USA 16, Europe 12:
After two days of pairs match play, Europe held a slim lead of 8.5 to 7.5 points. But in the 12 singles matches on Day 3, the USA earned 8.5 of the 12 points at stake.
The singles session started OK for Europe, with Catriona Matthew earning a point in the lead-off match. But the U.S. did not give away any points in any of the next six matches. That stretch included a 2-and-1 victory by Solheim Cup rookie Morgan Pressel over Annika sorenstam.
Site: Halstad Golf Club, Halmstad Sweden
Captains: U.S. - Betsy King; Europe - Helen Alfredsson
Team Members
• Europe: Becky Brewerton, Laura Davies, Sophie Gustafson, Bettina Hauert, Maria Hjorth, Trish Johnson, Catriona Matthew, Gwladys Nocera, Suzann Pettersen, Annika Sorenstam, Iben Tinning, Linda Wessberg.
• USA: Nicole Castrale, Paula Creamer, Laura Diaz, Natalie Gulbis, Pat Hurst, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Sherri Steinhauer
Day 1 Results:
• Pat Hurst/Cristie Kerr, U.S., halved with Suzann Pettersen/Sophie Gustafson, Europe
• Sherri Steinhauer/Laura Diaz, U.S., def. Annika Sorenstam/Catriona Matthew, Europe, 4 and 2
• Juli Inkster/Paula Creamer, U.S., def. Laura Davies/Becky Brewerton, Europe, 2 and 1
• Gwladys Nocera/Maria Hjorth, Europe, def. Natalie Gulbis/Morgan Pressel, U.S., 3 and 2
• Catriona Matthew/Iben Tinning, Europe, def. Pat Hurst/Brittany Lincicome, 4 and 2
• Angela Stanford/Stacy Prammanasudh, U.S., halved with Annika Sorenstam/Maria Hjorth, Europe
• Nicole Castrale/Cristie Kerr, U.S., def. Sophie Gustafson/Gwladys Nocera, Europe, 3 and 2
• Paula Creamer/Morgan Pressel, U.S., halved with Trish Johnson/Laura Davies, Europe
Day 2 Results:
• Sherri Steinhauer/Laura Diaz, U.S., halved with Gwladys Nocera/Maria Hjorth, Europe
• Juli Inkster/Paula Creamer, U.S., halved with Suzann Pettersen/Sophie Gustafson, Europe
• Pat Hurst/Angela Stanford, U.S., def. Iben Tinning/Bettina Hauert, Europe, 4 and 2
• Annika Sorenstam/Catriona Matthew, Europe, def. Nicole Castrale/Cristie Kerr, 1-up
• Paula Creamer/Brittany Lincicome, U.S., halved with Linda Wessberg/Maria Hjorth, Europe
• Juli Inkster/Stacy Prammanasudh, U.S., halved with Trish Johnson/Iben Tinning, Europe
• Becky Brewerton/Laura Davies, Europe, def. Natalie Gulbis/Nicole Castrale, U.S., 2-up
• Annika Sorenstam/Suzann Pettersen, Europe, def. Cristie Kerr/Morgan Pressel, U.S., 3 and 2
Day 3 Results:
• Catriona Matthew, Europe, def. Laura Diaz, U.S., 3 and 2
• Pat Hurst, U.S., def. Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 2 and 1
• Stacy Prammanasudh, U.S., def. Suzann Pettersen, Europe, 2-up
• Juli Inkster, U.S., def. Iben Tinning, Europe, 4 and 3
• Sherri Steinhauer, U.S., halved with Becky Brewerton, Europe
• Angela Stanford, U.S., def. Trish Johnson, Europe, 3 and 2
• Morgan Pressel, U.S., def. Annika Sorenstam, Europe, 2 and 1
• Laura Davies, Europe, def. Brittany Lincicome, U.S., 4 and 3
• Nicole Castrale, U.S., def. Bettina Hauert, Europe, 3 and 2
• Paula Creamer, U.S. def. Maria Hjorth, Europe, 2 and 1
• Linda Wessberg, Europe, def. Cristie Kerr, Europe, 1-up
• Natalie Gulbis, U.S., def. Gwladys Nocera, Europe, 4 and 3
Player Records (wins-losses-halves)
Europe
Becky Brewerton, 1-1-1
Laura Davies, 2-1-1
Sophie Gustafson, 0-2-2
Bettina Hauert, 0-2-0
Maria Hjorth, 1-1-3
Trish Johnson, 0-1-2
Catriona Matthew, 3-1-0
Gwladys Nocera, 1-2-1
Suzann Pettersen, 1-1-2
Annika Sorenstam, 2-2-1
Iben Tinning, 1-2-1
Linda Wessberg, 1-0-1
USA
Nicole Castrale, 2-2-0
Paula Creamer, 2-0-3
Laura Diaz, 1-1-1
Natalie Gulbis, 1-2-0
Pat Hurst, 2-1-1
Juli Inkster, 2-0-2
Cristie Kerr, 1-3-1
Brittany Lincicome, 0-2-1
Stacy Prammanasudh, 1-0-2
Morgan Pressel, 1-2-1
Angela Stanford, 2-0-1
Sherri Steinhauer, 1-0-2
