1998 Solheim Cup
| Dates | September 18–20, 1998 | ||||
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| Venue | Muirfield Village | ||||
| Location | Dublin, Ohio | ||||
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| United States wins the Solheim Cup | |||||
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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
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Format
[edit | edit source]A total of 28 points were available, divided among four periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. The first period, on Friday morning, was four rounds of foursomes. This was followed in the afternoon by four rounds of fourballs. This schedule was repeated on the Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday accounted for 16 points. During these team periods, the players played in teams of two. The final 12 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) took part.
Day one
[edit | edit source]Friday, September 18, 1998
Morning foursomes
[edit | edit source]| Europe | Results | United States |
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| Davies/Johnson | United States 3 & 1 | Pepper/Inkster |
| Alfredsson/Nicholas | United States 3 & 1 | Mallon/Burton |
| Hackney/Neumann | United States 1 up | Robbins/Hurst |
| A. Sörenstam/Matthew | Europe 3 & 2 | Andrews/Green |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon fourball
[edit | edit source]| Europe | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| C. Sörenstam/Davies | halved | King/Johnson |
| Hackney/Gustafson | United States 7 & 5 | Hurst/Jones |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | Europe 2 & 1 | Robbins/Steinhauer |
| A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark | United States 2 up | Pepper/Burton |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
Day two
[edit | edit source]Saturday, September 19, 1998
Morning foursomes
[edit | edit source]| Europe | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| A. Sörenstam/Matthew | United States 3 & 2 | Andrews/Steinhauer |
| C. Sörenstam/Davies | Europe 3 & 2 | Mallon/Burton |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | United States 1 up | Pepper/Inkster |
| Neumann/Nilsmark | United States 1 up | Robbins/Hurst |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 81⁄2 |
Afternoon fourball
[edit | edit source]| Europe | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark | Europe 5 & 3 | King/Jones |
| Hackney/Davies | Europe 2 up | Johnson/Green |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | United States 4 & 3 | Andrews/Steinhauer |
| Neumann/C. Sörenstam | United States 2 & 1 | Mallon/Inkster |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 51⁄2 | Overall | 101⁄2 |
Day three
[edit | edit source]Sunday, September 20, 1998
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Europe | Results | United States |
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| Laura Davies | Europe 1 up | Pat Hurst |
| Helen Alfredsson | Europe 2 & 1 | Juli Inkster |
| Annika Sörenstam | Europe 2 & 1 | Donna Andrews |
| Liselotte Neumann | Europe 1 up | Brandie Burton |
| Trish Johnson | United States 3 & 2 | Dottie Pepper |
| Charlotta Sörenstam | United States 2 & 1 | Kelly Robbins |
| Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | Europe 1 up | Christa Johnson |
| Catrin Nilsmark | United States 6 & 4 | Rosie Jones |
| Alison Nicholas | United States 1 up | Tammie Green |
| Catriona Matthew | United States 3 & 2 | Sherri Steinhauer |
| Lisa Hackney | Europe 6 & 5 | Betsy King |
| Sophie Gustafson | halved | Meg Mallon |
| 61⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
| 12 | Overall | 16 |
External links
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