The 2011 Solheim Cup was the 12th Solheim Cup matches, held 23–25 September in Ireland at Killeen Castle in County Meath, northwest of Dublin. The biennial matches are a three-day contest for professional female golfers, between teams of 12 top players from the United States and Europe. Entering the 2011 matches, the U.S. had won the three recent competitions, with Europe's last victory coming eight years earlier in 2003 in Sweden.
After the first two days of team play, the competition was tied at 8-all. Europe went 7–5 in singles on Sunday and regained the Cup, 15–13.[1][2][3] It was Europe's fourth win, all won on home soil.
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^"Europe hold their nerve to defeat the United States in a nerve-racking finish". The Daily Telegraph. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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