2003 Solheim Cup
solheim cup eighth solheim cup held – september barsebäck golf country club loddekopinge skåne sweden first time european team hosted outside united kingdom rosie jones u conceded birdie putt catriona matthew giving win europe reached ⁄ point required win solheim cup third time overall competition outcome decided amid controversy four five remaining match conceded final score ⁄ ⁄ european team consisted seven automatic qualifier five wild card pick captain catrin nilsmark u team consisted automatic qualifier two pick captain patty sheehan match format unchanged total point available divided among four period team play followed one period single play first period friday morning four round foursome followed afternoon four round fourballs schedule repeated saturday morning afternoon four period friday saturday accounted point team period player played team two player play least one session first two day final point decided round single matchplay player team took part friday september european team started day strongly dominating foursome match first point scottish pairing catriona matthew janice moodie birdie putt sealed win scottish pairing somewhat controversially picked team second european point also gained th green annika sörenstam suzann pettersen gone closed match third victorious european team sophie gustafson solheim cup rookie elisabeth esterl beat highly experienced american combination meg mallon rosie jones winning th u team avoided morning session whitewash gaining half point top match carin koch laura davy one five play beth daniel kelly robbins made birdie th match halved afternoon fourball match saw fightback u team suzann pettersen four month pregnant patricia meunierlebouc point european beating u rookie angela stanford veteran meg mallon juli inkster beth daniel oldest ever solheim cup player came back three play win th annika sörenstam carin koch thus ending koch unbeaten record kelli kuehne cristie kerr top match laura davy catriona matthew whilst michele redman rosie jones came behind redman chipping green saturday september europe three potential four point morning foursome extend lead big hitting scandinavian pairing suzann pettersen sophie gustafson kicked thing win previous day winner cristie kerr kelli kuehne second match saw two european rookie iben tinning elisabeth esterl first german play solheim cup taking u rookie angela stanford veteran michele redman match always close tinning hole testy footer gain half annika sörenstam carin koch returned winning way beating wendy ward heather bowie three hole around turn parred th hole win bottom match also close ended half neither team could make birdie afternoon fourballs started encouragingly u team european rookie pairing playing first match week ana belén sánchez mhairi mckay well beaten veteran u combination beth daniel juli inkster u match two well kelli kuehne cristie kerr teaming beat laura davy sophie gustafson winning th th hole scottish pair janice moodie catriona matthew got point back europe th th th win final match day spectacular finish laura diaz kelly robbins tap birdie th hole annika sörenstam halve hole foot putt fringe green diaz sixfoot putt birdie missed pettersens birdie putt ten foot miss europe threepoint lead going final day single sunday september janice moodie led europe taking fourhole lead seven hole eventually beating kelli kuehne juli inkster got first point day u team comprehensively beating carin koch sophie gustafson beat heather bowie leave bowie pointless week iben tinning turn wendy ward ward missed par putt ana belén sánchez fought hard day eventually lost michele redman annika sörenstam never behind always control win angela stanford minute catriona matthew gained winning point remaining match conceded winner whoever lead match laura davy meg mallon level time davy mallon offered concede first entry refers win–loss–half record player solheim cup match result