While not matching the Americans in terms of Tour experience, Great Britain and Ireland were rich in spirit and camaraderie. Which was another source of pride for their captain.
“We didn’t disgrace ourselves and played fantastically as a team,” she added. “From the minute we met at that hotel at Heathrow, there wasn’t one second when we were not enjoying the moment.
“The hospitality was incredible. It was a beautiful setting and the Americans bent over backwards to look after us.
“Everyone over there remarked on how together we were as a team and how we looked. We looked amazing and all the other teams wanted our clothes, so a huge thank you is due to our sponsors.
“And everybody played their part on and off the course, which is what makes a team and that’s what we were. We were terrific.”
While not matching the Americans in terms of Tour experience, Great Britain and Ireland were rich in spirit and camaraderie. Which was another source of pride for their captain.
“We didn’t disgrace ourselves and played fantastically as a team,” she added. “From the minute we met at that hotel at Heathrow, there wasn’t one second when we were not enjoying the moment.
“The hospitality was incredible. It was a beautiful setting and the Americans bent over backwards to look after us.
“Everyone over there remarked on how together we were as a team and how we looked. We looked amazing and all the other teams wanted our clothes, so a huge thank you is due to our sponsors.
“And everybody played their part on and off the course, which is what makes a team and that’s what we were. We were terrific.”
While not matching the Americans in terms of Tour experience, Great Britain and Ireland were rich in spirit and camaraderie. Which was another source of pride for their captain.
“We didn’t disgrace ourselves and played fantastically as a team,” she added. “From the minute we met at that hotel at Heathrow, there wasn’t one second when we were not enjoying the moment.
“The hospitality was incredible. It was a beautiful setting and the Americans bent over backwards to look after us.
“Everyone over there remarked on how together we were as a team and how we looked. We looked amazing and all the other teams wanted our clothes, so a huge thank you is due to our sponsors.
“And everybody played their part on and off the course, which is what makes a team and that’s what we were. We were terrific.”
Captaining Great Britain and Ireland’s Women’s PGA Cup team was the latest memorable experience in a year that has been full of them due to her role as PGA Captain.
To date, she has given an address at the Peter Alliss Thanksgiving Service during The Open Championship, addressed PGA graduands at the University of Birmingham, and presented major winners Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick with commemorative medals.
She has no doubt, however, that leading the team in New Mexico has and will be the highlight of her year in office.
“To be involved in the tournament in the way I was and stand up at the opening ceremony representing my PGA and introduce the players sent shivers down my spine,” she said.
“It was a proud moment. I didn’t think it would eclipse anything else I’ve done during my year as PGA Captain, but this really did.”
