1998 Solheim Cup
The fifth Solheim Cup took place from September 18 to September 20, 1998, at Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio, United States. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 16 points to 12. Teams Europe *Captain ** Pia Nilsson – Sweden *Automatic qualifiers ** Helen Alfredsson – Gothenburg, Sweden ** Laura Davies – Coventry, England ** Marie-Laure de Lorenzi – Biarritz, France ** Alison Nicholas – Gibraltar ** Trish Johnson – Bristol, England ** Catriona Matthew – North Berwick, Scotland ** Annika Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden *Captains Picks ** Sophie Gustafson – Särö, Sweden ** Lisa Hackney – England ** Liselotte Neumann – Finspang, Sweden ** Catrin Nilsmark – Gothenburg, Sweden ** Charlotta Sörenstam – Stockholm, Sweden *Captain **Judy Rankin – St Louis, Missouri *Automatic qualifiers ** Donna Andrews – Lynchburg, Virginia **Brandie Burton – San Bernardino, California **Tammie Green – Somerset, Ohio **Pa ...
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Muirfield Village
Muirfield Village is an “upscale” golf-oriented community in the central United States, located in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. Origins Founded by Jack Nicklaus, it is named after Muirfield, Scotland, where he won the first of his three British Open titles in 1966 to complete the first of his three career grand slams. The village contains an eponymous golf course that hosts the Memorial Tournament, a PGA Tour event played each spring since its inception in 1976. A bronze sculpture of Nicklaus mentoring a young golfer, unveiled in 1999, is located in the wide median of Muirfield Drive. Although the land for the Muirfield Village Golf Club was acquired in 1966, construction began six years later and the golf club officially opened in May 1974, the same year that homes began to be sold. Muirfield Village is one of the wealthiest and most notable neighborhoods in Central Ohio, and is home to many local CEOs and celebrities including Jack Hanna, Urban Meyer, Jason Da ...
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