What are biggest adjustments facing U.S. team at Lahinch?
Golf Channel's Emilia Migliaccio Doran goes over her first impressions at Lahinch and breaks down what it's like playing overseas as a member of Team USA.
Video Transcript
Here at Lahinch for you.
You walked the course this afternoon, what are your impressions?
Wow, it is an intimidating golf course.
Holes three through seven, the tee shots are completely bro- blind.
Back nine is a little more out in front of you but we have crosswinds.
It's so difficult to be able to trust your lines off the tee.
The winds are blowing 25 to 35 miles an hour on the weekend.
It's gonna take a lot of trust for the Americans in their lines off the tee to be able to navigate this wind and for Great Britain and Ireland they're used to this wind.
They want it to be up come the weekend.
Few people know better than you what it means to represent your country twice.
A member of the Curtis Cup team wearing the red white and blue.
How would you describe the experience when you're playing for your country?
I get chills every time I stepped up on that first tee box when the national anthem plays, that opening ceremony.
There's really nothing like it.
You're around friends that you've competed against since junior golf and college golf now you get to be teammates and get to play this team style format.
It's not just those singles matches .
To be able to deal with foursomes and four ball, there all these dynamics.
It was such an incredible experience and I'm really excited for these young men to be able to have that this weekend at Lahinch.
The first time for you was at Merion, the second time over here in the UK in Wales.
What were the adjustments like for you and the entire team playing away from home with so many variables that you guys usually don't face?
The biggest adjustment was navigating the wind, hitting some more stinger shots as you call it.
I remember putting a 3 hybrid in my bag just to make sure I had something to knock it down.
That's the biggest adjustment that a lot of the Americans, I remember myself having to face because we're used to big elevated greens, need to hit it high.
You cannot do that around here with wind like this definitely giving the advantage for Great Britain and Ireland.
That's the golf standpoint.
What's it like playing on the road with thousands of fans maybe not rooting against you, but they're certainly not rooting for you?
Oh, it is nerve wracking to be able to stand on that first tee shot.
I remember at Conway and then Merion ,of course, you have the home crowd when you're in the US but when it's not the home crowd, you really have to lean on your own mental game leaning into your partner making sure you have a good dynamic.
That is so important when it comes to team golf especially foursomes because you're only hitting half the shots.
It's so important to be able to have that mental strength to keep the momentum.
Always a pleasure looking forward to the weekend.
Thanks Rico.
