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This Week in Golf: European stars seek to shine as Solheim Cup takes centre stage
LIV Golf returns to the calendar in Chicago where the 48 players will be playing for $25 million in the Team and Individual events
Stacy Lewis will captain Team United States as the Solheim Cup 2023 takes centre stage in Casares, Spain. - AFP
The eyes of the golfing world will be on the ladies in Spain this week as Europe hosts the biennial tournament for professional women golfers, the Solheim Cup, which will be contested by teams representing Europe and the US.
The three-day match, which starts on Friday (Sept 22) with eight foursomes and eight fourballs being played on both Friday and Saturday and 12 singles on Sunday.
This year Sweden’s Suzann Pettersen will captain Team Europe and Stacy Lewis Team United States.
The inaugural Solheim Cup was played in 1990.
Team US have won the Cup 10 times and Europe seven times with Europe the double defending champions having won in 2019 at Gleneagles, Scotland (14½ - 13½) and in 2021 on US soil at Inverness Club, Ohio (15 – 13).
Meanwhile, LIV Golf returns to the calendar in Chicago where the 48 players will be playing for $25 million in the Team and Individual events.
Following this week, there are just two LIV Golf 2023 events remaining on the schedule – LIV Golf in Jeddah, Saudi, Oct 13 – 15 October at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club and the Team Championship in Miami, Florida, US, from October 20 – 22.
Solheim Cup week is upon us all - with Europe aiming for a third consecutive win. - Supplied photo
The DP World Tour hosts its 38th of 46 events this week on the 2023 – 2024 Race to Dubai at the Cazoo Open de France at Le Golf National.
Robert MacIntyre is one of the headliners in the field prior to next week’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Dubai based players Rafa Cabrera Bello, Nicolas Colsaerts who won here in 2019, as well as Thorbjorn Oleson are all playing.
Last week’s BMW PGA Championship winner Ryan Fox is in the field as are home favourites, Viktor Perez, Antoine Rozner, Matthieu Pavon, Julian Brun, Alexander Levy, Julien Guerrier in addition to 26 French stars.
Schedule
LPGA & Ladies European Tour
Solheim Cup
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 September, 2023
Venue: Finca Cortesin, Costa Del Sol, Spain
LIV Golf
LIV Golf Chicago
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 September, 2023
Venue: Rich Harvest Farms, Chicago, US
Purse: $25 million
DP World Tour
Cazoo Open de France
Thursday 21 – Sunday 2 September
Venue: Le Golf National, Paris, France
Purse: $3.25 million
Asian Tour
Yeangder TPC
Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 September
Venue: Linkou International G&CC
Purse: $750,000
Challenge Tour
Swiss Challenge
Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 September
Venue: Golf Saint Apollinaire, Folgensbourg, France
Purse: €250,000
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