Teams
The United States and European teams were selected by different methods.
The U.S. Team qualified by earning points for wins and for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2005 State Farm Classic and concluding with the 2007 Safeway Classic. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for the Team. Two additional players were selected by captain Betsy King after the Safeway Classic on August 26, 2007.
The European Team was selected by taking the top five players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top four European LET members on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings at the agreed cut off date who were not already qualified via The Solheim Cup standings, and three captain’s selections. Qualifying points for the European Team are awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events.
| Team USA | ||||||
| Name | Age | Residence or Hometown* | Points rank |
Points |
Rolex ranking |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy King | 52 | Limekiln, Pennsylvania | non-playing captain | |||
| Beth Daniel | 50 | Charleston, South Carolina | non-playing assistant captain | |||
| Paula Creamer | 21 | Pleasanton, California | 1 | 741.00 | 7 | |
| Cristie Kerr | 29 | Miami, Florida | 2 | 713.50 | 4 | |
| Morgan Pressel | 19 | Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 532.50 | 8 | Solheim Cup rookie |
| Juli Inkster | 47 | Pasatiempo, California | 4 | 512.00 | 10 | |
| Stacy Prammanasudh | 27 | Enid, Oklahoma | 5 | 483.50 | 18 | Solheim Cup rookie |
| Pat Hurst | 38 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 6 | 449.00 | 28 | |
| Natalie Gulbis | 24 | Lake Las Vegas, Nevada | 7 | 412.50 | 26 | |
| Brittany Lincicome | 21 | Seminole, Florida | 8 | 396.50 | 15 | Solheim Cup rookie |
| Angela Stanford | 29 | Saginaw, Texas | 9 | 372.00 | 32 | |
| Sherri Steinhauer | 44 | Madison, Wisconsin | 10 | 324.50 | 30 | |
| Nicole Castrale | 28 | Palm Desert, California | 11 | 277.00 | 22 | captain's pick / Solheim Cup rookie |
| Laura Diaz | 32 | Scotia, New York | 13 | 240.00 | 38 | captain's pick |
*Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation.
Rolex rankings as of August 20, 2007. Rolex ranking does not factor into US Team selection. Shown for comparison purposes only.
| Team Europe | |||||
| Name | Age | Residence or Hometown* | LET ranking |
Rolex ranking |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Alfredsson | 42 | Gothenburg, Sweden | non-playing captain | ||
| Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 46 | Biarritz, France | non-playing assistant captain | ||
| Gwladys Nocera | 32 | Moulins, France | 1 | 51 | |
| Trish Johnson | 41 | Bristol, England | 2 | 81 | |
| Bettina Hauert | 25 | Hagen, Germany | 3 | 118 | Solheim Cup rookie |
| Laura Davies | 43 | Surrey, England | 4 | 40 | |
| Becky Brewerton | 24 | Abergele, Wales | 5 | 80 | Solheim Cup rookie |
| Annika Sörenstam | 36 | Stockholm, Sweden | 7 | 3 | |
| Suzann Pettersen | 26 | Oslo, Norway | 12 | 6 | |
| Catriona Matthew | 38 | North Berwick, Scotland | 9 | 25 | |
| Sophie Gustafson | 33 | Varberg, Sweden | 11 | 31 | |
| Maria Hjorth | 33 | Falun, Sweden | 6 | 41 | captain's pick |
| Iben Tinning | 33 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 14 | 148 | captain's pick |
| Linda Wessberg | 27 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8 | 70 | captain's pick / Solheim Cup rookie |
*Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation.
LET rankings as of August 19, 2007
Rolex rankings as of August 20, 2007
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