WEST DES MOINES, Iowa Plain and simple, Juli Inkster wanted to create a fun Solheim Cup environment because the last couple teams that she played on felt like more of a chore than a reward.There was no chance she was going to let that happen under her watch.I just felt like everybody was going in different directions and even though we were a team, were we a team? I dont know, she said. I just felt like the younger times it was so much better, so much easier. Everybody bonded, hung out. I just felt like we were losing that.Inkster played on nine Solheim Cup teams, winning five times and losing four times. Her first Solheim Cup was in 1992, her last was in 2011 in Ireland.
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I dont want somebody to say, well, its not that great, its a lot of work and its not that fun. I want them to say, you know what? Its friggin amazing.It was my job to bring fun back to the Solheim Cup. Whether we win or lose it doesnt matter. Its the memories you create. Its the bonding you create. Its the atmosphere you create.Sounds like Inkster accomplished her mission.I feel very blessed to be playing for Juli, Lizette Salas said.Said Gerina Piller: Im sure every girl up here would agree that shes a freakin rock star. Whether its a captain, whether its a friend, whether its a player.Thats huge for all of us that we look up to her so much that we cherish every moment we have with her and all the words that she gives us, whether its a kick in the butt or just a hug.
As she scales back her playing schedule, Inkster is preparing to launch the next phase of her career -- as the United States captain for next year's Solheim Cup in Germany (a team event matching the U.S. against Europe) and as a television reporter for Golf Channel.
And Inkster was all smiles, hearing through radios that Salas was going to get the outright win on the 18th and hopping in a cart to get down there in time to watch. "It was my job to bring fun
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"It was my job to bring fun back to the Solheim Cup. safe to say Inkster's mission was a success. Golf Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our
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"I just felt like we were losing that," said Inkster. "It was my job to bring fun back to the Solheim Cup. And whether we win or lose, you know what? It doesn't matter. It's the memories you create. It's the bonding you create. It's the atmosphere you create." With the win, Inkster becomes the second US captain to win two in a row.
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Juli Inkster brings fun back to U.S. squad, with success
Inkster brings fun back to U.S. squad, with success "It was my job to bring fun back to the Solheim Cup. "That's huge for all of us that we look up to
Inkster brings fun back to U.S. squad, with success
Juli Inkster wanted to create a fun Solheim Cup environment because the last couple teams that she played on felt like more of a chore than a reward
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Juli Inkster wanted to create a fun Solheim Cup environment because the last couple teams that she played on felt like more of a chore than a reward. Juli Inkster brings fun back to U.S. squad
Inkster brings fun back to U.S. squad, with success
Inkster brings fun back to U.S. squad, with success . Plain and simple, Juli Inkster wanted to create a fun Solheim Cup environment because the last couple teams that she played on felt like more
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"When she started coming back," Inkster said afterward, "we started coming back." It ended in a second straight triumph for Inkster and Team USA, by a score of 16 ½ to 11 ½. And while Thompson's comeback will be the central storyline, it also serves as a microcosm of Inkster's legacy as captain.
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