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

Playing record

Source:
O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved
CtyPlayerFirst
year
Last
year
Solheim
Cups
MatchesPointsWinning
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
SWEHelen Alfredsson199020098281211152440380432
NEDChristel Boeljon20112011131120100010010
FRACéline Boutier20192019144400100200100
WALBecky Brewerton20072009273.5331011210110
ESPRaquel Carriedo20002002251.5131020010101
ESPCarlota Ciganda201320194168664301121242
ENGLaura Davies1990201112462522186552861973
FRAMarie-Laure de Lorenzi199019983113380120130130
BELFlorence Descampe19921992130.5021010010001
ENGKitrina Douglas19921992110010010000000
ESPTania Elósegui20092009131120010000110
DEUElisabeth Esterl20032003131.5111010101000
ENGJodi Ewart Shadoff201320193103.5361120030211
ENGLora Fairclough19941994132210010100100
DEUSandra Gal20112015273232020200012
SWESophie Gustafson199820118311613126341714371
ENGLisa Hackney19961998263330110010210
ENGGeorgia Hall20172019296630110400120
DEUBettina Hauert20072007120020010010000
SWECaroline Hedwall201120194158.5861121310430
SWEMaria Hjorth200220115218.56105041431233
ENGCharley Hull2013201941510.5933211401321
FRAKarine Icher200220174148752112320320
ENGTrish Johnson199020078258.55137170242225
SWECarin Koch2000200541611.51033211502320
FRALudivine Kreutz20052005120020010010000
ENGBronte Law20192019142112100011001
ITADiana Luna20092009121.5101100000001
SCOKathryn Marshall19961996131.5111010001100
ESPPaula Martí20022002141130010110010
DEUCaroline Masson201320194144.5383130031222
SCOCatriona Matthew199820179372218118621854443
SCOMhairi McKay20022003252230110010110
FRAPatricia Meunier-Lebouc20002003242.5211110000101
SCOJanice Moodie200020093118722201411110
ENGJoanne Morley19961996120020010000010
ESPAzahara Muñoz201120194167682130421131
SWELiselotte Neumann199020006218.56105222161322
ENGAlison Nicholas199020006188.5783132430221
SWECatrin Nilsmark199220005168.5871230311330
FRAGwladys Nocera200520154127642121311210
SWEAnna Nordqvist20092019623131292222650420
ENGFlorentyna Parker20172017120020010000010
DNKEmily Kristine Pedersen20172017130030010010010
NORSuzann Pettersen200220199362118126243752931
ESPBeatriz Recari20132013143310100110100
SCODale Reid199019964114.5461220121120
ENGMelissa Reid201120173125462120221121
SWEMadelene Sagström20172017131120100000020
ESPAna Belén Sánchez20032003120020010000010
ITAGiulia Sergas20132013120.5011001000010
SWEAnnika Sörenstam1994200783724221144311131752
SWECharlotta Sörenstam19981998141.5121010100011
ENGKaren Stupples20052011251140110020010
DNKIben Tinning200220074145.5473220031222
NEDAnne van Dam20192019141130010010110
SWELinda Wessberg20072007121.5101100000001
SCOPamela Wright19901994393252111021120

Record European appearances

RankNameAppearancesLast playedRookie year
1 Laura Davies1220111990
2 Catriona Matthew920171998
Suzann Pettersen920192002
4 Helen Alfredsson820091990
Sophie Gustafson820111998
Trish Johnson820071990
Annika Sörenstam820071994
8 Liselotte Neumann620001990
Alison Nicholas620001990
Anna Nordqvist620192009

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

Record European point winners

RankNameRecord
PointsWinning
percentage
1 Laura Davies22–18–625
2 Annika Sörenstam22–11–424
3 Catriona Matthew18–11–822
4 Suzann Pettersen18–12–621
5 Sophie Gustafson13–12–616
6 Anna Nordqvist12–9–213
7 Helen Alfredsson11–15–212
8 Carin Koch10–3–311.5
9 Charley Hull9–3–310.5
10 Caroline Hedwall8–6–18.5
10 Catrin Nilsmark8–7–18.5
10 Alison Nicholas7–8–38.5
10 Maria Hjorth6–10–58.5
10 Liselotte Neumann6–10–58.5
10 Trish Johnson5–13–78.5

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

European country records

CountryAppearancesEventsPlayersMost capped player
571612Helen Alfredsson
Sophie Gustafson
Annika Sörenstam
471614Laura Davies
22156Catriona Matthew
15136Karine Icher
Gwladys Nocera
1497Carlota Ciganda
Azahara Muñoz
991Suzann Pettersen
874Caroline Masson
552Iben Tinning
222Diana Luna
Giulia Sergas
222Christel Boeljon
Anne van Dam
221Becky Brewerton
111Florence 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.

Family relationships

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