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Solheim Cup

Follow Along with the Solheim Cup Competition

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Solheim Cup Trophy

The Solheim Cup trophy.

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The Solheim Cup is played every two years, and pits teams of professionals representing the United States and Europe, respectively (Americans members of the LPGA; Europeans members of the LET). The competition is contested at match play, ala the Ryder Cup.

2013 Solheim Cup
• Dates: Aug. 16-18
• Site: Colorado Golf Club, Parker, Colorado
• Captains: USA - Meg Mallon; Europe - TBA

2011 Solheim Cup
• Final Score: Europe 15, USA 13
• Where: Killeen Castle, County Meath, Ireland
• Captains: U.S., Rosie Jones; Europe, Alison Nicholas
2011 recap, match scores and player win-loss records

Solheim Cup Results
Need to know the score from a past Solheim Cup competition? You can find all the scores, plus match-by-match results, on our Solheim Cup Results page.

Solheim Cup Records
Which players have won the most Solheim Cup matches - and lost the most? Who has the best winning percentage - and the worst? Find these and many more tournament records.

Solheim Cup Quiz
How well do you know the Solheim Cup's history and results? Test your trivia skills with this quiz.

Solheim Cup FAQ
Read about the match formats, team selections, the competition's namesake and trophy, plus player bests and worsts.

Future Sites
2013: Colorado Golf Club, Parker, Colorado

Match Play Primer
The Solheim Cup employs foursomes, fourball and singles match play. Our Match Play Primer is an introduction to this type of play, and includes how to keep score, info on the most common formats, strategies and rules differences.

Match Play Terms to Know
All Square
Conceded Putt
Dormie
Fourballs
Foursomes
Halved

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