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2023 Solheim Cup
Dates22–24 September 2023
Venue Finca Cortesin
Location Casares, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Captains
Europe 14 14 United States
Europe retains the Solheim Cup
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The 2023 Solheim Cup was the 18th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held 22–24 September in southern Spain at the Finca Cortesin in Casares, Andalusia. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. Stacy Lewis captained the U.S. team for the first time and Suzann Pettersen captained the European team for the first time. The par-72 course was set at 6,312 metres (6,903 yd). [1]

The previous competition in 2021 was won by Europe, 15 points to 13. [2] The 2023 competition resulted in a draw, with each team scoring 14 points. As the Cup can only change hands on a victory by either side, Europe retained it.

The Solheim Cup will return to even-numbered years in 2024, the first time since 2002; the Ryder Cup returned to an odd-year schedule after the 2020 competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format

The competition was a three-day match play event between teams of 12 players with a similar format to the Ryder Cup, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows: [3]

  • Day 1 (Friday): Four foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and four fourball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session. A total of eight players from each team participate in each session.
  • Day 2 (Saturday): Four foursomes matches in a morning session and four fourball matches in an afternoon session. A total of eight players from each team participate in each session.
  • Day 3 (Sunday): 12 singles matches. All 12 players from each team participate.

With a total of 28 points, 141⁄2 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. [3] All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. If the score is even after 18 holes, each team earns one-half point. [4]

Team qualification and selection

Team Europe

In order to be eligible to be a member of the European team, players were required to:

  • be current members of the Ladies European Tour in any category or membership;
  • have played in eight Ranking Events (excluding the Excluded Championships) during the Qualifying Period as a member of the LET, unless the relevant player has been selected by the appointed captain for the 2023 European Team;
  • be a "European national". To be a "European national", the player must satisfy the criteria set out in the "Nationality Policy" issued by the International Golf Federation. [5]

Team Europe was made up of eight automatic qualifiers – the top two players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top six LET members on the Women's World Golf Rankings who were not already qualified via the Solheim Cup standings – and four captain's selections.

Team USA

In order to be eligible to be a member of the United States team, players were required to be current members of the LPGA Tour and meet one of these three citizenship criteria:

  • U.S. citizens by birth, regardless of their birthplace.
  • Those who were naturalized as U.S. citizens before age 18.
  • Those who became U.S. citizens by adoption before age 13. [6]

Team USA was made up of nine automatic qualifiers – the leading seven players from the LPGA Solheim Cup points rankings and the top two players in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already qualified via the points rankings – and three chosen by the team captain. LPGA Solheim Cup points were earned for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period. [7]

Teams

Coaching staff: captain – Suzann Pettersen, vice-captains – Laura Davies, Caroline Martens, Anna Nordqvist (playing vice-captain). [8]

Europe Team Europe
Player Country Age Points
rank [9] 		Rolex
ranking 		Previous
appearances 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Céline Boutier   France 29 1 3 2 7 5–1–1 78.57%
Maja Stark   Sweden 23 2 40 0 Rookie
Linn Grant   Sweden 24 3 19 0 Rookie
Charley Hull   England 27 4 9 5 19 11–5–3 65.79%
Carlota Ciganda   Spain 33 5 33 5 19 7–8–4 47.37%
Georgia Hall   England 27 8 16 3 13 7–5–1 57.69%
Anna Nordqvist   Sweden 36 10 37 7 27 14–10–3 57.41%
Leona Maguire   Ireland 28 13 14 1 5 4–0–1 90.00%
Caroline Hedwall (P)   Sweden 34 17 120 4 15 8–6–1 56.67%
Madelene Sagström (P)   Sweden 30 28 42 2 6 2–4–0 33.33%
Gemma Dryburgh (P)   Scotland 30 42 48 0 Rookie
Emily Kristine Pedersen (P)   Denmark 27 48 114 2 7 3–4–0 42.86%

Source: [10] [11]

Coaching staff: captain – Stacy Lewis, assistant captains – Morgan Pressel, Natalie Gulbis, Angela Stanford [12] [13] [14]

United States Team USA
Player Age Points
rank [15] 		Rolex
ranking 		Previous
appearances 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Lilia Vu 25 1 1 0 Rookie
Nelly Korda 25 2 2 2 8 5–2–1 68.75%
Allisen Corpuz 25 3 8 0 Rookie
Megan Khang 25 4 13 2 6 1–3–2 33.33%
Jennifer Kupcho 26 5 28 1 4 2–1–1 62.50%
Danielle Kang 30 6 31 3 12 5–7–0 41.67%
Andrea Lee 25 7 43 0 Rookie
Lexi Thompson 28 8 26 5 19 6–6–7 50.00%
Rose Zhang 20 17 30 0 Rookie
Ally Ewing (P) 30 9 33 2 8 2–5–1 31.25%
Cheyenne Knight (P) 26 11 46 0 Rookie
Angel Yin (P) 24 12 32 2 6 3–2–1 58.33%

Source: [16] [17] [18]

Ages on first day of matches, 22 September; Rolex rankings at team selection. Captain's picks (P) shown in yellow.

Day one

Friday, 22 September 2023

Morning foursomes

Europe Results United States
Stark/ Grant United States 2 & 1 Thompson/ Khang
Boutier/ Hall United States 1 up Kang/ Lee
Maguire/ Nordqvist United States 1 up Korda/ Corpuz
Hull/ Pedersen United States 5 & 4 Ewing/ Knight
0 Session 4
0 Overall 4

For the first time in Solheim Cup history, Team USA swept a foursomes session. [19]

Afternoon four-ball

Europe Results United States
Dryburgh/ Sagström halved Zhang/ Khang
Maguire/ Hall Europe 1 up Thompson/ Vu
Pedersen/ Stark halved Kupcho/ Corpuz
Ciganda/ Grant Europe 4 & 2 Yin/ Ewing
3 Session 1
3 Overall 5

Emily Kristine Pedersen made the second hole-in-one in Solheim Cup history on the 12th hole in the afternoon four-ball. [20]

Day two

Saturday, 23 September 2023

Morning foursomes

Europe Results United States
Pedersen/ Ciganda Europe 2 & 1 Vu/ Kupcho
Maguire/ Nordqvist United States 1 up Thompson/ Khang
Boutier/ Hall United States 5 & 3 Korda/ Corpuz
Stark/ Grant Europe 1 up Kang/ Lee
2 Session 2
5 Overall 7

Afternoon four-ball

Europe Results United States
Hull/ Maguire Europe 4 & 3 Korda/ Ewing
Nordqvist/ Hedwall United States 2 up Knight/ Yin
Sagström/ Pedersen Europe 2 & 1 Zhang/ Lee
Ciganda/ Grant Europe 2 & 1 Kang/ Vu
3 Session 1
8 Overall 8

Day three

Sunday, 24 September 2023

Singles

Europe Results United States
Linn Grant United States 1 up Megan Khang
Leona Maguire Europe 4 & 3 Rose Zhang
Charley Hull United States 4 & 2 Danielle Kang
Anna Nordqvist Europe 2 & 1 Jennifer Kupcho
Georgia Hall halved Andrea Lee
Gemma Dryburgh halved Cheyenne Knight
Céline Boutier United States 2 & 1 Angel Yin
Caroline Hedwall Europe 2 up Ally Ewing
Madelene Sagström United States 4 & 3 Lilia Vu
Maja Stark Europe 2 & 1 Allisen Corpuz
Carlota Ciganda Europe 2 & 1 Nelly Korda
Emily Kristine Pedersen United States 2 & 1 Lexi Thompson
6 Session 6
14 Overall 14

Sources: [21] [22]

Individual player records

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

Europe

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Céline Boutier 0 0–3–0 0–1-0 0–2–0 0–0–0
Carlota Ciganda 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0
Gemma Dryburgh 1 0–0–2 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–1
Linn Grant 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0
Georgia Hall 1.5 1–2–1 0–0–1 0–2–0 1–0–0
Caroline Hedwall 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Charley Hull 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0
Leona Maguire 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 2–0–0
Anna Nordqvist 1 1–3–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 0–1–0
Emily Kristine Pedersen 2.5 2–2–1 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–1
Madelene Sagström 1.5 1–1–1 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–0–1
Maja Stark 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–1

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Allisen Corpuz 2.5 2–1–1 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–0–1
Ally Ewing 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–2–0
Danielle Kang 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Megan Khang 3.5 3–0–1 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–1
Cheyenne Knight 2.5 2–0–1 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–0
Nelly Korda 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–1–0
Jennifer Kupcho 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–1
Andrea Lee 1.5 1–2–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–1–0
Lexi Thompson 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–1–0
Lilia Vu 1 1–3–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–2–0
Angel Yin 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0
Rose Zhang 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–1

References

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