Solheim Cup Sunday pairingsSolheim Cup Sunday pairings. The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named for the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation. The US team is selected by a points system, with American players on the LPGA Tour receiving points for each top-twenty finish on tour. For the European team, up to 2005, only seven players were selected on a points system based on results on the Ladies European Tour (LET). This allows top European players who compete mainly on the LPGA Tour to be selected to ensure that the European team is competitive. From 2007, only the top five players from the LET will qualify and another four will be selected on the basis of the Women's World Golf Rankings.
This reflects the increasing dominance of the LPGA Tour, where almost all top European players spend most of their time. In addition, each team has a number of "captain's picks", players chosen at the discretion of the team captains, regardless of their point standings, though in practice the captain's picks are often the next ranking players. Janice Moodie and Sophie Gustafson, Europe, vs. Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster, United States. Helen Alfredsson and Suzann Pettersen, Europe, vs. Kristy McPherson and Morgan Pressel, United States. Becky Brewerton and Gwladys Nocera, Europe, vs. Natalie Gulbis and Christina Kim, United States. Anna Nordqvist and Maria Hjorth, Europe, vs. Cristie Kerr and Michelle Wie, United States. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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