The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held August 21–23, 2009 at

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, west of

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. The biennial matches are a three-day team competition for professional female golfers, pitting the 12 best players born in the United States against the 12 best players of European nationality. The United States claimed the Cup for the third consecutive meeting, winning 16–12. Entering the final day, the competition was tied at 8 points each, but the U.S. won eight of the dozen singles matches to retain the Solheim Cup.

Teams

The United States and European teams were selected by different methods. Team USA qualified by earning points for wins and for top-20 finishes on the

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over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2007

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and concluding with the 2009

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. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for Team USA. Two additional players were selected by captain

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after the conclusion of the Women's British Open on August 2, 2009. Team Europe was selected by taking the top five players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top four European LET members on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings at the agreed cut off date who were not already qualified via The Solheim Cup standings, and three captain’s selections. Qualifying points for Team Europe were awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events.

Team USA

*Residence/Hometown according to official 2009 Solheim Cup designation.
Rolex rankings as of August 2, 2009. Rolex ranking does not factor into US Team selection. Shown for comparison purposes only. Lang was 24 on the second day.

Team Europe

*Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation.
LET rankings as of August 2, 2009
Rolex rankings as of August 2, 2009

Day one

''Friday, August 21, 2009''

Morning fourball

Afternoon foursomes

Day two

''Sunday, August 22, 2009''

Morning fourball

Afternoon foursomes

Day three

''Sunday, August 23, 2009''

Singles

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

United States

Europe

References

External links

Solheim Cup
– official site

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