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Solheim Cup Records

All-Time Bests (and Worsts) in the Solheim Cup

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Laura Davies owns lots of Solheim Cup records

Having appeared in the most Solheim Cups, Laura Davies own plenty of event records.

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Below are Solheim Cup records - bests and worsts from the biennial women's golf tournament that pits teams representing Europe and the United States. Be sure to continue to Page 2 to view player win-loss records. Totals below are updated through the 2011 Solheim Cup. Find more event history in our Solheim Cup FAQ or by viewing the Solheim Cup results.

Most Appearances

Europe
Laura Davies, 12
Helen Alfredsson, 8
Trish Johnson, 8
Annika Sorenstam, 8
Sophie Gustafson, 8

USA
Juli Inkster, 9
Beth Daniel, 8
Meg Mallon, 8
Rosie Jones, 7

Most Matches Played

Europe
Laura Davies, 46
Annika Sorenstam, 37
Helen Alfredsson, 28

USA
Juli Inkster, 34
Meg Mallon, 29
Beth Daniel, 26

Most Matches Won

Europe
Annika Sorenstam, 22
Laura Davies, 22
Sophie Gustafson, 13

USA
Juli Inkster, 15
Dottie Pepper, 13
Meg Mallon, 13

Most Points Won

Europe
Laura Davies, 25
Annika Sorenstam, 24
Sophie Gustafson, 16
Catriona Matthew, 15
Suzann Pettersen, 14.5

USA
Juli Inkster, 18.5
Meg Mallon, 16.5
Dottie Pepper, 14
Paula Creamer, 13.5
Beth Daniel, 13.5

Most Matches Lost

Europe
Laura Davies, 18
Helen Alfredsson, 15
Trish Johnson, 13

USA
Cristie Kerr, 12
Juli Inkster, 12
Kelly Robbins, 10

Most Matches Halved

Europe
Trish Johnson, 7
Sophie Gustafson, 6

USA
Beth Daniel, 7
Meg Mallon, 7
Juli Inkster, 7

Most Singles Matches Played

Europe
Laura Davies, 12
Trish Johnson, 8
Annika Sorenstam, 8
Sophie Gustafson, 8

USA
Juli Inkster, 9
Beth Daniel, 8
Meg Mallon, 8
Rosie Jones, 7

Most Singles Matches Won

Europe
Laura Davies, 5
Catriona Matthew, 5
Helen Alfredsson, 4
Annika Sorenstam, 4

USA
Juli Inkster, 6
Meg Mallon, 5
Dottie Pepper, 5
Kelly Robbins, 4

Most Singles Points Won

Europe
Laura Davies, 6
Catriona Matthew, 5
Annika Sorenstam, 4.5

USA
Juli Inkster, 7
Meg Mallon, 5.5
Dottie Pepper, 5
Kelly Robbins, 4.5

Most Singles Matches Lost

Europe
Trish Johnson, 7
Laura Davies, 5
Sophie Gustafson, 4

USA
Cristie Kerr, 4
Beth Daniel, 3
Rosie Jones, 3
Betsy King, 3
Patty Sheehan, 3

Most Foursome Matches Played

Europe
Laura Davies, 15
Annika Sorenstam, 15

USA
Juli Inkster, 15

Most Foursome Matches Won

Europe
Annika Sorenstam, 11
Laura Davies, 8
Sophie Gustafson, 7
Carin Koch, 5

USA
Juli Inkster, 6
Pat Hurst, 5
Dottie Pepper, 5

Most Foursome Points Won

Europe
Annika Sorenstam, 11.5
Sophie Gustafson, 9
Laura Davies, 8.5
Carin Koch, 6

USA
Juli Inkster, 7.5
Pat Hurst, 6

Most Foursome Matches Lost

Europe
Helen Alfredsson, 8
Laura Davies, 6
Liselotte Neumann, 6

USA
Juli Inkster, 6
Meg Mallon, 6
Beth Daniel, 4
Laura Diaz, 4
Cristie Kerr, 4
Kelly Robbins, 4

Most Four-Ball Matches Played

Europe
Laura Davies, 19
Annika Sorenstam, 14
Sophie Gustafson, 11

USA
Juli Inkster, 10
Rosie Jones, 10
Meg Mallon, 10

Most Four-Ball Matches Won

Europe
Laura Davies, 9
Annika Sorenstam, 7
Suzann Pettersen, 6

USA
Cristie Kerr, 8
Rosie Jones, 5
Betsy King, 5
Meg Mallon, 5

Most Four-Ball Points Won

Europe
Laura Davies, 10.5
Annika Sorenstam, 8

USA
Cristie Kerr, 8
Meg Mallon, 7

Most Four-Ball Matches Lost

Europe
Sophie Gustafson, 7
Laura Davies, 7
Annika Sorenstam, 5

USA
Juli Inkster, 5
Kelly Robbins, 5

Youngest Player

Europe
Suzann Pettersen, 2002 - 21 years, 5 months, 13 days

USA
Paula Creamer, 2005 - 19 years, 1 month, 4 days

Oldest Player

Europe
Laura Davies, 2009 - 47 years, 11 months

USA
Juli Inkster, 2009 - 51 years, 2 months

Largest Margin of Victory - Singles

8-and-7 - Pat Bradley, USA, def. Trish Johnson, Europe, 1990

Largest Margin of Victory - Foursomes

6-and-5 - Cathy Gerring/Dottie Pepper, USA, def. Mickey Wright/Liselotte Neumann, Europe, 1990; Patty Sheenan/Rosie Jones, USA, def. Dale Reid/Helen Alfredsson, Europe, 1990; Caroline Hedwall/Sophie Gustafson, Europe, def. Angela Stanford/Stacy Lewis, USA, 2011

Largest Margin of Victory - Four-Balls

7-and-5 - Pat Hurst/Rosie Jones, USA, def. Lisa Hall/Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 1998

Most Points Earned By One Player In A Single Ryder Cup

Europe
4.5 points - Carin Koch (4-0-1), 2002
4 points - Annika Sorenstam (3-0-2), 1996; Suzann Pettersen (4-1-0), 2003; Annika Sorenstam (4-1-0), 2003; Annika Sorenstam (4-1-0), 2005; Sophie Gustafson (4-0-0), 2011

USA
4 points - Dottie Petter (4-0-0), 1998; Morgan Pressel (4-0-0), 2011

Continue to Page 2 for player win-loss records

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