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Everything You Need To Know About The Solheim Cup
Golf Monthly
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13/05/2025
We break down everything you need to know about the Solheim Cup.
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The Solheim Cup is a Bionil women's golf tournament played between Team USA and Team Europe
00:04
and is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup.
00:07
Let's find out more about this competition's relatively short but decorated history in this video.
00:15
The event is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturers and founders of the Ping brand,
00:20
Carsten and Louise Solheim.
00:22
The pair were instrumental in the tournament's early development and are still very loyal backers of the event.
00:28
The first Solheim Cup was held in 1990 at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Florida.
00:33
The USA, captained by Kathy Whitworth, cruised to victory by 11.5 points to 4.5.
00:39
To begin with, the Solheim Cup was held on even-numbered years as the Ryder Cup took place on odd-numbered years.
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However, the 2001 Ryder Cup was postponed until 2002 after the 9-11 attacks,
00:50
so the Solheim Cup switched to odd numbers in 2003 to avoid the clashes.
00:54
The COVID-19 pandemic forced another postponement of the Ryder Cup
00:59
and its next tournament was then held in 2021, the same year as the Solheim Cup.
01:04
After the two are played in the same year in 2023,
01:08
the Solheim Cup will revert to even-numbered years in 2024.
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In the Solheim Cup, each team has 12 players.
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Team Europe comprises of the two highest-ranked players in the L.E.T. Solheim rankings,
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the top six eligible players in the Rolex Women's World Golf rankings and four captains' picks.
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On the other side of the pond, Team USA is selected by the top seven players on the U.S. Solheim Cup's point list,
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the two highest-ranked eligible players in the Women's World rankings and three captains' picks.
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Like the Ryder Cup, there are 28 matches in total, played over three days of match play,
01:41
with one point awarded for a win and half a point awarded to each team when the match is halved.
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Then, the team that reaches 14.5 points first wins.
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If the teams are locked at 14-14, after each match has been played,
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the team that won the previous Solheim Cup retains the trophy.
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After 17 editions through 2021, the USA lead Europe 10-7 overall.
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The European countries that have hosted the event are Scotland, Wales, Sweden, Ireland, Germany,
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and, for the first time in 2023, Spain.
02:13
Of those, Scotland has held the event the most times on three separate occasions.
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Over in the U.S., the Solheim Cup has travelled to Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Minnesota,
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Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, and Iowa.
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The only state to have hosted it twice is Ohio,
02:27
while no golf course has hosted the event more than once.
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Dame Laura Davis holds the record for the most Solheim Cup appearances with 12,
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while she also holds the record for the most points scored in the Solheim Cup with 25.
02:40
Mickey Walker holds the record for the most appearances as European captain,
02:44
holding the role four times,
02:46
while Julie Inkster holds the record for the U.S., having captained them three times.
02:50
Up to and including the 2021 tournament,
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there had only ever been one hole-in-one in the Solheim Cup.
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That was achieved by Team Europe's Anna Nordquist in 2013.
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Everything you need to know there about the Solheim Cup.
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For more news and more history about this great event,
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check out the Golf Monthly website.
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