Comments on: Wie, Inkster Picked as Solheim Captains http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/ Following Michelle Wie's career and the LPGA Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:51:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert Pinson http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Robert Pinson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:51:48 +0000 http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/#comment-1050 Michelle proved to us that she should have been on that team.... Michelle proved to us that she should have been on that team….

]]> By: rfharrison http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 rfharrison Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:03 +0000 http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/#comment-1049 MW played great in the s-cup and for that matter ALL the americans not only played great THEY all looked great as well MW played great in the s-cup and for that matter ALL the americans not only played great THEY all looked great as well

]]> By: Bill http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Bill Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:45:11 +0000 http://michellewieblog.com/wie-inkster-picked-as-solheim-captains/#comment-1046 You are mistaken. Inkster and Wie are 'captain's picks' to play on the team. As with most of the team golf events, most of the players are chosen automatically (i.e., based on their performance/ranking on their respective tours), while 1 or 2 are chosen by the team captain. These picks are completely discretionary on the captain's part. Here is some text from the Solheim Cup website: 'U.S. Team For the 12-person squad, 10 players qualify for the U.S. Team by earning points for wins and top-20 finishes over a two-year qualifying period, with two players selected by the captain. U.S. players began earning points toward the 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup Team at the 2007 LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill.' and (for comparison), from the President's Cup website: 'Ten members of the 2009 U.S. Team will be selected based on official earnings from the 2007 Wyndham Championship through the 2009 PGA Championship (with money earned in 2009 counting as double), plus two Captain's selections, which will be announced on Sept. 8.' You are mistaken. Inkster and Wie are ‘captain’s picks’ to play on the team. As with most of the team golf events, most of the players are chosen automatically (i.e., based on their performance/ranking on their respective tours), while 1 or 2 are chosen by the team captain. These picks are completely discretionary on the captain’s part. Here is some text from the Solheim Cup website:

‘U.S. Team
For the 12-person squad, 10 players qualify for the U.S. Team by earning points for wins and top-20 finishes over a two-year qualifying period, with two players selected by the captain. U.S. players began earning points toward the 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup Team at the 2007 LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill.’

and (for comparison), from the President’s Cup website:

‘Ten members of the 2009 U.S. Team will be selected based on official earnings from the 2007 Wyndham Championship through the 2009 PGA Championship (with money earned in 2009 counting as double), plus two Captain’s selections, which will be announced on Sept. 8.’

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