Dates | August 21–23, 2009 | ||||
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Venue | Rich Harvest Farms | ||||
Location | Sugar Grove, Illinois | ||||
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United States wins the Solheim Cup | |||||
The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held August 21–23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, west of Chicago. The biennial matches are a three-day team competition for professional female golfers, pitting the 12 best players born in the United States against the 12 best players of European nationality.
The United States claimed the Cup for the third consecutive meeting, winning 16–12. Entering the final day, the competition was tied at 8 points each, but the U.S. won eight of the dozen singles matches to retain the Solheim Cup.[1]