Solheim Cup 2024: Team USA captain Stacy Lewis explains ‘issues’ with ‘awkward’ European team room location

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Team USA captain Stacy Lewis has played down any “bad beef” with Team Europe, despite describing the closeness between their team rooms as “awkward” and causing “a few issues” ahead of the Solheim Cup.

Both teams are using houses as their on-site bases at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, where the United States are looking for their first Solheim Cup victory since 2017 and Europe are looking to extend their unbeaten run in the biennial contest.

The United States used their home advantage to claim the bigger house of the two on offer, leaving Team Europe with the smaller property – but one which backed onto the driving range at the Virginia course.

“The closeness is a little bit awkward with the driving range and everything being right there, but we’ve worked through a few things,” Lewis said in Wednesday’s press conference. “We’ve worked through a few issues, but we’re in a good spot now.”

Sky Sports News understands that Team USA believed Europe were breaking regulations in their Solheim Cup contract, with the two teams subsequently agreeing to switch places on the driving range to limit any further disruption.

When pressed on what the issues had been, Lewis added: “Their team room kind of exploded onto the driving range a little bit, but we reeled it in. It’s all good.

“We adjusted the way the range was set up a little bit and moved the US team further down, so Europe could do what they wanted basically.