Europe 17.5, USA 10.5:
Europe opened by winning 3.5 of a possible 4 points in the first session, the Day 1 foursomes. One of those foursomes teams was the pairing of Annika Sorenstam and Suzann Pettersen, each of whom went on to record 4-1 records in the event.
This was the first Solheim Cup played in an odd-numbered year; it was, in fact, played just one year earlier in 2002. However, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks caused a one-year delay in playing the Ryder Cup, moving that Ryder Cup to 2002 and onto an even-numbered year schedule. The Solheim Cup then switched to odd-numbered years to avoid conflict.
Site: Barsebäck Golf and Country Club, Malmo, Sweden
Captains: U.S., Patty Sheehan; Europe, Catrin Nilsmark
Team Members
• USA: Heather Bowie (Young), Beth Daniel, Laura Diaz, Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Cristie Kerr, Kelli Kuehne, Meg Mallon, Michele Redman, Kelly Robbins, Angela Stanford, Wendy Ward
• Europe: Laura Davies, Elisabeth Esterl, Sophie Gustafson, Carin Koch, Catriona Matthew, Mhairi McKay, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, Janice Moodie, Suzann Pettersen, Ana B. Sanchez, Annika Sorenstam, Iben Tinning
Day 1 Results:
• Beth Daniel/Kelly Robbins, U.S., halved with Carin Koch/Laura Davies, Europe
• Janice Moodie/Catriona Matthew, Europe, def. Juli Inkster/Wendy Ward, U.S., 5 and 3
• Annika Sorenstam/Suzann Pettersen, Europe, def. Laura Diaz/Heather Bowie, U.S., 4 and 3
• Sophie Gustafson/Elisabeth Esterl, Europe, def. Meg Mallon/Rosie Jones, U.S., 3 and 2
• Kelli Kuehne/Cristie Kerr, U.S., def. Laura Davies/Catriona Matthew, Europe, 2 and 1
• Juli Inkster/Beth Daniel, U.S., def. Annika Sorenstam/Carin Koch, Europe, 1-up
• Suzann Pettersen/Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, Europe, def. Angela Stanford/Meg Mallon, U.S., 3 and 2
• Michele Redman/Rosie Jones, U.S., def. Iben Tinning/Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 2-up
Day 2 Results:
• Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Pettersen, Europe, def. Kelli Kuehne/Cristie Kerr, U.S., 3 and 1
• Angela Stanford/Michele Redman, U.S., halved with Elisabeth Esterl/Iben Tinning, Europe
• Annika Sorenstam/Carin Koch, Europe, def. Wendy Ward/Heather Bowie, U.S., 3 and 2
• Meg Mallon/Kelly Robbins, U.S., halved with Janice Moodie/Catriona Matthew, Europe
• Beth Daniel/Juli Inkster, U.S., def. Ana B. Sanchez/Mhairi McKay, Europe, 5 and 4
• Cristie Kerr/Kelli Kuehne, U.S., def. Sophie Gustafson/Laura Davies, Europe, 2 and 1
• Catriona Matthew/Janice Moodie, Europe, def. Wendy Ward/Rosie Jones, U.S., 4 and 3
• Annika Sorenstam/Suzann Pettersen, Europe, def. Kelly Robbins/Laura Diaz, U.S., 1-up
Day 3 Results:
• Janice Moodie, Europe, def. Kelli Kuehne, U.S., 3 and 2
• Juli Inkster, U.S., def. Carin Koch, Europe, 5 and 4
• Sophie Gustafson, Europe, def. Heather Bowie, U.S., 5 and 4
• Iben Tinning, Europe, def. Wendy Ward, U.S., 2 and 1
• Michele Redman, U.S., def. Ana B. Sanchez, Europe, 3 and 1
• Catriona Matthew, Europe, def. Rosie Jones, U.S., 3 and 1
• Annika Sorenstam, Europe, def. Angela Stanford, U.S., 3 and 2
• Cristie Kerr, U.S., def. Suzann Pettersen, Europe, conceded
• Laura Davies, Europe, def. Meg Mallon, U.S., conceded
• Laura Diaz, U.S., def. Elisabeth Esterl, Europe, 5 and 4
• Mhairi McKay, Europe, def. Beth Daniel, U.S., conceded
• Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, Europe, def. Kelly Robbins, U.S., conceded
Player Records (wins-losses-halves)
USA
Heather Bowie (Young), 0-3-0
Beth Daniel, 2-1-1
Laura Diaz, 1-2-0
Juli Inkster, 3-1-0
Rosie Jones, 1-3-0
Cristie Kerr, 3-1-0
Kelli Kuehne, 2-2-0
Meg Mallon, 0-3-1
Michele Redman, 2-0-1
Kelly Robbins, 0-2-2
Angela Stanford, 0-2-1
Wendy Ward, 0-4-0
Europe
Laura Davies, 1-2-1
Elisabeth Esterl, 1-1-1
Sophie Gustafson, 3-2-0
Carin Koch, 1-2-1
Catriona Matthew, 3-1-1
Mhairi McKay, 1-1-0
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, 2-0-0
Janice Moodie, 3-0-1
Suzann Pettersen, 4-1-0
Ana B. Sanchez, 0-2-0
Annika Sorenstam, 4-1-0
Iben Tinning, 1-1-1
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