Crooked Stick Golf Club | Carmel, Indiana | September 9th-11thGo to tournament main page for final results and coverage>>
The Solheim Cup is the most prestigious team event in women's professional golf. The biennial, trans-Atlantic event pits the United States against Europe for three days of grueling matchplay competition.
The 2005 Solheim Cup sets up a serious rivalry between the U.S. and European teams. While the U.S. team looking to regain the Cup on American soil after a European victory at Barsebäck Golf & Country Club in Sweden in 2003. The European team, captained again by Sweden's Catrin's Nilsmark, is vying for a first-time Solheim Cup win in the U.S. in the ninth playing of The Solheim Cup at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana from September 9th-11th.
Where: Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. The Golf Channel will carry live coverage of all three rounds of the 2005 Solheim Cup.Why: Nancy Lopez is captain of the U. S Solheim Cup team. She will captain the 12-member team including the top-10 in 2005 Solheim Cup points and two of her own captain picks.More on the European team>>How: A three-day matchplay competition based on a points system with 28 total points available. The competition includes eight foursome matches, eight four-ball matches and 12 singles played on the final day. More on format, scoring and team selection here>>
Brief history: Founded in 1990 by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (KMC) - makers of PING golf equipment - The Solheim Cup features 12 of the top European born players from the Robe Di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET) and 12 top American born players from the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
What happened in 2003?The European Solheim Cup Team won the competition by a score of 17.5-10.5. More>> Cumulative results | Team bios
Where does The Solheim Cup go next?
The 2005 PING Junior Solheim Cup will be held Sept. 6-7 at The Bridgewater Club in Westfield, Ind. In 2003, the European team defeated the U.S. More about 2005>>
Solheim Pairings/Results:Sunday, September 11, 2005 Cumulative resultsSingles PairingsSolheim Cup Interviews:Singles matches interviews>>Four-ball interviews: Day 2>>Foursomes interviews: Day 2>>Four-ball interviews: Day 1>>Foursomes interviews: Day 1>>Pre-tournament interviews>>