The city of Toledo and Inverness Club spent months preparing for last weekend’s Solheim Cup, and those involved in the planning said it was an overwhelming success.
Fans often use golf as their escape from their troubles and the chaos of the world. Team USA hopes it can serve as that distraction this weekend and give fans a reason to smile.
The facility hopes to make the game of golf more affordable and accessible to everyone. It includes a full-length driving range, putting green, and two short-game greens.
Hafner Florist says it'll take the team a good 4 to 5 hours to fully furnish their Solheim Cup tribute, with some 1400 carnations and 150 bunches of mini-chrysanthemums going into their works.
Active duty, military retirees, active reserve, and National Guard members will receive tickets during practice days from Tuesday through Friday, regardless of a sellout.
The National Museum of the Great Lakes is celebrating the the Solheim Cup coming to Toledo with a a new putt-putt green on the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship.
The presentation started with community leaders and business CEOs chanting 'U-S-A' inside Inverness and continued with a military fly-over and bagpiper playing down the fairway.
Solheim Cup organizers aren't lowering their expectations for the impact the biennial women's golf tournament will have on northwest Ohio as pandemic restrictions are lifted and construction projects push forward.
“I believe downtown Toledo is a poppin’ spot, and just for this to highlight how much it’s grown, I’m excited for that,” says 4th district City Councilwoman Vanice Williams.
The tournament has had the coronavirus pandemic hanging over its head for more than a year, though organizers do not think it will be an issue, with 15,000 fans from Europe alone expected to attend.