Solheim Cup - Waterford, Ireland
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The Solheim Cup is on display at the House of Waterford Crystal showrooms and visitor centre in Waterford, Ireland.
Waymark Code: WMFE14
Location: Munster, Ireland
Date Posted: 10/04/2012
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The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim.
The inaugural Cup was held in 1990, and the event was staged in even number years until 2002, alternating years with the Ryder Cup (the equivalent men's event between the USA and Europe). As part of the general reshuffling of team golf events consequent to the one-year postponement of the 2001 Ryder Cup due to 9/11, the Solheim Cup switched to odd numbered years from 2003.
The European team won the Solheim Cup in 1992 at the Dalmahoy Country Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. (See our picture)
The world-famous Waterford Crystal has a long tradition of providing handcrafted trophies to major sporting events around the world, including tennis, Formula 1, sailing and especially golf. The World’s top sporting events still turn to Waterford Crystal when they want to reward their best athletes. (
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