1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: The guys from paying. They've kind of showed me how 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: much the equipment matters. I just love that I can 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: hit any shot I kind of want. We're gonna be 4 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: able to tell some fun stories about what goes on 5 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: here to help golfers play better golf. Welcome back to 6 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: the Pink Proving Grounds Podcast. I'm Shane Bacon, no Marty today, 7 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: but I'll say we have a couple of high level 8 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: people stepping in, Alison Corpus and Leona Maguire joining. Can 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: I ask you guys a question off the top that 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with Solim Cup because it's something 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: I've been battling with. Alison, I'll tee you up on this, 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: and Leona you can jump on the back end. What 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: is y'all's caffeine intake tournament days? Because I'm having a 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: hard time tournament days understanding. Do I go like a 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: regular day amount of coffee or do I kind of 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: scale it back because I'm starting to get the kind 17 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: of caffeine jitters on the golf course. So Allison, where 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: do you go caffeine wise, you know, on big days 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: of tournaments. 20 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I am actually pretty no caffeine in my 21 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: entire life. I'm really sensitive to caffeine, and yeah I 22 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: use it at Bay in college, like if I needed 23 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: to pull an all night or something. But I play 24 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: my best golf pretty low energy, so I don't need 25 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:10,279 Speaker 2: the bump. 26 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: Leona, do you go coffee in the morning or tea 27 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: or anything like that? Or you do you follow Allison's footsteps? 28 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: There? 29 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 3: No, pretty similar, don't. I don't drink coffee. I don't 30 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 3: need to drink tea if it's like a cold day 31 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 3: and I need to warm up or something. So when 32 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 3: I'm home in Ireland kind of for the winter a 33 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 3: little bit. But tournament why is not really now? 34 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: So what you're saying is stop drinking caffee and stop 35 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: drinking coffee in the morning. I will take you guys 36 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: advice for that. Obviously. Solheim Cup is upon us, one 37 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: of the great events in all of golf, one of 38 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: my favorite events in all of golf. Leoner, you had 39 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: an unbelievable solimn Cup at Inverness. I wanted to start 40 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: with that. If we can go back to that, when 41 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: you were thinking about the Solheim Cup in your brain 42 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: as you were a young player into you know, competitive 43 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: and or golf and then into professional golf. What you 44 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: thought of the Solheim Cup versus what it was? Was 45 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: it close? Was it not even close? How is that 46 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: experience in your first one versus maybe what you thought 47 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: the experience would be, Like, Yeah, I. 48 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 3: Mean you grow up watching the Solim Cup on TV. 49 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 3: I suppose I was fortunate enough to pay two junior Solheims, 50 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: so kind of got the experience and on a little 51 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 3: bit of smaller scale obviously got to play, and then 52 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 3: we got to watch the big teams compete and watch 53 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 3: them inside the ropes and it just seemed like the 54 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: coolest thing ever. And then yeah, you obviously it's It's 55 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: one of these things you build up in your head, right, 56 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 3: You build it up and build it up, and sometimes 57 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: it can't possibly live up to what you've built it up. 58 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 3: But I mean for us in invern As, it went 59 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 3: pretty much as well as it possibly cut up a 60 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 3: little bit surrealized with the no fans, But yeah, I mean, 61 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 3: cant I suppose that that's my first one and it's 62 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 3: set a pretty high barer for for all of my 63 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 3: Solngs to come. 64 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: Well, and I know you're going to compete against Allison, 65 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: but what are one or two things that you would 66 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: tell anybody playing in their first Solheim Cup about just 67 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: the preparation for the week. 68 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: I'm not going to give her too many secrets, but 69 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 3: it's just a long week. I think everybody says that 70 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: there's a lot of demands on your time, a lot 71 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 3: of media stuff to do, a lot of extra dinners 72 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 3: and things like that, and it's a weird week in 73 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 3: that you actually spend more time preparing than you do competing. 74 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 3: There's such a long build up and by Tuesday you're 75 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 3: just you're ready to go. You want to just play, 76 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 3: So it's kind of pacing yourself I think as the 77 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: week goes so that you're not completely shattered by the 78 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 3: time Sunday comes. And then one mistake I made last 79 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 3: time was not going to the merchandise tent early enough. 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 3: And then by the time I actually I didn't figure 81 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 3: out that we needed to get flags early in the 82 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 3: week to get everybody to sign them. By the time 83 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 3: I set my sister leased to get them, they were 84 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 3: like nearly all gone. So I would definitely recommend going 85 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: to the tent as early in the week as. 86 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: Possible, Alison, shopping early is good advice. I think for 87 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: kind of anybody at any golf tournament. Alison, when did 88 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: the Solheim Cup become a reality in your brain? Because 89 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: I mean you've had an unbelievable season, obviously with the 90 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: win at the US Open, but I mean the major 91 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: season has been incredible for you, and we'll get into 92 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: that in a bit, But when did that start to 93 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: set in that this was actually going to happen. 94 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean behind the scenes, Stacy's put in so 95 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: much work as our captain and he actually started having 96 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: you know, bigger dinners with like all of the potential 97 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: team members probably last year in preparation for this Sulheim Cup. 98 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: So it was kind of on my radar, but I 99 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 2: was more on the bubble leading into this year, so 100 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 2: it was definitely a huge goal of mine. And then 101 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, I got off to a pretty good 102 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: start to the year and just kind of kept on 103 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: my name climbing up in the rankings. So yeah, I'm 104 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 2: super excited for my first one. 105 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: Well, it's so interesting in golf with these cups. I mean, 106 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: obviously Silim Cup, I mean, Walker Cup, Curtis Cup, you know, 107 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: obviously you know, into the President's Cup, everything like that. 108 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: They all are typically at the end of seasons, right, 109 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: and in golf, a lot of the bigger events are 110 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: earlier in the season. I mean you think about Chevron 111 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: or Summer Is obviously that's really impactful, both on the 112 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: men's and women's side. What's cool about the Cups is 113 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: it gives you something to quote unquote play for towards 114 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: the end of the season. So as you're seenior name 115 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: Allison kind of pop up in text and obviously going 116 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: to these dinners, and then your name's moving up those 117 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: rankings as you're playing this season the game is as 118 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: dialed as it is. Is that motivation to kind of 119 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: push through the end of the summer even though you've 120 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: had already a great season, one you're gonna remember for 121 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: a long time. 122 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. I mean I like to look at it 123 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: not so much as pressure, but more just an added 124 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 2: bonus if I do make it. And I mean I 125 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 2: think it's always such an honor to be able to 126 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 2: represent your country. I mean, I played in one Curtis 127 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: Cups and two Palmer Cups, and it's just always fun 128 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: just to switch from the individual sport to a team 129 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: sport as well. 130 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: Leona, what's a mistake that people make, not necessarily in 131 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: a Solheim Cup, but in a team format. I mean 132 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: this could be amateur golfers that are playing in a 133 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: best ball tournament at their club. You you know you're 134 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: playing for, so that's obviously alternate shot. But if you're 135 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: playing four ball, it's best ball, but you are in 136 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: fact playing your own ball. What do you feel like 137 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: as a mistake that players tend to make when a 138 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: team event pops up versus when you're playing an individual play. 139 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think forms and four balls are 140 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 3: really different. Forsum's is a little bit more about the 141 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 3: combination and the personalities, and I guess you have to 142 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 3: get along pretty well to sort of gel well together. 143 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 3: I think four balls anybody can play together, and it 144 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 3: really is about just playing your own ball, focusing on 145 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 3: your own things. Sometimes in four ball matches it turns 146 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 3: into you have two players, two caddies, and everybody reading 147 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: every pot and all of that, and it takes six 148 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 3: hours to play, and I think that's by the end, 149 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 3: everybody's just so tired they've completely lost track and focus 150 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 3: of everything. So definitely sticking to your own own game, 151 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: regardless of whether you're playing with a big hit or 152 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 3: a short hitter, whatever it is. I think, especially in 153 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 3: the four ball matches, you're still you're still just trying 154 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 3: to get the ball in the hole the quickest and 155 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 3: hopefully your partner sort of backs you up on the 156 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 3: holes that you can't come in on. 157 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: Leona is something I've always noticed that I feel like 158 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: he's like a super nerdy golf thing. But I pay 159 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of attention to this as you mentioned it. 160 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, there's two players, there's two caddies. Is it 161 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: hard to remember to high five everybody when something good happens, 162 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: because you know, you're typically high five in one person 163 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: if you make a long putter, you hold out a 164 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: bunker shot, but you know you got to go you 165 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: maybe you go your caddy and then you go your teammate, 166 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: and then you go the air caddy. Like it's a 167 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: lot of high five and fist pumping. 168 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. I remember last time Emily was playing with Charlie 169 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 3: in one of the games and she hold a big 170 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 3: pot I think for a win on one hole, and 171 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 3: she said she looked around to give Charlie a fistbumper 172 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: high five, and Charlie was just gone. She was on 173 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: the next team already. She had definitely forgotten about that, 174 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 3: but yeah, there's definitely a lot more going on. There's 175 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 3: a lot more energy actually, like in Solam Cup. But 176 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 3: it's a good energy. It's pure adrenaline, I think that 177 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 3: week so you kind of just it's all kind of 178 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 3: a blur and you just sort of go with the flow. 179 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: Alison, have you been to Spain before? 180 00:07:58,520 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: Now it'll be my first time? 181 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: Nice? What are you looking forward to outside of the 182 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: golf anything? 183 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 2: I mean, I heard that the area is just beautiful. 184 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: I heard like the hotel that wre AT's really nice, 185 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: the course is going to be great, and I mean 186 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 2: I'll have some family there as well, so just looking 187 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 2: forward to having them out for the week. 188 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: When you travel somewhere cool, you know, I mean you 189 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: go to France for a major championship or you go 190 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: to Scotland for the Open, do you ever set aside 191 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: time to do stuff? Because I think when you know, 192 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: people that travel a lot get in this rotation of 193 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: travel a lot of the time. You get where you go, 194 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: you unpack your bag, you go to the golf course, 195 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: you do your thing, and you go back to the hotel. 196 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: Do you ever put put aside a little bit of 197 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: time to go see kind of the culture or the 198 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: city or places around it. 199 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, it really depends on the week and like how 200 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 2: the schedule looks, and also the area. But I'm a big, 201 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: like food person, so I do generally try to go 202 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: into the city and get some food or something, and 203 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 2: then if there's some like historical site that I know 204 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 2: is there that I've been interested in going to, I'll 205 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 2: try to put put some time in to go there. 206 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: Well, let's talk about the year. Obviously there is Alison 207 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: Corpu's pre Pebble Beach, and then there's Alison post Pebble Beach. 208 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: What has been the biggest change, What's been the thing 209 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: that has maybe shocked you or been you know, eye 210 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: opening for kind of your life post what you did 211 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: at Pebble. 212 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I've I have a much better appreciation 213 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 2: just for all the other ladies who have won. Just 214 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 2: been way busier since the win. But no, I mean, 215 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: not much has changed in my life as far as like, 216 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 2: you know, my friend's family, like everything has been kept 217 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 2: pretty much the same. But really just excited for all 218 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,719 Speaker 2: the opportunities that I've had since then. And yeah, I 219 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: mean I think there's been maybe a few rounds that 220 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 2: I have a little more confidence in, you know, like 221 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 2: why can't I make this spot like I won the 222 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 2: US Open, you know. But yeah, I mean not much 223 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: has changed, just kind of trying to keep things. 224 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a great point you said about why can't 225 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: I make this putt? 226 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 3: Right? 227 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: I mean, I had this unbelievable week, one of the 228 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: biggest major championships really in the history of the LPGA Tour, 229 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: just in terms of anticipation and excitement, and you play 230 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: so well when you have a down week, you don't 231 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: play great in the first round, things like that. Do 232 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: you feel more pressure considering you're now the US Open 233 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: champion or in a way do you feel less pressure 234 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: because hey, I already checked off my big moment of 235 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: the year. 236 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think I've always played better kind 237 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 2: of feeling like the underdog. So for me, there has 238 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 2: been maybe trying to reset my expectation levels. But at 239 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 2: the same time, like, I'm really happy with how the 240 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 2: year is gone, and yeah, just really trying to stay 241 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 2: grateful for everything that's come my way. 242 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: The major season has been incredible. I mean I was 243 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: looking through your results obviously went with the US Open 244 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: T fourth, the Chevron T six, at the British T fifteenth, 245 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: at the PGA, I mean you made all five cuts. 246 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: That's tough. Golf. Major championships are supposed to test everybody's game, 247 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: complete game. Why do you like you thrive in that environment? 248 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think a lot of it had to do 249 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 2: just with like the goals that I set at the 250 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: beginning of the year. I mean, my swing coach kind 251 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 2: of said like, hey, you're a great ball striker. There's 252 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: no reason why these courses don't shoot your game. Well, 253 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 2: just you know, make sure you're putting in the right 254 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: prep for those weeks and make sure you know you're 255 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 2: doing the right things nutrition, exercise, rest. So really just focused, 256 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: not that I didn't focus on my other tournaments, but 257 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 2: definitely went into those weeks knowing like, hey, like these 258 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 2: weeks are big, these weeks are big, and just really 259 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 2: trying to prepare my best for those. 260 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: Speaking of solid seasons, Leona, I was diving into your results. 261 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: We love talking about winning in golf. I like to 262 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: talk about consistency. It's something I've always kind of pushed 263 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: in this sport because only one person wins a week. 264 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: You've missed one cut this season, You've been incredibly consistent 265 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: on the golf course. What do you look at in 266 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: terms of your year, Where do you rank it in 267 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: terms of your professional seasons, and what's kind of been 268 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: the good and the bad from twenty twenty three with you? 269 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, like you said, it's been been pretty consistent. 270 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 3: I think I got off to a nice start this year, 271 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 3: got a few sort of top tens under my belt 272 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 3: dirty and then I suppose that the highlight of the 273 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 3: year was the win at Meyer. After finishing second two 274 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 3: years in a row, is nice to finally get over 275 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 3: the line and I get that win, So that was 276 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 3: definitely the highlight. Obviously took that into the week at 277 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 3: Bostral after leading through three rounds, would have been nice 278 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 3: to get the win there, but felt like I pled 279 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 3: some really good golf and it was a huge learning 280 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 3: sort of experience for me. So yeah, I feel like 281 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 3: my game has been really close all year, Like every 282 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 3: piece is there, just not quite there every week. So 283 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 3: on those weeks like Meyer, when it all clicks together, 284 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 3: it's great, and then the other weeks it's still a 285 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 3: really consistent performance. And I feel like the standard of 286 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 3: the upp j is just getting better and better every year. 287 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 3: You have to do so many things right every week 288 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 3: to finish in the top ten alone win, and you 289 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 3: also need a few people around you to help you 290 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 3: out as well. You can still play unbelievable golf and 291 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 3: still not win. So ultimately, I'm just trying improve every year, 292 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 3: get a bit more comfortable, figure out which which benues 293 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 3: suit me best, and yeah, no, it's it's it's been 294 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 3: a solid year and hopefully we can finish off as 295 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 3: strong as possible. 296 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: When you guys, I want to ask both of you 297 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: guys this question because I'm interested in the way you 298 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: go about your business on a Sunday when you're not 299 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: in contention. So let's say you guys both make the cut, 300 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: you don't play great on Saturday, you're in fiftieth place. 301 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: What is the motivation and what is the conversation with 302 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: yourself and with your caddy about that final round when 303 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: you're not gonna win. You're probably not going to finish 304 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: in the top twenty, but you still got to go 305 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: out there and go about your business. Leona, I'll start with. 306 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 3: You, Yeah, I mean for me, it's it's just trying 307 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 3: to move up any spots I can. I think there's 308 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 3: always still something to be played for. I think even 309 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 3: if it's not that tournament, it's it could help you 310 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 3: in the next tournament or five tournaments after that. So 311 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 3: it's more a mentality thing. I think about never giving 312 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 3: up and just always always trying to squeeze every last 313 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 3: drop out of every event. And for me, like at 314 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 3: Chevron this year, I was I think four outside the 315 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 3: cut when I made the turn on Friday and ended 316 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 3: up making the cut, and it wasn't so much important, 317 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 3: I think for that event as it was for events 318 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 3: down the line in the season. It's when when you 319 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 3: have to play golf and sort of make make a 320 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 3: cutter Bertie Bertie hole when you need to. It does 321 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: not really matter what the situation is. I think that 322 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 3: stands to you. Whether it's in a major, whether it's 323 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 3: on a Friday, whether it's on a Thursday morning, whether 324 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 3: it's on a Sunday, it's still the same skills and 325 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: mentality that you need. 326 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: Allison, what is your thought process or going through your 327 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: brain and the conversation with your caddy when you just 328 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: don't quite have it on the weekend. But obviously you 329 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: made it to the weekend. 330 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean definitely really similar to Leona, just trying 331 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: to get as many berdies as you count on the board. 332 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 2: It's always nice just you know, finish with a nice 333 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 2: final round. And like she said, I mean, it's all 334 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 2: about showing up when it matters. So if you can 335 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 2: figure out how to show up, you know, when you 336 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 2: don't quite have everything together, then someday in the future 337 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 2: there's going to be a day where everything's clicking and 338 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 2: you know, the nerves are starting to get a few 339 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: or something and it's like, hey, like I've been in 340 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 2: this position before, like I made a few birdies coming 341 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 2: in at this event or whatever, like made the clutch 342 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 2: pot there, and it's really just kind of carrying that 343 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: forward into the future. 344 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: Leona, you mentioned no fans at the last Solheim Cup. 345 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: Do you feel like this is going to almost feel 346 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: like a completely different event considering not only are there 347 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: going to be fans, but European fans at that. 348 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's I don't really know what to expect. 349 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 3: I think I've talked to a lot of people that 350 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 3: are that are going over from Ireland. A lot of 351 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 3: people from Ireland have like winter homes down in that 352 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 3: part of Spain, and I have friends of family going 353 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 3: and I feel like the really cool thing about the 354 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 3: Solon Cup is a lot of people tune in that 355 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 3: don't normally watch women's golf, don't normally watch golf in general. 356 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 3: Some people it's a it's a two year trip every 357 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 3: that's that they plan around it every single time. And 358 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 3: I can just drawn from the times that I was 359 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 3: there as a junior, bought in rich Harse Farms and 360 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 3: in Ireland when it was in Kleean Castle, and you 361 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 3: know the singing on the first tea and how it 362 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 3: is and it'll be nice. I suppose this time Ryan 363 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 3: to have cheers when you do something right rather than 364 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 3: do something wrong, as suppose. 365 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: They when they actually the fans actually lift you up. 366 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: What is practice like in the winter in Ireland? Is 367 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: it pretty brutal? Like when you were growing up? Was 368 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: there a lot of practice days like January fifteenth? Or 369 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: do you kind of put the clubs away? 370 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 3: No? I mean it's it's one of those things when 371 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 3: you grow up in Ireland you can't wait for a 372 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 3: nice day or you won't practice very often. 373 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: So what's a nice day in the winter? 374 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 3: I mean I compare a lot to Seattle kind of 375 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 3: once it's dry, I mean it's we get a little 376 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 3: it's a little bit frosty. Sometimes in the winter. We 377 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: very rarely get snow. We get snow every few years. 378 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 3: Everybody panics at a couple of inches and then it 379 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 3: goes away and we go back to normal. But I 380 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: mean we have we have indoor facilities as well, so 381 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: work on the track man, work on potting inside as well. 382 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 3: But you kind of get out there. You put four 383 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 3: or five layers on and you just you can put 384 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 3: your beanie on it. You just get on with it 385 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 3: and don't really complain. 386 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: I moved to the North Feast a couple of years 387 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: ago from Arizona, which obviously, you know, you're not really 388 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: thinking about winter in Arizona at any point. And I 389 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: did the double air pants, which was huge, and I 390 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: got one of those like the quarterback pouches that heats up. 391 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 1: Oh what a game change of that thing, is it. 392 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: I mean, you have to carry multiple batteries for a 393 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: full round. But I'm all in on that. Keeping the 394 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: hands warm very important when it's cold outside. 395 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 3: You know, yeah, one hundred percent. Keep keeping your head 396 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 3: on your hands warm, I think your head as well. 397 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 3: The beanie is definitely a big one for me as. 398 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: Well, Leona. You know, for Allison, you play in the 399 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: Solon Cup and you're wearing your country's flag, you have 400 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: you know, USA, You've got I mean, you could have 401 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: stickers on your face, your head covers had the American flag. 402 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: It's a little different on the European side. What do 403 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,199 Speaker 1: you do to give kind of a slight nod to 404 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: Ireland when you're playing under the quote unquote European flag 405 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: for the Solheim Cup. 406 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think whom I have made me 407 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 3: shoes that have like an Irish flag on one shoe 408 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 3: and an European fag on the other, So we love that. 409 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: And there was I'm pretty sure there was an Irish 410 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 3: flag in our golf tag the last time. But I'm 411 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 3: sure they'll be. There'll be plenty of Irish people there 412 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 3: with with try colors and flags and all that. But 413 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 3: that's the special thing about the Solo and Cup. You're 414 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 3: you're not just playing for yourself, your team, your country. 415 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 3: It's you're playing for your continent and you're you're part 416 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 3: of something so much bigger than yourself and it's just 417 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 3: a really special thing to be a. 418 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: Part of Leona. How much swag do you get to 419 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: take away? Obviously, I mean the flags you got to 420 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: go shopping early, but I mean how much Solheim Cup 421 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 1: stuff are you getting? Because obviously you have the outfits 422 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: and the golf bags and the head covers and I 423 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: mean on and on and on. But like, was this 424 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: like a ship at home type of situation for you 425 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: from Inverness? 426 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. There's I think there's still maybe 427 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: potentially boxes and bags that I haven't opened since uh 428 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: since Inverness. But then again, there was a lot of 429 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 3: people after the fact looking for for gifts and things 430 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 3: like that, so it was it was quite handy to 431 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 3: have to to sort of divvy up. But yeah, there's 432 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 3: there's a lot of extra gifts. I think every night 433 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 3: we used to go back to the room, there would 434 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 3: be something something new waiting on the bed for us. 435 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 3: So it's it's a it's a really cool week and 436 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 3: it's it's one of those things you walk into. I 437 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 3: don't know the US team does it, but when we 438 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 3: walked into our room last time, it was like it 439 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 3: was like Christmas morning sort of all the all the 440 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 3: adfits were on sort of hung up and everything was 441 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 3: laid out on the bed and it's it's just a 442 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 3: really cool moment. And yeah, if like twelve year old 443 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 3: Leona could see it, it's it's pretty special. 444 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: This is yours. You don't even have to pay for it, 445 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: this is they just give you this. This is amazing. Alison, 446 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: what's the conversation like, as you get closer to the 447 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: Solheim Cup and you're starting to think about who you're 448 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: gonna play with, what format you're going to play in. 449 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: Is there is that a conversation with the captain like 450 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: I feel more comfortable with this person, I feel more 451 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: comfortable with this format or do you kind of lead 452 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 1: that up to the captain. 453 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 2: We have discussed potential pairings, and I think it'll just 454 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 2: kind of be like, hey, like we'll maybe send you 455 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 2: out with this person and if it works great, we'll 456 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 2: keep it. If not, this is maybe another person that 457 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 2: you'd pair well with. And yeah, just leading up to it, 458 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 2: trying to play a few packed rounds with potential teammates 459 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 2: and yeah, really just trying to the team chemistry going. 460 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 2: And I mean I grew up playing your golf with 461 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 2: most of the girls on the team, which is really nice. 462 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 2: And yeah, just having all the team dinners that we've 463 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 2: had has helped a lot, I think in getting to 464 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: know each other. 465 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: Alison us In the media, do we overrate this person 466 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: needs to play with a great putter, or this person 467 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: needs to play with somebody that hits fair ways. I 468 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: mean you, like you said, you've played golf with these 469 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: people most of your life. You've played team events with 470 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: a lot of the people that are on this team. 471 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: You understand what works and what doesn't. But this is 472 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: what we talk about. I mean, we do it for 473 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: the Ryder Cup, we do it for the Solheim Cup. 474 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: Do we overthink that in terms of how the business 475 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: goes about itself or is that stuff massively important? 476 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean I think there's definitely some value to it. 477 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 2: I mean, you don't want to be playing with someone, 478 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 2: especially in foursomes, like Leona said, with a completely different 479 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 2: game from what you have. But I think it's also 480 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 2: just really important to have the team chemistry and yeah, 481 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 2: just know that you're out there with someone that you 482 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 2: really like. 483 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: Leono, do you get to tell the captain who you 484 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: play with? Since when you go four h and one 485 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 1: as a rookie, is that like part of the deal. 486 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: You're like, hey, listen, I know how to do this. 487 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: This is going to be my call. 488 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 3: No, I mean I think I think our team is 489 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 3: quite different this time. I think obviously last time that 490 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 3: me and mel that pairing, I don't think either of 491 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 3: us saw coming. That was one that Beanie sort of 492 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 3: had up her sleeve and ended up working out really well. 493 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 3: And like Alison said, it was never the plan to 494 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 3: play us as many times as we did, but it 495 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 3: was working. So it was like, I'll do whatever you 496 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 3: need me to do. And if that's if that's five matches, 497 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 3: that's five matches. If it's two matches, it's two matches. 498 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: Do either of you guys know much about the golf course? 499 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: What is it? Is? 500 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:33,239 Speaker 3: It? 501 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: Think a court to scene. I feel like I looked 502 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: that up a couple of times today on YouTube to 503 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: try to say it correctly. Have you guys seen flyovers? 504 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: Have you guys seen much of the golf course? Leona, 505 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: I'll start with you. Do you know much about the place? 506 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 3: We were there last November at the end of the year, 507 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 3: so it's yeah, it's a great golf course. It's I 508 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 3: think it'll be a really fun match play and plenty 509 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 3: of options with teas and in terms of setup and 510 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 3: things like that. I think you'll see quite a different 511 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 3: golf course foremost four some singles, so it'll be a 512 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 3: nice variety to it and a little tricky for fans 513 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 3: just to get down some of those. I think there's 514 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 3: gonna be a lot of grandstands parked in certain areas, 515 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 3: but overall, I think it's gonna be really exciting mash 516 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 3: play golf course, Allison. 517 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: What kind of information do you get sent or you 518 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: know you can dive into it. By the way, this 519 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: is a whole new world for me played in the 520 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: US Amateur and seeing the breakdowns of the golf courses 521 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: that you guys get week to week and like strategy 522 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: and I mean, it's unbelievable. I didn't even know this 523 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: existed in the space. I'm assuming you get those types 524 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: of things. What do you feel like this golf course 525 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: will play too, in terms of, you know, skill set 526 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: and what is maybe something to avoid? 527 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I've just seen a lot of the 528 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,360 Speaker 2: breakdowns that the Solheim Cup has kind of posted as 529 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 2: t series leading into the event. Like Leona said, I 530 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 2: heard it's going to be a pretty hilly course, and 531 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 2: I mean there's always going to be a premium on 532 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 2: good ball striking. I heard it can get a little 533 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 2: windy and never hurts to have a hot potter as well. 534 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: I think that helps it almost every golf course, no 535 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: matter what. Obviously, the name Solheim, you know, carries a 536 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 1: lot of weight, especially in the Ping family. How cool 537 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: was it to be a part of kind of both Allison? 538 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: I mean you obviously have, you know, the Ping affiliation, 539 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: and then now you're gonna be representing the USA in 540 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 1: the Solheim Cup. What does that mean in terms of 541 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: both you professionally and you personally? 542 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really special. I mean Ping has been just 543 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 2: a great supporter of mine. I mean even before I 544 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 2: turn pro, used paying clubs through high school through college. 545 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 2: So it's just really special to kind of have both 546 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 2: of those worlds. 547 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: Means Leona, I mean the same for you. I'm assuming, like, 548 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: I mean, a brand that obviously does an amazing job 549 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: of supporting professional golfers, but it's done a really good 550 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: job of supporting women's golf, you know, for decades and decades. 551 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, I think the Solim family has done so 552 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 3: much for women's golf. And I mean I remember back 553 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 3: to two thousand and nine when I got to play 554 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 3: in the Junior Solam Cup, and one of the big 555 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 3: things with that was that you got an entire ping 556 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 3: fitting right through the bag and lasered our names onto 557 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 3: the clubs, which at the time was I had never 558 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 3: seen that before, so that was that was really cool. 559 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 3: And I still have a putter from from the one 560 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 3: Clean Castle that they did like a custom one and 561 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 3: put your name on it and never think so it's 562 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 3: it's those extras, but it's it's also the visibility that 563 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 3: the Solimn Cup and the Pink Family have given to 564 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 3: women's golf as well. There's, like I said before, there's 565 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 3: a lot of people that tune in every tw years 566 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 3: for the Solimn Cup that would never normally watch women's golf, 567 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 3: and it just it gives sort of an extra platform 568 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 3: and extra visibility to the women's game, and people sort 569 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 3: of realize and appreciate the skill that's on show on 570 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 3: a week like that. 571 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 1: All right, Allison, We're going to fast forward to Sunday 572 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: of the Solheim Cup Singles. Sunday, you get paired up, 573 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: matched up with Leona, the first tea you shake hands, 574 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 1: obviously it's cordial. How much conversations happening after that in 575 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 1: this match? Like, how much are you guys saying to 576 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: each other throughout a match with this much on the 577 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: line and this much pressure and all of those types 578 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: of things? Is there much at all? Or I mean, 579 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: are you guys talkie golfers? 580 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm generally pretty quiet on the course in general, 581 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 2: and I think match played, it's maybe even more difficult 582 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 2: to be talking with your competitor. But now, I mean 583 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 2: I enjoy watching good golf. I enjoy playing good golf, 584 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,719 Speaker 2: Like I'm definitely you know, a big like nice shot person, 585 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 2: but maybe not too much bad conversation going. 586 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 1: On, Leono. Have you guys played a decent amount of 587 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: golf together over the years. 588 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, so we've actually put quite a few pats strands 589 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 3: together this year, it seems like, and we've been paired 590 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 3: together a few times. But I think, like Alison said, 591 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 3: I think in when it comes to singles and match 592 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 3: I think you're very much started. You you go from 593 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 3: that was the thing I noticed was you went from 594 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 3: having a partner every day before that to all of 595 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 3: a sudden it's you by yourself, So I think you 596 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 3: and your caddy almost become a little mini team in 597 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 3: the single session. And I mean, just going off my experience, 598 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 3: I don't think me and Jen talked all that all 599 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 3: that much on Sunday last time. 600 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 1: But how you doing all right on eighteen? 601 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's it's it's just one of those days. 602 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 3: I think you're you're good friends off the course, but 603 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 3: then when it just for those four hours, you're it's 604 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 3: kind of all business. 605 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: Okay. Again, not trying to get too much into your strategy. 606 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: I get that it's kind of a personal thing, but 607 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: I want to ask both of you guys, because it's 608 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: something I'm always interested in in match play. Leona, what 609 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: is your philosophy with giving putts? What what do you 610 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: think about when you're considering giving a person a putt 611 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: versus not giving them a putt? 612 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I think it first off, how good of 613 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 3: a putter they are? Okay, there's some people. I mean, like, 614 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 3: I don't know, if you're playing invY Park, you're not 615 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 3: going to be making invY Park put a through utter. 616 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 3: You know what's going in. So I think it depends 617 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 3: on the person. It depends on the situation, what time 618 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 3: it is in the match. Probably early on you probably 619 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 3: give a few more. As it starts to get a 620 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 3: little bit more important, maybe maybe make them put a 621 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 3: few more. It really depends on the flow of the 622 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 3: match and and also what they're giving you. I think 623 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 3: it becomes a reciprocal thing. If you're giving they're giving, 624 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 3: everything flows a little bit better. I think it's not 625 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 3: really any fun for the fans or for anybody when 626 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,959 Speaker 3: everybody's holding out from a foot and a half just 627 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,959 Speaker 3: for the sake of it. So I think you just 628 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 3: have to take it as it comes. 629 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: Allison, who typically like who brings up good good? Like? 630 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: Is it like you look in at each other on 631 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: a good good situation? Is it like if you have 632 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: a little bit of a longer putter, are you the 633 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,360 Speaker 1: person that brings it up versus them? 634 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 3: Like? 635 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 1: How does that conversation work? Because I know you've played, 636 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of team competitive golf throughout your life. 637 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: What is the who kind of I guess starts the 638 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: conversation of good good? 639 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 2: So I'll preface this by saying I'm generally pretty generous 640 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 2: about what I give, but I never initiate good goods 641 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 2: because I only think it ever makes sense if they're 642 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 2: closer though, if if it is that situation and at 643 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 2: that point, I'm just like, you know, I'm going to 644 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 2: make my putt. 645 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: Well, it feels very like when you watch the highlights 646 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: of team events. It feels very like a very alpha 647 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: move to initiate good good you know, Like I remember 648 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 1: watching a Tiger match a few years ago. He was 649 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,400 Speaker 1: playing I think it was somebody who was his first 650 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: Ryder Cup and you saw like Tiger walk in. You're like, well, 651 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:12,880 Speaker 1: of course the guy's gonna say yes to Tiger, right, 652 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: it's Tiger Woods, Like, what's it gonna say no? Putt it? 653 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it almost feels like there's a little bit 654 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 1: of seniority that's involved with good good But yeah, I'm 655 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 1: always interested in that because you always see kind of 656 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: the player side by each other and it's we're both 657 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: two feet you know, they're kind of straight. Should we 658 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: just pick them up? And uh and yeah, I guess 659 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: it's it's up to whoever feels like that, maybe the 660 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: friskiest I'm throwing that their way. 661 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I normally like give the putt like 662 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 2: pretty much directly after they put it if I'm going 663 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: to give the putt. So I'm not in too many 664 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 2: situations where that that comes up. But I've never offered it. 665 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: Never offered to see leone got to think about this. 666 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: You got to be like, well, she's not gonna give 667 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: you this. Obviously she hasn't brought it up yet. It's 668 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: it's just so, I mean, there is there's not enough 669 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: match playing golf. It is such a beautiful part of 670 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: the game to watch, beccause I feel like with match play, 671 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: let's say you have an hour at home, right and 672 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: obviously this is going to be in Europe, so if 673 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 1: you're state side, you got an hour in the morning, 674 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: you can dive into match play and get really really 675 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: invested in a match. And when you're watching stroke play golf, 676 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: a lot of the time, if you're not watching the 677 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: whole thing, you almost sometimes feel like, you know, maybe 678 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: I don't need to pay attention to this, And I 679 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: just feel like the flow and the song and dance 680 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: of match play just makes it so much interesting. Because Leona, 681 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: you said it, I mean, you don't get a put 682 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: given to you on three and then all of a 683 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: sudden you're going, I'm not gonna get this put on six. 684 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: Like that doesn't come up in stroke play, you know, 685 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: like those little idio secrecies aren't a part of stroke play. 686 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: And it's such a fun part of match play. It 687 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: just to me, I don't know, it just makes it 688 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: so much more fun to watch. 689 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 3: I think match plays it's dynamic, it's it moves quicker, 690 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 3: it's it's more exciting for the fans. I think it's 691 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 3: more exciting to play. And yeah, it's just a very 692 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 3: different and momentum I think is everything in match play. 693 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 3: I think you see someone go three up early and 694 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 3: then someone makes charge down, then the back nine. There's 695 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 3: there's always something to play for, and all it takes 696 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 3: is one pod here there or something to change the 697 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 3: momentum of a match. And yeah, it's it's just more 698 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 3: exciting and it's fascinating to see on weeks like the 699 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 3: Round A Cup or Solon Cup, where all of a sudden, 700 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 3: everybody becomes an expert even more so than normal. Everybody 701 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 3: this guy should have played with them, and they'll be 702 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 3: the same with Solon Cup. But I don't envy the 703 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 3: captains in that regard because everybody will have an opinion 704 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 3: on who should have gone out first, and who should 705 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 3: have played with who, and who should have hold that 706 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 3: pot and whatever. But that's that sort of what makes 707 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 3: it so fun. 708 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, the captain position on these team events is so 709 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: interesting because if you win, you're a genius, and if 710 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: you lose, you're an idiot. And there's really no middle ground, 711 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: you know, It's like it's just such a Again, if 712 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: if you're I mean you think about Paul Easing or 713 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: from whatever that was eight, I mean, he is heralded. 714 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: Is this genius right because of the process you went about. 715 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: But the players still got to go out there and 716 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: make putts and play and if they hadn't done that 717 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 1: that week, and then Al Sutton on the other end, 718 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: put Tiger and Fill together, they go oh and two 719 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: and house forever known is kind of a not so 720 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: great capa. And it's just it's a very very interesting position. Uh, Leona, 721 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: you mentioned the Ryder Cup. Is there crossover conversation from 722 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: Ryder Cup players to Solheim Cup players about what works 723 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: what doesn't like? Is that do those teams come together 724 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: at all, even if it's a text or something like that. 725 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm sure so Zanne has spoken with some of 726 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 3: the Ryder Cup guys, but me personally, I've spoken to 727 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 3: the Irish guys, Protect Carrington, Paul mcginny's being a big 728 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 3: help to me. I had a really good conversation with 729 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 3: him last time before I went, and just things to expect, 730 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 3: and there's some things are different, but there is a 731 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 3: lot of crossover in terms of sort of the environment 732 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 3: and what to expect and how you approach certain things 733 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 3: and in terms of mentality and that. So yeah, I 734 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 3: mean I'm a big believer of you can pick up 735 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 3: anything from anybody, and it's all about gathering that information 736 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 3: and then you can decide for yourself what works and 737 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 3: what doesn't. But yeah, the guys have been sort of 738 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 3: very forthcoming with their experiences and stuff, and I feel 739 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 3: like you you sort of take it all in and 740 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 3: sort of pick and choose what you use. 741 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: Allison, if you had any conversations or bounce any questions 742 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: off anybody that you know plays on the on the 743 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: PGA tour, plays on Ryder Cups about what to expect, 744 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: because I mean, obviously I know you've had, you know, 745 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: plenty of conversations with players that have gone through the 746 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: soul On Cup experience, but just interested is there is 747 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: that crossover conversation happened on the American side as well. 748 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 2: Honestly, I'm sure it has. I just don't know too 749 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 2: many of the men too well. But yeah, mostly has 750 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 2: been getting getting experiences from my other teammates. 751 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's uh again. I can only imagine 752 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: what that what the environment must feel like on the 753 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: first tu you know, come come Friday, it's going to 754 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: be pretty exciting. Well, good luck to the both of you. 755 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 1: I know you both can't win, but I'll be rooting 756 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: for the both of you guys. Thank you guys for 757 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: the time, Thanks for the insight, Very very excited to 758 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: watch one of my favorite events and all of golf, 759 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: and I'll be pulling for you both. 760 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 3: Besie, thanks so much. 761 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 2: Shame. 762 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: This is the Pining Proving Grounds podcast. 763 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 2: Mm hmm.