2007 Solheim Cup

Women's team golf competition September 2018 Solheim Cup 2007 SolheimCup2007Logo.png 115px 14–16 September 2007 Halmstad GK Halmstad, Sweden Europe USA Helen Alfredsson Betsy King 12 16 United States wins Europe#Sweden yes Halmstad GK 56.6623 12.7493 type:event title 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.U.S. Women Take The Solheim Cup 16-12 Associated Press Golf Digest 15 September 2007 https://www.golfdigest.com/story/20070916solheimap 5 March 2024 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. Europe 70px    Team EuropeNameAgeResidence or Hometown*LET rankingRolex rankingNotesSweden Helen Alfredsson42Gothenburg, Swedennon-playing captainFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi46Biarritz, Francenon-playing assistant captainFrance Gwladys Nocera32Moulins, France151England Trish Johnson41Bristol, England281Germany Bettina Hauert25Hagen, Germany3118Solheim Cup rookieEngland Laura Davies43Surrey, England440Wales Becky Brewerton24Abergele, Wales580Solheim Cup rookieSweden Annika Sörenstam36Stockholm, Sweden73Norway Suzann Pettersen26Oslo, Norway126Scotland Catriona Matthew38North Berwick, Scotland925Sweden Sophie Gustafson33Kungsbacka, Sweden1131Sweden Maria Hjorth33Falun, Sweden641captain's pickDenmark Iben Tinning33Copenhagen, Denmark14148captain's pickSweden 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 USA 70px    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 Europe 50px Results USA 50pxGustafson/PettersenhalvedKerr/HurstSörenstam/MatthewUSA 4 & 2Diaz/SteinhauerDavies/BrewertonUSA 2 & 1Inkster/CreamerNocera/HjorthEurope 3 & 2Gulbis/Pressel 1 Session 2 1 Overall 2 Afternoon fourball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxMatthew/TinningEurope 4 & 2Hurst/LincicomeSörenstam/HjorthhalvedStanford/PrammanasudhGustafson/NoceraUSA 3 & 2Castrale/KerrJohnson/DavieshalvedCreamer/Pressel 2 Session 2 3 Overall 4 Day two Saturday, 15 September 2007 Morning foursomes Europe 50px Results USA 50pxNocera/HjorthhalvedDiaz/SteinhauerPettersen/GustafsonhalvedInkster/CreamerTinning/HauertUSA 4 & 2Hurst/StanfordSörenstam/MatthewEurope 1 upCastrale/Kerr 2 Session 2 5 Overall 6 Afternoon fourball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxWessberg/HjorthhalvedCreamer/LincicomeJohnson/TinninghalvedInkster/PrammanasudhBrewerton/DaviesEurope 2 upGulbis/CastraleSörenstam/PettersenEurope 3 & 2Kerr/Pressel 3 Session 1 8 Overall 7 Day three Sunday, 16 September 2007 Singles Europe 50px Results USA 50pxCatriona MatthewEurope 3 & 2Laura DiazSophie GustafsonUSA 2 & 1Pat HurstSuzann PettersenUSA 2 upStacy PrammanasudhIben TinningUSA 4 & 3Juli InksterBecky BrewertonhalvedSherri SteinhauerTrish JohnsonUSA 3 & 2Angela StanfordAnnika SörenstamUSA 2 & 1Morgan PresselLaura DaviesEurope 4 & 3Brittany LincicomeBettina HauertUSA 3 & 2Nicole CastraleMaria HjorthUSA 2 & 1Paula CreamerLinda WessbergEurope 1 upCristie KerrGwladys NoceraUSA 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 Category:Solheim Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Sweden Category:International sports competitions hosted by Sweden Category:Sports competitions in Halmstad Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Solheim Cup Category:21st century in Halland County