1990 Solheim Cup

  • Kathy Whitworth (USA)
  • Mickey Walker (Europe)
United States 1112 412 Europe
United States wins the Solheim Cup
1992 →

The inaugural Solheim Cup competition took place in Orlando, Florida, United States at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club from November 16 to November 18, 1990. The United States team beat the European team 1112 points to 412.

Teams

Europe Europe

 United States

Format

A total of 16 points were available. Day 1 was four rounds of foursomes. Day 2 was four rounds of fourball matches. The final 8 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay. All eight golfers from each team played on each day.

Day one foursomes

Friday, November 16, 1990

Europe Results United States
Davies/Nicholas Europe 2 & 1 Bradley/Lopez
Wright/Neumann United States 6 & 5 Gerring/Mochrie
Reid/Alfredsson United States 6 & 5 Sheehan/Jones
Johnson/de Lorenzi United States 5 & 4 King/Daniel
1 Session 3
1 Overall 3

Day two fourball

Saturday, November 17, 1990

Europe Results United States
Davies/Nicholas United States 4 & 3 King/Daniel
Wright/Neumann Europe 4 & 2 Gerring/Mochrie
Johnson/de Lorenzi United States 2 & 1 Sheehan/Jones
Reid/Alfredsson United States 2 & 1 Bradley/Lopez
1 Session 3
2 Overall 6

Day three singles

Sunday, November 18, 1990

Europe Results United States
Trish Johnson United States 8 & 7 Pat Bradley
Liselotte Neumann United States 7 & 6 Beth Daniel
Alison Nicholas United States 6 & 4 Nancy Lopez
Helen Alfredsson United States 4 & 3 Cathy Gerring
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi United States 4 & 2 Dottie Mochrie
Laura Davies Europe 3 & 2 Rosie Jones
Dale Reid Europe 2 & 1 Patty Sheehan
Pam Wright halved Betsy King
212 Session 512
412 Overall 1112

External links

  • 1990 Solheim Cup Match Results

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