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Team Europe at the Holiday Cup

According to The Sun: The wives of the Team Europe players surprised everyone with their appearance, posing in white at the opening of the Holiday Cup.

Rory McIlroy and other players hope to keep the famous trophy in the USA with the support of their partners.

The athletes' wives were photographed on the steps at the black golf course in Bethpage State Park.

They were in identical white outfits and heels.

McIlroy's wife, Erika Stoll, stood in the back row next to Alex Noren's wife, Jennifer Kovach.

Among them, you could also see Rasmus Hojgaard's wife and Tom Fleetwood's wife, Claire.

The opening was postponed due to bad weather: it was originally scheduled for Thursday, but everything was moved up 24 hours.

Team Europe Has Something to Prove

The tournament will begin on Friday morning and conclude on Sunday evening.

Captain Luke Donald addressed the opponents in his opening speech, emphasizing:

“It's not about the prize money or points in the world rankings. It's about pride. It's about representing your flag, your outfit, and the legacy you leave behind.”

“We are driven by something that cannot be bought with money.”

These words took on particular significance as Team Europe does not receive prizes for victory. Instead, Team USA will receive $500,000 (£395,000) each from the PGA of America if they take first place.

Additionally, $300,000 (£237,000) will be donated to charity at the player's choice.

Team Europe has not been able to win on American soil in their last two attempts, with their last victory on U.S. territory occurring in 2012. Nevertheless, as the reigning champions after an impressive 16.5-11.5 win in Rome two years ago, they hope to end this streak of defeats.

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Luke Donald's team arrived in New York ahead of the important event starting on Friday.

Europe has dominated this prestigious tournament since the 21st century, winning eight of eleven meetings since 2002.

However, only two of those victories took place on U.S. soil, where Team USA won in 2021 and 2016.

In fact, Team Europe has only won one of the four Holiday Cups held in the U.S. – in 2012, with Team USA entering the tournament as the bookmaker favorites.

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