1990 Solheim Cup Results
Final Score: USA 11.5, Europe 4.5
Dates Played: November 16-18, 1990
Location: Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida
Team Captains: Mickey Walker (EUR) and Kathy Whitworth (USA)
Team Rosters: Europe — Helen Alfredsson, Laura Davies, Marie Laure de Lorenzo, Trish Johnson, Liselotte Neumann, Alison Nicholas, Dale Reid, Pamela Wright. USA — Pat Bradley, Beth Daniel, Cathy Gerring, Rosie Jones, Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, Dottie Pepper, Patty Sheehan
Notes: They played the first Solheim Cup ever in the USA, and hardly anyone outside of the teams noticed — there was scant media attention. The competition was hotly contested from the outset, however, even if the first Solheim was not very competitive. Beth Daniel led the USA with a 3-0-0 record. ... The first captain's picks in tournament history? Nancy Lopez for Team USA, Laura Davies and Marie-Laure de Lorenzi for Team Europe. ... Davies played the first stroke in Solheim Cup history, and Davies and teammate Alison Nicholas earned the first-ever point in this tournament.
Day One Results
Foursomes
- Laura Davies/Alison Nicholas (EUR) defeated Pat Bradley/Nancy Lopez (USA), 2&1
- Cathy Gerring/Dottie Pepper (USA) defeated Pamela Wright/Liselotte Neumann (EUR), 6&5
- Patty Sheehan/Rosie Jones (USA) defeated Dale Reid/Helen Alfredsson (EUR), 6&5
- Beth Daniel/Betsy King (USA) defeated Trish Johnson/Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (EUR), 5&4
Day Two Results
Four-Ball
- Beth Daniel/Betsy King (USA) defeated Laura Davies/Alison Nicholas (EUR), 4&3
- Liselotte Neumann/Pamela Wright (EUR) defeated Cathy Gerring/Dottie (Pepper) Mochrie (USA), 4&2
- Patty Sheehan/Rosie Jones (USA) defeated Trish Johnson/Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (EUR), 2&1
- Pat Bradley/Nancy Lopez (USA) defeated Dale Reid/Helen Alfredsson (EUR), 2&1
Score for Day 2 session: USA 3, Europe 1
Cumulative score after two days: Second-day cumulative total: USA 6, Europe 2
Day Three Results
Singles
- Pat Bradley (USA) defeated Trish Johnson (EUR), 8&7
- Beth Daniel (USA) defeated Liselotte Neumann (EUR), 7&6
- Nancy Lopez (USA) defeated Alison Nicholas (EUR), 6&4
- Cathy Gerring (USA) defeated Helen Alfredsson (EUR), 4&3
- Dottie Pepper (USA) defeated Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (EUR), 4&2
- Laura Davies (EUR) defeated Rosie Jones (USA), 3&2
- Dale Reid (EUR) defeated Patty Sheehan (USA), 2&1
- Betsy King (USA) halved with Pamela Wright (EUR)
Score for Day 2 session: USA 5.5, Europe 2.5
Cumulative and final score: USA 11.5, Europe, 4.5