I-Solheim Cup iqala eNetherlands njengoba uMcIlroy evikela isicoco se-Irish Open

Okushintshile

Ngokwemibiko ye-AP Sports, i-Team USA evikela isicoco izobhekana ne-Europe ku-Solheim Cup yama-20 e-Bernardus Golf e-Den Bosch, lapho le midlalo isingathwa khona eNetherlands okokuqala. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uRory McIlroy uqala uhlelo lwakhe lwemincintiswano eyisithupha yasekwindla ngokuvikela isicoco se-Irish Open e-Trump International, lapho noJon Rahm kanye nabadlali abaningi be-LIV Golf bekhona enkundleni.

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile

Lena impelasonto enezingcindezi ezimbili ezihluke kakhulu. I-Solheim Cup icindezelwe ngesikhathi, igcwele imizwa futhi incike eqenjini: i-Europe inqobe imiqhudelwano emihlanu kweyisishiyagalombili edlule futhi ayikahlulwa ekhaya kusukela ngo-2015, kodwa abaseMelika babuyisa abadlali abayisishiyagalolunye eqenjini labo elanqoba ngo-2024. E-Ireland, uMcIlroy akangeni nje komunye umqhudelwano; uvikela isicoco enkundleni egcwele abadlali abangenza yonke imizuliswano yokuqala ibaluleke.

Okubalulekile lapha ukubheka umfutho kuqhathaniswa nokuqhubeka. I-Europe ithola inkundla entsha yasekhaya nabadlali abasha abane, okubalwa kubo uLottie Woad, ongowesishiyagalombili emhlabeni. I-United States yona ithola inzuzo yokujwayelana. UMcIlroy uthwala umthwalo futhi athole nenzuzo yokuba ngumpetha ovikelayo, kanti ukubuyela kukaRahm ohambweni lwase-Europe kunezela omunye usongo olusobala phezulu ohlweni lwabaholayo.

Umbono wethu, osekelwe ekuqageleni okunolwazi: yomibili imicimbi ingase ivune abalawula umdlalo kusenesikhathi. Uma i-Europe iguqula irekhodi layo lasekhaya libe ukuhola ekuqaleni, abaseMelika kuzodingeka bajaha ngendlela yokudlala engazibekezeleli izeshini ezibuthakathaka. Uma uMcIlroy, uRahm nabanye abancintisana asebemnkantshubomvu behlala beseduze ekuqaleni, i-Irish Open ingase ingabi kakhulu ngokuhlasela sekwephuzile, kodwa ibe ngokusinda phakathi kweqembu elikhulu labaholayo.

Ukuhlolwa komthelela

I-Europe ingena nethuba elibonakalayo lokuncintisana. Ukuqala ngamandla ku-Solheim Cup yokuqala yaseNetherlands kungaguqula irekhodi layo lasekhaya libe inzuzo esebenzayo, kufake iqembu laseMelika ngaphansi kwengcindezi ngaphambi kwemidlalo yabodwana. Lokho kungashintsha uma iqembu elibuyayo lase-United States lisungula ukuhola kusenesikhathi.

I-U.S. inokuqhubeka, kodwa inani layo lakamuva lokunqoba emiqhudelwaneni yomuntu ngamunye liphansi: abadlali bayo abayisihlanu kuphela kwabayi-12 banqobe umqhudelwano we-LPGA kusukela ku-Solheim Cup eyedlule. Lokho akuyona into enquma imidlalo yokubhekana, nakuba kugqamisa ukubaluleka kwesipiliyoni sikaNelly Korda, uMegan Khang neqembu elibuyayo lika-2024.

E-Irish Open, inkundla iba nzima kakhulu ukuyilawula kunoma ubani ongaphandle kwamagama adume kakhulu. Ukuvikela isicoco kukaMcIlroy, ukubonakala kukaRahm kanye neqembu le-LIV kuhlanganisa abancintisana asebefakazele ikhono emcimbini owodwa, okungase kwenze ukuzibeka kahle kusenesikhathi kubaluleke kakhulu ku-Race to Dubai.

Abasebenzi bokusebenza e-Trump International babhekene nokunye okungaqinisekile. Le ndawo isingatha i-Irish Open okokuqala, kanti kulindeleke ukuthi uMongameli uDonald Trump avakashe phakathi nempelasonto. Uma lokho kwenzeka, ukusebenza komqhudelwano kungase kudinge ukuxhumanisa okwengeziwe eceleni komncintiswano osuvele udonse ukunakwa okungavamile.

Izimo ezingaba khona

Okungenzeka kakhulu: Uma irekhodi lasekhaya lase-Europe neqembu elibuyayo lase-U.S. kunciphisana amandla, i-Solheim Cup izohlala isondelene kuze kufike emidlalweni yabodwana. Uma uMcIlroy, uRahm noma omunye umdlali asebemnkantshubomvu ehlala eduze nokuhola kwe-Irish Open emizuliswaneni yokuqala, abancintisana kuzodingeka badlale ngokuhlasela kakhulu befuna isikhundla kunokulinda ukuba basindiswe emzuliswaneni wokugcina.

Okuhle kakhulu: Uma abadlali abasha base-Europe bezinza ngokushesha futhi abadlali bayo abanolwazi begcina umkhawulo weqembu lasekhaya, i-Europe ingathatha ukuhola kusenesikhathi ikuguqulele kolunye ukunqoba ekhaya. Uma uMcIlroy ehlala esembangweni engena emzuliswaneni wokugcina, ukuvikela kwakhe isicoco kunganikeza uhlelo lwakhe lwemincintiswano eyisithupha yasekwindla umfutho osheshayo.

Okubi kakhulu: Uma abadlali abayisishiyagalolunye ababuya be-United States beguqula ukujwayela kube ukuhola kusenesikhathi, banganciphisa inzuzo yasekhaya ye-Europe futhi bagcine indebe. Uma uMcIlroy engayilawuli i-Irish Open sekuyisikhathi sokugcina, omunye oncintisana angaphazamisa ukuvikela kwakhe futhi azuze indawo emncintiswaneni wamanje we-Race to Dubai.

Okufanele kubhekwe ngokulandelayo

• Isikolo se-Solheim Cup ngemuva kweseshini yokuvula. Ukuhola kwe-Europe kusekela umbono wenzuzo yasekhaya; ukuhola okukhulu kwe-U.S. kuphikisana nawo.
• Izikhundla zikaMcIlroy noRahm ngemuva kwemizuliswano emibili yokuqala ye-Irish Open. Ukuba bobabili eduze nokuhola kungaqinisa okulindelwe kweqembu eligxile labancintisana asebemnkantshubomvu.
• Ukuthi uTrump uyayivakashela yini i-Trump International phakathi nempelasonto yomqhudelwano, njengoba i-AP ibika ukuthi kulindelekile.