Every two years, the world's best female professional golfers compete in the Solheim Cup, which takes place this year at the Colorado Golf Club starting on August 16.
Similar to the Ryder Cup, the Solheim Cup is contested by two teams—Europe versus the United States—and is decided by a points system, rather than final scores.
Europe defended its home turf in 2011 at the Killeen Castle Golf Resort in Ireland, winning the event by a score of 15-13 over the Americans, thanks to a 7-5 edge in the final day of play.
The United States has a huge edge historically, however, with a record of 8-4 since the event began in 1990.
The rosters on both sides are loaded with premier players this year, which should lead to another closely contested finish. Here's a full rundown of the schedule, followed by complete rosters for both sides.
Event Schedule
Note: All the action will be televised on the Golf Channel (check your local listings), and the event will be streaming live on GolfChannel.com. All Times ET, Event Schedule via SolheimCupUSA.com
August 16
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Four (4) Foursome Matches
1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Four (4) Four-Ball Matches
August 17
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Four (4) Foursome Matches
1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Four (4) Four-Ball Matches
August 18
12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: 12 Singles Matches
Rosters
Europe
Player/Captain
Nationality
Liselotte Neumann
Sweden
Captain
Annika Sorenstam
Sweden
Vice-Captain
Carin Koch
Sweden
Vice-Captain
Suzann Pettersen
Norway
Carlota Ciganda
Spain
Catriona Matthew
Scotland
Caroline Masson
Germany
Beatriz Recari
Spain
Anna Nordqvist
Sweden
Karine Icher
France
Azahara Munoz
Spain
Caroline Hedwall
Sweden
Jodi Ewart-Shadoff
England
Giulia Sergas
Italy
Charley Hull
England
United States
Player/Captain
Meg Mallon
Captain
Dottie Pepper
Co-Captain
Laura Diaz
Co-Captain
Stacy Lewis
Paula Creamer
Cristie Kerr
Angela Stanford
Brittany Lincicome
Lexi Thompson
Jessica Korda
Brittany Lang
Lizette Salas
Morgan Pressel
Gerina Piller
Michelle Wie
Can Europe Win Two in a Row?
Since the Solheim Cup's inception, the U.S. squad has doubled the win total of the Europeans while three-peating twice.
Contrarily, Europe has never won twice in a row.
With plenty of youth on both sides, it's hard to predict what will happen. But given the fact that this year's Solheim Cup is being contested on U.S. soil, it seems safe to say the Europeans must not allow the Americans to jump out to an early lead.
With six Solheim Cup rookies, Europe will be hard-pressed to defeat a seemingly superior United States roster.
That being said, match-play events are extremely unpredictable.
Anything can happen once the players tee off on Friday.
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