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Solheim Cup

Follow Along with the Solheim Cup Competition

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Solheim Cup Trophy

The Solheim Cup trophy.

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The Solheim Cup is played every two years, and pits teams of professionals from the LPGA and Ladies European Tours, representing the United States and Europe, respectively. The competition is contested at match play, ala the Ryder Cup.

2009 Solheim Cup
Dates: Aug. 21-23, 2009
Site: Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Ill.
Beth Daniel named U.S. captain
Alison Nicholas named Europe captain
Solheim Cup Official Web site

2007 Solheim Cup
• Final Score: U.S. 16, Europe 12
• Site: Halmstad Golfklubb, Sweden
• Captains: Europe - Helen Alfredsson; U.S. - Betsy King

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.

Future Sites
• 2009: Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Ill.
• 2011: Killeen Castle, County Meath, Ireland

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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