The 2023 Solheim Cup was the 18th edition of 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 Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force beh ...

matches, held 22–24 September in southern

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at the Finca Cortesin in

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. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States.

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captained the U.S. team for the first time and

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captained the European team for the first time. The par-72 course was set at . The previous competition in

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was won by Europe, 15 points to 13. The Solheim Cup will return to even-numbered years in 2024, the first time since

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; the

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returned to an odd-year schedule after the

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competition was postponed due to the

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Format

The competition was a three-day match play event between teams of 12 players with a similar format to the

, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows: * Day 1 (Friday): Four foursomes (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 in each session. * Day 2 (Saturday): Four foursomes matches in a morning session and four fourball matches in an afternoon session. A total of eight players from each team participate in each session. * Day 3 (Sunday): 12 singles matches. All 12 players from each team participate. With a total of 28 points, 14 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. If the score is even after 18 holes, each team earns one-half point.

Team qualification and selection

Team Europe

In order to be eligible to be a member of the European team, players were required to: * be current members of the

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in any category or membership; * have played in eight Ranking Events (excluding the Excluded Championships) during the Qualifying Period as a member of the LET, unless the relevant player has been selected by the appointed captain for the 2023 European Team; * be a "European national". To be a "European national", the player must satisfy the criteria set out in the "Nationality Policy" issued by the International Golf Federation. Team Europe was made up of eight automatic qualifiers – the top two players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top six LET members on the

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who were not already qualified via the Solheim Cup standings – and four captain's selections.

Team USA

In order to be eligible to be a member of the United States team, players were required to be current members of the LPGA Tour and meet one of these three citizenship criteria: * U.S. citizens by birth, regardless of their birthplace. * Those who were naturalized as U.S. citizens before age 18. * Those who became U.S. citizens by adoption before age 13. Team USA was made up of nine automatic qualifiers – the leading seven players from the LPGA Solheim Cup points rankings and the top two players in the

not already qualified via the points rankings – and three chosen by the team captain. LPGA Solheim Cup points were earned for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period.

Teams

Coaching staff: captain –

, vice-captains – Laura Davies, Caroline Martens, Anna Nordqvist (playing vice-captain). Source: Coaching staff: captain –

, assistant captains – Morgan Pressel,

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, Angela Stanford Source: Ages on first day of matches, 22 September; Rolex rankings at team selection. Captain's picks (P) shown in yellow.

Day one

''Friday, 22 September 2023''

Morning foursomes

For the first time in Solheim Cup history, Team USA swept a foursomes session.

Afternoon four-ball

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made the second hole-in-one in

history on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball.

Day two

''Saturday, 23 September 2023''

Morning foursomes

Afternoon four-ball

Day three

''Sunday, 24 September 2023''

Singles

Sources:

Individual player records

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

Europe

United States

References

External links

* {{Solheim Cup tournaments Solheim Cup Golf tournaments in Spain