European Solheim Cup squad tabs nine players

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08/20/2007 - Macclesfield, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ladies European Tour announced the first nine players for its 2007 Solheim Cup team on Monday.

Those nine players include two rookies and seven others that have combined for 35 previous appearances in the Solheim Cup.

Four players secured their places on the team through their world ranking, while the other five were automatic selections from the Ladies' European Tour rankings. Those rankings were finalized Sunday after the conclusion of the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe.

The four automatic qualifiers are all stalwarts of past teams -- Annika Sorenstam, Suzann Pettersen, Catriona Matthew and Sophie Gustafson.

Sorenstam will be participating in her eighth Solheim Cup, while Gustafson will play for the sixth time and Pettersen and Matthew are each making their fourth appearance in the event.

The five qualifiers from the Ladies European Rankings are Gwladys Nocera, Trish Johnson, Bettina Hauert, Laura Davies and Becky Brewerton.

Of those five, only Hauert and Brewerton are making their first appearance in the Solheim Cup. Hauert jumped from ninth to third on the points list and earned her place on the squad with her second-place finish in Wales.

Davies is slated to play for the 10th time in her illustrious career, while Johnson will make her eighth appearance and Nocera will participate for the second time.

European captain Helen Alfredsson will announce her three captain's picks at a Tuesday afternoon press conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

The 2007 Solheim Cup is scheduled for September 14-16, 2007 at Halmstad Golfklubb in Sweden. The United States team, which will be led by Betsy King, won the Cup in 2005.

The United States team will be finalized after the Safeway Classic concludes Sunday, August 26th.

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