This is a list of all the golfers who represented Europe in the Solheim Cup from the first staging in 1990 through to 2023.[1]
Players edit
+ Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced.
* Lisa Hackney later became Lisa Hall. Kathryn Marshall later became Kathryn Imrie.
Playing record edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Helen Alfredsson | 1990 | 2009 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 42.86% | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Christel Boeljon | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Céline Boutier | 2019 | 2023 | 3 | 10 | 5.5 | 55.00% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Becky Brewerton | 2007 | 2009 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 50.00% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Raquel Carriedo | 2000 | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 30.00% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Matilda Castren | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Carlota Ciganda | 2013 | 2023 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 56.52% | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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Laura Davies | 1990 | 2011 | 12 | 46 | 25 | 54.35% | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
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Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 1990 | 1998 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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Florence Descampe | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 16.67% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Kitrina Douglas | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Gemma Dryburgh | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Tania Elósegui | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Elisabeth Esterl | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 2013 | 2019 | 3 | 10 | 3.5 | 35.00% | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Lora Fairclough | 1994 | 1994 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Sandra Gal | 2011 | 2015 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Linn Grant | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Sophie Gustafson | 1998 | 2011 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 51.61% | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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Lisa Hackney | 1996 | 1998 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 50.00% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Georgia Hall | 2017 | 2023 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 52.94% | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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Bettina Hauert | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Caroline Hedwall | 2011 | 2023 | 5 | 17 | 9.5 | 55.88% | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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Maria Hjorth | 2002 | 2011 | 5 | 21 | 8.5 | 40.48% | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Charley Hull | 2013 | 2023 | 6 | 22 | 13.5 | 61.36% | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
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Karine Icher | 2002 | 2017 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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Trish Johnson | 1990 | 2007 | 8 | 25 | 8.5 | 34.00% | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Carin Koch | 2000 | 2005 | 4 | 16 | 11.5 | 71.88% | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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Ludivine Kreutz | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Bronte Law | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Diana Luna | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 75.00% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Leona Maguire | 2021 | 2023 | 2 | 10 | 7.5 | 75.00% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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Kathryn Marshall | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Paula Martí | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Caroline Masson | 2013 | 2019 | 4 | 14 | 4.5 | 32.14% | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Catriona Matthew | 1998 | 2017 | 9 | 37 | 22 | 59.46% | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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Mhairi McKay | 2002 | 2003 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 2000 | 2003 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 62.50% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Janice Moodie | 2000 | 2009 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 72.73% | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Joanne Morley | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Azahara Muñoz | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 43.75% | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Liselotte Neumann | 1990 | 2000 | 6 | 21 | 8.5 | 40.48% | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Alison Nicholas | 1990 | 2000 | 6 | 18 | 8.5 | 47.22% | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Catrin Nilsmark | 1992 | 2000 | 5 | 16 | 8.5 | 53.13% | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Gwladys Nocera | 2005 | 2015 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 58.33% | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Anna Nordqvist | 2009 | 2023 | 8 | 31 | 16.5 | 53.23% | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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Florentyna Parker | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Emily Kristine Pedersen | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | 12 | 5.5 | 45.83% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Suzann Pettersen | 2002 | 2019 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 58.33% | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
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Sophia Popov | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Beatriz Recari | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Dale Reid | 1990 | 1996 | 4 | 11 | 4.5 | 40.91% | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Melissa Reid | 2011 | 2021 | 4 | 16 | 7.5 | 46.88% | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Madelene Sagström | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | 9 | 3.5 | 38.89% | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Ana Belén Sánchez | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Giulia Sergas | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 25.00% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Annika Sörenstam | 1994 | 2007 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 64.86% | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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Charlotta Sörenstam | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 37.50% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Maja Stark | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 62.50% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Karen Stupples | 2005 | 2011 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Iben Tinning | 2002 | 2007 | 4 | 14 | 5.5 | 39.29% | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Anne van Dam | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Linda Wessberg | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 75.00% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Pam Wright | 1990 | 1994 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 33.33% | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Record European point winners edit
- Up to and including the 2023 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
|
18–11–8 | 22 | 59.46% |
| 4 | Suzann Pettersen
|
18–12–6 | 21 | 58.33% |
| 5 | Anna Nordqvist
|
15–13–3 | 16.5 | 53.23% |
| 6 | Sophie Gustafson
|
13–12–6 | 16 | 51.61% |
| 7 | Charley Hull
|
12–7–3 | 13.5 | 61.36% |
| 8 | Carlota Ciganda
|
11–8–4 | 13 | 56.52% |
| 9 | Helen Alfredsson
|
11–15–2 | 12 | 42.86% |
| 10 | Carin Koch
|
10–3–3 | 11.5 | 71.88% |
Laura Davies holds the record for most points won in the Solheim Cup by either a European or an American.
European country records edit
- Up to and including the 2023 Solheim Cup.
| Country | Appearances | Events | Players | Most capped player(#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
|
64 | 18 | 14 | Helen Alfredsson (8) Sophie Gustafson (8) Annika Sörenstam (8) |
| England
|
52 | 18 | 14 | Laura Davies (12) |
| Scotland
|
23 | 16 | 7 | Catriona Matthew (9) |
| France
|
17 | 15 | 6 | Karine Icher (4) Gwladys Nocera (4) |
| Spain
|
16 | 11 | 7 | Carlota Ciganda (6) |
| Germany
|
9 | 8 | 5 | Caroline Masson (4) |
| Norway
|
9 | 9 | 1 | Suzann Pettersen (9) |
| Denmark
|
8 | 7 | 3 | Iben Tinning (4) |
| Italy
|
2 | 2 | 2 | Diana Luna (1) Giulia Sergas (1) |
| Netherlands
|
2 | 2 | 2 | Christel Boeljon (1) Anne van Dam (1) |
| Wales
|
2 | 2 | 1 | Becky Brewerton (2) |
| Ireland
|
2 | 2 | 1 | Leona Maguire (2) |
| Belgium
|
1 | 1 | 1 | Florence Descampe (1) |
| Finland
|
1 | 1 | 1 | Matilda Castren (1) |
There were eight players in 1990, 10 in 1992 and 1994 and 12 in the contests since then, giving a total of 196 total appearances.
Family relationships edit
Annika Sörenstam and Charlotta Sörenstam are sisters. They played together in the 1998 Solheim Cup.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Solheim Cup Participants 1990-2011". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ "The Solheim Cup -- European Player Records". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.