List of European Solheim Cup golfers

This is a list of all the golfers who represented Europe in the Solheim Cup from the first staging in 1990 through to 2013.[1]

Players

Player Editions
Sweden Helen Alfredsson 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009
Netherlands Christel Boeljon 2011
Wales Becky Brewerton 2007, 2009
Spain Raquel Carriedo 2000, 2002
Spain Carlota Ciganda 2013
England Laura Davies 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 1990, 1996, 1998
Belgium Florence Descampe 1992
England Kitrina Douglas 1992
Spain Tania Elosegui 2009
Germany Elisabeth Esterl 2003
England Jodi Ewart Shadoff 2013
England Lora Fairclough 1994
Germany Sandra Gal 2011
Sweden Sophie Gustafson 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
England Lisa Hackney+ 1996, 1998
Germany Bettina Hauert 2007
Sweden Caroline Hedwall 2011, 2013
Sweden Maria Hjorth 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
England Charley Hull 2013
France Karine Icher 2002, 2013
England Trish Johnson 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007
Sweden Carin Koch 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
France Ludivine Kreutz 2005
Italy Diana Luna 2009
Scotland Kathryn Marshall+ 1996
Spain Paula Martí 2002
Germany Caroline Masson 2013
Scotland Catriona Matthew 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Scotland Mhairi McKay 2002, 2003
France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 2000, 2003
Scotland Janice Moodie 2000, 2003, 2009
England Joanne Morley 1996
Spain Azahara Muñoz 2011, 2013
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
England Alison Nicholas 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Sweden Catrin Nilsmark 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
France Gwladys Nocera 2005, 2007, 2009
Sweden Anna Nordqvist 2009, 2011, 2013
Norway Suzann Pettersen 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Spain Beatriz Recari 2013
Scotland Dale Reid 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996
England Melissa Reid 2011
Spain Ana Sánchez 2003
Italy Giulia Sergas 2013
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Sweden Charlotta Sörenstam 1998
England Karen Stupples 2005, 2011
Denmark Iben Tinning 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Sweden Linda Wessberg 2007
Scotland Pamela Wright 1990, 1992, 1994

+ Lisa Hackney later became Lisa Hall. Kathryn Marshall later became Kathryn Imrie.

Playing record

Source: [2]

O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved

Cty Player First
year 		Last
year 		Solheim
Cups 		Matches Points Winning
percentage 		O
W 		O
L 		O
H 		S
W 		S
L 		S
H 		Fs
W 		Fs
L 		Fs
H 		Fb
W 		Fb
L 		Fb
H
Sweden Helen Alfredsson 1990 2009 8 28 12 42.86% 11 15 2 4 4 0 3 8 0 4 3 2
Netherlands Christel Boeljon 2011 2011 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Wales Becky Brewerton 2007 2009 2 7 3.5 50.00% 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
Spain Raquel Carriedo 2000 2002 2 5 1.5 30.00% 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Spain Carlota Ciganda 2013 2013 1 3 3 100.00% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
England Laura Davies 1990 2011 12 46 25 54.35% 22 18 6 5 5 2 8 6 1 9 7 3
France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 1990 1998 3 11 3 27.27% 3 8 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 0
Belgium Florence Descampe 1992 1992 1 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
England Kitrina Douglas 1992 1992 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain Tania Elosegui 2009 2009 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Germany Elisabeth Esterl 2003 2003 1 3 1.5 50.00% 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
England Jodi Ewart Shadoff 2013 2013 1 3 2 66.67% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
England Lora Fairclough 1994 1994 1 3 2 66.67% 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Germany Sandra Gal 2011 2011 1 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sweden Sophie Gustafson 1998 2011 8 31 16 51.61% 13 12 6 3 4 1 7 1 4 3 7 1
England Lisa Hackney 1996 1998 2 6 3 50.00% 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
Germany Bettina Hauert 2007 2007 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sweden Caroline Hedwall 2011 2013 2 9 7.5 83.33% 7 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 0
Sweden Maria Hjorth 2002 2011 5 21 8.5 40.48% 6 10 5 0 4 1 4 3 1 2 3 3
England Charley Hull 2013 2013 1 3 2 66.67% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
France Karine Icher 2002 2013 2 7 3.5 50.00% 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
England Trish Johnson 1990 2007 8 25 8.5 34.00% 5 13 7 1 7 0 2 4 2 2 2 5
Sweden Carin Koch 2000 2005 4 16 11.5 71.88% 10 3 3 2 1 1 5 0 2 3 2 0
France Ludivine Kreutz 2005 2005 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Italy Diana Luna 2009 2009 1 2 1.5 75.00% 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland Kathryn Marshall 1996 1996 1 3 1.5 50.00% 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Spain Paula Martí 2002 2002 1 4 1 25.00% 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Germany Caroline Masson 2013 2013 1 4 2.5 62.50% 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Scotland Catriona Matthew 1998 2013 7 29 16 55.17% 12 9 8 5 1 1 4 5 4 3 3 3
Scotland Mhairi McKay 2002 2003 2 5 2 40.00% 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 2000 2003 2 4 2.5 62.50% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Scotland Janice Moodie 2000 2009 3 11 8 72.73% 7 2 2 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 0
England Joanne Morley 1996 1996 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Spain Azahara Muñoz 2011 2013 2 8 4.5 56.25% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 1990 2000 6 21 8.5 40.48% 6 10 5 2 2 2 1 6 1 3 2 2
England Alison Nicholas 1990 2000 6 18 8.5 47.22% 7 8 3 1 3 2 4 3 0 2 2 1
Sweden Catrin Nilsmark 1992 2000 5 16 8.5 53.13% 8 7 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 3 3 0
France Gwladys Nocera 2005 2009 3 10 6 60.00% 5 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0
Sweden Anna Nordqvist 2009 2013 3 12 6.5 54.17% 6 5 1 0 2 1 4 2 0 2 1 0
Norway Suzann Pettersen 2002 2013 7 29 17 58.62% 14 9 6 1 3 3 6 4 2 7 2 1
Spain Beatriz Recari 2013 2013 1 4 3 75.00% 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Scotland Dale Reid 1990 1996 4 11 4.5 40.91% 4 6 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 0
England Melissa Reid 2011 2011 1 4 1 25.00% 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Spain Ana Sánchez 2003 2003 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Italy Giulia Sergas 2013 2013 1 2 0.5 25.00% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 1994 2007 8 37 24 64.86% 22 11 4 4 3 1 11 3 1 7 5 2
Sweden Charlotta Sörenstam 1998 1998 1 4 1.5 37.50% 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
England Karen Stupples 2005 2011 2 5 1 20.00% 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Denmark Iben Tinning 2002 2007 4 14 5.5 39.29% 4 7 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 2
Sweden Linda Wessberg 2007 2007 1 2 1.5 75.00% 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland Pamela Wright 1990 1994 3 9 3 33.33% 2 5 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0

Record European appearances

Up to and including the 2013 Solheim Cup.
Rank Name Appearances Last played Rookie year
1 England Laura Davies 12 2011 1990
2 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 8 2009 1990
Sweden Sophie Gustafson 8 2011 1998
England Trish Johnson 8 2007 1990
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 8 2007 1994
6 Scotland Catriona Matthew 7 2013 1998
Norway Suzann Pettersen 7 2013 2002
8 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 6 2000 1990
England Alison Nicholas 6 2000 1990
10 Sweden Maria Hjorth 5 2011 2002
Sweden Catrin Nilsmark 5 2000 1992

Laura Davies holds the record for most appearances in the Solheim Cup by either a European or an American.

Record European point winners

Up to and including the 2013 Solheim Cup.
Rank Name Record
(W–L–H)		 Points Winning
percentage
1 England Laura Davies 22–18–6 25 54.35%
2 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 22–11–4 24 64.86%
3 Norway Suzann Pettersen 14–9–6 17 58.62%
4 Scotland Catriona Matthew 12–9–8 16 55.17%
Sweden Sophie Gustafson 13–12–6 16 51.61%
6 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 11–15–2 12 42.86%
7 Sweden Carin Koch 10–3–3 11.5 71.88%
8 Sweden Catrin Nilsmark 8–7–1 8.5 53.13%
England Alison Nicholas 7–8–3 8.5 47.22%
Sweden Maria Hjorth 6–10–5 8.5 40.48%
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 6–10–5 8.5 40.48%
England Trish Johnson 5–13–7 8.5 34.00%

Laura Davies holds the record for most points won in the Solheim Cup by either a European or an American.

European country records

Up to and including the 2013 Solheim Cup.
Country Appearances Events Players Most capped player(#)
 Sweden 51 13 11 Helen Alfredsson (8)
Sophie Gustafson (8)
Annika Sörenstam (8)
 England 36 13 11 Laura Davies (12)
 Scotland 20 13 6 Catriona Matthew (7)
 France 11 10 5 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (3)
Gwladys Nocera (3)
 Spain 9 6 7 Raquel Carriedo (2)
Azahara Muñoz (2)
 Norway 7 7 1 Suzann Pettersen (7)
 Denmark 4 4 1 Iben Tinning (4)
 Germany 4 4 4 Elisabeth Esterl (1)
Sandra Gal (1)
Bettina Hauert (1)
Caroline Masson (1)
 Italy 2 2 2 Diana Luna (1)
Giulia Sergas (1)
 Wales 2 2 1 Becky Brewerton (2)
 Belgium 1 1 1 Florence Descampe (1)
 Netherlands 1 1 1 Christel Boeljon (1)

There were eight players in 1990, 10 in 1992 and 1994 and 12 in the contests since then, giving a total of 148 total appearances.

Family relationships

Annika Sörenstam and Charlotta Sörenstam are sisters. They played together in the 1998 Solheim Cup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Solheim Cup Participants 1990-2011". Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Solheim Cup -- European Player Records". Retrieved October 28, 2013.

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