The inaugural Solheim Cup competition took place in Orlando, Florida, United States at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club from November 16 to November 18, 1990. The United States team beat the European team 1112 points to 412.

1990 Solheim Cup
DatesNovember 16–18, 1990
VenueLake Nona Golf & Country Club
LocationOrlando, Florida, United States
Captains
United States 1112 412 Europe
United States wins the Solheim Cup
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Teams

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Format

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A total of 16 points were available. Day 1 was four rounds of foursomes. Day 2 was four rounds of fourball matches. The final 8 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay. All eight golfers from each team played on each day.

Day one foursomes

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Friday, November 16, 1990

  Results  
Davies/Nicholas   2 & 1 Bradley/Lopez
Wright/Neumann   6 & 5 Gerring/Mochrie
Reid/Alfredsson   6 & 5 Sheehan/Jones
Johnson/de Lorenzi   5 & 4 King/Daniel
1 Session 3
1 Overall 3

Day two fourball

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Saturday, November 17, 1990

  Results  
Davies/Nicholas   4 & 3 King/Daniel
Wright/Neumann   4 & 2 Gerring/Mochrie
Johnson/de Lorenzi   2 & 1 Sheehan/Jones
Reid/Alfredsson   2 & 1 Bradley/Lopez
1 Session 3
2 Overall 6

Day three singles

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Sunday, November 18, 1990

  Results  
Trish Johnson   8 & 7 Pat Bradley
Liselotte Neumann   7 & 6 Beth Daniel
Alison Nicholas   6 & 4 Nancy Lopez
Helen Alfredsson   4 & 3 Cathy Gerring
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi   4 & 2 Dottie Mochrie
Laura Davies   3 & 2 Rosie Jones
Dale Reid   2 & 1 Patty Sheehan
Pam Wright halved Betsy King
212 Session 512
412 Overall 1112
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