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Sunday 4 October 1992Team cupsYear in Review

Europe wins Solheim Cup

Dalmahoy Country Club, Edinburgh, Scotland (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October 1992 · 2–4 October 1992 (Wikipedia); Friday foursomes, Saturday fourballs, Sunday singles (Independent day reports dated 3, 4 and 6 Oct 1992)

Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

10 h 50 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R1Not yet researched
  2. R2Not yet researched
  3. R3Not yet researched
  4. R4Not yet researched

The name over time

Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.

The ones it got away from

20 started

Same week

Team cup

Solheim Cup

Dalmahoy Country Club, Dalmahoy Country Club, Edinburgh, Scotland

2 of 5 researched

Winner

Europe

11½–6½Total
5 pointsMargin

To par and runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

The Independent

I think the Americans are in a state of shock. It is almost impossible to appreciate what has happened. We have beaten the best golfers in the world. We outplayed them, totally.

Mickey Walker, quoted in The Independent, 6 October 1992. The report

The Independent

We are much more of a team. We know each other much better and the players have really gelled. The other thing is that we have no fear of playing against the United States.

Mickey Walker, quoted in The Independent, 3 October 1992. The report

The Independent

We were against two of the best players in the world. We knew that if we left the door open they'd step in.

Laura Davies, quoted in The Independent, 3 October 1992. The report
Top 10

Not yet researched

The golfer

Not yet researched

What’s in the bag

No bag on file yet