Solheim Cup 2007
The Solheim Cup 2007 was the tenth edition of the Solheim Cup and was held from September 14th to 16th at Halmstad Golfklubb in Halmstad, Sweden. It was held as a three-day tournament for the 12 best women golfers from the United States and Europe . The US team won the cup 16:12 and thus defended the Solheim Cup.
mode
A total of 28 matches were played as match play , which were distributed over the individual days as follows:
- Day 1 (Friday): four foursomes in the morning and four fourballs in the afternoon
- Day 2 (Saturday): four foursomes in the morning and four fourballs in the afternoon
- Day 3 (Sunday): twelve singles
One point was awarded for a match won. For a shared match, each team received half a point. Europe needed 14 points to win the Solheim Cup. The USA needed 14.5 points to defend the Solheim Cup.
Teams
The teams of the United States and Europe were selected by various methods.
For Team Europe, the five best players in the LET Solheim Cup rankings and the four best European LET players in the Rolex world rankings who were not already qualified via the LET Solheim Cup ranking were selected. In addition, the captain nominated three more players. Points for the LET Solheim Cup ranking could be obtained through top 10 placements at official LET events.
You qualified for the US team by collecting points for victories and top 20 placements on the LPGA Tour over a period of two years. The points were counted from the State Farm Classic 2005 to the Safeway Classic 2007. The ten players with the most points were automatically nominated for the United States team. Two additional players were selected by the captain Betsy King after the Safeway Classic on August 26, 2007.
Team Europe | |||||
Surname | Age | Hometown* | LET ranking | Rolex ranking | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helen Alfredsson | 42 | Gothenburg , Sweden | Captain (not playing) | ||
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 46 | Biarritz , France | Co-captain (not playing) | ||
Gwladys Nocera | 32 | Moulins , France | 1 | 51 | |
Trish Johnson | 41 | Bristol , England | 2 | 81 | |
Bettina Hauert | 25th | Hagen , Germany | 3 | 118 | Solheim Cup newcomer |
Laura Davies | 43 | Surrey , England | 4th | 40 | |
Becky Brewerton | 24 | Abergele , Wales | 5 | 80 | Solheim Cup newcomer |
Annika Sörenstam | 36 | Stockholm , Sweden | 7th | 3 | |
Suzann Pettersen | 26th | Oslo , Norway | 12 | 6th | |
Catriona Matthew | 38 | North Berwick , Scotland | 9 | 25th | |
Sophie Gustafson | 33 | Varberg , Sweden | 11 | 31 | |
Maria Hjorth | 33 | Falun , Sweden | 6th | 41 | nominated by the captain |
Iben tinning | 33 | Copenhagen , Denmark | 14th | 148 | nominated by the captain |
Linda Wessberg | 27 | Gothenburg , Sweden | 8th | 70 | nominated by the captain, newcomer to the Solheim Cup |
* The hometown refers to the place of residence in the Solheim Cup country. The LET ranking of August 19, 2007 and the Rolex ranking of August 20, 2007 are named. |
Team USA | ||||||
Surname | Age | Hometown | Points ranking | Points | Rolex ranking | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Betsy King | 52 | Limekiln , Pennsylvania | Captain (non-playing) | |||
Beth Daniel | 50 | Charleston , South Carolina | Co-captain (non-playing) | |||
Paula Creamer | 21st | Pleasanton , California | 1 | 741.00 | 7th | |
Cristie Kerr | 29 | Miami , Florida | 2 | 713.50 | 4th | |
Morgan Pressel | 19th | Boca Raton , Florida | 3 | 532.50 | 8th | Solheim Cup newcomer |
July Inkster | 47 | Pasatiempo , California | 4th | 512.00 | 10 | |
Stacy Prammanasudh | 27 | Enid , Oklahoma | 5 | 483.50 | 18th | Solheim Cup newcomer |
Pat Hurst | 38 | Scottsdale , Arizona | 6th | 449.00 | 28 | |
Natalie Gulbis | 24 | Las Vegas , Nevada | 7th | 412.50 | 26th | |
Brittany Lincicome | 21st | Seminole , Florida | 8th | 396.50 | 15th | Solheim Cup newcomer |
Angela Stanford | 29 | Saginaw , Texas | 9 | 372.00 | 32 | |
Sherri Steinhauer | 44 | Madison , Wisconsin | 10 | 324.50 | 30th | |
Nicole Castrale | 28 | Palm Desert , California | 11 | 277.00 | 22nd | nominated by the captain, newcomer to the Solheim Cup |
Laura Diaz | 32 | Scotia , New York | 13 | 240.00 | 38 | nominated by the captain |
The Rolex ranking from August 20, 2007 is given. The Rolex ranking does not play a role in the selection of the US team and is only shown as a comparison. |
Game results
Friday, "Session 1"
- Foursomes
Score | ||
---|---|---|
Gustafson / Pettersen | divided | Kerr / Hurst |
Sörenstam / Matthew | 4 & 2 | Diaz / Steinhauer |
Davies / Brewerton | 2 & 1 | Inkster / Creamer |
Nocera / Hjorth | 3 & 2 | Gulbis / Pressel |
1½ | session | 2½ |
1½ | total | 2½ |
- Fourballs
Score | ||
---|---|---|
Matthew / Tinning | 4 & 2 | Hurst / Lincicome |
Sörenstam / Hjorth | divided | Stanford / Prammanasudh |
Gustafson / Nocera | 3 & 2 | Castrale / Kerr |
Johnson / Davies | divided | Creamer / Pressel |
2 | session | 2 |
3½ | total | 4½ |
Saturday, "Session 2"
- Foursomes
Score | ||
---|---|---|
Nocera / Hjorth | divided | Diaz / Steinhauer |
Pettersen / Gustafson | divided | Inkster / Creamer |
Tinning / Hauert | 4 & 2 | Hurst / Stanford |
Sörenstam / Matthew | 1 up | Castrale / Kerr |
2 | session | 2 |
5½ | total | 6½ |
- Fourballs
Score | ||
---|---|---|
Wessberg / Hjorth | divided | Creamer / Lincicome |
Johnson / Tinning | divided | Inkster / Prammanasudh |
Brewerton / Davies | 2 up | Gulbis / Castrale |
Sörenstam / Pettersen | 3 & 2 | Kerr / Pressel |
3 | session | 1 |
8½ | total | 7½ |
Sunday, "Session 3"
- singles
Score | ||
---|---|---|
Catriona Matthew | 3 & 2 | Laura Diaz |
Sophie Gustafson | 2 & 1 | Pat Hurst |
Suzann Pettersen | 2 up | Stacy Prammanasudh |
Iben tinning | 4 & 3 | July Inkster |
Becky Brewerton | divided | Sherri Steinhauer |
Trish Johnson | 3 & 2 | Angela Stanford |
Annika Sörenstam | 2 & 1 | Morgan Pressel |
Laura Davies | 4 & 3 | Brittany Lincicome |
Bettina Hauert | 3 & 2 | Nicole Castrale |
Maria Hjorth | 2 & 1 | Paula Creamer |
Linda Wessberg | 1 up | Cristie Kerr |
Gwladys Nocera | 4 & 3 | Natalie Gulbis |
3½ | session | 8½ |
12 | total | 16 |
Web links
- Solheim Cup Official Website
- LPGA Solheim Cup website