2005 Solheim Cup

Women's team golf competition September 2018 March 2026 Solheim Cup 2005 2005 Solheim Cup logo.png 100px September 9–11, 2005 Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana USA Europe Nancy Lopez Catrin Nilsmark 15 12 United States wins United States#Indiana yes Crooked Stick GC 39.948 -86.194 type:event title The 9th Solheim Cup Match was held September 9–11, 2005 at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis. The United States won the trophy for the sixth time by a score of 15 to 12 points. The winning point was gained by Meg Mallon in her win over Karen Stupples. Teams The European team consisted of seven automatic qualifiers and five wild card picks from Captain Catrin Nilsmark.The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced Ladies European Tour 2005-08-28 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3898 2007-04-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061025101858/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3898 2006-10-25 mdy-all The US team consisted of 10 automatic qualifiers and two picks from Captain Nancy Lopez.Lopez announces 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup Team Ladies European Tour 2005-08-28 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3896 2007-04-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184453/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3896 2007-09-30 mdy-all Europe Captain SWE Catrin Nilsmark - Gothenburg, Sweden Assistant Captain ENG Alison Nicholas - Birmingham, England Automatic qualifiers SWE Annika Sörenstam - Stockholm, Sweden ENG Laura Davies - Coventry, England FRA Ludivine Kreutz - Rognac, France SWE Maria Hjorth - Falun, Sweden DEN Iben Tinning - Copenhagen, Denmark ENG Trish Johnson - Bristol, England FRA Gwladys Nocera - Moulins, France Captains Picks SWE Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden SCO Catriona Matthew - North Berwick, Scotland NOR Suzann Pettersen - Oslo, Norway SWE Sophie Gustafson - Särö, Sweden ENG Karen Stupples - Dover, England Captain Nancy Lopez - Torrance, California Assistant Captain Donna Caponi - Tampa, Florida Automatic qualifiers Cristie Kerr - Miami, Florida Meg Mallon - Natick, Massachusetts Juli Inkster - Santa Cruz, California Rosie Jones - Santa Ana, California Pat Hurst - San Leandro, California Natalie Gulbis - Sacramento, California Christina Kim - San Jose, California Paula Creamer - Pleasanton, California Michele Redman - Zanesville, Ohio Laura Diaz - Scotia, New York Captains Picks Wendy Ward - San Antonio, Texas Beth Daniel - Charleston, South Carolina Format USA 1 Crooked Stick Golf Club 39.948 -86.194 Location in the United States 255 The match format was the same 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 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. 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 Friday, September 9, 2005 Morning foursomes thumb|The U.S. team visiting the White House in January 2006 thumb|right|150px|The 2005 Solheim Cup trophy, designed by Waterford Crystal. 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 and Carin Koch were two down with four to play, playing against Paula Creamer and Beth Daniel, the youngest and oldest participants in the Solheim Cup, Euros Turn Tide, Take Momentum The Golf Channel 2005-09-09 http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17511 2007-04-18 mdy-all but they managed to win the 15th and 17th holes to halve the match. In match three the Europeans snatched another unlikely half point when Sophie Gustafson and Trish Johnson won three holes in a row - the 15th and 17th to come back from three down with four to play against rookie Christina Kim and veteran Pat Hurst. The turnaround in the bottom match was even bigger where Suzann Pettersen and world no.1 Annika 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 over Michele Redman and Laura Diaz. Europe dominated the second match from the start with Laura Davies and Maria Hjorth going three up after six holes against Cristie Kerr and Natalie Gulbis finishing with a 2 and 1 victory. Europeans make comeback to take early Solheim lead Ladies European Tour 2005-09-09 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3933 2007-04-18 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185059/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3933 September 30, 2007 dead Europe 50px Results USA 50pxKoch/MatthewhalvedDaniel/CreamerDavies/HjorthEurope 2 & 1Kerr/GulbisGustafson/JohnsonhalvedKim/HurstSörenstam/PettersenEurope 1 upRedman/Diaz 3 Session 1 3 Overall 1 Afternoon fourball Europe and America shared the points in the afternoon fourballs giving the European team a 5–3 lead at the end of day one, this being only their second first day lead in the nine match series. Europe leads The Solheim Cup by 5–3 on day one Ladies European Tour 2005-09-10 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3939 2007-04-18 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201800/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3939 September 30, 2007 dead In the first match of the day Meg Mallon and Rosie Jones won three of the first four holes with Jones making five birdies in her first seven holes. Euros Two Up with Two Days to Play The Golf Channel 2005-09-09 http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17516 2007-04-18 mdy-all giving them a 3 and 2 win over Iben Tinning and Maria Hjorth. The US also won match two with US rookie Natalie Gulbis and Cristie Kerr going two up after four holes against Sophie Gustafson and European rookie Karen Stupples and never losing the lead, winning 2 and 1. Europe won both the third and fourth matches. In match three Catriona Matthew and Annika Sörenstam went two down to Pat Hurst and Wendy Ward after eight holes but Sörenstam then birdied the 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th and 15th to help earn a 2 and 1 win. In the bottom match Laura Davies was six under par for the 15 holes that she and Suzann Pettersen played in beating Juli Inkster and Paula Creamer by 4 and 3. Europe 50px Results USA 50pxHjorth/TinningUSA 3 & 2Jones/MallonGustafson/StupplesUSA 2 & 1Kerr/GulbisSörenstam/MatthewEurope 2 & 1Hurst/WardDavies/PettersenEurope 4 & 3Creamer/Inkster 2 Session 2 5 Overall 3 Day two Saturday, September 10, 2005 Morning foursomes America staged a fighting comeback in the morning foursomes gaining three out of the four available points to tie the scores at 6-6. The first match of the day featured four Solheim Cup rookies. The all-French pairing of Ludivine Kreutz and Gwladys Nocera, making their Solheim Cup debut, lost three holes from the second and were eventually beaten 4 and 2 by Natalie Gulbis and Christina Kim. In the second match veteran Juli Inkster teamed with rookie Paula Creamer to beat the in form Laura Davies and Maria Hjorth 3 and 2. The third match saw the only victorious European team. The Swedes Carin Koch and Sophie Gustafson won four straight holes at the turn and gained a 5-and-3 victory over Laura Diaz and Wendy Ward. In the bottom match Michele Redman, who was a late replacement after Cristie Kerr suffered a stiff neck, and Pat Hurst were three down after five holes playing Catriona Matthew and Annika Sörenstam, but staged a comeback and won 1 up when Sörenstam hit her tee shot into the water at the 18th. U.S. takes 3 of 4 matches on Saturday morning Ladies European Tour 2005-09-10 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3947 2007-04-20 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184858/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3947 September 30, 2007 dead Americans Stick It to Europeans The Golf Channel 2005-09-10 http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17524 2007-04-20 mdy-all America draw level in Solheim Cup BBC Sport 2005-09-10 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4233504.stm 2007-04-20 mdy-all Europe 50px Results USA 50pxNocera/KreutzUSA 4 & 2Kim/GulbisDavies/HjorthUSA 3 & 2Creamer/InksterGustafson/KochEurope 5 & 3Diaz/WardSörenstam/MatthewUSA 1 upRedman/Hurst 1 Session 3 6 Overall 6 Afternoon fourball The top three fourballs all came down to the final hole. In the top match Trish Johnson and Iben Tinning were 1 down with two to play against Beth Daniel and Juli Inkster. Johnson made a winning eight foot birdie at the 17th and Tinning hit her approach on 18 within 5 ft m of the flag. She missed the birdie chance and the teams had to settle for a half. Match two saw Meg Mallon and Rosie Jones playing Sophie Gustafson and Suzann 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 with Catriona 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 and Cristie 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 and Annika Sörenstam, playing together for the first time against Pat Hurst and Christina Kim. Sörenstam made a 10 ft m on 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 ft m on 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. Europe and the United States tied at 8-8 Ladies European Tour 2005-09-11 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3949 2007-08-15 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201654/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3949 September 30, 2007 dead All Even Entering Sunday Singles The Golf Channel 2005-09-10 http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17529 2007-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20070816180501/http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17529 16 August 2007 live mdy-all Europe 50px Results USA 50pxTinning/JohnsonhalvedDaniel/InksterGustafson/PettersenhalvedJones/MallonKoch/MatthewUSA 1 upKerr/CreamerDavies/SörenstamEurope 4 & 2Kim/Hurst 2 Session 2 8 Overall 8 Day three Sunday, September 11, 2005 Singles 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 beat Sophie Gustafson, 2&1 in the opening match and Paula Creamer beat Laura Davies 7&5 in the second with 7 birdies in 13 holes. Pat Hurst won three in a row from 14 to beat Trish Johnson 2&1, in the first ever match between 2 pregnant players Laura Diaz beat Iben Tinning 6&5, and rookie Christina Kim got a 5&4 win over Ludivine Kreutz. Annika Sörenstam won the first point for the Europeans with a 4&3 win over Beth Daniel in the match six whilst Natalie Gulbis made it six points for the US with a 3&1 win over Maria Hjorth. Then followed a European rally. Catriona Matthew won four out of five holes on the back nine beating Wendy Ward 3&2, Carin Koch won three in a row to beat Michele Redman 2&1 and in an upset, rookie Gwladys Nocera defeated Cristie 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 over Karen Stupples whilst Suzann Pettersen and Rosie Jones halved the final dead rubber to give the US team a victory 15–12. America regains The Solheim Cup Ladies European Tour 2005-09-11 Bethan Cutler http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3953 2007-08-15 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000244/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3953 September 28, 2007 dead U.S. Defeats Europe for Solheim Cup The Golf Channel 2005-09-11 http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=17537 2007-08-15 mdy-all Europe 50px Results USA 50pxSophie GustafsonUSA 2 & 1Juli InksterLaura DaviesUSA 7 & 5Paula CreamerTrish JohnsonUSA 2 & 1Pat HurstIben TinningUSA 6 & 5Laura DiazLudivine KreutzUSA 5 & 4Christina KimAnnika SörenstamEurope 4 & 3Beth DanielMaria HjorthUSA 2 & 1Natalie GulbisCatriona MatthewEurope 3 & 2Wendy WardCarin KochEurope 2 & 1Michele RedmanGwladys NoceraEurope 2 & 1Cristie KerrKaren StupplesUSA 3 & 1Meg MallonSuzann PettersenhalvedRosie Jones 4 Session 7 12 Overall 15 Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsPaula Creamer 3.5 3–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 1–1–0Beth Daniel 1 0–1–2 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–0–1Laura Diaz 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 0–0–0Natalie Gulbis 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Pat Hurst 2.5 2–2–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–2–0Juli Inkster 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–1Rosie Jones 2 1–0–2 0–0–1 0–0–0 1–0–1Cristie Kerr 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0Christina Kim 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–1–0Meg Mallon 2.5 2–0–1 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–1Michele Redman 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–0Wendy Ward 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsLaura Davies 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0Sophie Gustafson 2 1–2–2 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–1–1Maria Hjorth 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Trish Johnson 1 0–1–2 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–0–1Carin Koch 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–1–0Ludivine Kreutz 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Catriona Matthew 2.5 2–2–1 1–0–0 0–1–1 1–1–0Gwladys Nocera 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Suzann Pettersen 3 2–0–2 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1Annika Sörenstam 4 4–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–0–0Karen Stupples 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Iben Tinning 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–1 References External links Solheim Cup – official site GolfCompendium.com: 2005 Solheim Cup Category:Solheim Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Indiana Category:Women's sports in Indiana Category:Sports competitions in Indianapolis Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup