The 7th
Solheim Cup Match was held between September 20 and September 22, 2002 at
Interlachen Country Club,
Edina, Minnesota, USA. Team USA won the trophy for the fifth time by a score of 15 to 12 points.
Rosie Jones gained the winning point in her victory over
Karine Icher.
This was the last Solheim Cup to be held in an even-numbered year, as the next Solheim Cup would take place in
2003
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and every odd-numbered year thereafter.
Teams
The European team was supposed to be made up of seven automatic qualifiers and five wild card picks but there was a tie for seventh position so there were eight automatic qualifiers and only four picks from Captain
Dale Reid.
The US team consisted of 10 automatic qualifiers and two picks from Captain
Patty Sheehan.
Europe
*Captain
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Dale Reid -
Ladybank,
Scotland
*Automatic qualifiers
**
Annika Sörenstam -
Stockholm
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, Sweden
**
Raquel Carriedo
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Zaragoza, Spain
**
Karine Icher -
Châteauroux, France
**
Paula Martí -
Barcelona, Spain
**
Sophie Gustafson -
Särö
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, Sweden
**
Suzann Pettersen
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Oslo, Norway
**
Iben Tinning -
Copenhagen, Denmark
**
Maria Hjorth -
Falun, Sweden
*Captains Picks
**
Laura Davies -
Coventry, England
**
Helen Alfredsson -
Gothenburg
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, Sweden
**
Carin Koch -
Kungalv, Sweden
**
Mhairi McKay
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Amateur career
McKay was born in Glasgow. She is a former pupil of Fernhill ...
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Glasgow,
Scotland
*Captain
**
Patty Sheehan -
Middlebury, Vermont
*Automatic qualifiers
**
Juli Inkster -
Santa Cruz, California
**
Laura Diaz -
Scotia, New York
**
Rosie Jones -
Santa Ana, California
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Michele Redman
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Zanesville, Ohio
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Cristie Kerr
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Miami, Florida
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Meg Mallon -
Natick, Massachusetts
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Beth Daniel -
Charleston, South Carolina
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Wendy Ward -
San Antonio, Texas
**
Emilee Klein
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Santa Monica, California
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Kelli Kuehne
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Amateur career
Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. She was the Texas UIL 4A Girls Individual State Champion four years in a row, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 while att ...
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Dallas, Texas
*Captains Picks
**
Kelly Robbins -
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
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Pat Hurst -
San Leandro, California
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Format
The match format was slightly changed from 2000. A total of 28 points were available, divided among four periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. The first period, on Friday morning, was four rounds of
foursomes. This was followed in the afternoon by four rounds of
fourballs. This schedule was repeated on the Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday accounted for 16 points. During these team periods, the players played in teams of two. All players had to play in at least one session of the first two days. The final 12 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) took part.
Day one
''Friday, September 20, 2002''
Morning foursomes
Afternoon fourball
Day two
''Saturday, September 21, 2002''
Morning foursomes
Afternoon fourball
Day three
''Sunday, September 22, 2002''
Singles
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
United States
Europe
Notes and references
External links
Solheim Cup Match Results
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