THE SOLHEIM CUP

September 20, 1998

Judy Rankin

JUDY RANKIN: Everybody did a great job. Everybody.

JUDY RANKIN: It came as close as I knew it could and I was -- I was very, frankly, scared to death all day today. I thought about it last night because it was clear the Europeans could play as well today as we played last year on Sunday.

JUDY RANKIN: You know, we've become so close through this and I'm just -- I'm so happy that we've got to do this together. It's been a little chance in my life for me to go back and that's pretty special.

JUDY RANKIN: They did. They did. And Sherri Steinhauer, boy, somebody should send her some flowers.

JUDY RANKIN: I'm real proud of my two captain's picks. You know, it's nice for those two players to play well because they probably feel a little extra added pressure because they weren't qualifiers.

JUDY RANKIN: I was back here when Sherri birdied 15 and I stayed at the tee when she birdied 16 and that was -- it's the only end of a winning match that I actually got to witness today. I heard a few, but there weren't so many to see today.

JUDY RANKIN: I've been standing back here with four or five fans.

JUDY RANKIN: Relief. (Laughs).

JUDY RANKIN: I think we were helped a little bit with my knowledge of the course and a couple of other players who have played it a fair amount. Juli Inkster had played it a lot, Tammie Green has played it quite a few times. So I think we had a little edge with golf course knowledge.

JUDY RANKIN: The fans were terrific. They really were. And they were in numbers. I thank so many people for coming out and supporting these players. I think that the people who came here were treated to some spectacular golf and golf that maybe they weren't aware could be this good.

JUDY RANKIN: It can be a team game and I think maybe Columbus hasn't seen so much of women's professional golf in recent years, and I think people were pretty taken.