Solheim Cup 2015: Results

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United States fought back to win the Solheim Cup in Germany.

Sunday's singles

United States regained the Solheim Cup after coming from 10-6 down to win the required 14 1/2 points at St Leon-Rot in Germany.

Europe

Score

US

Ciganda

Halved

Thompson

Matthew

US win 2UP

Pressel

Icher

Europe win 3&2

Lincicome

Reid

Europe win 2&1

Lang

Nocera

US win 3&1

Lee

Masson

US win 1UP

Piller

Nordqvist

Europe win 2&1

Lewis

Munoz

US win 3&1

Salas

Pettersen

US win 2&1

Stanford

Hull

US win 3&2

Kerr

Hedwall

US win 6&4

Wie

Gal

US win 4&3

Creamer

3 1/2

Session

8 1/2

13 1/2

Overall

14 1/2

Saturday's afternoon fourballs (completed on Sunday)

Europe

Score

US

Munoz & Ciganda

US 3&2

Thompson & Kerr

Icher & Matthew

Europe 2&1

Salas & Lang

Pettersen & Hull

Europe 2UP

Lee & Lincicome

Masson & Hedwall

US 1UP

Lewis & Piller

2

Session

2

10

Overall

6

Saturday's morning foursomes

Europe

Score

US

Reid & Ciganda

Europe win 4&3

Lee & Wie

Hull & Pettersen

Europe win 1UP

Creamer & Pressel

Gal & Matthew

Europe win 1UP

Stanford & Lincicome

Nordqvist & Hedwall

US win 5 & 4

Lewis & Piller

3

Session

1

8

Overall

4

Friday's afternoon fourballs (completed on Saturday)

Europe

Score

US

Nordqvist & Hedwall

Europe win 4&3

Pressel & Creamer

Hull & Nocera

Europe win 3&2

Lee & Stanford

Reid & Ciganda

Halved

Kerr & Thompson

Masson & Gal

Halved

Piller & Lang

2

Session

0

5

Overall

3

Friday's morning foursomes

Europe

Score

US

Nordqvist & Pettersen

US win 3&2

Pressel & Creamer

Hull & Reid

Europe win 2&1

Wie & Lincicome

Icher & Munoz

US win 2&1

Kerr & Thompson

Gal & Matthew

Europe win 3&2

Lewis & Salas

2

Session

2

2

Overall

2

Format

The Solheim Cup is a biennial 12-woman team competition played over three days with 12 singles matches, eight fourball matches and eight foursomes matches.

Friday: Four morning foursomes, four fourballs in afternoon.

Saturday: Four morning foursomes, four fourballs in afternoon.

Sunday: 12 singles matches.

Teams

Europe: Carlota Ciganda, Sandra Gal, Caroline Hedwall, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Azahara Munoz, Gwladys Nocera, Anna Nordqvist, Suzann Pettersen, Melissa Reid.

Captain: Carin Koch

United States: Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lang, Alison Lee, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Gerina Piller, Morgan Pressel, Lizette Salas, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie.

Captain: Juli Inkster

History

The first Solheim Cup was contested in 1990 with the USA victorious on home soil; Europe responded with victory in Scotland in 1992.

The USA lead the series 8-5 going into the 2015 match. Europe ended a run of three defeats in the biennial tournament with 2011's 15-13 victory in Ireland and followed that with an 18-10 win in Colorado in 2013 - a first triumph on American soil.

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