2017 Solheim Cup - wikipedia 2017 Solheim Cup 2017 Solheim Cup Dates August 18 -- 20, 2017 Venue Des Moines Golf and Country Club Location West Des Moines, Iowa Captains Juli Inkster ( USA ) Annika Sörenstam ( Europe ) 161⁄2 111⁄2 United States wins the Solheim Cup ← 2015 2019 → Des Moines Location in the United States Des Moines Golf and CC Location in Iowa The 2017 Solheim Cup was the 15th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held August 18 -- 20 at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. It is a three - day match play event between teams of twelve players with a similar format to the Ryder Cup. Juli Inkster captained the U.S. team for the second time and Annika Sörenstam captained the European team for the first time. The United States won by a score of 161⁄2 to 111⁄2, retaining the cup they won in 2015. Contents 1 Course layout 2 Format 3 Team qualification and selection 3.1 Eligibility criteria 3.2 Team selection 4 Teams 5 Day one 5.1 Morning foursomes 5.2 Afternoon four - ball 6 Day two 6.1 Morning foursomes 6.2 Afternoon four - ball 7 Day three 7.1 Singles 8 Individual player records 8.1 United States 8.2 Europe 9 References 10 External links Course layout The Solheim Cup did not use either of the venue 's two courses, North and South, in the configurations played by club members. Instead, it used a composite course, made up of nine holes from each of the two courses, that played to 6,894 yards ( 6,304 m ) par 73. The average elevation is approximately 950 feet ( 290 m ) above sea level. Hole Yards Par Hole Yards Par 306 10 386 410 11 563 5 168 12 424 561 5 13 446 5 476 5 14 163 6 409 15 536 5 7 331 16 385 8 171 17 186 9 562 5 18 416 Out 3,394 37 In 3,500 36 Source : Total 6,894 73 Format The Solheim Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows : Day 1 ( Friday ) : Four foursome ( 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 foursome ( 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 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. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. If the score is even after 18 holes, each team earns one - half point. Team qualification and selection Eligibility criteria The United States and European teams have different eligibility criteria : Team USA Members of the United States team must 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. Team Europe Members of the European team must : be current members of the Ladies European Tour in any category or membership ; have played in six Ranking Events during the Qualifying Period as a member of the LET, unless selected as a Captain 's pick ( provided she is otherwise eligible ) ; must 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. Team selection The United States and European teams are selected by different methods. Team USA Team USA consisted of the leading eight players from the LPGA Solheim Cup points rankings, the top two players in the Women 's World Golf Rankings not already qualified via the points rankings and two chosen by the team captain. LPGA Solheim Cup points were earned for top - 20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two - year period beginning with the 2015 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic and ending with the 2017 Women 's British Open. Points were doubled in major championships and top - 20 finishes during the 2017 LPGA Tour season earn more points than those in 2015 and 2016. Team Europe Team Europe consisted of the top four players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top four LET members on the Women 's World Golf Rankings who were not already qualified via the Solheim Cup standings, and four captain 's selections. Teams Team USA Player Age Points rank Rolex ranking Previous appearances Matches W -- L -- H Winning percentage Inkster, Juli Juli Inkster 57 Non-playing captain Hurst, Pat Pat Hurst 48 Non-playing assistant captain Ward, Wendy Wendy Ward 44 Non-playing assistant captain Lopez, Nancy Nancy Lopez 60 Non-playing assistant captain Thompson, Lexi Lexi Thompson 22 7 3 -- 2 -- 2 57.14 Lewis, Stacy Stacy Lewis 32 19 12 4 -- 7 -- 1 37.50 Piller, Gerina Gerina Piller 32 24 7 3 -- 2 -- 2 57.14 Kerr, Cristie Cristie Kerr 39 14 8 34 15 -- 14 -- 5 51.47 Kang, Danielle Danielle Kang 24 6 21 0 Rookie Wie, Michelle Michelle Wie 27 7 29 15 7 -- 7 -- 1 50.00 Lang, Brittany Brittany Lang 31 8 41 14 5 -- 6 -- 3 46.43 Lincicome, Brittany Brittany Lincicome 31 9 45 5 18 5 -- 11 -- 2 33.33 Salas, Lizette Lizette Salas 28 12 46 6 1 -- 3 -- 2 33.33 Ernst, Austin Austin Ernst 25 11 57 0 Rookie Yin, Angel Angel Yin 18 22 51 0 Rookie Creamer, Paula Paula Creamer 31 16 110 6 27 14 -- 8 -- 5 61.11 Creamer replaced Jessica Korda, who withdrew with a forearm injury after finishing fifth in points. Ages on first day of matches, August 18 ; Rolex rankings at team selection on August 7. Captain 's picks shown in yellow. Team Europe Player Country Age Points rank Rolex ranking Previous appearances Matches W -- L -- H Winning percentage Sörenstam, Annika Annika Sörenstam Sweden 46 Non-playing captain Figueras - Dotti, Marta Marta Figueras - Dotti Spain 59 Non-playing assistant captain McBride, Maria Maria McBride Sweden 43 Non-playing assistant captain Pettersen, Suzann Suzann Pettersen Norway 36 Non-playing assistant captain ^ Hall, Georgia Georgia Hall England 21 44 0 Rookie Parker, Florentyna Florentyna Parker England 28 106 0 Rookie Reid, Melissa Melissa Reid England 29 97 8 4 -- 3 -- 1 56.25 Ewart Shadoff, Jodi Jodi Ewart Shadoff England 29 28 2 -- 1 -- 0 66.67 Ciganda, Carlota Carlota Ciganda Spain 27 5 20 7 4 -- 1 -- 2 71.43 Hull, Charley Charley Hull England 21 6 25 8 6 -- 2 -- 0 75.00 Icher, Karine Karine Icher France 38 23 42 10 5 -- 4 -- 1 55.00 Nordqvist, Anna Anna Nordqvist Sweden 30 -- 13 16 8 -- 7 -- 1 53.13 Masson, Caroline Caroline Masson Germany 28 8 49 7 2 -- 3 -- 2 42.86 Pedersen, Emily Kristine Emily Kristine Pedersen Denmark 21 9 115 0 Rookie Sagström, Madelene Madelene Sagström Sweden 24 33 70 0 Rookie Matthew, Catriona Catriona Matthew ^ Scotland 47 28 98 8 33 15 -- 10 -- 8 57.58 ^ Matthew, previously named an assistant captain, replaced Suzann Pettersen, who withdrew with a back injury after qualifying for the team by her Rolex ranking. Ages on first day of matches, August 18 ; Rolex rankings at team selection on August 7. Captain 's picks shown in yellow. Day one Friday, August 18, 2017 Morning foursomes In the opening match, Europe was dormie - 2 before Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson won the last two holes to halve the match. In the last match, the United States was two up after 12 holes until Karine Icher and Catriona Matthew won three of the next four holes and won the match by 1 hole. Results Reid / Hull halved Kerr / Thompson Ciganda / Masson 1 up Kang / Salas Nordqvist / Hall 3 & 1 Creamer / Ernst Icher / Matthew 1 up Lewis / Piller 21⁄2 Session 11⁄2 21⁄2 Overall 11⁄2 Afternoon four - ball The United States won all four matches of the afternoon session. The Europe pairs never led at any stage in any of the matches. This was the first time United States swept a session in Solheim Cup history. Results Sagström / Ewart Shadoff 3 & 1 Wie / Kang Ciganda / Pedersen 6 & 5 Yin / Salas Parker / Masson 3 & 2 Lincicome / Lang Hull / Hall 2 & 1 Lewis / Piller 0 Session 21⁄2 Overall 51⁄2 Day two Saturday, August 19, 2017 Morning foursomes After heavy defeats in the first two matches, Europe recovered to level the session by winning the last two matches. The two European pairings who had won their foursomes matches on the first day were also the winning pairs in the second foursomes session. By winning her match, Kerr became the leading United States points scorer, with 19, passing the 18.5 of Juli Inkster. Results Ewart Shadoff / Masson 5 & 3 Kerr / Thompson Reid / Pedersen 5 & 3 Creamer / Ernst Nordqvist / Hall 2 & 1 Lewis / Piller Matthew / Icher 2 & 1 Wie / Kang Session 41⁄2 Overall 71⁄2 Afternoon four - ball The United States won three of the four matches to take a commanding lead, needing just 31⁄2 points in the singles to retain the Solheim Cup. Kerr and Thompson were paired together for the sixth time ( 3 in 2015 and 3 in 2017 ), and remained undefeated as a pair, with four wins and two draws. In 16 holes, the two posted a combined score of 12 under par. Results Reid / Ciganda 2 up Lang / Lincicome Nordqvist / Ewart Shadoff 4 & 2 Salas / Yin Icher / Sagström 2 & 1 Creamer / Ernst Matthew / Hall 4 & 2 Kerr / Thompson Session 51⁄2 Overall 101⁄2 Day three Sunday, August 20, 2017 Singles In the opening singles matchup, Anna Nordqvist won the first four holes against Thompson and held a four - hole advantage with nine holes remaining. Thompson rallied to take a late 1 - up lead, shooting eight under par over the following seven holes. Her run included eagles at the 11th and 15th holes. On the 18th hole, Nordqvist hit her approach shot within a foot of the hole for a birdie that earned Europe a half - point. In the next two matches, Paula Creamer defeated Georgia Hall by a 1 - up margin and Kerr concluded an undefeated week with a 2 and 1 victory over Melissa Reid. Americans Lizette Salas and Angel Yin went dormie in their matches, ensuring that the U.S. would win the 14 points necessary to retain the Solheim Cup. Yin and Karine Icher went on to halve their match, while Salas won against Jodi Ewart Shadoff to clinch an outright victory for the U.S. Results Anna Nordqvist halved Lexi Thompson Georgia Hall 1 up Paula Creamer Melissa Reid 2 & 1 Cristie Kerr Catriona Matthew 1 up Stacy Lewis Karine Icher halved Angel Yin Caroline Masson 4 & 2 Michelle Wie Jodi Ewart Shadoff 1 up Lizette Salas Charley Hull 1 up Brittany Lang Carlota Ciganda 4 & 3 Brittany Lincicome Florentyna Parker 4 & 2 Gerina Piller Madelene Sagström 3 & 2 Austin Ernst Emily Kristine Pedersen 3 & 1 Danielle Kang 6 Session 6 111⁄2 Overall 161⁄2 Individual player records Each entry refers to the Win -- Loss -- Half record of the player. United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs Paula Creamer 3 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Austin Ernst 2 -- 2 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Danielle Kang 3 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Cristie Kerr 3.5 3 -- 0 -- 1 1 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 1 1 -- 0 -- 0 Brittany Lang 2 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 2 -- 0 -- 0 Stacy Lewis 1 -- 3 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Brittany Lincicome 2 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 2 -- 0 -- 0 Gerina Piller 2 -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Lizette Salas 3 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 0 Lexi Thompson 2 -- 0 -- 2 0 -- 0 -- 1 1 -- 0 -- 1 1 -- 0 -- 0 Michelle Wie 1 -- 2 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Angel Yin 1.5 1 -- 1 -- 1 0 -- 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 0 Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs Carlota Ciganda 1 -- 3 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 1 -- 3 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 0 Georgia Hall 2 -- 3 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 2 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 Charley Hull 1.5 1 -- 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 -- 0 Karine Icher 2.5 2 -- 1 -- 1 0 -- 0 -- 1 2 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 Caroline Masson 1 -- 3 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 Catriona Matthew 3 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 2 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 Anna Nordqvist 3.5 3 -- 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 -- 1 2 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Florentyna Parker 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 Emily Kristine Pedersen 0 0 -- 3 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 0 Melissa Reid 0.5 0 -- 3 -- 1 0 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 -- 1 0 -- 1 -- 0 Madelene Sagström 1 -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 0 References Jump up ^ `` Annika Sorenstam named 2017 European Solheim Cup captain ''. 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The Guardian. Retrieved August 22, 2017. External links Official website Solheim Cup 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 American Solheim Cup golfers European Solheim Cup golfers Solheim Cup records Coordinates : 41 ° 35 ′ 49 '' N 93 ° 48 ′ 40 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.597 ° N 93.811 ° W ﻿ / 41.597 ; - 93.811 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Solheim_Cup&oldid=802189983 '' Categories : Solheim Cup Golf in Iowa Sports competitions in Iowa 2017 in women 's golf 2017 in American women 's sport 2017 in sports in Iowa August 2017 sports events in the United States Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Official website not in Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 15 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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