Pressure on for Solheim hopefuls

Posted July 08, 2009 11:00 pm

By Mike Spellman

It's crunch time now.

With the U.S. Women's Open teeing off today with double U.S. Solheim Cup team points up for grabs, those players near the bottom or just outside the top 10 in Solheim points will no doubt be feeling the heat this weekend.

"The pressure is on for the players in the next three tournament weeks," said U.S. Solheim Cup captain Beth Daniel, who will be on site at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa., to scout her players. "I know the players are feeling some stress and I am too."

With a victory this week (worth 120 points), nine different players in the top 21 have an opportunity to move into the top 10, although Michelle Wie (16th) and Wendy Ward (17th) are not in the Open field.

Players in the top 10 following the RICOH Women's British Open in early August will earn automatic spots on the 2009 U.S. team. Daniel will then add two captain's picks to round out her squad.

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