While a teenaged Creamer became the youngest American Solheim Cup player in 2005, Hull was even younger when she debuted for Europe in 2013.
Not long before the Ryder Cup kicked off this week in New York, the Solheim Cup captains and their assistants gathered in the Netherlands to preview the 2026 venue in a year-to-go event.
Paula Creamer, a U.S. Women's Open champion whose career has been defined by the red, white and blue, is once again an assistant captain, this time to Angela Stanford. The 39-year-old ranks second on the all-time U.S. points list behind Cristie Kerr and boasts a tremendous highlight reel across her seven appearances.
But one of the most talked about moments of her Solheim career came after a loss to a 17-year-old rookie named Charley Hull.
While a teenage Creamer became the youngest American Solheim Cup player in 2005 at age 19, Hull was even younger when she debuted for Europe in 2013.
The pair squared off against each other in singles at Colorado Golf Club, and Hull, currently ranked No. 5 in the world, put up the first point for Europe with a 5-and-4 drumming of Creamer.
As if that weren't shocking enough, the English player then immediately asked Creamer for an autograph.
"I'm like, looking around," recalled Creamer. "I'm like, she's talking to me? Like, what, on my golf ball?"
The autograph was for Creamer's good friend James, who was a "big fan."
Just how fresh-faced was young Hull that week?
When Suzann Pettersen told her Sunday morning that she was playing against Lizette Salas (in singles), Hull asked, “Who is Salas?”
Creamer, of course, knows what it's like to take down a Solheim giant as a rookie. In 2005, she famously trounced Dame Laura Davies, 7 and 5, in singles.
"I wish I could have finished 18 holes," said Creamer. "I think I could have shot like 58 that day, you know? I mean, it was like, unstoppable."
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Paula Creamer on Charley Hull asking her for an autograph at Solheim
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