1998 Solheim Cup

The fifth Solheim Cup took place from September 18 to September 20, 1998 at Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio, USA. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 16 points to 12.

Teams

Europe
*Captain
**flagicon|SWE Pia Nilsson – Sweden

*Automatic qualifiers
**flagicon|SWE Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden
**flagicon|ENG Laura Davies – Coventry, England
**flagicon|FRA Marie-Laure de Lorenzi – Biarritz, France
**flagicon|ENG Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar
**flagicon|ENG Trish Johnson – Bristol, England
**flagicon|SCO Catriona Matthew – North Berwick, Scotland
**flagicon|SWE Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden

*Captains Picks
**flagicon|SWE Sophie Gustafson – Särö, Sweden
**flagicon|ENG Lisa Hackney – England
**flagicon|SWE Liselotte Neumann – Finspang, Sweden
**flagicon|SWE Catrin Nilsmark – Gothenburg, Sweden
**flagicon|SWE Charlotta Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden

USA
*Captain
**flagicon|USA Judy Rankin – St Louis,Missouri

*Automatic qualifiers
**flagicon|USA Donna Andrews – Lynchburg, Virginia
**flagicon|USA Brandie Burton – San Bernardino, California
**flagicon|USA Tammie Green – Somerset, Ohio
**flagicon|USA Pat Hurst – San Leandro, California
**flagicon|USA Juli Inkster – Santa Cruz, California
**flagicon|USA Christa Johnson – Arcata, California
**flagicon|USA Kelly Robbins – Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
**flagicon|USA Betsy King – Reading, Pennsylvania
**flagicon|USA Meg Mallon – Natick, Massachusetts
**flagicon|USA Dottie Pepper – Saratoga Springs, New York

*Captains Picks
**flagicon|USA Rosie Jones – Santa Ana, California
**flagicon|USA 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 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. 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

Morning Foursomes

Afternoon Fourballs

Day Three

ingles

ee also

*Solheim Cup

External links

* [http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/1998_solheim.htm 1998 Solheim Cup Match Results]