the solheim cup is being held at west des moines, iowa this year.
where is the solheim cup being held this year?
west des moines , iowa
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the 2017 solheim cup was the 15th edition of the solheim cup matches, held august 18–20 at the des moines golf and country club in west des moines, iowa. the solheim cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from europe and the united states. it is a three-day match play event between teams of twelve players with a similar format to the ryder cup. juli inkster captained the u.s. team for the second time and annika sörenstam captained the european team for the first time.
2017 solheim cup
the junior solheim cup is a version of the solheim cup for girls aged 12 to 18. it was inaugurated in 2002. it is currently officially called the ping junior solheim cup. the junior solheim cup follows a similar format to the solheim cup and features the top 12 u.s. amateur girls—defined as girls participating in american junior golf association (ajga) events—versus their european counterparts. college/university golfers are ineligible to participate in the event, even if they meet the age cutoff. the event is held over two days, with six fourball and six foursomes matches on the first day, and twelve singles matches on the second day. each event has been held in the general vicinity of that year's solheim cup, and each event since 2015 has been held at the same venue as the solheim cup but on a different course.
junior solheim cup