1998 Solheim Cup

Women's team golf competition September 2018 March 2026 Solheim Cup 1998 September 18–20, 1998 Muirfield Village Dublin, Ohio USA Europe Judy Rankin Pia Nilsson 16 12 United States wins United States#Ohio yes Muirfield Village 40.1405 -83.1414 type:event title thumb|right|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 SWE Pia Nilsson – Sweden Automatic qualifiers SWE Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden ENG Laura Davies – Coventry, England FRA Marie-Laure de Lorenzi – Biarritz, France ENG Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar ENG Trish Johnson – Bristol, England SCO Catriona Matthew – North Berwick, Scotland SWE Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden Captains Picks SWE Sophie Gustafson – Särö, Sweden ENG Lisa Hackney – England SWE Liselotte Neumann – Finspang, Sweden SWE Catrin Nilsmark – Gothenburg, Sweden SWE Charlotta Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden 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 Europe 50px Results USA 50pxDavies/JohnsonUSA 3 & 1Pepper/InksterAlfredsson/NicholasUSA 3 & 1Mallon/BurtonHackney/NeumannUSA 1 upRobbins/HurstA. Sörenstam/MatthewEurope 3 & 2Andrews/Green 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Afternoon fourball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxC. Sörenstam/DavieshalvedKing/JohnsonHackney/GustafsonUSA 7 & 5Hurst/JonesAlfredsson/de LorenziEurope 2 & 1Robbins/SteinhauerA. Sörenstam/NilsmarkUSA 2 upPepper/Burton 1 Session 2 2 Overall 5 Day two Saturday, September 19, 1998 Morning foursomes Europe 50px Results USA 50pxA. Sörenstam/MatthewUSA 3 & 2Andrews/SteinhauerC. Sörenstam/DaviesEurope 3 & 2Mallon/BurtonAlfredsson/de LorenziUSA 1 upPepper/InksterNeumann/NilsmarkUSA 1 upRobbins/Hurst 1 Session 3 3 Overall 8 Afternoon fourball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxA. Sörenstam/NilsmarkEurope 5 & 3King/JonesHackney/DaviesEurope 2 upJohnson/GreenAlfredsson/de LorenziUSA 4 & 3Andrews/SteinhauerNeumann/C. SörenstamUSA 2 & 1Mallon/Inkster 2 Session 2 5 Overall 10 Day three Sunday, September 20, 1998 Singles Europe 50px Results USA 50pxLaura DaviesEurope 1 upPat HurstHelen AlfredssonEurope 2 & 1Juli InksterAnnika SörenstamEurope 2 & 1Donna AndrewsLiselotte NeumannEurope 1 upBrandie BurtonTrish JohnsonUSA 3 & 2Dottie PepperCharlotta SörenstamUSA 2 & 1Kelly RobbinsMarie-Laure de LorenziEurope 1 upChrista JohnsonCatrin NilsmarkUSA 6 & 4Rosie JonesAlison NicholasUSA 1 upTammie GreenCatriona MatthewUSA 3 & 2Sherri SteinhauerLisa HackneyEurope 6 & 5Betsy KingSophie GustafsonhalvedMeg Mallon 6 Session 5 12 Overall 16 External links 1998 Solheim Cup Match Results Category:Solheim Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Women's sports in Ohio Category:Sports in Dublin, Ohio Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup