2013 Solheim Cup

The 2013 Solheim Cup was the 13th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held on August 16–18 at the Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colorado, southeast of Denver. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from the United States and from Europe. Similar to the Ryder Cup, it is a three-day match play event between teams of twelve players. Europe won the matches by a score of 18-10.

The U.S. team had won eight of the twelve previous Solheim Cups. Europe was the defending champion, having won in 2011 in Ireland, but had never won in the United States. The matches included a series of firsts for Team Europe:

2011 Solheim Cup

The 2011 Solheim Cup was the 12th Solheim Cup matches, held 23-25 September in Ireland at Killeen Castle in County Meath, northwest of Dublin. The biennial matches are a three-day contest for professional female golfers, between teams of 12 top players from the United States and Europe. Entering the 2011 matches, the U.S. had won the three recent competitions, with Europe's last victory coming eight years earlier in 2003 in Sweden.

After the first two days of team play, the competition was tied at 8-all. Europe went 7–5 in singles on Sunday and regained the Cup, 15–13. It was Europe's fourth win, all won on home soil.

Format

The Solheim Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows

2017 Solheim Cup

The 2017 Solheim Cup is the 15th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, being held on dates to be announced in September at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. It is a three-day match play event between teams of twelve players with a similar format to the Ryder Cup.

The United States is the defending team, having won the cup in 2015.

Format

The Solheim Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows:

Solheim

Solheim is Norwegian for "Home of the Sun" and may refer to:

People with the surname