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Team competition

Solheim Cup

United States and Europe Established 1990

American Golf Archive illustration of the Solheim Cup trophy.
American Golf Archive editorial illustration

The women’s professional team match between the United States and Europe, built in the same compact language of pairings and singles.

Results by year

21 published editions

Scheduled future editions 2

Future editions recorded so far; this list may be incomplete.

  1. 2020

    1. 2026 Solheim Cup Scheduled

      2026 edition is scheduled.

      Bernardus Golf

    2. 2028 Solheim Cup Scheduled

      September 8, 2028 – September 10, 2028

      2028 edition is scheduled.

Archive essay

Why it matters

The Solheim Cup brings teams of leading women professionals from the United States and Europe into a three-day match-play competition of foursomes, four-ball and singles.

It gives women’s professional golf a recurring transatlantic team record in which partnerships, captains and collective points replace the ordinary individual leaderboard.

Chapter 01

Origins and identity

The first match was played in 1990 at Lake Nona Country Club in Florida. Its early results established an alternating American and European geography that remains central to the competition.

Chapter 02

Place and competitive character

American and European hosts alternate, connecting the match to clubs on both sides of the Atlantic rather than to one permanent venue.

Chapter 03

Traditions, qualification and evolution

Each match awards one point for a win and a half point for a tie. Paired sessions build the score before twelve singles matches determine the final movement of the cup.

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