2009 Solheim Cup

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2009 Solheim Cup
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DatesAugust 21–23, 2009
Venue Rich Harvest Farms
Location Sugar Grove, Illinois
Captains
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The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held August 21–23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, west of Chicago. The biennial matches are a three-day team competition for professional female golfers, pitting the 12 best players born in the United States against the 12 best players of European nationality.

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The United States claimed the Cup for the third consecutive meeting, winning 16–12. Entering the final day, the competition was tied at 8 points each, but the U.S. won eight of the dozen singles matches to retain the Solheim Cup. [1]

Teams

The United States and European teams were selected by different methods.

Team USA qualified by earning points for wins and for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2007 State Farm Classic and concluding with the 2009 Women's British Open. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for Team USA. Two additional players were selected by captain Beth Daniel after the conclusion of the Women's British Open on August 2, 2009.

Team Europe was selected by taking the top five players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top four European LET members on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings at the agreed cut off date who were not already qualified via The Solheim Cup standings, and three captain’s selections. Qualifying points for Team Europe were awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events.

Team USA

Flag of the United States.svg    Team USA
NameAgeFrom*Points
rank
Points
Rolex
ranking
Notes
Beth Daniel 52 Florida non-playing captain
Kelly Robbins 39 Michigan non-playing assistant captain
Meg Mallon 46 Florida non-playing assistant captain
Paula Creamer 22 California 1826.55
Cristie Kerr 31 Florida 2735.53
Angela Stanford 31 Texas 3579.08
Kristy McPherson 28 South Carolina 4321.018Solheim Cup rookie
Nicole Castrale 30 California 5314.044
Christina Kim 25 California 6312.042
Brittany Lang 23 Texas 7301.530Solheim Cup rookie
Morgan Pressel 21 Florida 8277.026
Brittany Lincicome 23 Florida 9250.023
Natalie Gulbis 26 Nevada 10201.048
Michelle Wie 19 Hawaii 13166.524captain's pick / Solheim Cup rookie
Juli Inkster 49 California 16152.045captain's pick

*Residence/Hometown according to official 2009 Solheim Cup designation.
Rolex rankings as of August 2, 2009. Rolex ranking does not factor into US Team selection. Shown for comparison purposes only. Lang was 24 on the second day.

Team Europe

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NameAgeResidence or Hometown*LET
ranking
Rolex
ranking
Notes
Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 47 Birmingham, England non-playing captain
Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann 43 Finspång, Sweden non-playing assistant captain
Flag of England.svg Joanne Morley 42 Cheshire, England non-playing assistant captain
Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera 34 Moulins, France 1130
Flag of Spain.svg Tania Elósegui 27 San Sebastián, Spain 2191Solheim Cup rookie
Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna 26 Cannes, Italy 3218Solheim Cup rookie
Flag of England.svg Laura Davies 45 Surrey, England 492
Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson 35 Kungsbacka, Sweden 534
Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen 28 Oslo, Norway 76
Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson 44 Gothenburg, Sweden 1010
Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 39 North Berwick, Scotland 1314
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth 35 Falun, Sweden 1435
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton 26 St Asaph, Wales 11155captain's pick
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist 22 Eskilstuna, Sweden 2022captain's pick/Solheim Cup rookie
Flag of Scotland.svg Janice Moodie 36 Glasgow, Scotland 6788captain's pick

*Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation.
LET rankings as of August 2, 2009
Rolex rankings as of August 2, 2009

2009 Solheim Cup - Team of USA (1).jpg
U.S. Team. Clockwise from upper left: Robbins, Mallon, Inkster, Castrale, Lang, Creamer, Wie, Kerr, Gulbis, Lincicome, Daniel, Stanford, Pressel, Kim, McPherson.
2009 Solheim Cup - Team of Europe (2).jpg
Clockwise from upper left: Morley, Alfredsson, Pettersen, Gustafson, Davies, Luna, Hjorth, Moodie, Nordqvist, Nocera, Brewerton, Nicholas, Elosegui, Matthew.
2009 Solheim Cup Teams

Day one

Friday, August 21, 2009

Morning fourball

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Gustafson/Pettersen Flag of the United States.svg 1 up Kerr/Creamer
Alfredsson/Elósegui Flag of Europe.svg 1 up Stanford/Inkster
Davies/Brewerton Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4 Lang/Lincicome
Matthew/Hjorth halved Pressel/Wie
112Session212
112Overall212

Afternoon foursomes

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Gustafson/Pettersen Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 2 Kim/Gulbis
Brewerton/Nocera Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 1 Stanford/Castrale
Hjorth/Nordqvist Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 2 McPherson/Lincicome
Matthew/Moodie Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1 Creamer/Inkster
2Session2
312Overall412

Day two

Sunday, August 22, 2009

Morning fourball

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Alfredsson/Elósegui Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4 Kim/Wie
Matthew/Luna halved Stanford/Lang
Pettersen/Nordqvist Flag of Europe.svg 1 up Kerr/Castrale
Nocera/Hjorth Flag of Europe.svg 1 up Lincicome/McPherson
212Session112
6Overall6

Afternoon foursomes

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Gustafson/Moodie Flag of Europe.svg 4 & 3 Creamer/Inkster
Alfredsson/Pettersen Flag of the United States.svg 2 up McPherson/Pressel
Brewerton/Nocera Flag of Europe.svg 5 & 4 Gulbis/Kim
Nordqvist/Hjorth Flag of the United States.svg 1 up Kerr/Wie
2Session2
8Overall8

Day three

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Singles

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Suzann Pettersen Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 2 Paula Creamer
Becky Brewerton Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4 Angela Stanford
Helen Alfredsson Flag of the United States.svg 1 up Michelle Wie
Laura Davies halved Brittany Lang
Gwladys Nocera halved Juli Inkster
Catriona Matthew Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 2 Kristy McPherson
Sophie Gustafson Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 2 Brittany Lincicome
Diana Luna Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 2 Nicole Castrale
Tania Elósegui Flag of the United States.svg 2 up Christina Kim
Maria Hjorth halved Cristie Kerr
Anna Nordqvist Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 2 Morgan Pressel
Janice Moodie halved Natalie Gulbis
4Session8
12Overall16

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

United States

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Nicole Castrale 00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Paula Creamer 33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Natalie Gulbis 1.51–1–10–0–11–1–00–0–0
Juli Inkster 1.51–2–10–0–11–1–00–1–0
Cristie Kerr 2.52–1–10–0–11–0–01–1–0
Christina Kim 33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Brittany Lang 21–0–20–0–10–0–01–0–1
Brittany Lincicome 22–2–01–0–00–1–01–1–0
Kristy McPherson 11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Morgan Pressel 2.52–0–11–0–01–0–00–0–1
Angela Stanford 1.51–2–11–0–00–1–00–1–1
Michelle Wie 3.53–0–11–0–01–0–01–0–1

Europe

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Helen Alfredsson 11–3–00–1–00–1–01–1–0
Becky Brewerton 22–2–00–1–02–0–00–1–0
Laura Davies 0.50–1–10–0–10–0–00–1–0
Tania Elósegui 11–2–00–1–00–0–01–1–0
Sophie Gustafson 11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Maria Hjorth 32–1–20–0–11–1–01–0–1
Diana Luna 1.51–0–11–0–00–0–00–0–1
Catriona Matthew 21–1–21–0–00–1–00–0–2
Janice Moodie 1.51–1–10–0–11–1–00–0–0
Gwladys Nocera 3.53–0–10–0–12–0–01–0–0
Anna Nordqvist 22–2–00–1–01–1–01–0–0
Suzann Pettersen 11–4–00–1–00–2–01–1–0

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