Golf Compendium

It's might seem paradoxical that the golfer who holds the record for losing the most Solheim Cup matches also shares the record for winning the most matches. It's not, really: That golfer also played in the most Solheim Cups, so she played a lot of matches over her career. Others on the list below really did have terrible Solheim Cup records, though.

Foursomes is one of the match-play formats golfers play in the Solheim Cup. And in the history of the Solheim Cup, nobody has been better at foursomes than Annika Sorenstam.

In the history of the Solheim Cup, which golfers have proved the best at winning fourball matches? That's what the list below shows — the competition's all-time leaders in fourball matches won. And at No. 1 is Cristie Kerr with 11 fourball victories.

The 2028 Solheim Cup will be the 21st time this competition is played. It features two teams of women professional golfers from the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, respectively, in a Team USA vs. Team Europe match-play format. The tournament is played every two years, currently in even-numbered years.

The largest margin of victory in any foursomes match played in the Solheim Cup is 6-and-5. And that score has been registered six times so far.

The largest winning margin in any fourball match at the Solheim Cup is 7-and-5. That score has been recorded twice. And it means that the winning side ended the match after just 13 holes.

What are the biggest margins of victory in singles matches at the Solheim Cup? The largest winning margin in a Solheim Cup singles match is 8-and-7.

Which golf courses have played host to the Solheim Cup? The list of all Solheim Cup courses appears below. This event is played every two years between two squads of women professional golfers: One team represents Europe, the other the United States.

The 2026 Solheim Cup was the 20th time this competition was played. The three-day, match play tournaments pits two teams of women professional golfers, one representing the United States, the other Europe. The all-time standings at this point, following Europe's 2026 victory, were 11 wins for Team USA, eight wins for Team Europe, plus one tie.

In the history of the Solheim Cup, which golfer has made the most appearances as a player? And which golfer has played in the most combined singles, fourballs and foursomes matches? In both cases, the record-holder is Laura Davies.

The Solheim Cup was first played in 1990. Since then, how many holes-in-one have been scored in the biennial competition? Through 2021, there had been exactly one. But in the 2023 Solheim Cup, another player finally holed out for an ace, too. The very first Solheim Cup ace was made by Anna Nordqvist, and here it is:

In the history of the Solheim Cup, only one golfer aged 50 or older has played. The recordholder for oldest Solheim Cup golfer is Juli Inkster, who was 51 years, 2 months and 30 days old when she played in the 2011 Solheim Cup .

The youngest golfer ever to play in the Solheim Cup was just 17 years old when she set the record during the 2013 Solheim Cup . And that same year, there was an 18-year-old on the other team who became the second-youngest Solheim Cup player.

Women's professional golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour can offer prize funds of a couple million dollars or more. Payouts to the winner from such a tournament purse top several hundred thousand dollars and go up, with payouts descending based on place of finish. So how much money do the players on the winning and losing teams in the Solheim Cup earn? The answer is the same: None.

The history of the Solheim Cup, the biennial competition between Team Europe and Team USA, dates to 1990. In that time, which golfer has earned the most points for her team? The record-holder is Laura Davies, with 25 points won. Davies barely beats out Annika Sorenstam for this record.

The 2024 Solheim Cup was the 19th time this three-day, United States-vs.-Europe team competition was played. Following Team USA's victory over Team Europe, the all-time standings were 11 wins for Team USA, seven wins for Team Europe, plus one tie.

In the history of the Solheim Cup, which golfer has won the most matches? Two golfers share the record, and those two are both from Team Europe.

Who holds the record for most losses in Solheim Cup singles matches? Which golfer has suffered the most singles defeats in the biennial Team USA vs. Team Europe competition?

Which golfer holds the record for most wins in singles matches at the Solheim Cup? The all-time Solheim Cup record for most wins in singles matches is six, and that record is shared by Juli Inkster (pictured above/Team USA) and Catriona Matthew (Team Europe).

The list of Solheim Cup captains goes back to 1990, the year the competition was first played. It was launched that year to give the world's best women golfers a competition modeled after the Ryder Cup, with teams representing Europe and the United States.