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===Solheim Cup captaincy=== At the [[2013 Solheim Cup]] at the [[Colorado Golf Club]] in [[Parker, Colorado]], United States, Sörenstam participated as a non-playing assistant captain, selected by European Team captain Liselotte Neumann. During the match, the Americans accused Sörenstam of telling a European caddie that European player [[Jodi Ewart Shadoff]] should concede a putt for par to [[Paula Creamer]], so it could not show teammate [[Lexi Thompson]] the line for a coming putt. By the rules, only the captain was allowed to give advice to players during the competition. In the end, the 2013 match became an 18–10 triumph for the European team, winning on American soil for the first time and defending the cup for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/23750732 |title=Europe record historic victory over United States |date=19 August 2013 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> For the [[2015 Solheim Cup]] at [[Golf Club St. Leon-Rot]], [[Germany]], Sörenstam again was appointed an assistant captain by a Swedish European Team captain, this time [[Carin Koch]]. Two controversies with Sörenstam involved, given a lot of public attention, occurred during the match. The second day afternoon four-ball match between [[Suzann Pettersen]] and [[Charley Hull]] for Europe against [[Alison Lee]] and [[Brittany Lincicome]], United States, was all square, when Lee missed a putt to win the 17th hole. Taking for granted that the next 18-inch putt was conceded, Lee picked up her ball. However, Pettersen pointed out that it was not conceded, and the Europeans won the hole. Koch and Sörenstam tried to convince Pettersen to change her mind and concede the putt, but as it was a fact that Lee had picked up her ball without the putt being given to her, it was not a possibility within the [[rules of golf]], for the players to agree on the outcome of the hole and change the sequence of events afterwards. Pettersen/Hull eventually won the match.<ref name="Coffin">{{cite news |last=Coffin |first=Jay |date=20 September 2015 |title=U.S. rises above controversy to win Solheim Cup |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/jay-coffin/us-rises-above-controversy-win-solheim-cup/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910215856/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/jay-coffin/us-rises-above-controversy-win-solheim-cup/ |archive-date=10 September 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2016 |work=Golf Channel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rice |first=Simon |date=21 September 2015 |title=Solheim Cup 2015: Suzann Pettersen says sorry for controversial incident, hopes Alison Lee and US team will forgive her |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/solheim-cup-2015-suzann-pettersen-says-sorry-for-controversial-incident-hopes-alison-lee-and-us-team-10510678.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/solheim-cup-2015-suzann-pettersen-says-sorry-for-controversial-incident-hopes-alison-lee-and-us-team-10510678.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |accessdate=27 July 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later during the 2015 Solheim Cup, after Koch and Sörenstam was seen in a discussion with U.S. captain [[Juli Inkster]], Sörenstam explained that she was accused of giving advice, which she strongly denied.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mell |first=Randall |date=21 September 2015 |title=Sorenstam: 'I was wrongly accused of giving advice' |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/sorenstam-i-was-wrongly-accused-giving-advice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070503/https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/sorenstam-i-was-wrongly-accused-giving-advice |archive-date=27 July 2021 |access-date=28 May 2020 |work=Golf Channel}}</ref> The 2015 match ended in a U.S. win 14{{frac|1|2}}–13{{frac|1|2}}, after a strong American come-back the last day, said to have been inspired by the incident with the not conceded putt.<ref name="Coffin"/> Sörenstam was appointed captain of the [[2017 Solheim Cup|2017]] European Solhem Cup team.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 31, 2016 |title=Annika Sorenstam named 2017 European Solheim Cup captain |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/15098255/annika-sorenstam-named-2017-european-solheim-cup-captain |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The match, played at [[Des Moines Golf and Country Club]], [[Iowa]], United States, was won by the U.S. team 16{{frac|1|2}}–11{{frac|1|2}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 20, 2017 |title=Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer help U.S. to Solheim Cup win in Iowa |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/20398524/us-beats-europe-solheim-cup-iowa |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
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