2009 European Solheim Cup Team
Alison Nicholas, captain
From: England
Age: 47
Years on European Team: 6
Solheim Cup record: 7-8-3
Joanne Morley, assistant
From: England
Age: 42
Years on European Team: 1
Solheim Cup record: 0-2-0
Liselotte Neumann, assistant
From: Sweden
Age: 43
Years on European Team: 6
Solheim Cup record: 6-10-5
2009 European team
Gwladys Nocera
From: France
Age: 34
Years on European Team: 3
Solheim Cup record: 2-3-1
Of note: Qualified for third Solheim appearance as the leading points' scorer this year after a big 2008 season in which she recorded five victories. In winning the 2008 Goteborg Masters in Sweden, she had the best 72-hole score in the Ladies European Tour's 30-year history, 29-under-par 259.
Tania Elosegui
From: Spain
Age: 27
Years on European Team: Rookie
Solheim Cup record: N/A
Of note: After turning pro in 2006, she made her presence known in her first three years, recording six top 10s from 20 starts in 2008, followed by four top 10 finishes so far in 2009. Claimed maiden win at the 2009 ABN AMRO Ladies Open in the Netherlands.
Diana Luna
From: Italy
Age: 26
Years on European Team: Rookie
Solheim Cup record: N/A
Of note: Making history as the first Italian player on European Solheim Cup team. This season, she won back-to-back tournaments in July, the AIB Ladies Irish Open, and the SAS Ladies Masters in Norway.
Laura Davies
From: England
Age: 45
Years on European Team: 11
Solheim Cup record: 21-16-4
Of note: The only person from both the European and U.S. teams to have played in every Solheim Cup since its inception in 1990. Has amassed the second largest points total in the history of The Solheim Cup with 23, just one point behind Annika Sorenstam. Often delights galleries with her charismatic style and powerful play. Owns 72 tournament victories, including four majors.
Sophie Gustafson
From: Sweden
Age: 35
Years on U.S. Team: 7
Solheim Cup record: 8-9-6
Points scored: 11
Of note: Over a glittering 15-year career Gustafson has earned 22 career victories, most recently winning the 2007 De Vere Ladies Scottish Open. Nost prolific season came in 2003 when she won the Ladies Irish Open, the BT Northern Ireland Open and the HP Open i, as well as the Samsung World Championship and the Catalonia World Matchplay Championship.
Suzann Pettersen
From: Norway
Age: 28
Years on European Team: 5
Solheim Cup record: 8-3-5
Of note: Pettersen has earned four LET victories, including 2008 Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open and the AIB Ladies Irish Open. On the LPGA, she won five titles in 2007, including the Michelob ULTRA Open and the McDonald's LPGA Championship where she crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings.
Helen Alfredsson
From: Sweden
Age: 44
Years on U.S. Team: 8
Solheim Cup record: 10-12-2
Of note: This golfer from Gothenburg was a popular captain of the 2007 Solheim Cup team. This will be her eighth appearance as a competitor and her first for seven years. She qualified after overcoming a back injury. In 2008, she won her first two tournaments since 2003: the Evian Masters, and Grand China Air LPGA, where she crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings.
Catriona Matthew
From: Scotland
Age: 39
Years on European Team: 5
Solheim Cup record: 9-6-2
Of note: The North Berwick resident became a mother for the second time in May with daughter Sophie Lauren joining 2-year-old Katie. She was back on tour for the first time since the birth at the Evian Masters in July. She won the RICOH Women's British Open the following week.
Maria Hjorth
From: Sweden
Age: 35
Years on U.S. Team: 4
Solheim Cup record: 3-6-3
Of note: Hjorth has enjoyed success on the Ladies European Tour, where she won back-to-back victories at the Ladies English Open in 2004 and 2005, as well as on the LPGA Tour, where she recorded her third career LPGA victory at the 2007 Navistar LPGA Classic. In 2008, had a runner-up finish at the McDonald's LPGA Championship, where she lost a sudden death playoff.
Anna Nordqvist
From: Sweden
Age: 22
Years on U.S. Team: Rookie
Solheim Cup record: N/A
Of Note: her win at the McDonald's LPGA Championship helped earn a spot on the 2009 European team as a captain's selection. She started the year by winning the LET's qualifying school tournament in Spain. In addition to earning the $300,000 winner's check at the McDonald's, Nordqvist no longer had to go through sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open.
Becky Brewerton
From: Wales
Age: 26
Years on European Team: 1
Solheim Cup record: 1-1-1
Of note: Brewerton's start on the LET in 2004 followed an exemplary amateur career, where she won several international tourneys and represented Great Britain and Ireland in 2000 Curtis Cup. She became a first time professional winner at the 2007 Ladies English Open. She followed up with her second LET victory at the 2009 Open de Espana Femenino in July.
Janice Moodie
From: Scotland
Age: 36
Years on European Team: 2
Solheim Cup record: 6-1-1
Of note: Moodie was selected as a captain's pick by Alison Nicholas. Having turned pro in 1997, Moodie has earned two LPGA victories in her 12-year career: the 2000 ShopRite LPGA Classic and the 2002 Asahi Ryokuken International Championship.