The second Solheim Cup golf match took place from 2 October to 4 October 1992 at Dalmahoy Country Club, Edinburgh, Scotland. The European team beat the United States team 111⁄2 points to 61⁄2, to win the trophy for the first time.
| Dates | 2–4 October 1992 | ||||
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| Venue | Dalmahoy Country Club | ||||
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||
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| Europe wins the Solheim Cup | |||||
Teams
editThe US team captain, Kathy Whitworth had to return to the US before the start of the competition following the death of her mother the day the team arrived. LPGA President Alice Miller took over as captain.[1]
Format
editA total of 18 points were available. Day 1 was four rounds of foursomes. Day 2 was four rounds of fourballs. The final 10 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, all ten golfers from each team playing on the final day.
Day one foursomes
editFriday, 2 October 1992
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Nicholas | King/Daniel | |
| Alfredsson/Neumann | Bradley/Mochrie | |
| Descampe/Johnson | Ammaccapane/Mallon | |
| Reid/Wright | halved | Sheehan/Inkster |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 11⁄2 |
Day two fourball
editSaturday, 3 October 1992
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Nicholas | Sheehan/Inkster | |
| Descampe/Johnson | halved | Burton/Richard |
| Reid/Wright | King/Mallon | |
| Alfredsson/Neumann | halved | Bradley/Mochrie |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 41⁄2 | Overall | 31⁄2 |
Day three singles
editSunday, 4 October 1992
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laura Davies | Brandie Burton | |
| Helen Alfredsson | Danielle Ammaccapane | |
| Trish Johnson | Patty Sheehan | |
| Alison Nicholas | Juli Inkster | |
| Florence Descampe | Beth Daniel | |
| Pam Wright | Pat Bradley | |
| Catrin Nilsmark | Meg Mallon | |
| Kitrina Douglas | Deb Richard | |
| Liselotte Neumann | Betsy King | |
| Dale Reid | Dottie Mochrie | |
| 7 | Session | 3 |
| 111⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
Notes and references
edit- ^ Mickey, Lisa D. "Hail to the Chief". Golf for Women Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2007.