| Dates | September 18–20, 1998 | ||||
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| Venue | Muirfield Village | ||||
| Location | Dublin, Ohio | ||||
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| United States wins the Solheim Cup | |||||
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.
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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, September 18, 1998
 | Results |  |
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| Davies/Johnson |  3 & 1 | Pepper/Inkster |
| Alfredsson/Nicholas | 3 & 1 | Mallon/Burton |
| Hackney/Neumann | 1 up | Robbins/Hurst |
| A. Sörenstam/Matthew |  3 & 2 | Andrews/Green |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
| | Results | |
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| C. Sörenstam/Davies | halved | King/Johnson |
| Hackney/Gustafson | 7 & 5 | Hurst/Jones |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | 2 & 1 | Robbins/Steinhauer |
| A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark | 2 up | Pepper/Burton |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
Saturday, September 19, 1998
| | Results | |
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| A. Sörenstam/Matthew | 3 & 2 | Andrews/Steinhauer |
| C. Sörenstam/Davies | 3 & 2 | Mallon/Burton |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | 1 up | Pepper/Inkster |
| Neumann/Nilsmark | 1 up | Robbins/Hurst |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 81⁄2 |
| | Results | |
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| A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark | 5 & 3 | King/Jones |
| Hackney/Davies | 2 up | Johnson/Green |
| Alfredsson/de Lorenzi | 4 & 3 | Andrews/Steinhauer |
| Neumann/C. Sörenstam | 2 & 1 | Mallon/Inkster |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 51⁄2 | Overall | 101⁄2 |
Sunday, September 20, 1998
| | Results | |
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| Laura Davies | 1 up | Pat Hurst |
| Helen Alfredsson | 2 & 1 | Juli Inkster |
| Annika Sörenstam | 2 & 1 | Donna Andrews |
| Liselotte Neumann | 1 up | Brandie Burton |
| Trish Johnson | 3 & 2 | Dottie Pepper |
| Charlotta Sörenstam | 2 & 1 | Kelly Robbins |
| Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 1 up | Christa Johnson |
| Catrin Nilsmark | 6 & 4 | Rosie Jones |
| Alison Nicholas | 1 up | Tammie Green |
| Catriona Matthew | 3 & 2 | Sherri Steinhauer |
| Lisa Hackney | 6 & 5 | Betsy King |
| Sophie Gustafson | halved | Meg Mallon |
| 61⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
| 12 | Overall | 16 |
