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 2015.^[1]

Players

Player	Editions
Helen Alfredsson	1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009
Christel Boeljon	2011
Becky Brewerton	2007, 2009
Raquel Carriedo	2000, 2002
Carlota Ciganda	2013, 2015
Laura Davies	1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi	1990, 1996, 1998
Florence Descampe	1992
Kitrina Douglas	1992
Tania Elosegui	2009
Elisabeth Esterl	2003
Jodi Ewart Shadoff	2013
Lora Fairclough	1994
Sandra Gal	2011, 2015
Sophie Gustafson	1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
Lisa Hackney+	1996, 1998
Bettina Hauert	2007
Caroline Hedwall	2011, 2013, 2015
Maria Hjorth	2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
Charley Hull	2013, 2015
Karine Icher	2002, 2013, 2015
Trish Johnson	1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007
Carin Koch	2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
Ludivine Kreutz	2005
Diana Luna	2009
Kathryn Marshall+	1996
Paula Martí	2002
Caroline Masson	2013, 2015
Catriona Matthew	1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Mhairi McKay	2002, 2003
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc	2000, 2003
Janice Moodie	2000, 2003, 2009
Joanne Morley	1996
Azahara Muñoz	2011, 2013, 2015
Liselotte Neumann	1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Alison Nicholas	1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Catrin Nilsmark	1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Gwladys Nocera	2005, 2007, 2009, 2015
Anna Nordqvist	2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Suzann Pettersen	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Beatriz Recari	2013
Dale Reid	1990, 1992, 1994, 1996
Melissa Reid	2011, 2015
Ana Sánchez	2003
Giulia Sergas	2013
Annika Sörenstam	1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Charlotta Sörenstam	1998
Karen Stupples	2005, 2011
Iben Tinning	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Linda Wessberg	2007
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
	Helen Alfredsson	1990	2009	8	28	12	42.86%	11	15	2	4	4	0	3	8	0	4	3	2
	Christel Boeljon	2011	2011	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Becky Brewerton	2007	2009	2	7	3.5	50.00%	3	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	0
	Raquel Carriedo	2000	2002	2	5	1.5	30.00%	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Carlota Ciganda	2013	2015	2	7	5	71.43%	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1
	Laura Davies	1990	2011	12	46	25	54.35%	22	18	6	5	5	2	8	6	1	9	7	3
	Marie-Laure de Lorenzi	1990	1998	3	11	3	27.27%	3	8	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	3	0
	Florence Descampe	1992	1992	1	3	0.5	16.67%	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Kitrina Douglas	1992	1992	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tania Elosegui	2009	2009	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
	Elisabeth Esterl	2003	2003	1	3	1.5	50.00%	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	2013	2013	1	3	2	66.67%	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
	Lora Fairclough	1994	1994	1	3	2	66.67%	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Sandra Gal	2011	2015	2	7	3	42.86%	2	3	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
	Sophie Gustafson	1998	2011	8	31	16	51.61%	13	12	6	3	4	1	7	1	4	3	7	1
	Lisa Hackney	1996	1998	2	6	3	50.00%	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0
	Bettina Hauert	2007	2007	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Caroline Hedwall	2011	2015	3	13	8.5	65.38%	8	4	1	1	1	1	3	1	0	4	2	0
	Maria Hjorth	2002	2011	5	21	8.5	40.48%	6	10	5	0	4	1	4	3	1	2	3	3
	Charley Hull	2013	2015	2	8	6	75.00%	6	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	1	0
	Karine Icher	2002	2015	3	10	5.5	55.00%	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	1	0
	Trish Johnson	1990	2007	8	25	8.5	34.00%	5	13	7	1	7	0	2	4	2	2	2	5
	Carin Koch	2000	2005	4	16	11.5	71.88%	10	3	3	2	1	1	5	0	2	3	2	0
	Ludivine Kreutz	2005	2005	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Diana Luna	2009	2009	1	2	1.5	75.00%	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Kathryn Marshall	1996	1996	1	3	1.5	50.00%	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
	Paula Martí	2002	2002	1	4	1	25.00%	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
	Caroline Masson	2013	2015	2	7	3	42.86%	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	1
	Catriona Matthew	1998	2015	8	33	19	57.58%	15	10	8	5	2	1	6	5	4	4	3	3
	Mhairi McKay	2002	2003	2	5	2	40.00%	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
	Patricia Meunier-Lebouc	2000	2003	2	4	2.5	62.50%	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Janice Moodie	2000	2009	3	11	8	72.73%	7	2	2	2	0	1	4	1	1	1	1	0
	Joanne Morley	1996	1996	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Azahara Muñoz	2011	2015	3	11	4.5	40.91%	4	6	1	1	2	0	2	2	1	1	2	0
	Liselotte Neumann	1990	2000	6	21	8.5	40.48%	6	10	5	2	2	2	1	6	1	3	2	2
	Alison Nicholas	1990	2000	6	18	8.5	47.22%	7	8	3	1	3	2	4	3	0	2	2	1
	Catrin Nilsmark	1992	2000	5	16	8.5	53.13%	8	7	1	2	3	0	3	1	1	3	3	0
	Gwladys Nocera	2005	2015	4	12	7	58.33%	6	4	2	1	2	1	3	1	1	2	1	0
	Anna Nordqvist	2009	2015	4	16	8.5	53.13%	8	7	1	1	2	1	4	4	0	3	1	0
	Suzann Pettersen	2002	2015	8	33	19	57.58%	16	11	6	1	4	3	7	5	2	8	2	1
	Beatriz Recari	2013	2013	1	4	3	75.00%	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
	Dale Reid	1990	1996	4	11	4.5	40.91%	4	6	1	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	0
	Melissa Reid	2011	2015	2	8	4.5	56.25%	4	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	1
	Ana Sánchez	2003	2003	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Giulia Sergas	2013	2013	1	2	0.5	25.00%	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Annika Sörenstam	1994	2007	8	37	24	64.86%	22	11	4	4	3	1	11	3	1	7	5	2
	Charlotta Sörenstam	1998	1998	1	4	1.5	37.50%	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
	Karen Stupples	2005	2011	2	5	1	20.00%	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
	Iben Tinning	2002	2007	4	14	5.5	39.29%	4	7	3	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	2	2
	Linda Wessberg	2007	2007	1	2	1.5	75.00%	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	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 2015 Solheim Cup.

Rank	Name	Appearances	Last played	Rookie year
1	Laura Davies	12	2011	1990
2	Helen Alfredsson	8	2009	1990
	Sophie Gustafson	8	2011	1998
	Trish Johnson	8	2007	1990
	Catriona Matthew	8	2015	1998
	Suzann Pettersen	8	2015	2002
	Annika Sörenstam	8	2007	1994
8	Liselotte Neumann	6	2000	1990
	Alison Nicholas	6	2000	1990
10	Maria Hjorth	5	2011	2002
	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 2015 Solheim Cup.

Rank	Name	Record (W–L–H)	Points	Winning percentage
1	Laura Davies	22–18–6	25	54.35%
2	Annika Sörenstam	22–11–4	24	64.86%
3	Catriona Matthew	15–10–8	19	57.58%
	Suzann Pettersen	16–11–6	19	57.58%
5	Sophie Gustafson	13–12–6	16	51.61%
6	Helen Alfredsson	11–15–2	12	42.86%
7	Carin Koch	10–3–3	11.5	71.88%
8	Caroline Hedwall	8–4–1	8.5	65.38%
	Catrin Nilsmark	8–7–1	8.5	53.13%
	Anna Nordqvist	8–7–1	8.5	53.13%
	Alison Nicholas	7–8–3	8.5	47.22%
	Maria Hjorth	6–10–5	8.5	40.48%
	Liselotte Neumann	6–10–5	8.5	40.48%
	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 2015 Solheim Cup.

Country	Appearances	Events	Players	Most capped player(#)
Sweden	53	14	11	Helen Alfredsson (8) Sophie Gustafson (8) Annika Sörenstam (8)
England	38	14	11	Laura Davies (12)
Scotland	21	14	6	Catriona Matthew (8)
France	13	11	5	Gwladys Nocera (4)
Spain	11	7	7	Azahara Muñoz (3)
Norway	8	8	1	Suzann Pettersen (8)
Germany	6	5	4	Sandra Gal (2) Caroline Masson (2)
Denmark	4	4	1	Iben Tinning (4)
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 160 total appearances.

Family relationships

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

See also

• List of American Solheim Cup golfers
• Lists of golfers

References

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

External links

• The Solheim Cup History & Results
• About.com golf Solheim Cup Records