David CannonWEST DES MOINES, IA – AUGUST 19: Paula Creamer and Austin Ernst of the United States Team celebrate after they had won their match by 5&3 against Melissa Reid and Emily Pedersen of the European Team during the morning fousomes matches in the 2017 Solheim Cup at Des Moines Golf Country Club on August 19, 2017 in West Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)DES MOINES, Iowa — Paula Creamer was initially left off the Solheim Cup team this year. She hadn’t accrued enough points over the past two seasons to play onto the team, and Captain Juli Inkster didn’t pick her as one of her two captain’s picks. Once the team was announced at the conclusion of the Ricoh Women's British Open, that was it. Creamer wasn’t going to Des Moines to represent her country.
But the day after the team was named, Jessica Korda announced she was removing herself from the team due to injury.
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Stuart Franklin(Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)DES MOINES, Iowa — Watching the Solheim Cup isn’t like watching a normal women’s event. Obviously the small field of only Americans and Europeans make it different, but what really stands out is the team mentality that has taken over. The amount of smiles and cheers you see from players, the choreographed handshakes, the big celebrations, the noise, the easy-going nature of the group press conferences that are as full of jokes as they are quotes – it’s all about the team.
And it’s all very fun to watch, but these are individual athletes who have spent the vast majority of their lives functioning with that individual, take care of myself, mindset. You'd think the switch to being on a team would be a little difficult. But somehow, they effortlessly slip into the team mentality of the Solheim Cup, and thrive in it.
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