European Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew confirmed her plans to step away from the LPGA and focus on the Ladies European Tour.
“I’m not retiring,” Matthew said Wednesday at the LET’s La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational in Spain, where she’s playing. “I’m just retiring from the LPGA.”
Matthew, 49, said the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in in Midland, Mich., in July is the last LPGA event she plans to play on American soil. She is partnering with Suzann Pettersen in the team event. Matthew also plans to play the LPGA’s AIG Women’s British Open and Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open in August.