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Sunday 11 September 2005Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Solheim Cup
Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 9 to Sunday 11 September 2005 · 9th Solheim Cup; teams tied 8–8 after two days (BBC; LET)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Europe · 12½Level at 8–8 after two days, Europe lost the first five singles and the U.S. took the singles 7½–4½, denying Europe a first win on U.S. soil USA defeat Europe in Solheim Cup (BBC Sport, 11 Sep 2005)
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Team cup
Solheim Cup
Crooked Stick Golf Club, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport (Lopez calls Cup victory 'a dream')
11 September 2005
These players played their hearts out. It's awesome. They were ready. They weren't afraid of it.
BBC Sport (Nilsmark lauds Europe's fighters)
11 September 2005
The Americans played unbelievable golf today. We did fight back but it wasn't quite good enough. There's always one team that plays better and it was them.
BBC Sport (Nilsmark lauds Europe's fighters)
11 September 2005
I do feel a little responsible but I kept fighting to the end
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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