The 2007 Solheim Cup was the tenth Solheim Cup, held 14–16 September at Halmstad GK in Halmstad, Sweden. It was a three-day contest for professional female golfers, pitting the 12 best players born in the United States against the 12 best players born in Europe. The U.S. team won the competition, 16 to 12, to retain the Solheim Cup.

Format The Solheim Cup is a match play event, as opposed to the more common stroke play format. A total of 28 points are available, divided among four periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. The first period, on Friday morning, consists of four rounds of foursomes. This is followed in the afternoon by four rounds of four-ball. This schedule is repeated on Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday account for 16 points. During these team periods, the players play in teams of two. The captain of each team can play a player as many or as few times as she desires. The final 12 points are decided in a round of singles match play, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) take part.

Teams The European and United States teams were selected by different methods.

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.

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.

   Team EuropeNameAgeResidence or Hometown*LET rankingRolex rankingNotes Helen Alfredsson42Gothenburg, Swedennon-playing captain Marie-Laure de Lorenzi46Biarritz, Francenon-playing assistant captain Gwladys Nocera32Moulins, France151 Trish Johnson41Bristol, England281 Bettina Hauert25Hagen, Germany3118Solheim Cup rookie Laura Davies43Surrey, England440 Becky Brewerton24Abergele, Wales580Solheim Cup rookie Annika Sörenstam36Stockholm, Sweden73 Suzann Pettersen26Oslo, Norway126 Catriona Matthew38North Berwick, Scotland925 Sophie Gustafson33Kungsbacka, Sweden1131 Maria Hjorth33Falun, Sweden641captain's pick Iben Tinning33Copenhagen, Denmark14148captain's pick Linda Wessberg27Gothenburg, Sweden870captain'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

   Team USANameAgeResidence or Hometown*PointsrankPointsRolexrankingNotesBetsy King52Limekiln, Pennsylvanianon-playing captainBeth Daniel50Charleston, South Carolinanon-playing assistant captainPaula Creamer21Pleasanton, California1741.007Cristie Kerr29Miami, Florida2713.504Morgan Pressel19Boca Raton, Florida3532.508Solheim Cup rookieJuli Inkster47Pasatiempo, California4512.0010Stacy Prammanasudh27Enid, Oklahoma5483.5018Solheim Cup rookiePat Hurst38Scottsdale, Arizona6449.0028Natalie Gulbis24Lake Las Vegas, Nevada7412.5026Brittany Lincicome21Seminole, Florida8396.5015Solheim Cup rookieAngela Stanford29Saginaw, Texas9372.0032Sherri Steinhauer44Madison, Wisconsin10324.5030Nicole Castrale28Palm Desert, California11277.0022captain's pick / Solheim Cup rookieLaura Diaz32Scotia, New York13240.0038captain'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.

Day one Friday, 14 September 2007

Morning foursomes Results Gustafson/PettersenhalvedKerr/HurstSörenstam/Matthew 4 & 2Diaz/SteinhauerDavies/Brewerton 2 & 1Inkster/CreamerNocera/Hjorth 3 & 2Gulbis/Pressel 1 Session 2 1 Overall 2

Afternoon fourball Results Matthew/Tinning 4 & 2Hurst/LincicomeSörenstam/HjorthhalvedStanford/PrammanasudhGustafson/Nocera 3 & 2Castrale/KerrJohnson/DavieshalvedCreamer/Pressel 2 Session 2 3 Overall 4

Day two Saturday, 15 September 2007

Morning foursomes Results Nocera/HjorthhalvedDiaz/SteinhauerPettersen/GustafsonhalvedInkster/CreamerTinning/Hauert 4 & 2Hurst/StanfordSörenstam/Matthew 1 upCastrale/Kerr 2 Session 2 5 Overall 6

Afternoon fourball

Results Wessberg/HjorthhalvedCreamer/LincicomeJohnson/TinninghalvedInkster/PrammanasudhBrewerton/Davies 2 upGulbis/CastraleSörenstam/Pettersen 3 & 2Kerr/Pressel 3 Session 1 8 Overall 7

Day three Sunday, 16 September 2007

Singles Results Catriona Matthew 3 & 2Laura DiazSophie Gustafson 2 & 1Pat HurstSuzann Pettersen 2 upStacy PrammanasudhIben Tinning 4 & 3Juli InksterBecky BrewertonhalvedSherri SteinhauerTrish Johnson 3 & 2Angela StanfordAnnika Sörenstam 2 & 1Morgan PresselLaura Davies 4 & 3Brittany LincicomeBettina Hauert 3 & 2Nicole CastraleMaria Hjorth 2 & 1Paula CreamerLinda Wessberg 1 upCristie KerrGwladys Nocera 4 & 3Natalie Gulbis 3 Session 8 12 Overall 16

Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsBecky Brewerton 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0 1–0–0Laura Davies 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–0–1Sophie Gustafson 1 0–2–2 0–1–0 0–0–2 0–1–0Bettina Hauert 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Maria Hjorth 2.5 1–1–3 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–0–2Trish Johnson 1 0–1–2 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–2Catriona Matthew 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Gwladys Nocera 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–1–0Suzann Pettersen 2 1–1–2 0–1–0 0–0–2 1–0–0Annika Sörenstam 2.5 2–2–1 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–1Iben Tinning 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–1Linda Wessberg 1.5 1–0–1 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–1

United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsNicole Castrale 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Paula Creamer 3.5 2–0–3 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–0–2Laura Diaz 1.5 1–1–1 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–0–0Natalie Gulbis 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Pat Hurst 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–1–0Juli Inkster 3 2–0–2 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–0–1Cristie Kerr 1.5 1–3–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1–1–0Brittany Lincicome 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–1Stacy Prammanasudh 2 1–0–2 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–2Morgan Pressel 1.5 1–2–1 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–1Angela Stanford 2.5 2–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–1Sherri Steinhauer 2 1–0–2 0–0–1 1–0–1 0–0–0

See also 2007 in golf

References

External links Official Solheim Cup web site Official LPGA Solheim Cup web site