1996 Solheim Cup

The fourth Solheim Cup took place from 20 September to 22 September 1996 at St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 17 points to 11.

Teams
Europe
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mickey Walker (Captain) - England
 * 🇸🇪 Helen Alfredsson - Gothenburg, Sweden
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laura Davies - Coventry, England
 * 🇫🇷 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi - Biarritz, France
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lisa Hackney - England
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Trish Johnson - Bristol, England
 * Kathryn Marshall - Dundee, Scotland
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joanne Morley - Sale, England
 * 🇸🇪 Liselotte Neumann - Finspang, Sweden
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alison Nicholas - Gibraltar
 * 🇸🇪 Catrin Nilsmark - Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Dale Reid - Ladybank, Scotland
 * 🇸🇪 Annika Sörenstam - Stockholm, Sweden

🇺🇸
 * Judy Rankin (Captain) - St Louis, Missouri
 * Pat Bradley - Westford, Massachusetts
 * Brandie Burton - San Bernardino, California
 * Beth Daniel - Charleston, South Carolina
 * Jane Geddes - Huntington, New York
 * Rosie Jones - Santa Ana, California
 * Betsy King - Reading, Pennsylvania
 * Meg Mallon - Natick, Massachusetts
 * Michelle McGann - West Palm Beach, Florida
 * Dottie Pepper - Saratoga Springs, New York
 * Kelly Robbins - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
 * Patty Sheehan - Middlebury, Vermont
 * Val Skinner - Hamilton, Montana

Format
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. 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, 20 September 1996

Day two
Saturday, 21 September 1996

Day three
Sunday, 22 September 1996