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1996 Solheim Cup

Field	Value
name	Solheim Cup
year	1996
dates	20–22 September 1996
venue	St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club
location	Chepstow, Wales
home	Europe
away	USA
homecaptain	Mickey Walker
awaycaptain	Judy Rankin
homescore	11
awayscore	17
result	United States wins

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.

Teams

Europe

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

Europe	Results	USA
Sörenstam/Nilsmark	halved	Robbins/McGann
Davies/Nicholas	USA 1 up	Sheehan/Jones
Reid/de Lorenzi	USA 1 up	Daniel/Skinner
Alfredsson/Neumann	USA 2 & 1	Pepper/Burton
	Session	3

Afternoon fourball

Europe	Results	USA
Davies/Johnson	Europe 6 & 5	Robbins/Bradley
Sörenstam/Marshall	Europe 1 up	Skinner/Geddes
Neumann/Nilsmark	USA 1 up	Pepper/King
Alfredsson/Nicholas	halved	Mallon/Daniel
2	Session	1

Day two

Saturday, 21 September 1996

Morning foursomes

Europe	Results	USA
Davies/Johnson	Europe 4 & 3	Sheehan/Jones
Sörenstam/Nilsmark	Europe 1 up	Pepper/Burton
Neumann/Marshall	halved	Mallon/Geddes
Alfredsson/de Lorenzi	Europe 4 & 3	Robbins/McGann
3	Session

Afternoon fourball

Europe	Results	USA
Davies/Hackney	Europe 6 & 5	Daniel/Skinner
Sörenstam/Johnson	halved	Mallon/McGann
de Lorenzi/Morley	USA 2 & 1	Robbins/King
Nilsmark/Neumann	Europe 3 & 1	Sheehan/Geddes
2	Session	1

Day three

Sunday, 22 September 1996

Singles

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

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