Solheim Cup Golf Tournament

Alice Miller will replace Kathy Whitworth as captain of the U.S. team competing this weekend in the Solheim Cup women's golf tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland, after the death of Whitworth's mother.

The Americans were hardly chokers when the stakes were highest in the Solheim Cup. Dominating the singles matches as they always have, the Americans celebrated one of the most coveted wins in women's golf Sunday, a 16-12 decision over Europe at Halmstad, Sweden, that ended any thought that they might be the "Chokin' dogs" that former player Dottie Pepper said they were.

Next week, the Ryder Cup takes center stage, but this week it's the female professionals who will be making the most noise at the Solheim Cup. Europe won two years ago in the last meeting, 14 1/2-11 1/2, in the rain at Loch Lomond in Scotland. It was Europe's second victory in six matches, but the U.S. is 3-0 when hosting the event, and these matches are being played at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.

With the hope of extending an olive branch into the divisive debate over the absence of female members at Augusta National Golf Club, John A. Solheim, whose parents founded the international women's golf competition known as the Solheim Cup, has suggested playing the event at the club.

The Americans were hardly chokers when the stakes were highest in the Solheim Cup. Dominating the singles matches as they always have, the Americans celebrated one of the most coveted wins in women's golf Sunday, a 16-12 decision over Europe at Halmstad, Sweden, that ended any thought that they might be the "Chokin' dogs" that former player Dottie Pepper said they were.

With the hope of extending an olive branch into the divisive debate over the absence of female members at Augusta National Golf Club, John A. Solheim, whose parents founded the international women's golf competition known as the Solheim Cup, has suggested playing the event at the club.

Hey, so some Europeans got mad. Dottie Pepper said before this year's Solheim Cup, the women's golf version of the Ryder Cup, that European Solheim players "would be bagging groceries" if it weren't for the LPGA. In other words, and maybe some other words would have been better, European golfers are darn lucky that there is an LPGA Tour that offers more prize money than any other alternative. Yikes. One year for the Solheim, Pepper dyed her hair red.

Next week, the Ryder Cup takes center stage, but this week it's the female professionals who will be making the most noise at the Solheim Cup. Europe won two years ago in the last meeting, 14 1/2-11 1/2, in the rain at Loch Lomond in Scotland. It was Europe's second victory in six matches, but the U.S. is 3-0 when hosting the event, and these matches are being played at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.

Hey, so some Europeans got mad. Dottie Pepper said before this year's Solheim Cup, the women's golf version of the Ryder Cup, that European Solheim players "would be bagging groceries" if it weren't for the LPGA. In other words, and maybe some other words would have been better, European golfers are darn lucky that there is an LPGA Tour that offers more prize money than any other alternative. Yikes. One year for the Solheim, Pepper dyed her hair red.

Alice Miller will replace Kathy Whitworth as captain of the U.S. team competing this weekend in the Solheim Cup women's golf tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland, after the death of Whitworth's mother.