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The Solheim Cup
The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norway, Norwegian-United States, American Golf club (equipment), golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation. The inaugural Cup was held in 1990, and the event was first staged in even numbered years until 2002, alternating years with the Ryder Cup (the equivalent men's event). As part of the general reshuffling of team golf events after the one-year postponement of the 2001 Ryder Cup following the September 11 attacks, the Solheim Cup switched to odd numbered years beginning in 2003. Another reshuffle of team golf events took place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Solheim Cup will return to even numbered years from 2024. The United States teams have won the cup 10 times, compared with seven for Europe. The current holders are Europe, who won at the Inverness Club in Tol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Solheim Cup
The inaugural Solheim Cup competition took place in Orlando, Florida, United States at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club from November 16 to November 18, 1990. The United States team beat the European team 11 points to 4. Teams Europe * Mickey Walker (Captain) - England * Helen Alfredsson - Gothenburg, Sweden * Laura Davies - Coventry, England * Marie-Laure de Lorenzi - Biarritz, France * Trish Johnson - Bristol, England * Liselotte Neumann - Finspång, Sweden * Alison Nicholas - Gibraltar * Dale Reid - Ladybank, Scotland * Pam Wright - Torphins, Scotland *Kathy Whitworth (Captain) - Monahans, Texas * Pat Bradley - Westford, Massachusetts * Beth Daniel - Charleston, South Carolina * Cathy Gerring - Fort Wayne, Indiana * Rosie Jones - Santa Ana, California *Betsy King - Reading, Pennsylvania * Nancy Lopez - Torrance, California * Dottie Mochrie - Saratoga Springs, New York * Patty Sheehan - Middlebury, Vermont Format A total of 16 points were available. Day 1 was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |