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LAST UPDATE | 25 Sep 2023
SPANISH STAR CARLOTA Ciganda was the home heroine on Sunday as she birdied the 16th and 17th holes to beat Nelly Korda of the United States and secure the point that ensured Europe retained the Solheim Cup.
Europe, who trailed 4-0 after Friday’s opening session, needed to split the last-day singles at Finca Cortesin in Spain to gain a tie and retain the team trophy.
American Lexi Thompson beat Europe’s Emily Pedersen in the final match to end a thrilling competition 14-14, while Ireland’s Leona Maguire starred earlier in the day.
It was the first time that the matches have ended in a draw and the first time Europe has held the Cup three times in-a-row.
Ciganda, all square with three to play, holed from four feet at the 16th and from two feet at the short 17th.
“I’m so happy,” said Ciganda, who was congratulated by Spain’s King Felipe VI, and in turn thanked European captain Suzann Pettersen.
“I love Suzann, I love Spain and I love the Solheim Cup,” said Ciganda, who won all four of her matches.
Pettersen, who famously holed the winning putt at Gleneagles in Scotland four years ago, shed tears of joy.
“It was meant to be for Carlota in Spain,” she said. “I said to her going down 16 is this what you would have wanted, and she said she was up for it.”
Another home star was Caroline Hedwall who turned a three-hole deficit into a two hole win over Ally Ewing.
With the pair all square with two to play, Hedwall sank a 30 foot birdie putt at the 17th.
It was an amazing turnaround for a home side that suffered a 4-0 drubbing on the opening morning foursomes.
“There is no such thing as giving up,” said Pettersen. “We got off to a rough start, but turned it round and there will be a big party tonight.”
The final day started in a tie.
Another day, another Leona Maguire masterclass! 🇪🇺
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) September 24, 2023
Just wonderful golf from the Irish star 🔥#TeamEurope | #SolheimCup pic.twitter.com/ySuvH7tuRM
Maguire got the first point on the board with a decisive 4&3 victory over Rose Zhang. A star of Europe’s win in Ohio as a rookie two years ago, the Cavan woman helped clinch the point by holing a 35-foot eagle at the par four 14th.
“It feels just incredible,” said the 28-year-old after nudging Europe into the lead for the first time. “The Irish fans this week have just been phenomenal. It felt like I was playing at home. It was just good energy.
“Suzann handed me a job this morning. I knew it was going to be tough. It was going to be a very tough opponent. It was important to get blue on the board early. Rose is obviously a great player, I have a huge amount of respect for her and everything she’s done, and I knew I would have to bring my A game today. The crowds were unbelievable today cheering me on, so I did it for them.
“I love this team, I love playing in this event.”
- Momentum -
The first point for the USA came in the top match with Megan Khang beating Linn Grant by one hole in a high-quality contest. The American was six under par in the tricky, windy conditions.
“I’m super proud,” said Khang. “I knew that Linn would bring it and be a tough opponent.”
Danielle Kang put America 10-9 ahead with a 4 and 2 win over Charley Hull, but Anna Nordqvist, Europe’s most experienced player, tied the score again with a 2 and 1 victory over Jennifer Kupcho.
As the tension mounted the tide seemed to turn in America’s favour.
Europe’s Georgia Hall, who had been two up early in the back nine, three-putted the 17th from 12 feet to allow Andrea Lee to level the match.
At the same time, Europe’s Gemma Dryburgh, who had been three up, missed a short par putt at the 16th ad also fell back to a tie with Cheyenne Knight.
Lilia Vu, who won 4 and 3 over Madelene Sagstrom, and Angel Yin, 2 and 1 over Celine Boutier, added two points for the Americans.
Hedwall and Ciganda switched the momentum and Thompson’s 2 and 1 win over Pedersen in the final match was only good enough to make it 14-14.
Europe had kept the Cup.
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Would this service work on an aspirin tablet?
Pmsl
Xanax tablets are far better
Nice service for a select few.
The problem is that service providers always say they will give customers speeds of “…UP TO…” a certain number but in reality, a lot do not and cannot give the speeds they say they will!
So if people all over Ireland wish to take up using such a service at the one above, some of the time, if not a lot of the time, they are royally screwed!
The crap advertising and contract conditions of “…speeds up to…” needs to be done away with and we should get GUARANTEED minimum speeds – before we can THEN be able to decide if to make use of such a movie service!!
Agreed and also the caps imposed by providers for total monthly usage can be prohibitive too.
Here we go again. Another big international player takes interest in little Ireland, and complaining begins…
Standard definition movie won’t require more than 2 Mbps to be streamed in the real-time. And even though providers generally won’t give you 100% of what’s advertised , if you’re paying for “up to 25Mbps” for example, but not getting even 2, maybe it’s time to change the provider… No provider in the world will “guarantee” speed, for the same reason mobile phone network can’t guarantee availability or coverage. Not to the individual clients anyway.
User with slow internet connection isn’t “screwed”. You can let video “buffer” the same way as you do in youtube, and start watching let’s say in 10 minutes. While you watch, movie continues to download in the background.
It’s like saying that postal DVD renting services are bad, because if someone doesn’t have DVD player – is screwed…
1. It’s free to try this for a month, so you’ll know plenty in advance of paying any money whether it’s going to be usable for you.
2. It’s technically impossible to “guarantee” an internet speed. There are far too many factors at play to be able to do so. Much in the same way a car company cannot guarantee you will get exactly the specifications they advertise.
Surely its possible to AT LEAST guarantee minimum speeds at anyone time a person can receive!
…And if some service providers have speeds that are up and down irrationally all day, every day (I could name a few), its impossible to be 100% sure that as your watching something (even with buffering) that following up behind it, is the rest of your film waiting for you!
If your paying for a service – you should be able to get it or not at all.
When you buy pints of milk in a shop, would you be happy with just been given 2 instead but still charged for three?
No provider can take responsibility for download speed from anywhere outside of their own network, it’s as simple as that.
Hard to blame Netflix if your Download speed sucks. This product won’t be suitable for everyone. If you are on Eircom broadband in the sticks then you’ll probably find even RTE player works slowly so don’t expect Netflix to work well either. If you are in an urban area then you are in with a better chance of having high speed broadband that is suited for Netflix.
I’m in the sticks and have ‘up to’ 3mb Eircom broadband but I’m able to stream HD content from my US Netflix and Hulu accounts no problem. I don’t think people will have many problems with Netflix here.
When did Irish people start calling films ‘movies’ as standard?
Dude. It is, like, sooooo inaccurate to call something a film when there is no longer any ‘film’ involved, you know. Just like we call association football ‘saaawwwker’ t distinguish from the gaelic game.
I guess it’s those pesky Americanisms creeping in… I do try to avoid them but I slipped up there ;)
It’s ‘fillums’ not films!
Some people actually pay money to watch movies?
You’re dead cool, Ian. So l33t
@cpm: Well that’s nice that you think so but you’re too kind. Don’t tell me you’ve never streamed or downloaded a film from a free site.
To quote a t-shirt I saw yesterday, “Legal downloading is killing piracy” :D
But to answer your question, yes, I still pay for movies in DVD/Blu-ray form, and am definitely considering signing up for Netflix. I already use a monthly subscription-based music service (Spotify) and find it great.
aaron try 8 track of you haven’t already. You can search by artist, tag or description and it comes back with all the mixes uploaded that include that artist, you can also upload ur own mix.
Used it in the States and loved it. Would get it here too.
Wish I’d UPC so I could but some prick of a neighbour is blocking UPCs access or wants the service free or some crap. People’s selfishness is unreal.
Signing up to Netflicks is like getting naked, covering yourself in glue, diving into the Xtra Vision bargain bin and swimming to the bottom. Patch Adams? Get the boat.
I haven’t rented from Xtra Vision in years. Their prices are a disgrace and they can’t compete with unlimited rentals that netflix offer.
While the netflix selection is lacking in comparison, the library will only grow.
Liam, I agree Xtra Vision is a total rip off and needed updating their offering and Itunes are also a joke with their 5 euro rental price where their costs must be very little as they are just downloads… but still, paying 6 euro to sit in and watch Patch Adams is not the answer. Have you signed up yet and looked at what they have on the site?
I’m looking at a movie right now. I love my movies, so I am more than aware that the current offerings are not comparable to existing services. But, that’s going to change very quickly. Netflix is huge in the US and it’s going to be just as big here.
Give the service a chance. There are some good movies on it. The newer ones are a 50/50 in terms of qualtiy.
I’m not going to dismiss a service after less than a day. Also, while we wait for new releases; there are alternatives to renting from xtra vision.
Your looking at a movie right now? Amazing!! Listen, relax. If they have better movies why would they not be there from the outset? Everyone is gonna sign up for the month long trial and if the good stuff is not there they aint gonna stay. Just don’t understand why they would hold back on the juicy just out of cinema new releases… Anyway Liam, stop writing here and get back to your movie.
its not just the movies somegood documentaries and tv series signed up for the month to see already watched a couple of doctor who other stufff there as well
I thought I would give this a go being a committed illegal downloader. I was fairly enthusiastic to start, 7 quid a month for all you want tv and films. Sign up, boot up the xbox. Try and find app, install app. App installed, update neededd. Update. Netflix boots up and….you need to pay for xbox live gold. Fuck that. Next. PS3. Boot up, install app, app boots up, freezes..system update required. Exit app install update. Go online to look at film selection. Stick in some good films from last year like Winters Bone and Blue Valentine and nothing. Lots of crap from the 90s and 80s. Some decent free tv but I don’t think I could be bothered. Back to illegal downloading.
Meet your brother
Just had a crack there. Video quality is rubbish. You can’t select what quality or defintition you want. It will vary depending on your connection speed. I have 10mb wireless and its streaming in High HD and it looks awful, every now and then it will drop down to medium and low which is youtube. Can I not just buffer half the film and have consistant quality?
Wireless streaming Tommy… Your first mistake
I’ll be trying it!
The catalogue of films/docs in Ireland is brutal compared to everywhere else! From what I’ve seen. But I’m sure it’ll improve over the year?
Netflix has no real competition in Ireland that is genuinely comparable. There’s a lot of videos on offer and the library will hopefully grow.
Those complaining about inadequate speeds should complain to their ISPs!
You can’t get good speeds from anyone except UPC, I’ve tried.
For the same price as I pay for 4mb/s with Vodafone (piggybacking on Eircoms rubbish network) I could get 25mb/s from UPC. Unfortunately it’s not available to me at present. This affects me daily.
@Aydo. Have a look at Digiweb.. Used to be on a crappy 6MB/512kb eircom asdl with very slow pings.
Now at 10MB/2MB with pings of 20ms.. Yes, I wish upc was in the area = it would only cost me a 3rd of the price of the Digiweb..
But could not be more happy.
Remember, if Netflix starts getting numbers in Ireland and UK then others such as Hulu and Amazon will come in with alternatives etc etc …………. Lets give Sky and UPC something to think about.
Will it happen?
Will it hell…!
Fie Gael, Labour and Fianna Fail have all sold their souls to big business – and dumped the people that actually elected them!
Excellent point relating to this article.
Fie, Fie, Fie on your Gael sir! :D
I’m paying less than €6.99 to use their US based service through a VPN have 8mb download off the VPN, works flawlessly and the content I can get through the US beats the content here hands down. For instance Toy Story 3, Mad Men, Parks & Rec just to name a few. I won’t be switching.
I got it and will see how it works out over the next month. Will it withhold shows that have aired in the US untill there aired here tho ? I can download/stream most shows within an hour of it finishing in the US
Can you watch Toy Story 3, Mad Men or Parks and Recreation on Irish version. I can on US subscription through a VPN.
I’ll say again. Their US content is way better. Once they sort out the licensing issues I’m sure it’ll get better here. With regard to the quality I’m now watching the movie No Strings Attached on a 56″ tv and I’m getting HD and DD 5.1. through streaming for $7.99 a month. Watched all 8 series of 24 which is on sale for €90 in HMV, caught up on all the Glee episodes, currently watching the Tudors which I missed, Downton Abbey is in my queue along with Source Code, Limitless and the Fighter. I’m streaming through the apple TV in the living room and my PS3 in the bedroom. I cancelled sky last June because of this. The kids get up on a Saturday and constantly stream what they want. BTW we can stream multiple locations at the same time from one account and it remembers everything about where you stop etc. Its brilliant.
Paul, care to share which VPN supplier you are using?
I really hope that sort of viewing behaviour doesn’t catch on. If the masses start watching “tv” through their broadband connection then the whole thing will grind to halt fairly quick.
I’m delighted! I’ve been looking forward to netflix launching it’s service in Ireland since it was announced last year.. Can’t wait to try it out :-)
Try it Natalia, you will be sorely disappointed… unless you love ten year old films that is. The most “recent” film I could find on the site was The Expendables.
There are films on there from 2009/2010.
I was very interested in this…..until I browsed their collection.
I won’t be signing up if this is the best they can offer at the moment. As Tommy says above it seems to mostly be movies from the 80s and 90s.
would this service work on an android tablet?
yes free app for tablets and some smart phones
Yes, there is an Android app (tested on 2.3 & 3.2)
The Journal has been very Apple biased once again, I’m surprised they didn’t mention that it’s also compatable with iPod touch, MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iMac.
Woo hoo! Time to Cancel Sky! Saorview, freeview and this! Covers most stuff! Works a
Treat with voice recognition on the Xbox kinect.
Really Rossa?.. REALLY!!!
Everyone should sign up, show extravision we want better!
€5.99 that’s about half a tv license right? Interesting choice one could make in this expanding free market…
Netflix is not available for GNU/Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian etc) users due to the players use of Microsoft’s proprietary Silverlight plugin, however it’s reported that a native client is in the works.
Why do you need a credit card for this service and why not q debit card or dd ?
I’m in rural Kerry with a 2Mb connection and signed up a while ago. I have it running through the Xbox on a 42″ and I have to say the quality is fantastic, very surprised! Even at peak time, it ran smoothly.
The selection of films isn’t great at the moment though, with regard to latest releases. As the article says, they’ll add to it over time but from a quality perspective, it’s worth a go for a month at least!
I signed up earlier and while the selection isn’t great, I’m sure it will improve. I’m delighted they are here. Streaming is fine. I’ll keep it for a few months but unless there are new releases, I’ll cancel it as I’ll have made my way through the catalog of what I’d like to watch.
Have had apple tv for the last two years great service but let’s be honest 399 a rental sure that’s not much better then star vision. The only thing I will say is that yes selection of movies is not great on Netflix but it will get bigger and better as times go by 699 a month is great value for a product hat gives you so much movies on your iPad mac or iPhone. Personally I think it well fly and that the day of the videos hop will be gone three years from today
I have been using NetFlix for 10 months now, using it on a 1.5 mb broadband connection over VPN…
It’s great to be able to watch these films instead of the crap on normal telly, like Big Brother, Fair City, Emmerdale and all that nonsense!
Kids want to join .Does it cost anything extra in download/uploading charges with broadband provider(currently Eircom and due to price around)
It’s well worth €7 a month. Been catching up on stuff I’ve missed (tv/movies) and haven’t had any issues. Selection isn’t huge at the moment but still there’s some great stuff on there, in HD too! I’ll be sticking with this for the foreseeable future!
If you’re trying to figure out what’s available via Netflix UK and/or Ireland, I’ve created a couple sites/blogs that give complete lists of everything available, as well as everything available in other regions like US and Canada, so you know what you’re missing :-(
uk.istreamguide.com
netflixukcompletelist.blogspot.com
netflixirelandcompletelist.blogspot.com
I’ve also got a blog post that explains how to get access to Netflix USA content, as well as other regions.
http://netflixcanadacompletelist.blogspot.ca/2012/09/watch-american-netflix-from-anywhere.html
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