The 2007 Solheim Cup was the tenth
Solheim Cup, held 14–16 September at
Halmstad GK in
Halmstad
Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational urban areas of Sweden, city at the mouth of the Nissan (river), Nissan river, in the provinces of Sweden, province of Halland on the Sweden, Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat ...
,
Sweden
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. It was a three-day contest for professional female golfers, pitting the 12 best players born in the United States against the 12 best players born in Europe. The U.S. team won the competition, 16 to 12, to retain the Solheim Cup.
Format
The Solheim Cup is a
match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 h ...
event, as opposed to the more common
stroke play
Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf. In the regular form of stroke play, also known as medal play, the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In a regular stroke play competition, the winner is the ...
format. A total of 28 points are available, divided among four periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. The first period, on Friday morning, consists of four rounds of foursomes. This is followed in the afternoon by four rounds of four-ball. This schedule is repeated on Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday account for 16 points. During these team periods, the players play in teams of two. The captain of each team can play a player as many or as few times as she desires. The final 12 points are decided in a round of singles match play, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) take part.
Teams
The European and United States teams were selected by different methods.
The European Team 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 the European Team are awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events.
The U.S. Team qualified by earning points for wins and for top-20 finishes on the
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...
over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2005
State Farm Classic and concluding with the 2007
Safeway Classic. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for the Team. Two additional players were selected by captain
Betsy King after the
Safeway Classic on August 26, 2007.
*Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation.
LET rankings as of August 19, 2007
Rolex rankings as of August 20, 2007
*Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation.
Rolex rankings as of August 20, 2007. Rolex ranking does not factor into US Team selection. Shown for comparison purposes only.
Day one
''Friday, 14 September 2007''
Morning foursomes
Afternoon fourball
Day two
''Saturday, 15 September 2007''
Morning foursomes
Afternoon fourball
Day three
''Sunday, 16 September 2007''
Singles
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Europe
United States
See also
*
2007 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2007.
Men's professional golf
Major championships
*5–8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Au ...
References
External links
Official Solheim Cup web siteOfficial LPGA Solheim Cup web site
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