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2011 Solheim Cup
The 2011 Solheim Cup was the 12th Solheim Cup matches, held 23–25 September in Ireland at Killeen Castle in County Meath, northwest of Dublin. The biennial matches are a three-day contest for professional female golfers, between teams of 12 top players from the United States and Europe. Entering the 2011 matches, the U.S. had won the three recent competitions, with Europe's last victory coming eight years earlier in 2003 in Sweden. After the first two days of team play, the competition was tied at 8-all. Europe went 7–5 in singles on Sunday and regained the Cup, 15–13. It was Europe's fourth win, all won on home soil. Format The Solheim Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows *Day 1 (Friday): Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and four fourball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session. A total of eight players from each team participate. *Day 2 (Saturday): Four foursome matches in a morning sess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killeen Castle, Dunsany
Killeen Castle ( ga, Caisleán an Chillín), located in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is the current construction on a site occupied by a castle since around 1180. The current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century structure, burnt out in 1981. Killeen was built as one of a pair of castles either side of a major roadway north, the other being the extant Dunsany Castle.Dunsany, County Meath, April 1991: Carty/Lynch - The History of Killeen Castle; Mary Rose Carty, Its estate was occupied continuously by the Cusack, and then after a marriage, Plunkett, families, from 1172 to 1951. History The Cusacks The original structure at Killeen Castle is said to have been a Norman fortification, perhaps wooden, built for the de Lacy magnates, and held from 1172 by the Cusack family, beginning with Geoffrey de Cusack. The stone castle was built by Geoffrey de Cusack around 1181.Skryne and the Early Normans by E.Hickey 1994 p.93 The date is carved above the doorway.Cusack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gross d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Charlotta Sörenstam (; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA tournaments including ten majors and 24 other tournaments internationally. After turning 50, she came back from her retirement and added a win in the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open. In 2003, she achieved a career grand slam, winning, at least once in her career, each of the four tournaments recognized as major championships during the main part of her career. Despite retiring from regular tournament golf in 2008, as of the end of 2022, she still topped the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million—over $2 million ahead of her nearest rival while playing 187 fewer events. The winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county town is the cathedral city of Chester, while its largest town by population is Warrington. Other towns in the county include Alsager, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Nantwich, Neston, Northwich, Poynton, Runcorn, Sandbach, Widnes, Wilmslow, and Winsford. Cheshire is split into the administrative districts of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton, and Warrington. The county covers and has a population of around 1.1 million as of 2021. It is mostly rural, with a number of towns and villages supporting the agricultural and chemical industries; it is primarily known for producing chemicals, Cheshire cheese, salt, and silk. It has also had an impact on popular cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Morley
Joanne Lois Morley (born 30 December 1966) is an English professional golfer. Morley was born in Sale. She was leading amateur at the Women's British Open in 1989 and 1993 and English Women's Strokeplay Champion in 1991 and 1992. She finished runner-up in the 1992 British Ladies Amateur. She played on the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1992 Curtis Cup (winners) and the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy (2nd place). Morley turned professional in late 1993 and initially played on the Ladies European Tour (LET), where she came a career best sixth on the Order of Merit in 1996. She has won twice on the LET. She made her first Solheim Cup appearance that year. From 1997 to 2007, she played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour where her best finish was third. She returned to the LET in 2008. She was an assistant captain at the 2009 Solheim Cup. Professional wins (2) Ladies European Tour wins (2) *1996 Ladies' German Open *2000 stilwerk Ladies' German Open Team appearances Amateur * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Solheim Cup
The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held August 21–23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, west of Chicago. 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 LPGA Tour over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2007 State Farm Classic and concluding with the 2009 Women's British Open. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for Team USA. Two additional players were selected by captain Beth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Solheim Cup
The 9th Solheim Cup Match was held September 9–11, 2005 at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis. The United States won the trophy for the sixth time by a score of 15 to 12 points. The winning point was gained by Meg Mallon in her win over Karen Stupples. Teams The European team consisted of seven automatic qualifiers and five wild card picks from Captain Catrin Nilsmark. The US team consisted of 10 automatic qualifiers and two picks from Captain Nancy Lopez. Europe *Captain ** Catrin Nilsmark - Gothenburg, Sweden *Assistant Captain ** Alison Nicholas - Birmingham, England *Automatic qualifiers ** Annika Sörenstam - Stockholm, Sweden ** Laura Davies - Coventry, England ** Ludivine Kreutz - Rognac, France ** Maria Hjorth - Falun, Sweden ** Iben Tinning - Copenhagen, Denmark ** Trish Johnson - Bristol, England ** Gwladys Nocera - Moulins, France *Captains Picks ** Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden ** Catriona Matthew - North Berwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Solheim Cup
The 6th Solheim Cup Match was held between 6 and 8 October 2000 at Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Europe won the trophy for the second time, by a score of 14 to 11 points. Carin Koch holed the winning putt, coming back from three down to beat Michele Redman. Teams The European team consisted of seven automatic qualifiers and five wild card picks from Captain Dale Reid. The US team consisted of 10 automatic qualifiers and two picks from Captain Pat Bradley. Europe *Captain ** Dale Reid – Ladybank, Scotland *Automatic qualifiers ** Sophie Gustafson – Särö, Sweden ** Trish Johnson – Bristol, England ** Laura Davies – Coventry, England ** Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar ** Patricia Meunier-Lebouc – Dijon, France ** Raquel Carriedo – Zaragoza, Spain ** Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden *Captains Picks ** Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden ** Carin Koch – Kungälv, Sweden ** Janice Moodie – Glasgow, Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Solheim Cup
The fifth Solheim Cup took place from September 18 to September 20, 1998, at Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio, United States. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 16 points to 12. Teams Europe *Captain ** Pia Nilsson – Sweden *Automatic qualifiers ** Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden ** Laura Davies – Coventry, England ** Marie-Laure de Lorenzi – Biarritz, France ** Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar ** Trish Johnson – Bristol, England ** Catriona Matthew – North Berwick, Scotland ** Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden *Captains Picks ** Sophie Gustafson – Särö, Sweden ** Lisa Hackney – England ** Liselotte Neumann – Finspang, Sweden ** Catrin Nilsmark – Gothenburg, Sweden ** Charlotta Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden *Captain **Judy Rankin – St Louis, Missouri *Automatic qualifiers ** Donna Andrews – Lynchburg, Virginia **Brandie Burton – San Bernardino, California **Tammie Green – Somerset, Ohio **Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Solheim Cup
The fourth Solheim Cup took place from 20 September to 22 September 1996 at St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 17 points to 11. Teams Europe * Mickey Walker (Captain) - England * Helen Alfredsson - Gothenburg, Sweden * Laura Davies - Coventry, England * Marie-Laure de Lorenzi - Biarritz, France * Lisa Hackney - England * Trish Johnson - Bristol, England * Kathryn Marshall - Dundee, Scotland * Joanne Morley - Sale, England * Liselotte Neumann - Finspang, Sweden * Alison Nicholas - Gibraltar * Catrin Nilsmark - Gothenburg, Sweden * Dale Reid - Ladybank, Scotland * Annika Sörenstam - Stockholm, Sweden *Judy Rankin (Captain) - St Louis, Missouri * Pat Bradley - Westford, Massachusetts * Brandie Burton - San Bernardino, California *Beth Daniel - Charleston, South Carolina * Jane Geddes - Huntington, New York * Rosie Jones - Santa Ana, California *Betsy King - Reading, Pennsylvani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Solheim Cup
The third Solheim Cup match took place from October 21 to October 23, 1994, at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. The United States team regained the cup from the European team winning by 13 points to 7. Teams Europe * Mickey Walker (Captain) – England * Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden * Laura Davies – Coventry, England * Lora Fairclough – Chorley, England * Trish Johnson – Bristol, England * Liselotte Neumann – Finspang, Sweden * Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar * Catrin Nilsmark – Gothenburg, Sweden * Dale Reid – Ladybank, Scotland * Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden * Pam Wright – Torphins, Scotland * JoAnne Carner (Captain) – Kirkland, Washington * Donna Andrews – Lynchburg, Virginia * Brandie Burton – San Bernardino, California * Beth Daniel – Charleston, South Carolina *Tammie Green – Somerset, Ohio * Betsy King – Reading, Pennsylvania * Meg Mallon – Natick, Massachusetts *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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