| Dates | 20–22 September 1996 | ||||
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| Venue | St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club | ||||
| Location | Chepstow, Wales | ||||
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| United States wins the Solheim Cup | |||||
The fourth Solheim Cup took place from 20 September to 22 September 1996 at St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 17 points to 11.
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.
Friday, 20 September 1996
 | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Sörenstam/Nilsmark | halved | Robbins/McGann |
| Davies/Nicholas |  1 up | Sheehan/Jones |
| Reid/de Lorenzi | 1 up | Daniel/Skinner |
| Alfredsson/Neumann | 2 & 1 | Pepper/Burton |
| 1⁄2 | Session | 31⁄2 |
| 1⁄2 | Overall | 31⁄2 |
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Johnson |  6 & 5 | Robbins/Bradley |
| Sörenstam/Marshall | 1 up | Skinner/Geddes |
| Neumann/Nilsmark | 1 up | Pepper/King |
| Alfredsson/Nicholas | halved | Mallon/Daniel |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
| 3 | Overall | 5 |
Saturday, 21 September 1996
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Johnson | 4 & 3 | Sheehan/Jones |
| Sörenstam/Nilsmark | 1 up | Pepper/Burton |
| Neumann/Marshall | halved | Mallon/Geddes |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | 4 & 3 | Robbins/McGann |
| 31⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
| 61⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Hackney | 6 & 5 | Daniel/Skinner |
| Sörenstam/Johnson | halved | Mallon/McGann |
| de Lorenzi/Morley | 2 & 1 | Robbins/King |
| Nilsmark/Neumann | 3 & 1 | Sheehan/Geddes |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
| 9 | Overall | 7 |
Sunday, 22 September 1996
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Annika Sörenstam | 2 & 1 | Pat Bradley |
| Kathryn Marshall | 2 & 1 | Val Skinner |
| Laura Davies | 3 & 2 | Michelle McGann |
| Liselotte Neumann | halved | Beth Daniel |
| Lisa Hackney | 1 up | Brandie Burton |
| Trish Johnson | 3 & 2 | Dottie Pepper |
| Alison Nicholas | halved | Kelly Robbins |
| Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 5 & 4 | Betsy King |
| Joanne Morley | 5 & 4 | Rosie Jones |
| Dale Reid | 2 up | Jane Geddes |
| Catrin Nilsmark | 2 & 1 | Patty Sheehan |
| Helen Alfredsson | 4 & 2 | Meg Mallon |
| 2 | Session | 10 |
| 11 | Overall | 17 |
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