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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