The Solheim Cup tradition of players receiving gifts is absolutely thriving in the Netherlands this week, with two dozen stars at Bernardus Golf already tearing into and using some seriously cool stuff. From custom sunglasses to high-tech recovery devices, these players are not just smiling for the cameras, they are putting their new presents to work right away.
The Clutch Gear Everyone Needs
Talk about practical! Players were spotted on Wednesday in the Netherlands immediately sporting their new beanie visors and measuring distances with brand new rangefinders. American Lindy Duncan, making her Solheim Cup debut this week, was beyond stoked. “We got a rangefinder, and I recently lost mine, so that was pretty clutch,” Duncan told reporters. Teammate Jennifer Kupcho was just as hyped, adding, “Mine’s kind of old, so it’s nice to have a new one.” It wasn’t just the tech, either; custom sunglasses and a tote bag made the list for simple yet totally welcomed items. You know these pros are all about utility, and these gifts hit the mark big time.
Sentimental Touches And Shocking Tech
Over on the European side, Esther Henseleit was all about the sentimental gifts, like those awesome watercolor painted postcards of the team and the course. How cool is that? There was even a hand-drawn picture of the team photo in a frame. And yeah, those beanie visors were a massive hit with the Europeans too. “They’re cool,” Nanna Koerstz Madsen said with a laugh, while her teammate Leona Maguire jokingly chimed in, “You can pull off the beanie visor.” But perhaps the most surprising item? Rose Zhang pointed out the going retail rate for the red-light treatment device in her bag. “Those are quite expensive, so it’s nice that they gifted us those,” she noted. Talk about a serious thank you!
With the U.S. Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford rounding out her 12-player side with three captain’s picks on Monday morning, the team is set. Expect to see all this new gear in action when Solheim Cup practice kicks off on September 12. You know these players are ready to bring their A-game, especially with those new rangefinders dialed in and muscles recovered by red-light therapy!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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