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 2019.
Players
+ Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced.Playing record
Source: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 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
Christel Boeljon | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Céline Boutier | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Becky Brewerton | 2007 | 2009 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Raquel Carriedo | 2000 | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Carlota Ciganda | 2013 | 2019 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
Laura Davies | 1990 | 2011 | 12 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ||
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 1990 | 1998 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
Florence Descampe | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Kitrina Douglas | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tania Elósegui | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Elisabeth Esterl | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 2013 | 2019 | 3 | 10 | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Lora Fairclough | 1994 | 1994 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Sandra Gal | 2011 | 2015 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Sophie Gustafson | 1998 | 2011 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
Lisa Hackney | 1996 | 1998 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
Georgia Hall | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Bettina Hauert | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Caroline Hedwall | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | 15 | 8.5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
Maria Hjorth | 2002 | 2011 | 5 | 21 | 8.5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
Charley Hull | 2013 | 2019 | 4 | 15 | 10.5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Karine Icher | 2002 | 2017 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
Trish Johnson | 1990 | 2007 | 8 | 25 | 8.5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
Carin Koch | 2000 | 2005 | 4 | 16 | 11.5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ludivine Kreutz | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bronte Law | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Diana Luna | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Kathryn Marshall | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Paula Martí | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Caroline Masson | 2013 | 2019 | 4 | 14 | 4.5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Catriona Matthew | 1998 | 2017 | 9 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
Mhairi McKay | 2002 | 2003 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 2000 | 2003 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Janice Moodie | 2000 | 2009 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Joanne Morley | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Azahara Muñoz | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Liselotte Neumann | 1990 | 2000 | 6 | 21 | 8.5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
Alison Nicholas | 1990 | 2000 | 6 | 18 | 8.5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
Catrin Nilsmark | 1992 | 2000 | 5 | 16 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
Gwladys Nocera | 2005 | 2015 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
Anna Nordqvist | 2009 | 2019 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
Florentyna Parker | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Emily Kristine Pedersen | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Suzann Pettersen | 2002 | 2019 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||
Beatriz Recari | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dale Reid | 1990 | 1996 | 4 | 11 | 4.5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Melissa Reid | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Madelene Sagström | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ana Belén Sánchez | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Giulia Sergas | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Annika Sörenstam | 1994 | 2007 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
Charlotta Sörenstam | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Karen Stupples | 2005 | 2011 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Iben Tinning | 2002 | 2007 | 4 | 14 | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Anne van Dam | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Linda Wessberg | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Pamela Wright | 1990 | 1994 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Record European appearances
Rank | Name | Appearances | Last played | Rookie year |
1 | Laura Davies | 12 | 2011 | 1990 |
2 | Catriona Matthew | 9 | 2017 | 1998 |
Suzann Pettersen | 9 | 2019 | 2002 | |
4 | Helen Alfredsson | 8 | 2009 | 1990 |
Sophie Gustafson | 8 | 2011 | 1998 | |
Trish Johnson | 8 | 2007 | 1990 | |
Annika Sörenstam | 8 | 2007 | 1994 | |
8 | Liselotte Neumann | 6 | 2000 | 1990 |
Alison Nicholas | 6 | 2000 | 1990 | |
Anna Nordqvist | 6 | 2019 | 2009 |
Laura Davies holds the record for most appearances in the Solheim Cup by either a European or an American.
Record European point winners
Rank | Name | Record | Points | Winning percentage |
1 | Laura Davies | 22–18–6 | 25 | |
2 | Annika Sörenstam | 22–11–4 | 24 | |
3 | Catriona Matthew | 18–11–8 | 22 | |
4 | Suzann Pettersen | 18–12–6 | 21 | |
5 | Sophie Gustafson | 13–12–6 | 16 | |
6 | Anna Nordqvist | 12–9–2 | 13 | |
7 | Helen Alfredsson | 11–15–2 | 12 | |
8 | Carin Koch | 10–3–3 | 11.5 | |
9 | Charley Hull | 9–3–3 | 10.5 | |
10 | Caroline Hedwall | 8–6–1 | 8.5 | |
10 | Catrin Nilsmark | 8–7–1 | 8.5 | |
10 | Alison Nicholas | 7–8–3 | 8.5 | |
10 | Maria Hjorth | 6–10–5 | 8.5 | |
10 | Liselotte Neumann | 6–10–5 | 8.5 | |
10 | Trish Johnson | 5–13–7 | 8.5 |
Laura Davies holds the record for most points won in the Solheim Cup by either a European or an American.
European country records
Country | Appearances | Events | Players | Most capped player |
57 | 16 | 12 | Helen Alfredsson Sophie Gustafson Annika Sörenstam | |
47 | 16 | 14 | Laura Davies | |
22 | 15 | 6 | Catriona Matthew | |
15 | 13 | 6 | Karine Icher Gwladys Nocera | |
14 | 9 | 7 | Carlota Ciganda Azahara Muñoz | |
9 | 9 | 1 | Suzann Pettersen | |
8 | 7 | 4 | Caroline Masson | |
5 | 5 | 2 | Iben Tinning | |
2 | 2 | 2 | Diana Luna Giulia Sergas | |
2 | 2 | 2 | Christel Boeljon Anne van Dam | |
2 | 2 | 1 | Becky Brewerton | |
1 | 1 | 1 | Florence Descampe |
There were eight players in 1990, 10 in 1992 and 1994 and 12 in the contests since then, giving a total of 184 total appearances.