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Sunday 8 October 2000Team cupsYear in Review
Europe wins Solheim Cup
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Scotland (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 October 2000 · 6th Solheim Cup; originally scheduled two weeks earlier, delayed at NBC's request (Independent); four of Saturday's six fourballs were suspended for rain and completed on Sunday morning (Independent/AP)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 26° 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
- United States USA · 11½Took an unprecedented 0-4 deficit in Friday morning's foursomes, trailed 9½-4½ into the singles and rallied to 11½-11½, but Nilsmark beat Rosie Jones 1 up and Koch beat Redman 2 and 1 within a minute to give Europe the Cup Europe win Solheim Cup (The Independent, Stephen Wade [AP], 8 Oct 2000)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Solheim Cup
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Scotland
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Europe
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Scott Crockett)
7 October 2000
As I said at the beginning of the week I picked match players. I believed in them and I think they've gone out and believed in themselves. They know exactly what they're doing out there.
The Independent (AP, Stephen Wade)
8 October 2000
No individual championship can top this. It's the U.S. Open and British Open rolled into one
The Independent (AP, Stephen Wade)
8 October 2000
We have only the greatest respect for the rules of the game. And we followed the rules as written. I took the decision out of Kelly's hands.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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