Ladies European Tour this week that we not only have the passion credibility and confidence to hold the best-ever Solheim Cup in 2019.” VisitScotland www.visitscotland.com Solheim Cup www.solheimcup.com European Captain Iben Tinning is expecting an intense battle for places when qualification for the European PING Junior Solheim Cup team gets underway in Spain on Wednesday The Danish former Solheim Cup player has been studying the statistics and she believes there will be more competition for places than there has ever been before in the lead up to this year’s match at Golf Club St “It’s going to be a tough team to get onto,” said the four-time Solheim Cup player “We have a lot more strength in depth than we used to and the players now seem to come from all over Europe “A lot of our most experienced amateurs are no longer eligible but there are more than enough younger players to take their place There’s a strong nucleus of 16-17 year-olds but also quite a few 14-15 year-olds who are already playing well enough to challenge for the top girls’ titles.” Altogether there are a total of eight qualification events with the Spanish International Ladies‘ Amateur at Real Club Pineda de Sevilla Spain (Feb 25-March 1) being followed by the French International Lady Junior Championship at GC St Cloud the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship at Portstewart GC the European Girls’ Team Championship at Golf Resort Kaskada Brno the European Ladies’ Team Championship at Helsingør Denmark (July 7-11) and the ANNIKA Invitational Europe at Bro-Bålsta Sweden (August 4-6) before being completed at the Girls’ British Open Championship at West Kilbride At the end of the qualification process the first six players on the Ranking will earn an automatic place on the European team with the team being completed with six Captain’s picks ″It‘s a long haul so I would advise the girls not to get upset if they don’t get off to a great start in Spain and France,″ said Tinning ″I’d also like to take this opportunity to wish the girls all the best as they try to qualify for this year‘s team I know a lot of the European girls will be desperate to make the side but if I had one bit of advice it would be to relax and play their own games rather than try to chase a place ″I remember I did that back in 2009 when Alison Nicholas was captain of our Solheim Cup team I was desperate to play on her side but all that did was to increase the pressure on me and I ended up missing out ″I’d recommend that the girls focus on their own games“ ″I’m sure if they can do that they will have a much better chance of making the team.″ is looking forward to following the qualification process and to the subsequent match at St Leon-Rot in which Europe will be bidding to cut the American’s 4-2-1 lead in the series “Representing Europe and their home country on a PING Junior Solheim Cup team is an honour few girls are privileged to experience,” said Solheim “With eight qualifying events in eight countries we’ll be watching with great anticipation as the best compete to earn the 12 coveted spots on Captain Tinning’s European team “The girls who make the team will experience a thrilling competition in Germany against their American opponents while forming friendships that will last a lifetime.” This year’s Spanish Ladies’ International Amateur has attracted a strong field from all across Europe It includes Switzerland’s Albane Valenzuela Spaniard’s Maria Parra and Alejandra Pasarin Germany’s Esther Henseleit and Sweden’s Filippa Möörk all of whom meet the age requirement to qualify for this year’s European PING Junior Solheim Cup team The PING Junior Solheim Cup www.solheimcup.com Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker the United States has become worryingly accustomed to bruising experiences on golf courses Last weekend’s Walker Cup success for Great Britain & Ireland continued the trend of US teams losing to what in black and white would appear to be inferior opposition from amateur to professional and male to female the United States discover their golfing collective does not reflect individual ability And so to the 14th playing of the Solheim Cup, near Heidelberg in south-west Germany. Juli Inkster’s USA side are seeking to avoid what would be a third defeat in a row. Her approach has been of the back-to-basics variety; no face-painting, hair ribbons or butt-bumping will be permitted in the ranks. Weight of expectation extends beyond this event. Read more“Pressure is what you make it,” said Inkster “We are going to have to play very well to beat them and everybody in my team knows that We have an opportunity to right the ship and what we do with that is up to us I don’t think I have to stoke any fire with them If they didn’t have competitiveness in them “Golf is a funny game; you get momentum and things happen really quickly It’s not like they ever go out there and try to lose; sometimes the other team just plays better and makes more putts “The Solheim Cup only happens every two years so there is a lot of pressure to get things done at that time I think sometimes we don’t handle that well.” “We are just riding a good wave,” she said Inkster’s cause has not been helped by a bout of food poisoning incurred by her only debutant which at the very least will rule her out of Friday morning’s foursomes Lee had been due to partner Michelle Wie in match two with her place taken by Brittany Lincicome Lee had not eaten for 48 hours and had been placed on an intravenous drip “She just can’t shake off this stomach bug,” Inkster said “I would be a little worried to send her out “What I am worried about is her strength and being able to handle not only the mental aspect but also the physical aspect It is definitely a disruption but a lot of teams have played with a man down and been successful I don’t want her heave-hoing on the golf course I want to put her out there when I feel like she can succeed and not have to play through what she has now I have played without eating for a few days,” the Swede said “Of course all of us are hoping that she will be fit to play at some stage before Sunday Koch has mixed and matched her multinational team other than pairing two English players “I knew they would like to play together,” she explained They have games and personalities that go together morning’s foursomes Nordqvist/Pettersen v Pressel/Creamer (USA); Hull/Reid v Wie/Lincicome (USA); Icher/Munoz v Kerr/Thompson (USA); Gal/Matthew v Lewis/Salas (USA) Sarah Kellam is a Kentucky native and played collegiate golf at Northern Kentucky University She currently serves as a Manager of Digital Content and prior to the LPGA Sarah worked as a freelance content creator Paula Creamer defeated Germany's Sandra Gal to complete the turnaround and secure a 141/2-131/2 victory for the United States, which had trailed by four points going into the singles. The previous biggest comeback was two points in the event that began in 1990. The match turned in the morning during the completion of three fourball matches that had been suspended Saturday because of darkness. The Americans were furious when rookie Alison Lee, paired with Seminole's Brittany Lincicome, was penalized at the 17th hole of their match for picking up the ball when she thought her par putt had been conceded, but the Europeans said it hadn't. Had the putt been conceded, the hole would have been halved and the match would have been all-square with one hole to play. Instead, the European pair of England's Charley Hull and Norway's Suzann Pettersen was awarded the hole and went on to win the match. The Americans thought Europe conceded when Hull and Pettersen started walking away. Hull said she wasn't walking away but was going to consult with Pettersen. "So maybe … Alison thought she heard them say it was good because their backs were almost to us and they were kind of walking away," Lincicome said. "And they both said, 'No, we didn't say it was good.' I don't know if it was somebody in the crowd that said it. The putt was a foot. They had given us putts farther than that all day. And Alison just thought she heard it was good." Pettersen demanded that Lee be penalized. She said she was simply playing by the rules and doing her best for her team, and would "totally" do it again. Europe captain Carin Koch said the ball went too far to concede. "The rules are the rules. You have to follow the rules," she said. U.S. captain Juli Inkster said there was "no way" the Europeans could justify calling for the penalty. "I don't care what you say, you just don't do that to your peers," she said. "I don't know if my team needed to be fired up anymore, but they were real fired up." Lee, 20, and Hull, 19, were in tears after that match, and Inkster used what happened as motivation in her team talk before the singles. "I'm disgusted," said Dame Laura Davies, a 12-time Solheim Cup player. "I'm disgusted. We have got our best player, Charley Hull, who has just won a point and she is in floods of tears. That tells you the wrong thing was done." Europe led 10-6 going into the 12 singles but won only three — one was by France's Karine Icher against Lincicome, 3 and 2 — and drew another. After lifting the trophy, Inkster was ready to move on from the controversy. "I'm over it," she said. "We got the Cup." Sebastian Rühl has become the first man to be handed a senior captaincy role in the PING Junior Solheim Cup The 31 year-old German national girls’ coach has been selected as Iben Tinning’s Vice Captain for the European Team at this year’s match at St He plans to use his experience and his knowledge of this year’s venue to help the European Team defeat their American rivals for the first time since 2007 Since the age of nine Sebastian wanted nothing more than to teach golf for a living He started his apprenticeship straight from school under former German national coach Oliver Heuler and has subsequently built a reputation as one of Europe’s leading coaches “It’s a great honour to be asked to be Vice Captain of the European Team at this year’s PING Junior Solheim Cup,” he said “I was asked just before Christmas and it was the best present I could have had “I’ve always wanted to coach at the highest level It was a dream come true to be asked to coach the German national girls’ squad and this gives me the chance to use my skills on a major international stage “I’m really looking forward to work with Iben and the rest of the team,“ he added “I’m sure there will be some talk about me being the first man to have this sort of role in a women’s team but to me that’s irrelevant It’s no different to what I do with the German girls’ squad “All our focus will be on winning the trophy and I have been around the European game long enough to know we have more than enough good players to achieve that goal.” Four-time Solheim Cup player and six-time LET winner Tinning was delighted Rühl accepted the job as Vice Captain and believes they can form a very successful partnership “I know Sebastian works hard and is very dedicated,“ she said He knows most of the girls who will be challenging for places in the team and he’s based at St Leon-Rot so his local knowledge will be useful too “It’s clear we’re both on the same wavelength,“ added the Captain “We both want to win and there’s no reason why we can’t do it Back in my days we tended to be a bit in awe of the Americans and that gave them a bit of an edge but we’ve also got a lot of great players and it’s our job to send them out in the right frame of mind.” The German Golf Federation was quick to congratulate Rühl on his appointment “We were proud to be asked to be the Host Association for the PING Junior Solheim Cup at St Leon Rot and are delighted that Sebastian has been selected as Vice Captain of the PING Junior Solheim Cup squad,” said Marcus Neumann Member of the Board and Sports Director of the German Golf Association “He has done a magnificent job since joining the Federation five years ago and his contribution since becoming head coach in 2013 cannot be exaggerated.” “We are delighted the event will be in Germany and at GC St Leon-Rot and that the PING Junior Solheim Cup and The Solheim Cup will be played at the same venue for the first time We are looking forward to working with the German Golf Federation Leon-Rot and the LET to make this year’s event the best ever Sebastian’s experience and local knowledge will be of great benefit to the European team” PING Junior Solheim Cup www.solheimcup.com View more stories about People in the business and latest list of Most-read stories The Ladies European Tour (LET) and Golf Club St Leon-Rot have selected Abacus Sportswear the Swedish technical clothing brand and pioneer of high-performance stretch waterproof fabrics as the Official Apparel Supplier of The 2015 European Team The new contract continues the brand’s long-standing association with the LET which has seen Abacus Sportswear dress the team for the past four editions of the biennial golf tournament said: “This will be the fifth consecutive time that we will have entrusted the Swedish brand with the design and supply of the European team’s outfits “Since its involvement in The 2007 Solheim Cup in Hamlstad Golf Club in Sweden Abacus Sportswear has proven a reliable partner fulfilling a vital part in helping promote a first-class European Solheim Cup team at every level “The brand’s ability to accommodate and work with some very specific requirements has been second to none Its attention to detail and its knowledge and understanding of what the job entails from concept to execution has been a critical element in renewing our partnership.” Adding her views on Abacus Sportswear’s continued involvement with The Solheim Cup said: “Knowing the players are happy and comfortable in what they are wearing is hugely important when it comes to this type of event Getting the fit and style right is critical as it means they can focus 100 per cent on their golf – and Abacus Sportswear has never failed to deliver.” “Abacus Sportswear has provided time and again striking functional outfits which have encapsulated the ethos of the European teams over the years and we are certain the 2015 collection won’t disappoint when the biennial match is contested in Germany for the first time next year,” concluded Eicko Schulz-Hanssen promoter and host venue of the 14th edition of The Solheim Cup Abacus Sportswear www.abacussportswear.com BERLIN (AP) — Police say four people were killed after a truck struck two cars on a German highway pushing the smaller vehicles under another tractor-trailer Mannheim police say the incident happened Monday afternoon on the A5 Autobahn near the town of Walldorf in southwest Germany Police say a woman was extracted from the wreckage and flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries A seven-car pileup in the opposite lane injured three people Police described it as a “rubbernecking accident.” Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Denmark’s Iben Tinning has been appointed as the Captain of the European Team to play against America in the 2015 PING Junior Solheim Cup at Golf Club St Leon-Rot The 40 year-old four-time Solheim Cup player takes over the role from Scotland’s Janice Moodie as Europe bids to win the biennial transatlantic contest featuring the 12 best female junior amateur players (born in 1997 and later) from both Europe and America for the first time since 2007 Tinning becomes the new Captain at a time when the profile of the PING Junior Solheim Cup will be boosted by the fact that for the first time ever it is to be played at the same venue as The Solheim Cup itself “I am honoured and thrilled to be selected as Captain of Europe’s PING Junior Solheim Cup team for 2015,” confirmed Tinning who played on four Solheim Cup teams in 2002 2005 and 2007 and has won six Ladies European Tour titles “I’m excited to get the chance to work with talented young girls of this calibre and I hope my playing and coaching experience will help to bring the best out of the girls I have a huge passion for junior golf and there is certainly no better place to hold the match than at St Leon-Rot because it is a club that places a huge emphasis on developing junior players,” added the new Captain who is currently working as Coach for the Danish National Golf Team The PING Junior Solheim Cup was established by PING CEO and Chairman John A Solheim back in 2002 and since then it has developed a deserved reputation for showcasing the talents of the world’s best female junior players with Azahara Munoz and Lexi Thompson all playing in the match before graduating to The Solheim Cup The 2015 event marks the eighth time the PING Junior Solheim Cup team will be contested with the US Team currently leading the series 4-2-1 “We would like to congratulate Iben Tinning on her selection as the Captain of the European Team for the 2015 PING Junior Solheim Cup” said Solheim four Solheim Cup appearances and six victories worldwide Iben will be a great asset to the young players Having served as Captain of the Danish National Team she will certainly provide encouragement and inspiration for the team helping to make next year’s matches very exciting.” For more information about the PING Junior Solheim Cup please visit www.solheimcup.com or contact Eva-Lotta Sternmarker, Ladies European Tour, evalotta@ladieseuropeantour.com Germany – Suzann Pettersen galvanized Team USA in a way that face paint and hair ribbons never could The hard-nosed Norwegian punched Alison Lee in the gut – metaphorically of course – in early-morning four-balls with a shocking display of poor sportsmanship The incident lit a fire under Juli Inkster’s charges It was the biggest come-from-behind victory in Solheim Cup history with Team USA overcoming a four-point deficit to triumph The unforgettable finish gave the cup to the Americans for the first time since 2009 You've got to play with fire in your belly said she was “disgusted” by Pettersen’s actions during the conclusion of Sunday morning four-balls “Pettersen will regret this,” Davies said before the start of the singles session The incident occurred on the 17th green when rookie Lee picked up an 18-inch putt for par that she thought Europe had conceded Pettersen told the group’s rules official that the putt hadn’t been given The miscommunication resulted in a loss of hole for Lee and partner Brittany Lincicome After the Americans failed to birdie the final hole 3 Stacy Lewis told Lee that she had done nothing wrong and then implored her team to use it as motivation Inkster called the Pettersen situation “B.S.” a player who had lost her last nine Solheim Cup matches drew Pettersen in singles and the chance to rewrite her legacy in this event Those who turned on the Solheim Cup because of the controversy wound up seeing a spectacular display of golf the classy LPGA rookie who fought food poisoning early in the week and then was gutted again by Pettersen showed the world what she’s made of by carding seven birdies in a 3-and-1 victory over Gwladys Nocera A maiden Solheim Cup point never felt so sweet birdied six of seven holes in a 6-and-4 drumming of Caroline Hedwall a player who Lewis said on Saturday didn’t know how good she was drilled a must-make 9-foot putt for par on the 18th hole to keep Team USA’s dreams alive She shared a warm and teary embrace with husband Martin Piller “Juli has been talking about playing for the girl in front of you and behind you,” Piller said an unrelenting Cristie Kerr poured in a mind-blowing nine birdies in 12 holes to take down the previously unbeaten Hull the player who earlier this week said she’d been a poor teammate in past cups and made it a point in Germany to lift up her team no matter how she fared personally 15 and 16 gave her the victory over Pettersen “It’s the coolest team I've ever been a part of,” Stanford said the final chapter of this story belonged to Paula Creamer Creamer carded five birdies in a 4-and-3 victory over Sandra Gal the darling of Germany who had played above her ranking all week It capped one of the greatest displays of golf in LPGA history not only for our country and for our team,” Creamer said I just wanted to go out and prove a lot of things.” didn’t see how the situation could’ve been handled any differently but said that she and Inkster hugged it out and moved on Inkster came into the week preaching to her charges to play loosely and aggressively She put them in pods and dressed them in cardigans and Converse sending them off to work with their blue-collar lunch pails Inkster did everything she could to create a fun environment It was one of great mutual respect for the other side turned crazy and ended in a way that no one could have predicted “I’ve been a player; I’ve been a captain,” said Inkster “and being a captain is just – it’s the greatest feeling in the world." Pioneering American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie once set the standard for giving back: "No man can become rich without himself enriching others," he said Scores of the world's wealthiest people have taken to his philosophy donating their riches to hundreds of causes We worked with our friends at Wealth-X a firm that does research and valuations on ultra-high net worth individuals to compile a list of the 20 most generous people in the world Since you need to have a lot to give a lot Wealth-X also determined each person's Generosity Index which is the ratio of their lifetime donations to their current net worth known as the "James Bond of philanthropy," have indices over 100% because they have given away more money than they currently have With a total combined donation amount of $106.8 billion these 20 individuals are the top philanthropists in the world German IT entrepreneur Dietmar Hopp is the cofounder and former chairman and CEO of SAP a multinational company that provides application and analytics software and software-related services for enterprises worldwide a foundation that supports local education and health causes in his hometown in Germany including the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) Source: Wealth-X Paris-born, Iranian-American Pierre Omidyar is cofounder and current chairman of eBay an organization that now includes Omidyar Network The organization donates to a diverse range of causes Omidyar and his wife joined the Giving Pledge initiative started by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates promising to donate most of their wealth to charities.  Omidyar reportedly sold 10% of his shares in eBay to undisclosed charities — a stock gift valued at nearly $270 million Source: Wealth-X Michael Dell is the chairman and CEO of Dell computer company. Since 1999 he's been the director of the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation the foundation pledged to donate $25 million to fund the construction of a new teaching hospital in Austin Source: Wealth-X James Simons is chairman of investment-management company Renaissance Technologies one of the largest and most successful hedge fund companies in the world with $65 billion in assets Simons served as the company's CEO until retiring in 2009 Simons and his wife Marilyn established the Simons Foundation which primarily supports educational causes Since then, the couple has founded two additional organizations in memory of their two sons who died in 1996 and 2003: The Paul Simons Foundation gives to social and educational causes and the Nick Simons Foundation trains rural healthcare workers in Nepal and gives to humanitarian and social causes Simons has also donated $30 million to autism research and has pledged to donate $100 million more.  Source: Wealth-X Ted Turner former CEO of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and vice chairman and director of AOL Time Warner is the current chairman of Turner Enterprises Turner also serves as trustee of the Turner Global Foundation and chairman of the Turner Foundation which both donate to community development and environmental and wildlife conservation causes The UN Foundation is also a chief recipient of Turner's donations In 1997 he pledged $1 billion to the foundation, which promotes causes related to women and population Source: Wealth-X Jon Huntsman Sr is the founder and executive chairman of Huntsman Corporation Huntsman has reportedly survived prostate and mouth cancer and established the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Many of his charitable donations have been to colleges and cancer-research centers He and his wife also agreed to join Buffett's Giving Pledge Source: Wealth-X Li Ka-shing is a global investor in disruptive technology and one of the richest men in Asia.  he established the Li Ka-shing Foundation to support education The foundation's biggest project to date was funding Shantou University the only privately funded public university in China Li has also made personal donations to the China Foundation for Disabled Persons and flood-victim relief in China Source: Wealth-X The social-media mogul has signed the Giving Pledge and promises to donate at least half of his wealth in his lifetime Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla famously donated $25 million in the fight against Ebola Through the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Zuckerberg gave $75 million to San Francisco General Hospital They're also focused on education: The pair gave $120 million to improve Bay Area schools donated $100 million worth of Facebook shares to a New Jersey public-school system Source: Wealth-X Paul Allen he's given millions to global-health causes a conservation project focused on the preservation of sharks worldwide and $7 million in grants to Alzheimer's research Source: Wealth-X Michael Bloomberg is the founder and CEO of Bloomberg media company and founder of the Bloomberg Foundation Recipients of the foundation's donations include John Hopkins University and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Bloomberg launched a $42 million "What Works Cities" initiative aimed at helping 100 mid-sized cities to make better use of data and evidence through his philanthropic arm Source: Wealth-X George Kaiser also founded the George Kaiser Family Foundation including the Tulsa Community College Foundation the Tulsa Community Foundation and the University of Tulsa vowing to donate half of his fortune to charity Source: Wealth-X Through The Broad Foundation, KB Home cofounder and former SunAmerica CEO Eli Broad invests in public education The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The Broad Art Foundation both of which aim to improve communities and advance entrepreneurship Broad gives back to his home state — and the arts — through donations to the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Source: Wealth-X The foundation has invested $100 million in the World Wildlife Fund toward efforts to conserve Mexico's natural environment it gave $3 million to help provide internet to Latino families living in the US in addition to many other donations to international organizations Slim Helú also serves as chairman of the Telmex Foundation, which strives to improve the quality of life in Mexico Source: Wealth-X Gordon Moore cofounded Intel in 1968 but these days he is focused on philanthropy He retired from his corporate positions in 2006 and currently runs the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation with his wife Source: Wealth-X Back in 1957, Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi cofounded Al Rajhi Bank with his three brothers It grew into one of the world's largest Islamic banks and earned Al Rajhi a 10-digit net worth he shifted his focus toward philanthropy and endowed his holdings in the bank to Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Endowments Holding Company including the Arab Institute for Arabic Language and the Sheikh Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Source: Wealth-X and civil-rights causes across several countries Source: Wealth-X In addition to serving as the chairman of Indian consulting and IT company Wipro, Azim Premji is the founder and chairman of the Azim Premji Foundation which works to reform India's school and examination systems The organization operates through Premji's earmarked Wipro stock and has introduced initiatives such as the Computer Aided Learning program which provides computer training in 18 languages a nonprofit university that awards degrees in teacher training Source: Wealth-X George Soros the retired founder of Soros Fund Management currently serves as the chairman of the Open Society Foundations a network of foundations he founded in 1979 which primarily donate to international causes Open Society is best known for its focus on human rights. Soros' first act with the organization involved providing scholarships to black South Africans under apartheid Source: Wealth-X The chairman and CEO of holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett is not only one of the wealthiest people in the world Buffett vowed to donate 85% of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as other foundations set up by family members the Oracle of Omaha partnered with Gates in creating the Giving Pledge a program that commits wealthy individuals to donating a large percentage of their wealth to charitable causes Source: Wealth-X While he is best known as the cofounder of Microsoft, Bill Gates now focuses most of his time on philanthropy running the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation alongside his wife The foundation issues grants for initiatives and programs across the globe the foundation has donated millions to organizations that include the GAVI Alliance; the World Health Organization; The Rotary Foundation; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Source: Wealth-X Business software giant SAP AG announced a Platform-as-a-Service offering underpinned by HANA Like its competitors in the enterprise software space the German company is going after the market for providing a streamlined way for developers to rapidly build and deploy enterprise applications The announcement comes about one week after IBM rolled out beta version of an enterprise PaaS called BlueMix, based on the open source Cloud Foundry PaaS technology. Oracle launched its PaaS offering in 2012 Microsoft's Windows Azure services have been around since 2008 and Salesforce has made Force.com into market leader in the eight years that the PaaS has been around There are also a few serious new contenders for enterprise PaaS market share SAP's PaaS includes in-memory computing infrastructure member of SAP's executive board who leads all product and innovation initiatives at the company said HANA had two major advantages: deep understanding of the application workload and the underlying infrastructure Sikka and the company's chief marketing officer Jonathan Becher announced the new services during a webcast press conference Wednesday they also unveiled new -as-a-Service purchasing options for unbundled HANA database a marketplace for SAP and other companies' HANA-powered applications and a new personalized-medicine technology called Genomic Analyzer the company that has traditionally relied on software license sales is moving toward a very cloud-centric model and HANA is what is going to power its entire cloud software portfolio “All applications from SAP will be in the cloud,” Becher said adding that HANA will be the single unifying platform underneath all the applications A major advantage of SAP's PaaS for enterprise developers is access to the entire collection of application libraries inside HANA The entire programming model and application services are now inside HANA application services or in-memory compute infrastructure through the -as-a-Service model These are available separately or together Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia European captain Carin Koch sympathized with the distraught Alison Lee but was convinced the rookie American made a mistake in believing her short putt had been conceded at the Solheim Cup on Sunday Controversy erupted when Lee and Brittany Lincicome lost their fourball match carried over from Saturday night by two holes to Charley Hull and Suzann Pettersen at the St Leon-Rot club in south-west Germany the 20-year-old rookie believed her 40-centimeter putt had been conceded by the European pair and when she scooped the ball up the match referee had no choice but to award the hole to Hull and Pettersen "We all feel bad for Alison," Koch told reporters after her team led 10-6 going into the 12 singles matches needing four more points to retain the trophy at the women's version of the Ryder Cup "She made a mistake in the rules of golf.. "We had a rules meeting and we clearly stated that you have to concede a putt very clearly and she didn't go with the rule," added Koch "Suzann and Charley would not have given them the putt because it went by far enough that they would have made them putt it." Lee and Hull were both in tears when the match eventually finished on the 18th green The American youngster later said that she thought the Europeans had conceded her putt "I thought I heard it was 'good'," Lee explained "Charley was walking off the green and Suzann was already off the green so there was no doubt in my mind that the putt was 'good.' Now I know I have to double check and make sure," said Lee From now on I just double check and look at them straight in the eye so I can confirm it." Lincicome said US skipper Juli Inkster had used the incident to try to rally her team to come fighting back in the singles matches "Every time she gives a speech now it's very motivational," added Lincicome The American is replacing injured Jessica Korda Paula Creamer looked likely to miss her first ever Solheim Cup but is back in after replacing Jessica Korda Six-time Solheim Cup star Paula Creamer looked to be missing her first Solheim Cup as a professional after USA captain Juli Inkster chose two rookies as captain's picks who also pulled out of the Ricoh Women's British Open has withdrawn from Solheim Cup Team USA with a continued arm injury It will mean Creamer makes her seventh consecutive Solheim Cup appearance continuing to play in every single one since she has been a professional Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news head-to-heads and buyer’s guides from our team of experienced experts “I have a lot of faith and confidence in Paula,” Inkster said “She reminds me a lot of myself as far as heart and grit.” The 2010 US Women's Open winner has played in six Solheim Cups as a pro and is the third-highest Team USA points scorer in history with 16 1/2 points behind 2017 captain Juli Inkster and Christie Kerr Creamer's career Solheim Cup record stands at 14 wins The American has won four of the six matches she's been a part of and even holed the winning putt for Team USA in 2015 Creamer failed to automatically qualify for the team She is yet to record a top five finish on Tour this season with her last win coming back in March 2014 The 31-year-old was relying on a captain's pick but wasn't one of Juli Inkster's two wildcards Inkster picked LPGA Tour rookie Angel Yin and 25-year-old Austin Ernst who won her only LPGA Tour title in August 2014 five-time Solheim Cup player Morgan Pressel and six-time Solheim Cup player Angela Stanford missed out on captain's picks The 2017 Solheim Cup takes place at the Des Moines Country Club in Iowa on 18-20 August USA defend the cup after winning 14½-13½ in Germany in 2015 Laura Davies believes the controversy which marred the final day of the Solheim Cup contributed to Europe surrendering a four-point lead in Germany. Pettersen came in for intense criticism after denying she and team-mate Charley Hull had conceded a two-foot putt on the 17th hole of their fourball match on Sunday morning after America’s Alison Lee had picked up her ball Europe were awarded the hole and went on to win the match two up but it was the indignant Americans who eventually claimed the trophy by recovering from 10-6 down to win by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2 who was one of Pettersen’s fiercest critics “You think you’re right in the heat of battle it’s just that she’s a bit headstrong and she couldn’t see the bigger picture and how it really hurt the European team “I heard things from some of the other players and caddies that it was really quiet just before they went out for the singles and normally but hopefully you regret them a bit quicker but it’s just not in the spirit of the game or the Solheim Cup I know the captain (Carin Koch) tried to change her mind but now in the light of day she has realised it really didn’t help anybody – it certainly didn’t help the Europeans This is obviously going to hurt her for a while but people forget quickly.” Pettersen initially stood by her actions but released a lengthy statement on Instagram on Monday “I’ve never felt more gutted and truly sad about what went down Sunday on the 17th at the Solheim Cup,” the 34-year-old Norwegian wrote “I am so sorry for not thinking about the bigger picture in the heat of the battle and competition “I was trying my hardest for my team and put the single match and the point that could be earned ahead of sportsmanship and the game of golf itself I feel like I let my team down and I am sorry you guys have a great leader in Juli (Inkster) who I’ve always looked up to and respect so much “I had a face to face chat with her before leaving Germany to tell her in person team will forgive me and know that I have learned a valuable lesson about what is truly important in this great game of golf which has given me so much in my life “To the fans of golf who watched the competition on TV I can be so much better and being an ambassador for this great game means a lot to me “The Solheim Cup has been a huge part of my career I wish I could change Sunday for many reasons “This week I want to push forward toward another opportunity to earn the Solheim Cup back for Europe in the right way “And I want to work hard to earn back your belief in me as someone who plays hard plays fair and plays the great game of golf the right way.” From as little as €1 a week with our digital introductory offer Already a subscriber? 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If you would like to manage your push notification preferences, you can do so here  LONGREADS Ten of the best golf courses in Ireland that too few people know about Shropshire golf bosses have hailed the form of Wrekin starlet Will Enefer after he finished second in a major international competition on his England Under-18s debut has claimed the runner-up spot at the German Boys Open at St Leon Rot after a stellar showing over 54 holes The two-time Shropshire & Herefordshire men's county champion capped a fine display with a superb five under par final day score of 67 who is also the county's junior boys captain finished on eight-under par overall and two shots behind champion Shropshire's junior golf chairman Charles Sievewright has worked with Enefer for several years in the county youth set-up He said: "It is a fantastic achievement first of all just to be picked to represent England let alone to come second in an international competition "He's in great form and he has had some great results so far this year He has got some big events still to come and he will get picked for some more England events this summer "It's obviously down to him and his form but it is a case of so far Enefer's latest achievement has also been welcomed by his home club Wrekin secretary Richard Gallier added: "It is a great achievement "He's had a lot of good form recently and his handicap is coming down Enefer had been in contention for glory throughout the championship having opened with a three-under 69 which left him one shot off the lead Then a level par second round saw him drop to fourth place and five shots back but He got to within one shot of him before taking his only bogey of the day on the 15th Enefer also helped his team to second place in the Nations Cup event which also took place over the weekend England's three-strong team consisted of Enefer England also entered three girls in the German Open Girls event which was played at the same venue Surrey finished second in the Nations Cup event St Patrick’s College student just finished Transition Year There was great news for one young Cavan sports star this week when 16-year-old Aodhagán Brady was selected to represent Ireland at the European U18 Championships in Germany in two weeks’ time received the call-up for the prestigious event which takes place at Golf Club St Leon-Rot in Heidelberg from July 5-10 next The Cavan golfer will be part of a six-man Irish team who take on the best in Europe and fly out on July 2 Aodhagán is a member of Co Sligo Golf Club and the Slieve Russell Golf Club He started playing golf at the age of nine with his cousins in Sligo and has retained his handicap at that club whom he has represented with distinction in club competitions was previously selected to represent Ireland at U16 level in the 2020/21 season but missed out when their competitions were cancelled due to pandemic restrictions at the time he didn’t get to play any events because all the events were cancelled due to Covid,” explained father Hugh “It’s all the sweeter now to get his Irish cap He was disappointed to have missed out back then.” Aodhagán’s form has been stellar in recent months as he has taken the leap into adult men’s competition He has won the Connacht Close Championship in the past and secured a top-20 finish in the Connacht U16 Open last year he finished in the top 20 in the Irish Amateur a highly prestigious event which attracts the cream of amateur golf from Ireland the UK and further afield and was won by Colin Campbell from Warrenpoint Aodhagán was also in the top 20 in the Connacht Strokeplay in Portumna and performed very well in the famous West of Ireland Championship at Easter and last September “Right from the beginning he loved the game and he seemed to be able to learn the basics very quickly,” said Hugh “He had a full handicap when he was about 10 years of age that was the highest he ever was and he’s down to plus-four now.” Having been coached early on by his uncle Terry Brady Aodhagán is now under the tutelage of renowned coach Shane O’Grady from the Black Bush club in Dunshaughlin who counts Leona Maguire among his protogés When he was about 12 or 13 he started being coached by Shane O’Grady at the Black Bush club in Dunshaughlin The call-up to the Irish squad for the European Championships was based on his excellent form of late “There was an Order of Merit set up for the selection process “We would have been disappointed had he not been selected but at the same time you don’t take anything for granted until the team captain rings you up to say you’re selected and of course when he got that call The American squad will vie to redeem themselves against their European competitors Fans are hoping for some nail-biting action from this year’s tournament but some controversies from the past left the golf netizens shocked this one dates back to the 2015 Solheim Cup held at St It happened on the 17th hole during a fourball match. Alison Lee and Brittany Lincicome of Team USA were matched against Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull of Team Europe Lee only needed one putt to win the hole but unfortunately Hull started walking towards the 18th hole while her partner Pettersen was still out of the surface believing the remaining 18-inch putt had been conceded The movement by Charley Hull and the thought about concession overall created confusion in then-rookie Lee’s mind Then Suzann Pettersen stepped in and revealed that no such concession had been made a rules official joined the scene for clarification The point also proved detrimental for Team USA as Europe went to the singles session with a commanding 10-6 lead LPGA, Golf Damen Solheim Cup – First Day – Foursomes, Sep 4, 2021 Toledo, Ohio, USA Charley Hull of Team Europe walks off the first tee box during the morning foursomes of the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness Club. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports, 04.09.2021 08:13:24, 16684753, NPStrans, Charley Hull, Inverness Club, Team Europe, LPGA, Solheim Cup PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xRajxMehtax 16684753. Image Courtesy: IMAGO Not only golfers, but the golf world was also angry over this incident. They started questioning Pettersen’s sportsmanship. Zach Johnson also shared a post on X saying, “What happened yesterday @solheimcup on the 17th green is a disgrace to the sport.” Meanwhile, Laura Davies also added, “Pettersen will regret this. If the U.S. does go on and win it, there’s only one person to blame.”  Indeed, Team USA pulled off a remarkable comeback, overcoming a 10-6 deficit in the singles session and securing the 14.5 points needed to win the cup. But what about Pettersen? Did she regret her actions? She did. Initially, Pettersen said that she had no regrets whatsoever about the fourball incident. However, just a day later, she had a change of heart. She clarified that whatever she said earlier about not regretting was all because of the heat of the competition, and now she feels sorry about it. What’s your perspective on:Did the 2015 Solheim Cup brawl show the true spirit of competition or just poor sportsmanship? What are your thoughts on this incident from the 2015 Solheim Cup? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below! 0  DebateWhat's Your Perspective OnDid the 2015 Solheim Cup brawl show the true spirit of competition or just poor sportsmanship? EssentiallySports is a digital-first sports media house that surfaces the best stories on America's favorite sports celebrities with a fan's perspective to 30+ M average monthly readers. Full Spectrum Services LLP © 2025 | All Rights Reserved