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Inverness is a Donald Ross-designed layout which has hosted
four U.S. Opens (in 1920, 1931, 1957 and 1979) and two PGA
Championships (1986 and 1993) along with other high-profile
tournaments.
"Inverness is one of the premier venues in golf and will serve
as a great test for a match-play competition," LPGA Commissioner
Mike Whan said in a statement.
The Solheim Cup is a Ryder Cup-style biennial team competition
that pits the United States against Europe. The U.S. lead Europe
9-5 all-time Cup competition, having won the most recent edition
in Germany in 2015 by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by
Frank Pingue)
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