- 2005 Solheim Cup
The 9th
Solheim Cup Match was held betweenSeptember 9 andSeptember 11 ,2005 atCrooked Stick Golf Club ,Carmel, Indiana ,USA . Team USA won the trophy for the sixth time by a score of 15½ to 12½ points. The winning point was gained byMeg Mallon in her win overKaren Stupples .Teams
The European team consisted of seven automatic qualifiers and five wild card picks from Captain
Catrin Nilsmark . cite web
title = The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced
publisher = LET (Ladies European Tour )
date = 2005-08-28
author = Bethan Cutler
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3898
accessdate = 2007-04-18] The US team consisted of 10 automatic qualifiers and two picks from CaptainNancy Lopez . cite web
title = Lopez announces 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup Team
publisher = LET (Ladies European Tour )
date = 2005-08-28
author = Bethan Cutler
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3896
accessdate = 2007-04-18]Europe
*Captain
**flagicon|SWECatrin Nilsmark -Gothenburg ,Sweden *Automatic qualifiers
**flagicon|SWEAnnika Sörenstam -Stockholm ,Sweden
**flagicon|ENGLaura Davies -Coventry ,England
**flagicon|FRALudivine Kreutz - Rognac,France
**flagicon|SWEMaria Hjorth -Falun ,Sweden
**flagicon|DENIben Tinning -Copenhagen ,Denmark
**flagicon|ENGTrish Johnson -Bristol ,England
**flagicon|FRAGwladys Nocera -Moulins ,France *Captains Picks
**flagicon|SWECarin Koch -Kungalv ,Sweden
**flagicon|SCOCatriona Matthew -North Berwick ,Scotland
**flagicon|NORSuzann Pettersen -Oslo ,Norway
**flagicon|SWESophie Gustafson -Särö ,Sweden
**flagicon|ENGKaren Stupples -Dover ,England USA
*Captain
**flagicon|USANancy Lopez -Torrance, California
*Automatic qualifiers
**flagicon|USACristie Kerr - Miami,Florida
**flagicon|USAMeg Mallon - Natick,Massachusetts
**flagicon|USAJuli Inkster - Santa Cruz,California
**flagicon|USARosie Jones - Santa Ana,California
**flagicon|USAPat Hurst -San Leandro, California
**flagicon|USANatalie Gulbis -Sacramento, California
**flagicon|USAChristina Kim -San Jose, California
**flagicon|USAPaula Creamer -Mountain View, California
**flagicon|USAMichele Redman - Zanesville,Ohio
**flagicon|USALaura Diaz - Scotia,New York *Captains Picks
**flagicon|USAWendy Ward - San Antonio,Texas
**flagicon|USABeth Daniel - Charleston,South Carolina Format
The match format was as for 2003 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 afternoo by four rounds of four-balls. 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. All players had to play in at least one session of the first two days . 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
Foursomes
At one point in the morning foursomes it looked like the US team would take a 3-1 lead but the European team staged a major fightback and finished the morning session with a 3-1 lead themselves. In the first match
Catriona Matthew andCarin Koch were two down with four to play, playing againstPaula Creamer andBeth Daniel , the youngest and oldest participants in the Solheim Cup, cite web
title = Euros Turn Tide, Take Momentum
publisher = The Golf Channel
date = 2005-09-09
url = http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17511
accessdate = 2007-04-18] but they managed to win the 15th and 17th holes to halve the match. In match three the Europeans snatched another unlikely half point whenSophie Gustafson andTrish Johnson won three holes in a row - the 15th and 17th to come back from three down with four to play against rookieChristina Kim and veteranPat Hurst .The turnaround in the bottom match was even bigger where
Suzann Pettersen and world no.1Annika Sörenstam were four down after 12 holes. Sörenstam lipped out her tee shot on the par three 13th starting a run of five consecutive winning holes to complete a 1 up win overMichele Redman andLaura Diaz . Europe dominated the second match from the start withLaura Davies andMaria Hjorth going three up after six holes againstCristie Kerr andNatalie Gulbis finishing with a 2 and 1 victory. cite web
title = Europeans make comeback to take early Solheim lead
publisher = LET (Ladies European Tour )
date = 2005-09-09
author = Bethan Cutler
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3933
accessdate = 2007-04-18]Four-ball
The top three fourballs all came down to the final hole. In the top match
Trish Johnson andIben Tinning were 1 down with two to play againstBeth Daniel andJuli Inkster . Johnson made a winning eight foot birdie at the 17th and Tinning hit her approach on 18 within 5 feet of the flag. She missed the birdie chance and the teams had to settle for a half.Match two saw
Meg Mallon andRosie Jones playingSophie Gustafson andSuzann Pettersen . All square playing 18, Pettersen put pressure on her partner by driving into the water but Gustafson hit her approach to six feet. Jones made a 30-footer for birdie and the pressure was put on Gustafson who responded with a birdie putt to conclude the match with a half.In match three
Carin Koch , playing withCatriona Matthew , made three birdies in her first three holes which meant a 3-up lead for the Europeans.Paula Creamer birdied the fourth and fifth andCristie Kerr made par on eight and the match was even. Playing 18 all square Koch drove into the water, Matthew found the rough and Creamer made a three foot putt to win a full point.Match four saw the Solheim Cup leading points scorers,
Laura Davies andAnnika Sörenstam , playing together for the first time againstPat Hurst andChristina Kim . Sörenstam made a 10-foot birdie putt at the first and the Europeans also won the second and the sixth. The Americans got one back at eight, but Sörenstam sank an 8-foot eagle putt at the ninth to go 3-up. The Europeans won the next two holes to move 5-up, but Hurst and Kim won the 13th and 15th holes but when neither American could birdie 16, the match went to the European side 4 & 2.The score was thus tied with the 12 Sunday singles left, marking the first time since 1994 that the matches were tied after the opening two days. cite web | title = Europe and the United States tied at 8-8 | publisher = LET (
Ladies European Tour ) | date = 2005-09-11
author = Bethan Cutler | url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3949 | accessdate = 2007-08-15] cite web | title = All Even Entering Sunday Singles | publisher = The Golf Channel | date = 2005-09-10
url = http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17529 | accessdate = 2007-08-15]Day Three
ingles
The U.S. team got a good start winning the first five matches.
Juli Inkster was 1 down with 6 to play but won three holes in a row from the 13th to beatSophie Gustafson , 2&1 in the opening match andPaula Creamer beatLaura Davies 7&5 in the second with 7 birdies in 13 holes.Pat Hurst won three in a row from 14 to beatTrish Johnson 2&1, in the first ever match between 2 pregnant playersLaura Diaz beatIben Tinning 6&5, and rookieChristina Kim got a 5&4 win overLudivine Kreutz .Annika Sörenstam won the first point for the Europeans with a 4&3 win overBeth Daniel in the match six whilstNatalie Gulbis made it six points for the US with a 3&1 win overMaria Hjorth . Then followed a European rally.Catriona Matthew won four out of five holes on the back nine beatingWendy Ward 3&2,Carin Koch won three in a row to beatMichele Redman 2&1 and in an upset, rookieGwladys Nocera defeatedCristie Kerr 2&1.It fell to
Meg Mallon in the penultimate match to gain the point necessary for the US to win the cup with a 3&1 victory overKaren Stupples whilst Suzann Pettersen and Rosie Jones halved the final dead rubber to give the US team a victory 15 1/2 - 12 1/2. cite web | title = America regains The Solheim Cup | publisher = LET (Ladies European Tour ) | date = 2005-09-11
author = Bethan Cutler | url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3953 | accessdate = 2007-08-15ee also
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Solheim Cup Notes and References
External links
* [http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/2005_solheim.htm 2005 Solheim Cup Match Results]
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