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Sunday 16 September 2007Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Solheim Cup
Halmstad Golf Club, Tylösand, Halmstad, Sweden (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 14 to Sunday 16 September 2007 · Saturday began after a two-hour weather delay (wind debris); darkness halted the Saturday afternoon fourballs, which were completed early Sunday before the singles (Golf Today/AP)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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 · 12Led 8½–7½ after the completed fourballs but the U.S. went 8-3-1 in the singles; Nicole Castrale's 3 & 2 win over Bettina Hauert gave the U.S. 14½ points Americans seal victory 16-12 (Golf Today, Round 3 report, Sep 2007; Wayback)
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Team cup
Solheim Cup
Halmstad Golf Club, Halmstad Golf Club, Tylösand, Halmstad, Sweden
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States
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From the papers
Golf Today (round 3 report, AP copy)
16 September 2007
I thought we had a lot of talent on our team but that it would be tough to do it over here if you go by history
Golf Today (round 3 report, AP copy)
16 September 2007
None of us feel like losers. We lost to a better team today.
Golf Today (round 2 report, AP copy)
15 September 2007
I think it's totally inappropriate, no matter what. We're all together in this. At the end of the day, it's all for women's golf, and she, if anybody, should know how tough things are.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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