United States wins Solheim Cup 2017
United States retains the Solheim Cup, winning 16½-11½ against European team.
It was going to take a historic effort from the European team to erase a five-point deficit and somehow take back the Solheim Cup on Sunday at Des Moines Golf & Country Club. But the United States team wouldn’t allow it. Earning six of the 12 available singles points on Sunday when it only needed 3½, the American side finished out an impressive three-day triumph, winning 16½-11½, to retain the Cup.
- Final day's result
In the end, it was the proverbial team effort for Team USA in Iowa. All 12 players on the U.S. side won at least one match during the week. And Inkster, the victorious captain as well in 2015, joined Judy Rankin as the only women to captain to back-to-back winning U.S. Solheim Cup teams.
- Team US
"I'm just proud of my team," Inkster said. "I really haven't been nervous all week, but I was a little nervous today. It's just an honor to captain this team, and I'm really honored to captain these girls."
"We just got outplayed, no doubt about it," said European captain Annika Sorenstam. "I'm just so proud with how they fought."
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