Solheim points race: Creamer needs strong finish, Lee could bring new blood

Paula Creamer needs to play hard to earn a Solheim Cup spot based on points. ( Associated Press )Juli Inkster doesn’t want to make two captain’s picks. If the U.S. Solheim Cup captain had it her way, they’d just give her 12 players to send to Germany.

“Well, it’s kind of a wimpy way out because then I don’t have to make anybody mad or anything,” said Inkster. “I just take the 12 and I go play.”

Kind of funny really, given that Beth Daniel picked Inkster in 2009 when she was 16th on the points list. Twice Michelle Wie was the benefit of a captain’s pick that went beyond the 12th spot. She was 13th on the points list in both 2009 and ’13. In 2011, Rosie Jones went all the way down to 18th on…