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Sunday 20 September 1998Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Solheim Cup
Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 1998 · 5th Solheim Cup (Wikipedia)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a new 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 · 12Trailed 10½-5½ after two days of foursomes and fourballs; won the singles 6½-5½ after leading in seven matches early, but Steinhauer's win over Matthew retained the Cup for the U.S. Golf: Europe's fightback ends in failure (The Independent, Andy Farrell, 21 Sep 1998)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Solheim Cup
Muirfield Village, Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 1998
It came as close as I knew it could and I was -- I was very, frankly, scared to death all day today.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 1998
But I felt our players really did it all the way and we were just a little bit too far behind going into the day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 1998
I don't think there's anything to compare it to. This is more important than anything. This is unbelievable feeling.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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