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 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 Dale Reid - Ladybank, Scotland Automatic qualifiers Annika Sörenstam - Stockholm, Sweden Raquel Carriedo - Zaragoza, Spain Karine Icher - Châteauroux, France Paula Martí - Barcelona, Spain Sophie Gustafson - Särö, Sweden Suzann Pettersen - Oslo, Norway Iben Tinning - Copenhagen, Denmark Maria Hjorth - Falun, Sweden Captains Picks Laura Davies - Coventry, England Helen Alfredsson - Gothenburg, Sweden Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden Mhairi McKay - Glasgow, Scotland

Captain Patty Sheehan - Middlebury, Vermont Automatic qualifiers Juli Inkster - Santa Cruz, California Laura Diaz - Scotia, New York Rosie Jones - Santa Ana, California Michele Redman - Zanesville, Ohio Cristie Kerr - Miami, Florida Meg Mallon - Natick, Massachusetts Beth Daniel - Charleston, South Carolina Wendy Ward - San Antonio, Texas Emilee Klein - Santa Monica, California Kelli Kuehne - Dallas, Texas Captains Picks Kelly Robbins - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Pat Hurst - San Leandro, California

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 fourball. 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 Results Davies/Martí 2 upInkster/DiazTinning/Carriedo 1 upDaniel/WardAlfredsson/Pettersen 4 & 2Robbins/HurstSörenstam/Koch 3 & 2Mallon/Kuehne 3 Session 1 3 Overall 1

Afternoon fourball Results Davies/Martí 1 upJones/KerrGustafson/Icher 4 & 3Diaz/KleinSörenstam/Hjorth 2 & 1Redman/MallonMcKay/Koch 3 & 2Inkster/Kuehne 1 Session 3 4 Overall 4

Day two Saturday, September 21, 2002

Morning foursomes Results Sörenstam/Koch 4 & 3Redman/KerrMcKay/Tinning 3 & 2Klein/WardDavies/Martí 2 & 1Mallon/InksterAlfredsson/Pettersen 3 & 1Diaz/Robbins 1 Session 3 5 Overall 7

Afternoon fourball Results Sörenstam/Koch 4 & 3Daniel/WardHjorth/Tinning 1 upKuehne/HurstIcher/Carriedo 1 upKerr/JonesDavies/Gustafson 1 upRobbins/Klein 4 Session 0 9 Overall 7

Day three Sunday, September 22, 2002

Singles Results Raquel Carriedo 4 & 3Juli InksterPaula Martí 5 & 3Laura DiazHelen Alfredsson 2 & 1Emilee KleinIben Tinning 3 & 2Kelli KuehneSuzann PettersenhalvedMichele RedmanAnnika SörenstamhalvedWendy WardMaria Hjorth 5 & 3Kelly RobbinsSophie Gustafson 3 & 2Cristie KerrLaura Davies 3 & 2Meg MallonMhairi McKay 3 & 2Pat HurstCarin KochhalvedBeth DanielKarine Icher 3 & 2Rosie Jones 3 Session 8 12 Overall 15

Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsBeth Daniel 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 1–0–0 0–1–0Laura Diaz 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Pat Hurst 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Juli Inkster 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Rosie Jones 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0Cristie Kerr 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Emilee Klein 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–1–0Kelli Kuehne 0 0–4–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0Meg Mallon 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Michele Redman 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0 1–0–0Kelly Robbins 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Wendy Ward 2.5 2–1–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–1–0

Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsHelen Alfredsson 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–0Raquel Carriedo 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Laura Davies 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0Sophie Gustafson 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0Maria Hjorth 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–1–0Karine Icher 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–1–0Carin Koch 4.5 4–0–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 2–0–0Paula Martí 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Mhairi McKay 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Suzann Pettersen 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–0–0Annika Sörenstam 3.5 3–1–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 1–1–0Iben Tinning 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–0–0

Notes and references

External links Solheim Cup Match Results