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Sunday 20 August 2017Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Solheim Cup
Des Moines Golf and Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa, United States (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 18 to Sunday 20 August 2017 · 15th Solheim Cup (Wikipedia)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning 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 · 11½Trailed 10½–5½ after two days; the singles were split 6–6 and Lizette Salas's 1-up win over Jodi Ewart Shadoff sent the U.S. to 14½ for outright victory Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer help U.S. to Solheim Cup win in Iowa (AP via ESPN, 20 Aug 2017)
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Solheim Cup
Des Moines Golf and Country Club, Des Moines Golf and Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Winner
United States
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From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
20 August 2017
They just bonded. They believed in each other. They played for the person behind them and in front of them. And they played some amazing golf,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 August 2017
We were just walking here from the bus, and I think Caroline said it best. She just said, it really doesn't feel like we lost.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 August 2017
Well, I'm a big believer, we don't get what credit we're due. If we play well, the courses are too short. If we don't play well, we're not good enough.
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What’s in the bag
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