2009 Solheim Cup

Women's team golf competition September 2018 March 2026 Solheim Cup 2009 Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Illinois August 21–23, 2009 SolheimCup2009Logo.svg 100px USA Europe Beth Daniel Alison Nicholas 16 12 United States wins United States#Illinois yes Rich Harvest Farms The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held August 21–23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, west of Chicago. The biennial matches are a three-day team competition for professional female golfers, pitting the 12 best players born in the United States against the 12 best players of European nationality. The United States claimed the Cup for the third consecutive meeting, winning 16–12. Entering the final day, the competition was tied at 8 points each, but the U.S. won eight of the dozen singles matches to retain the Solheim Cup.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8217364.stm United States retain Solheim Cup 2009-08-23 BBC Sport 2009-08-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090824101125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8217364.stm 24 August 2009 live mdy-all Teams The United States and European teams were selected by different methods. Team USA qualified by earning points for wins and for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2007 State Farm Classic and concluding with the 2009 Women's British Open. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for Team USA. Two additional players were selected by captain Beth Daniel after the conclusion of the Women's British Open on August 2, 2009. Team Europe was selected by taking the top five players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top four European LET members on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings at the agreed cut off date who were not already qualified via The Solheim Cup standings, and three captain’s selections. Qualifying points for Team Europe were awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events. Team USA USA 70px    Team USANameAgeFrom*PointsrankPointsRolexrankingNotesBeth Daniel52Floridanon-playing captainKelly Robbins39Michigannon-playing assistant captainMeg Mallon46Floridanon-playing assistant captainPaula Creamer22California1826.55Cristie Kerr31Florida2735.53Angela Stanford31Texas3579.08Kristy McPherson28South Carolina4321.018Solheim Cup rookieNicole Castrale30California5314.044Christina Kim25California6312.042Brittany Lang23Texas7301.530Solheim Cup rookieMorgan Pressel21Florida8277.026Brittany Lincicome23Florida9250.023Natalie Gulbis26Nevada10201.048Michelle Wie19Hawaii13166.524captain's pick / Solheim Cup rookieJuli Inkster49California16152.045captain's pick *Residence/Hometown according to official 2009 Solheim Cup designation. Rolex rankings as of August 2, 2009. Rolex ranking does not factor into US Team selection. Shown for comparison purposes only. Lang was 24 on the second day. Team Europe Europe 70px    Team EuropeNameAgeResidence or Hometown*LET rankingRolex rankingNotesEngland Alison Nicholas47Birmingham, Englandnon-playing captainSweden Liselotte Neumann43Finspång, Swedennon-playing assistant captainEngland Joanne Morley42Cheshire, Englandnon-playing assistant captainFrance Gwladys Nocera34Moulins, France1130Spain Tania Elósegui27San Sebastián, Spain2191Solheim Cup rookieItaly Diana Luna26Cannes, Italy3218Solheim Cup rookieEngland Laura Davies45Surrey, England492Sweden Sophie Gustafson35Kungsbacka, Sweden534Norway Suzann Pettersen28Oslo, Norway76Sweden Helen Alfredsson44Gothenburg, Sweden1010Scotland Catriona Matthew39North Berwick, Scotland1314Sweden Maria Hjorth35Falun, Sweden1435Wales Becky Brewerton26St Asaph, Wales11155captain's pickSweden Anna Nordqvist22Eskilstuna, Sweden2022captain's pick/Solheim Cup rookieScotland Janice Moodie36Glasgow, Scotland6788captain's pick *Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation. LET rankings as of August 2, 2009 Rolex rankings as of August 2, 2009 325 2009 Solheim Cup Teams 2009 Solheim Cup - Team of USA (1).jpg Team USA U.S. Team. Clockwise from upper left: Robbins, Mallon, Inkster, Castrale, Lang, Creamer, Wie, Kerr, Gulbis, Lincicome, Daniel, Stanford, Pressel, Kim, McPherson. 2009_Solheim_Cup_-_Team_of_Europe_(2).jpg Team Europe Clockwise from upper left: Morley, Alfredsson, Pettersen, Gustafson, Davies, Luna, Hjorth, Moodie, Nordqvist, Nocera, Brewerton, Nicholas, Elosegui, Matthew. Day one Friday, August 21, 2009 Morning fourball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxGustafson/PettersenUSA 1 upKerr/CreamerAlfredsson/ElóseguiEurope 1 upStanford/InksterDavies/BrewertonUSA 5 & 4Lang/LincicomeMatthew/HjorthhalvedPressel/Wie 1 Session 2 1 Overall 2 Afternoon foursomes Europe 50px Results USA 50pxGustafson/PettersenUSA 4 & 2Kim/GulbisBrewerton/NoceraEurope 3 & 1Stanford/CastraleHjorth/NordqvistEurope 3 & 2McPherson/LincicomeMatthew/MoodieUSA 2 & 1Creamer/Inkster 2 Session 2 3 Overall 4 Day two Saturday, August 22, 2009 Morning fourball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxAlfredsson/ElóseguiUSA 5 & 4Kim/WieMatthew/LunahalvedStanford/LangPettersen/NordqvistEurope 1 upKerr/CastraleNocera/HjorthEurope 1 upLincicome/McPherson 2 Session 1 6 Overall 6 Afternoon foursomes Europe 50px Results USA 50pxGustafson/MoodieEurope 4 & 3Creamer/InksterAlfredsson/PettersenUSA 2 upMcPherson/PresselBrewerton/NoceraEurope 5 & 4Gulbis/KimNordqvist/HjorthUSA 1 upKerr/Wie 2 Session 2 8 Overall 8 Day three Sunday, August 23, 2009 Singles Europe 50px Results USA 50pxSuzann PettersenUSA 3 & 2Paula CreamerBecky BrewertonUSA 5 & 4Angela StanfordHelen AlfredssonUSA 1 upMichelle WieLaura DavieshalvedBrittany LangGwladys NocerahalvedJuli InksterCatriona MatthewEurope 3 & 2Kristy McPhersonSophie GustafsonUSA 3 & 2Brittany LincicomeDiana LunaEurope 3 & 2Nicole CastraleTania ElóseguiUSA 2 upChristina KimMaria HjorthhalvedCristie KerrAnna NordqvistUSA 3 & 2Morgan PresselJanice MoodiehalvedNatalie Gulbis 4 Session 8 12 Overall 16 Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsNicole Castrale 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Paula Creamer 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Natalie Gulbis 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–0–0Juli Inkster 1.5 1–2–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–1–0Cristie Kerr 2.5 2–1–1 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–1–0Christina Kim 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Brittany Lang 2 1–0–2 0–0–1 0–0–0 1–0–1Brittany Lincicome 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Kristy McPherson 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Morgan Pressel 2.5 2–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–1Angela Stanford 1.5 1–2–1 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–1Michelle Wie 3.5 3–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–1 Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsHelen Alfredsson 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Becky Brewerton 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–1–0Laura Davies 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–1–0Tania Elósegui 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–1–0Sophie Gustafson 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Maria Hjorth 3 2–1–2 0–0–1 1–1–0 1–0–1Diana Luna 1.5 1–0–1 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–1Catriona Matthew 2 1–1–2 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–2Janice Moodie 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–0–0Gwladys Nocera 3.5 3–0–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 1–0–0Anna Nordqvist 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Suzann Pettersen 1 1–4–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 1–1–0 References External links Solheim Cup – official site GolfCompendium.com: 2009 Solheim Cup 41.754 -88.487 type:event title Category:Solheim Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Women's sports in Illinois Category:Sugar Grove, Illinois Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup