GAINESVILLE, Va. – There was a reputation conspicuously lacking from the session lineups on Saturday: Leona Maguire.
The Irishwoman and Switzerland’s Albane Valenzuela have been the one gamers to not compete on Day 2 of the Solheim Cup.
In an interview with Sky Sports activities, European captain Suzann Pettersen mentioned at first of the afternoon fourballs that Maguire was not sidelined due to well being causes.
“It’s all the time onerous to sit down nice, nice gamers, however … we’ve to play those which might be actually enjoying properly this week,” Pettersen mentioned.
“I imply, Leona, she’s going to be 100% tomorrow and he or she’s all concerning the staff, so I imply, she’s an amazing teammate. [She] understands and he or she’s allowed to be disenchanted. On the identical time she has to consider in what the staff is doing, and he or she’s going to be out right here displaying her face.”
Maguire was entrance and middle the final time Europe performed on U.S. soil as she went 4-0-1 in main her facet to victory. She performed in all 5 matches final yr, too, going 3-2-0 as Europe retained the cup.
Maguire, nevertheless, hasn’t performed properly this yr. Regardless of a win on the Women European Tour to begin April, she has just one top-10 end this season on the LPGA, that being a second-place displaying within the match-play occasion.
Returning to that format didn’t equal a return to kind. Maguire sat out Friday foursomes after which teamed with Georgia Corridor in a 6-and-4 loss in fourballs.
She’s going to subsequent play Sunday’s singles, the place all 12 gamers on every staff compete. Maguire is 2-0-0 within the particular person session.