2021 Solheim Cup

The 2021 Solheim Cup was the 17th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held from September 4–6 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. Pat Hurst was captain of the U.S. team for the first time and Catriona Matthew was captain of the European team for the second time. The Inverness course was a par 72 and 6,903 yards (6,312 m).[1]

2021 Solheim Cup
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DatesSeptember 4–6, 2021
VenueInverness Club
LocationToledo, Ohio
Captains
United States 13 15 Europe
Europe wins the Solheim Cup
Location Map
Inverness Club is located in the United States
Inverness Club
Inverness Club
Location in the United States
Inverness Club is located in Ohio
Inverness Club
Inverness Club
Location in Ohio

The 2021 competition was won by Europe with 15 points to 13. It was the second victory by the European team in America, having first won there in 2013.[2]

Format

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

  • Day 1 (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 2 (Sunday): 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 (Monday): 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

Eligibility criteria

The European and United States teams had different eligibility criteria:

Team Europe

Members of the European team must:

  1. be current members of the Ladies European Tour in any category or membership;
  2. 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.[5]

There is no longer a minimum number of LET Ranking Events that must be played.

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.[6]

Team selection

The European and United States teams are selected by different methods.

Team Europe

Team Europe consists of the top two 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 six captain's selections. The 2021 Women's British Open, held at Carnoustie Golf Links, Scotland, ending on August 22, was the final event of the qualification period, and the full team, including the captain's picks, was announced on August 23.[7]

Team USA

Team USA consists of the leading seven 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 three chosen by the team captain. LPGA Solheim Cup points are earned for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period ending on August 22 with the 2021 Women's British Open. Points are doubled in major championships, and top-20 finishes during the 2021 LPGA Tour season earned 50% more points than those in 2019 and 2020.[8]

Teams

Ages on first day of matches, September 4; Rolex rankings at team selection on August 23. Captain's picks shown in yellow.

United States Team USA
PlayerAgePoints
rank[9]		Rolex
ranking		Previous
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Pat Hurst52Non-playing captain
Angela Stanford43Non-playing assistant captain
Michelle Wie West31Non-playing assistant captain
Stacy Lewis36Non-playing assistant captain
Nelly Korda2311143–0–187.50
Danielle Kang2827284–4–050.00
Ally Ewing28322141–3–025.00
Lexi Thompson264124155–4–653.33
Austin Ernst29527142–2–050.00
Jessica Korda28617284–2–262.50
Megan Khang23736130–2–116.67
Lizette Salas328144146–6–250.00
Jennifer Kupcho2412280Rookie
Brittany Altomare30854142–1–162.50
Mina Harigae3110610Rookie
Yealimi Noh2011310Rookie

Source:[10]

Europe Team Europe
PlayerCountryAgePoints
rank[11]		Rolex
ranking		Previous
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Catriona Matthew Scotland52Non-playing captain
Laura Davies England57Non-playing assistant captain
Kathryn Imrie Scotland54Non-playing assistant captain
Suzann Pettersen Norway40Non-playing assistant captain
Emily Kristine Pedersen Denmark25168130–3–00.00
Georgia Hall England25229296–3–066.67
Anna Nordqvist Sweden3431662312–9–256.52
Sophia Popov Germany28300Rookie
Charley Hull England257394159–3–370.00
Carlota Ciganda Spain3120414166–6–450.00
Céline Boutier France27965144–0–0100.00
Matilda Castren Finland2671470Rookie
Nanna Koerstz Madsen Denmark264480Rookie
Leona Maguire Ireland2616430Rookie
Mel Reid England3325533124–6–241.67
Madelene Sagström Sweden281046131–2–033.33

Source:[12][13]

Day one

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Morning foursomes
United States Results Europe
Kang/Ernst Europe 1 up Nordqvist/Castren
Ewing/Khang halved Boutier/Hall
N Korda/J Korda Europe 1 up Reid/Maguire
Thompson/Altomare Europe 1 up Hull/Pedersen
01⁄2 Session 31⁄2
01⁄2 Overall 31⁄2

Afternoon four-ball
United States Results Europe
N Korda/Ewing United States 1 up Madsen/Sagström
Kupcho/Salas United States 1 up Ciganda/Popov
Thompson/Harigae Europe 4 & 3 Nordqvist/Castren
Noh/Altomare Europe 1 up Hall/Maguire
2 Session 2
21⁄2 Overall 51⁄2

Day two

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Morning foursomes
United States Results Europe
Kang/Ernst United States 1 up Hall/Sagström
Thompson/Altomare United States 2 & 1 Hull/Pedersen
N Korda/Ewing Europe 5 & 4 Reid/Maguire
Salas/Kupcho United States 3 & 1 Nordqvist/Castren
3 Session 1
51⁄2 Overall 61⁄2

Afternoon four-ball
United States Results Europe
Noh/Harigae United States 3 & 1 Boutier/Popov
J Korda/Khang Europe 1 up Ciganda/Madsen
Kupcho/Salas halved Reid/Maguire
Kang/Ernst Europe 3 & 2 Hull/Pedersen
11⁄2 Session 21⁄2
7 Overall 9

Day three

Monday, September 6, 2021

Singles
United States Results Europe
Lexi Thompson halved Anna Nordqvist
Ally Ewing Europe 3 & 2 Madelene Sagström
Jennifer Kupcho Europe 5 & 4 Leona Maguire
Nelly Korda United States 1 up Georgia Hall
Mina Harigae Europe 5 & 4 Céline Boutier
Austin Ernst halved Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Lizette Salas Europe 1 up Matilda Castren
Brittany Altomare United States 2 & 1 Carlota Ciganda
Megan Khang United States 3 & 2 Sophia Popov
Yealimi Noh United States 1 up Mel Reid
Jessica Korda United States 3 & 1 Charley Hull
Danielle Kang Europe 1 up Emily Kristine Pedersen
6 Session 6
13 Overall 15

Source: [14]

Individual player records

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

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Brittany Altomare22–2–01–0–01–1–00–1–0
Austin Ernst1.51–2–10–0–11–1–00–1–0
Ally Ewing1.51–2–10–1–00–1–11–0–0
Mina Harigae11–2–00–1–00–0–01–1–0
Danielle Kang11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Megan Khang1.51–1–11–0–00–0–10–1–0
Jessica Korda11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0
Nelly Korda22–2–01–0–00–2–01–0–0
Jennifer Kupcho2.52–1–10–1–01–0–01–0–1
Yealimi Noh22–1–01–0–00–0–01–1–0
Lizette Salas2.52–1–10–1–01–0–01–0–1
Lexi Thompson1.51–2–10–0–11–1–00–1–0

Europe
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Céline Boutier1.51–1–11–0–00–0–10–1–0
Matilda Castren33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Carlota Ciganda11–2–00–1–00–0–01–1–0
Georgia Hall1.51–2–10–1–00–1–11–0–0
Charley Hull22–2–00–1–01–1–01–0–0
Nanna Koerstz Madsen1.51–1–10–0–10–0–01–1–0
Leona Maguire4.54–0–11–0–02–0–01–0–1
Anna Nordqvist2.52–1–10–0–11–1–01–0–0
Emily Kristine Pedersen33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Sophia Popov00–3–00–1–00–0–00–2–0
Mel Reid2.52–1–10–1–02–0–00–0–1
Madelene Sagström11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0

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