| 1998 Solheim Cup | ||
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| Dates | September 18 - 20 | |
| Venue | Muirfield Village | |
| Location | Dublin, Ohio | |
| Captains | Judy Rankin (US) Pia Nilsson (EU) |
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| 16 12 | ||
| United States wins the Solheim Cup | ||
| «1996 | 2000» | |
The fifth Solheim Cup took place from September 18 to September 20, 1998 at Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio, USA. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 16 points to 12.
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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 four-balls. 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.
| Results | ||
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| Laura Davies/Trish Johnson | 3 and 1 | Dottie Pepper/Juli Inkster |
| Helen Alfredsson/Alison Nicholas | 3 and 1 | Meg Mallon/Brandie Burton |
| Lisa Hackney/Liselotte Neumann | 1 up | Kelly Robbins/Pat Hurst |
| Annika Sörenstam/Catriona Matthew | 3 and 2 | Donna Andrews/Tammie Green |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
| Results | ||
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| Charlotta Sörenstam/Laura Davies | Match halved | Betsy King/Christa Johnson |
| Lisa Hackney/Sophie Gustafson | 7 and 5 | Pat Hurst/Rosie Jones |
| Helen Alfredsson/Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 2 and 1 | Kelly Robbins/Sherri Steinhauer |
| Annika Sörenstam/Catrin Nilsmark | 2 up | Dottie Pepper/Brandie Burton |
| 1 ½ | Fourballs | 2 ½ |
| 2 ½ | Overall | 5 ½ |
| Results | ||
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| Annika Sörenstam/Catriona Matthew | 3 and 2 | Donna Andrews/Sherri Steinhauer |
| Charlotta Sörenstam/Laura Davies | 3 and 2 | Meg Mallon/Brandie Burton |
| Helen Alfredsson/Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 1 up | Dottie Pepper/Juli Inkster |
| Liselotte Neumann/Catrin Nilsmark | 1 up | Kelly Robbins/Pat Hurst |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 3 ½ | Overall | 8 ½ |
| Results | ||
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| Annika Sörenstam/Catrin Nilsmark | 5 and 3 | Betsy King/Rosie Jones |
| Lisa Hackney/Laura Davies | 2 up | Christa Johnson/Tammie Green |
| Helen Alfredsson/Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 4 and 3 | Donna Andrews/Sherri Steinhauer |
| Liselotte Neumann/Charlotta Sörenstam | 2 and 1 | Meg Mallon/Juli Inkster |
| 2 | Fourballs | 2 |
| 5 ½ | Overall | 10 ½ |
| Results | ||
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| Laura Davies | 1 up | Pat Hurst |
| Helen Alfredsson | 2 and 1 | Juli Inkster |
| Annika Sörenstam | 2 and 1 | Donna Andrews |
| Liselotte Neumann | 1 up | Brandie Burton |
| Trish Johnson | 3 and 2 | Dottie Pepper |
| Charlotta Sörenstam | 2 and 1 | Kelly Robbins |
| Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 1 up | Christa Johnson |
| Catrin Nilsmark | 6 and 4 | Rosie Jones |
| Alison Nicholas | 1 up | Tammie Green |
| Catriona Matthew | 3 and 2 | Sherri Steinhauer |
| Lisa Hackney | 6 and 5 | Betsy King |
| Sophie Gustafson | Match halved | Meg Mallon |
| 6 ½ | Fourballs | 5 ½ |
| 12 | Overall | 16 |
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