Pat Hurst, the U.S. Solheim Cup captain, will use the pod system again at this year’s matches. But, with one change.
The system, which organizes like-minded players in three groups of four, was implemented by Juli Inkster during her first of three stints as U.S. captain in 2015. And to much success. The team won two of those three meetings with Europe. Inkster borrowed the idea from Paul Azinger, the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, who successfully adopted the Navy SEALs’ program to help the Americans win for the first time in nearly a decade..
“When you know what’s going on it makes it easier for everybody,” Hurst said about keeping the system, while scouting potential team members at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play “There is no guesswork for either the captains or the players.