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.
Teams
Europe Captain Pia Nilsson – Sweden Automatic qualifiers Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden Laura Davies – Coventry, England Marie-Laure de Lorenzi – Biarritz, France Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar Trish Johnson – Bristol, England Catriona Matthew – North Berwick, Scotland Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden Captains Picks Sophie Gustafson – Särö, Sweden Lisa Hackney – England Liselotte Neumann – Finspang, Sweden Catrin Nilsmark – Gothenburg, Sweden Charlotta Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden
Captain Judy Rankin – St Louis, Missouri Automatic qualifiers Donna Andrews – Lynchburg, Virginia Brandie Burton – San Bernardino, California Tammie Green – Somerset, Ohio Pat Hurst – San Leandro, California Juli Inkster – Santa Cruz, California Christa Johnson – Arcata, California Kelly Robbins – Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Betsy King – Reading, Pennsylvania Meg Mallon – Natick, Massachusetts Dottie Pepper – Saratoga Springs, New York Captains Picks Rosie Jones – Santa Ana, California Sherri Steinhauer – Madison, Wisconsin
Format 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.
Day one Friday, September 18, 1998
Morning foursomes Results Davies/Johnson 3 & 1Pepper/InksterAlfredsson/Nicholas 3 & 1Mallon/BurtonHackney/Neumann 1 upRobbins/HurstA. Sörenstam/Matthew 3 & 2Andrews/Green 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3
Afternoon fourball Results C. Sörenstam/DavieshalvedKing/JohnsonHackney/Gustafson 7 & 5Hurst/JonesAlfredsson/de Lorenzi 2 & 1Robbins/SteinhauerA. Sörenstam/Nilsmark 2 upPepper/Burton 1 Session 2 2 Overall 5
Day two Saturday, September 19, 1998
Morning foursomes Results A. Sörenstam/Matthew 3 & 2Andrews/SteinhauerC. Sörenstam/Davies 3 & 2Mallon/BurtonAlfredsson/de Lorenzi 1 upPepper/InksterNeumann/Nilsmark 1 upRobbins/Hurst 1 Session 3 3 Overall 8
Afternoon fourball Results A. Sörenstam/Nilsmark 5 & 3King/JonesHackney/Davies 2 upJohnson/GreenAlfredsson/de Lorenzi 4 & 3Andrews/SteinhauerNeumann/C. Sörenstam 2 & 1Mallon/Inkster 2 Session 2 5 Overall 10
Day three Sunday, September 20, 1998
Singles Results Laura Davies 1 upPat HurstHelen Alfredsson 2 & 1Juli InksterAnnika Sörenstam 2 & 1Donna AndrewsLiselotte Neumann 1 upBrandie BurtonTrish Johnson 3 & 2Dottie PepperCharlotta Sörenstam 2 & 1Kelly RobbinsMarie-Laure de Lorenzi 1 upChrista JohnsonCatrin Nilsmark 6 & 4Rosie JonesAlison Nicholas 1 upTammie GreenCatriona Matthew 3 & 2Sherri SteinhauerLisa Hackney 6 & 5Betsy KingSophie GustafsonhalvedMeg Mallon 6 Session 5 12 Overall 16
External links 1998 Solheim Cup Match Results