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Sunday 22 September 1996Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Solheim Cup
St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September 1996 · fourth Solheim Cup (Wikipedia; The Independent 'the fourth Solheim Cup match')
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Europe · 11Trailed 5–3 after day one, led 9–7 after Saturday's 3½–½ foursomes and 2½–1½ fourballs, then lost the singles 10–2 Abject Europe humiliated in singles battle (The Independent, 23 Sep 1996)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Solheim Cup
St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
23 September 1996
We were a little shocked. Our pride was not hurt, because people had played very well against us. But it was not a position we wanted to end up in.
The Independent
23 September 1996
Apart from the opening foursomes, I think the way we played was fantastic and I honestly thought we would go out and win,
The Independent
23 September 1996
I made everything I looked at for three matches, but I could not make a putt on the last day,
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet