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Sunday 23 August 2009Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Solheim Cup
Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 2009 · 11th Solheim Cup Matches (Wikipedia); teams tied 8–8 after two days (Wikipedia; BBC; solheimcup.com)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Europe · 12Levelled at 8–8 after two days but won only four of the 12 singles; Morgan Pressel's 3 & 2 win over Anna Nordqvist gave the U.S. the 14th point to retain the Cup United States retain Solheim Cup (BBC Sport, 23 Aug 2009)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Solheim Cup
Rich Harvest Farms, Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Illinois
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
solheimcup.com (2009 Solheim Cup - Final Day Notes and Interviews, press conference transcript)
23 August 2009
Well, it's awesome, especially since it was such a hard-fought battle. I mean, Alison had her team ready to play. I mean, we really had to dig deep, and it basically came down to the back nine.
solheimcup.com (2009 Solheim Cup - Final Day Notes and Interviews); also BBC Sport
23 August 2009
It's tough to come over here and win, and to be honest with you, we were huge underdogs to start the week.
solheimcup.com (2009 Solheim Cup - Final Day Notes and Interviews, press conference transcript)
23 August 2009
This is so important to us. It's about pride. It's not about Money List, it's not about rankings, it's not about any of that. This is about our country and it's about our teammates and about our captains
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet