European captain, Catrin Nilsmark looks on from the 11th tee box during a practice round of the 2005 Solheim Cup, on September 7, 2005, in Carmel, Indiana. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Catrin Nilsmark wasn’t even in the 2002 Solheim Cup but certainly caused a stir after ripping several U.S. players on a Swedish website. Nilsmark referred to Cristie Kerr as a “little brat” and said that Michele Redman had “absolutely no talent.”
The Associated Press reported that the LPGA posted a translation on its website and distributed copies through the ladies locker room at the
Williams Championship in Tulsa.
At the start of the 2002 contest, U.S. captain Patty Sheehan said most of the European players had come up to her and apologized.
“I know they feel bad – badly, about the comments,” said Sheehan, “and, you know, my players, I think initially, felt badly, and they felt like they were being shot at with darts, but I think then as that initial shock wore off, I think we have sort of had fun with it, so not that we need any more motivation to try to win the cup back.”
Team USA won that contest by winning seven singles matches in a dramatic come-from-behind victory.
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