The inaugural Solheim Cup competition took place in Orlando, Florida, United States at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club from November 16 to November 18, 1990. The United States team beat the European team 111⁄2 points to 41⁄2.
| Dates | November 16–18, 1990 | ||||
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| Venue | Lake Nona Golf & Country Club | ||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States | ||||
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| United States wins the Solheim Cup | |||||
Teams edit
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Format edit
A total of 16 points were available. Day 1 was four rounds of foursomes. Day 2 was four rounds of fourball matches. The final 8 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay. All eight golfers from each team played on each day.
Day one foursomes edit
Friday, November 16, 1990
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Results | 
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| Davies/Nicholas |  2 & 1
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Bradley/Lopez |
| Wright/Neumann |  6 & 5
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Gerring/Mochrie |
| Reid/Alfredsson | 6 & 5
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Sheehan/Jones |
| Johnson/de Lorenzi | 5 & 4
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King/Daniel |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Day two fourball edit
Saturday, November 17, 1990
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Results |
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| Davies/Nicholas | 4 & 3
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King/Daniel |
| Wright/Neumann | 4 & 2
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Gerring/Mochrie |
| Johnson/de Lorenzi | 2 & 1
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Sheehan/Jones |
| Reid/Alfredsson | 2 & 1
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Bradley/Lopez |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 2 | Overall | 6 |
Day three singles edit
Sunday, November 18, 1990
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Results |
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| Trish Johnson | 8 & 7
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Pat Bradley |
| Liselotte Neumann | 7 & 6
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Beth Daniel |
| Alison Nicholas | 6 & 4
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Nancy Lopez |
| Helen Alfredsson | 4 & 3
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Cathy Gerring |
| Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 4 & 2
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Dottie Mochrie |
| Laura Davies | 3 & 2
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Rosie Jones |
| Dale Reid | 2 & 1
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Patty Sheehan |
| Pam Wright | halved | Betsy King |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
| 41⁄2 | Overall | 111⁄2 |