1998 Solheim Cup

1998 Solheim Cup

Dates	September 18–20, 1998
Venue	Muirfield Village
Location	Dublin, Ohio
Captains	Judy Rankin (USA) Pia Nilsson (Europe)
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United States wins the Solheim Cup

Muirfield Village Golf Club

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

United States

• Captain
  • Judy Rankin – St Louis, Missouri
• Automatic qualifiers
  • Donna Andrews – Lynchburg, Virginia
  • Brandie Burton – San Bernardino, California
  • Tammie Green – Somerset, Ohio
  • Pat Hurst – San Leandro, California
  • Juli Inkster – Santa Cruz, California
  • Christa Johnson – Arcata, California
  • Kelly Robbins – Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
  • Betsy King – Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Meg Mallon – Natick, Massachusetts
  • Dottie Pepper – Saratoga Springs, New York
• Captains Picks
  • Rosie Jones – Santa Ana, California
  • Sherri Steinhauer – Madison, Wisconsin

Format

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

Friday, September 18, 1998

Morning foursomes

	Results
Davies/Johnson	3 & 1	Pepper/Inkster
Alfredsson/Nicholas	3 & 1	Mallon/Burton
Hackney/Neumann	1 up	Robbins/Hurst
A. Sörenstam/Matthew	3 & 2	Andrews/Green
1	Session	3
1	Overall	3

Afternoon fourball

	Results
C. Sörenstam/Davies	halved	King/Johnson
Hackney/Gustafson	7 & 5	Hurst/Jones
Alfredsson/de Lorenzi	2 & 1	Robbins/Steinhauer
A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark	2 up	Pepper/Burton
11⁄2	Session	21⁄2
21⁄2	Overall	51⁄2

Day two

Saturday, September 19, 1998

Morning foursomes

	Results
A. Sörenstam/Matthew	3 & 2	Andrews/Steinhauer
C. Sörenstam/Davies	3 & 2	Mallon/Burton
Alfredsson/de Lorenzi	1 up	Pepper/Inkster
Neumann/Nilsmark	1 up	Robbins/Hurst
1	Session	3
31⁄2	Overall	81⁄2

Afternoon fourball

	Results
A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark	5 & 3	King/Jones
Hackney/Davies	2 up	Johnson/Green
Alfredsson/de Lorenzi	4 & 3	Andrews/Steinhauer
Neumann/C. Sörenstam	2 & 1	Mallon/Inkster
2	Session	2
51⁄2	Overall	101⁄2

Day three

Sunday, September 20, 1998

Singles

	Results
Laura Davies	1 up	Pat Hurst
Helen Alfredsson	2 & 1	Juli Inkster
Annika Sörenstam	2 & 1	Donna Andrews
Liselotte Neumann	1 up	Brandie Burton
Trish Johnson	3 & 2	Dottie Pepper
Charlotta Sörenstam	2 & 1	Kelly Robbins
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi	1 up	Christa Johnson
Catrin Nilsmark	6 & 4	Rosie Jones
Alison Nicholas	1 up	Tammie Green
Catriona Matthew	3 & 2	Sherri Steinhauer
Lisa Hackney	6 & 5	Betsy King
Sophie Gustafson	halved	Meg Mallon
61⁄2	Session	51⁄2
12	Overall	16

External links

• 1998 Solheim Cup Match Results