1996 Solheim Cup

The fourth Solheim Cup took place from 20 September to 22 September 1996 at St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 17 points to 11.

1996 Solheim Cup

Dates	20–22 September 1996
Venue	St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club
Location	Chepstow, Wales
Captains	Mickey Walker (Europe) Judy Rankin (USA)
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United States wins the Solheim Cup
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Teams

Europe Mickey Walker (Captain) - England Helen Alfredsson - Gothenburg, Sweden Laura Davies - Coventry, England Marie-Laure de Lorenzi - Biarritz, France Lisa Hackney - England Trish Johnson - Bristol, England Kathryn Marshall - Dundee, Scotland Joanne Morley - Sale, England Liselotte Neumann - Finspang, Sweden Alison Nicholas - Gibraltar Catrin Nilsmark - Gothenburg, Sweden Dale Reid - Ladybank, Scotland Annika Sörenstam - Stockholm, Sweden

United States Judy Rankin (Captain) - St Louis, Missouri Pat Bradley - Westford, Massachusetts Brandie Burton - San Bernardino, California Beth Daniel - Charleston, South Carolina Jane Geddes - Huntington, New York Rosie Jones - Santa Ana, California Betsy King - Reading, Pennsylvania Meg Mallon - Natick, Massachusetts Michelle McGann - West Palm Beach, Florida Dottie Pepper - Saratoga Springs, New York Kelly Robbins - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Patty Sheehan - Middlebury, Vermont Val Skinner - Hamilton, Montana

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, 20 September 1996

Morning foursomes

	Results
Sörenstam/Nilsmark	halved	Robbins/McGann
Davies/Nicholas	1 up	Sheehan/Jones
Reid/de Lorenzi	1 up	Daniel/Skinner
Alfredsson/Neumann	2 & 1	Pepper/Burton
1⁄2	Session	31⁄2
1⁄2	Overall	31⁄2

Afternoon fourball

	Results
Davies/Johnson	6 & 5	Robbins/Bradley
Sörenstam/Marshall	1 up	Skinner/Geddes
Neumann/Nilsmark	1 up	Pepper/King
Alfredsson/Nicholas	halved	Mallon/Daniel
21⁄2	Session	11⁄2
3	Overall	5

Day two

Saturday, 21 September 1996

Morning foursomes

	Results
Davies/Johnson	4 & 3	Sheehan/Jones
Sörenstam/Nilsmark	1 up	Pepper/Burton
Neumann/Marshall	halved	Mallon/Geddes
Alfredsson/de Lorenzi	4 & 3	Robbins/McGann
31⁄2	Session	1⁄2
61⁄2	Overall	51⁄2

Afternoon fourball

	Results
Davies/Hackney	6 & 5	Daniel/Skinner
Sörenstam/Johnson	halved	Mallon/McGann
de Lorenzi/Morley	2 & 1	Robbins/King
Nilsmark/Neumann	3 & 1	Sheehan/Geddes
21⁄2	Session	11⁄2
9	Overall	7

Day three

Sunday, 22 September 1996

Singles

	Results
Annika Sörenstam	2 & 1	Pat Bradley
Kathryn Marshall	2 & 1	Val Skinner
Laura Davies	3 & 2	Michelle McGann
Liselotte Neumann	halved	Beth Daniel
Lisa Hackney	1 up	Brandie Burton
Trish Johnson	3 & 2	Dottie Pepper
Alison Nicholas	halved	Kelly Robbins
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi	5 & 4	Betsy King
Joanne Morley	5 & 4	Rosie Jones
Dale Reid	2 up	Jane Geddes
Catrin Nilsmark	2 & 1	Patty Sheehan
Helen Alfredsson	4 & 2	Meg Mallon
2	Session	10
11	Overall	17

External links

• 1996 Solheim Cup Match Results