Rosie Jones named 2011 US Solheim Cup captain

The victorious United States Solheim Cup team will have a new captain when they next clash with Europe in 2011 at Killeen Castle, County Meath.

13-time LPGA Tour winner and seven-time Solheim Cup veteran Rosie Jones will take over the reins vacated by Beth Daniel after being selected by a committee comprised of the past three US team captains, as well as the LPGA Board Chairman, President of the LPGA Executive Committee, and the LPGA Commissioner.

“The Solheim Cup has been a huge part of my career as a player and now it will be even more exciting as I prepare for what promises to be another great Solheim Cup in Ireland,” she said in a news release.

Jones played in the first US Solheim Cup team in 1990 and sank the winning putt for the United States in 2002. In a career spanning three decades, she has represented her country seven times and last played in the bi-annual match in 2005 where she went unbeaten in three matches as the US beat Europe by three points to win the Cup.

Jones has a haul of 12 points from her seven Solheim Cup appearances and has a 3-3-1 singles record.

The European team will again be captained by Alison Nicholas.

Europe have won all three Solheim Cup matches played on British soil, with the 2011 renewal being the 12th staging of the match. The US lead Europe 8-3 in the series.