tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post9210093088816167980..comments2024-01-12T15:30:29.411-05:00Comments on After Atalanta: Why I rooted against the Americanskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975351996302093224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-2328702941919108552009-08-26T11:53:57.275-04:002009-08-26T11:53:57.275-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531722102931594873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-39322149518689164462009-08-26T08:30:28.665-04:002009-08-26T08:30:28.665-04:00The Solheim Cup has already had to move once when ...The Solheim Cup has already had to move once when the American men refused to play in Europe in the wake of 9/11, thus upsetting the sequence of Walker Cup and Ryder Cup in odd years and Curtis Cup and Solheim Cup in even years. Both the professional events are now played in the 'wrong' year as a result. That sounds like enough disruption to me for a while. KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-71742504195962818832009-08-25T17:20:08.130-04:002009-08-25T17:20:08.130-04:00I watched the Solheim Cup all weekend. I thought i...I watched the Solheim Cup all weekend. I thought it was a great competition, but there was definitely something missing: the South Korean contingent. I wonder if there would be a way to include three teams: a U.S. team, a European team and an Asian team. It could go like this: the Solheim Cup could be held EVERY year. Women's golf needs the attention so having it every two years doesn't make much sense to me anyway. U.S. plays Europe in Year 1. The winner of that plays Asia in Year 2. So, U.S. would play Asia. Suppose Asia wins. Then the U.S. would be out of the pool in Year 3 and Europe would play Asia. Then U.S. plays the winner of that in Year 4. Now, it's conceivable that one continent could hold onto the cup several years in a row and would have to play several years in a row. I think it would be an interesting and -- more importantly -- an inclusive format.anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531722102931594873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-25279328576666268472009-08-25T09:50:11.033-04:002009-08-25T09:50:11.033-04:00The idea of the Solheim Cup having a shakey connec...The idea of the Solheim Cup having a shakey connection to the idea of 'tradition' may be authentic in respect of a competition that is less than twenty years old, but from this side of the Atlantic it is very much understood to be part of the tradition that encompases the Ryder, Walker and Curtis Cups. As various commentators here have pointed out there is no reason to change the US v Europe format, indeed this is how it is understood and marketed. See Iain Carter's blog on the BBC sport Website and Derek Lawrenson in the 'Daily Mail'. This European fan would be strongly opposed to any such change. It would be like changing the contestants for the Ashes! Katharine SindersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com