| SOLHEIM | ____ Cup, biennial tournament for women golfers that began in 1990 (7) |
| STARS | ----- in Their Eyes, TV talent show that began in 1990 (5) |
| LPGA | Org. for women golfers |
| LUKEDONALD | Golfer that won the 2006 Honda Classic in Florida (4,6) |
| ELMS | Golfer that hugs medium-sized trees (4) |
| OUSTING | Exclusion from tournament for failure to start (7) |
| SOLHEIMCUP | Tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the US (7,3) |
| RYDER | The ___ Cup, biennial men's golf tournament between Europe and the US (5) |
| ASIA | ___ Cup (biennial cricket tournament last won by India) |
| IANHISLOP | Satirist who has been a team captain on Have I Got News For You since it began in 1990 (3,6) |
| PAULMERTON | English comedian who has been a team captain on Have 1 Got News for You since it began in 1990 (4,6) |
| BEADLE | Surname of Jeremy, the original host of You've Been Framed when it began in 1990 (6) |
| QUEENS | - Club; sporting establishment in West Kensington that hosts an annual grass court tennis tournament for men (6) |
| RYDERCUP | Biennial men's golf tournament for teams from the US and Europe (originally Great Britain) first held in 1927 (5,3) |
| SEMI | Second-to-last round in a tournament for short |
| VINOOMANKAD | Mulvantrai Himmatlal ... .... , legendary cricketer in whose name there's a national tournament for youngsters. (5,6) |
| CONGESTS | Chokes in matches, losing final of tournament for good (8) |
| NBA | League with an inaugural 2023 in-season tournament, for short |
| LONGSHOTS | Low-ranked teams in a basketball tournament, for example |
| SCHWA | The "a" in "tournament," for example |
