[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-rhodes-maguire-earn-solheim-cup-wildcards-europe-vs-usa":82,"category-counts-nav":98,"related-rhodes-maguire-earn-solheim-cup-wildcards-europe-vs-usa":108},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. Daily analysis, long reads, and expert opinion.",[33,51,59],{"heading":34,"links":35},"Leagues",[36,39,42,45,48],{"label":37,"to":38},"Premier League","\u002Ftag\u002Fpremier-league",{"label":40,"to":41},"La Liga","\u002Ftag\u002Fla-liga",{"label":43,"to":44},"NBA","\u002Ftag\u002Fnba",{"label":46,"to":47},"Formula 1","\u002Ftag\u002Fformula-1",{"label":49,"to":50},"Champions League","\u002Ftag\u002Fchampions-league",{"heading":52,"links":53},"Content",[54,56,57],{"label":55,"to":16},"Analysis",{"label":27,"to":28},{"label":58,"to":16},"Data & Stats",{"heading":60,"links":61},"Company",[62,65,68,71,74,77],{"label":63,"to":64},"Terms of Service","\u002Fservice",{"label":66,"to":67},"Privacy Policy","\u002Fprivacy",{"label":69,"to":70},"Editorial Policy","\u002Feditorial",{"label":72,"to":73},"Contact Us","\u002Fcontact",{"label":75,"to":76},"About Us","\u002Fabout",{"label":78,"to":79},"Website Disclaimer","\u002Fdisclaimer","Built for the love of sport","© SportPulse. All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Rhodes and Maguire earn Europe Solheim Cup wildcard spots","rhodes-maguire-earn-solheim-cup-wildcards-europe-vs-usa","long-reads","Long Reads: Tennis","Elena Rossi","Mimi Rhodes and Leona Maguire clinch wildcards for Europe's Solheim Cup side, reshaping the roster ahead of the Netherlands clash.","2026-08-03 15:01:04","2 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Frhodes-maguire-earn-solheim-cup-wildcards-europe-vs-usa.webp",[93,94,95],"Solheim Cup","LPGA","European Golf","## Wildcard picks reshape Europe's Solheim Cup roster\n\nEurope's Solheim Cup team is complete after Mimi Rhodes and Leona Maguire were named wildcard selections, confirmed ahead of next month's edition in the Netherlands. The two join the automatically qualified members as Europe prepares to face the United States.\n\nRhodes represents Britain and Maguire plays for Ireland, offering contrasting profiles. Rhodes built her game around precision and course management; Maguire brings Major Championship pedigree and elite putting. Their selection signals the captain's willingness to pair youthful energy with proven experience as the transatlantic balance shifts.\n\n## Maguire's pedigree and Rhodes' form\n\n**Leona Maguire** arrives as one of Europe's most decorated active players. A **Major Championship winner**, she has consistently delivered in pressure situations, and her putting under duress translates directly to the Solheim Cup's head-to-head match-play structure, where a single hole can swing an entire session.\n\n**Mimi Rhodes** represents the emerging British talent that has deepened European golf. Her wildcard spot reflects growing depth in the UK pipeline and a captaincy that values current form and upward trajectory alongside reputation. Rhodes' accuracy off the tee and short game that thrives in tricky conditions are traits suited to the Dutch links-style courses, which reward creativity around the greens.\n\n## Match-play depth addresses two needs\n\nThe Solheim Cup format rewards squad balance, and the Rhodes-Maguire pairing fills two distinct roles. Maguire brings experience capable of carrying weight in singles or crucial afternoon pairings. Rhodes offers flexibility, able to slot into foursomes or fourball depending on the opponent's strengths. That versatility matters in a tournament where on-course captaincy decisions often determine the outcome.\n\nEurope now carries more match-play provenance than in previous cycles. Maguire's Major-winning composure and Rhodes' growing confidence in tournament pressure situations give Europe a roster built to compete in the moments that decide this biennial event.\n\n## Setting up in the Netherlands\n\nThe Solheim Cup in the Netherlands continues a trend of narrowing margins between Europe and the United States in recent editions. Europe's wildcards add quality and depth. The remaining challenge is how those selections integrate with the squad in practice rounds and team dynamics before the first tee time.\n\nBoth Rhodes and Maguire earned their spots through form and suitability for the unique demands of match-play golf, giving Europe a roster that balances youth, experience, and proven clutch performance.","\u002Farticles\u002Frhodes-maguire-earn-solheim-cup-wildcards-europe-vs-usa",[99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,85,107],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","football","general","golf","mma","tennis",[109,121,133],{"id":110,"stem":110,"path":111,"title":112,"category":85,"badge":15,"badgeType":113,"author":114,"authorRole":115,"authorInitials":116,"date":117,"readTime":90,"image":118,"imageAlt":112,"tags":119,"excerpt":120},"whiston-commonwealth-gold-father-poolside-17-years","\u002Farticles\u002Fwhiston-commonwealth-gold-father-poolside-17-years","Seventeen Years Away From the Pool, A Father Watches His Daughter Strike Gold","category","Sarah Martinez","Transfer Correspondent","SM","2026-07-28 13:12:48","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fwhiston-commonwealth-gold-father-poolside-17-years.webp","Commonwealth Games, Para-Swimming, Long Reads","Brock Whiston's Commonwealth title carried a weight beyond medals, earned with her father finally poolside after nearly two decades absent.",{"id":122,"stem":122,"path":123,"title":124,"category":85,"badge":15,"badgeType":113,"author":125,"authorRole":126,"authorInitials":127,"date":128,"readTime":129,"image":130,"imageAlt":124,"tags":131,"excerpt":132},"wales-mini-revival-southern-hemisphere-reckoning","\u002Farticles\u002Fwales-mini-revival-southern-hemisphere-reckoning","Wales Seek Redemption in Southern Hemisphere Tour","James Chen","Senior Football Analyst","JC","2026-07-06 12:21:18","7 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F7d97\u002Flive\u002F823f1850-7900-11f1-a627-714adb4eed6e.jpg","Rugby, Six Nations, Autumn Nations Series, Wales, Argentina, South Africa","Josh Adams believes Wales' mini-revival can erase November's southern hemisphere humiliation when they face Argentina and South Africa.",{"id":134,"stem":134,"path":135,"title":136,"category":85,"badge":137,"badgeType":113,"author":125,"authorRole":126,"authorInitials":127,"date":138,"readTime":139,"image":140,"imageAlt":136,"tags":27,"excerpt":141},"trump-kushner-albanian-island-billion-dollar-resort","\u002Farticles\u002Ftrump-kushner-albanian-island-billion-dollar-resort","Billion-Dollar Island: Inside the Trump-Kushner Mediterranean Land Grab","Feature","2026-06-26 20:54:05","6 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002Ffc9003658168c0438e4e6893542807622e3be0b6\u002F724_1312_2122_1699\u002Fmaster\u002F2122.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=005f3096c2c94c83078539e365721c1f","The Trump-Kushner empire spent over $1bn on an Albanian island still littered with unexploded ordnance."]