Solheim Cup cards rip off their shirts after the hole. Here is the reason

An eagle gave Lee and Khang a 1 Up lead in their fourball match on Saturday afternoon with the Swedish duo of Anna Nordqvist and Madelene Sagstrom. But, perhaps improbably, the celebration of their caddies was planned a few times earlier.

According to Golf Channel's Kay Cockerill, Khang's player, Jack Fulghum, missed in the second gear. The best part is that if one of the American players is out during the game, the caddies will pay $500.

Cockerill reported that Lee immediately objected.

“No, when we go out, you guys [the caddies] take off your shirts,” said Lee.

Just a few minutes later, Lee's cup fell into the cup and his singer Taylor “Shota” Takada and Fulghum had to pay.

At first, Takada runs to Lee, shouting before Khang joins in the celebration. Takada keeps running for a while before disappearing on NBC's camera.

That's when Fulghum walks by, Khang's bag in one hand, his shirt and bib in the other with the kind of sheepish grin you can only have when you lose a bet in the most hilarious way possible.

When Takada returns from the mirror, his shirt is gone as he goes to hug Fulghum. Khang burst out laughing.

“Oh wait a minute,” said NBC anchor Terry Gannon, surprised, but also happy at this point. “Stop right there. Enough is enough.”

It was later that Cockerill arrived to share the story behind the celebration.

“Low and behold, five minutes later, they're down the fairway doing just that,” Cockerill said. “They couldn't believe they proposed that and it happened in one place.”

And as NBC's Tom Abbott pointed out, Lee's version of the bet saved each caddy $500 as well!

Team USA will look to continue that streak throughout Saturday's games. The Americans entered the fourth of five rounds leading the Europeans 8 points to 4 as they look to reclaim the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017.

Jack Hirsh

Golf.com Editor

Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A native of Pennsylvania, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was the captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as the head coach. Jack is also *still* trying to stay competitive with the local novices. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a reporter/multimedia reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting weather. He can be reached at [email protected].