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09/13 14:19 CDT Ciganda gets quick revenge on Kupcho at Solheim Cup: 'I knew
she had no chance'
Ciganda gets quick revenge on Kupcho at Solheim Cup: 'I knew she had no chance'
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) --- Revenge came quickly for Carlota Ciganda at the
Solheim Cup.
Team Europe's Spanish star was hurting after a double sucker-punch on Saturday
night by feisty U.S. player Jennifer Kupcho, who poured in 120 feet worth of
putts on Nos. 17 and 18 to overturn her four-balls match against Ciganda and
give the Americans renewed hope of victory.
Later that evening, Ciganda discovered who she'd be meeting in the singles on
Sunday.
"I was really happy," Ciganda said, "to see I was playing against Kupcho."
The next-day response was clinical and emphatic: Ciganda birdied four of the
first five holes to go 4 up, before completing a 4-and-2 win over Kupcho that
just so happened to clinch the point that officially won back the cup for the
Europeans.
"She's a fighter, I'm a fighter, and I told her, ?Look, great playing,'"
Ciganda said. "Yesterday, what she did was amazing on Nos. 17 and 18.
"But today I knew she had no chance. I was like, I want to kill you."
Ciganda was at the center of most of the big moments at Bernardus Golf this
week.
On Friday, an out-of-nowhere par on No. 18 snatched a half-point in fading
light in the final four-balls match of Day 1 to draw Europe level at 4-4.
On Saturday, she was on the end of that outrageous finish by Kupcho, which
turned a potential 9-7 lead for the Europeans into an 8-8 tie.
On Sunday, she got the point that officially took Team Europe past the winning
target of 14 1/2 points --- three years after scoring the decisive point in her
native Spain to retain the Solheim Cup.
"I mean, I love this week," she said. "I love playing for the team, for my
teammates, for everyone here. Yeah, I just don't know what happened, but I just
love it. I mean, I love beating the Americans."
"Playing for something bigger than yourself," she added, "I guess my mind gets
to be very focused and I love this week. This is why I play golf."
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