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Last Updated: Thursday, 11 September, 2003, 09:59 GMT 10:59 UK
Europe team profiles
Pen-pictures of Europe's Solheim Cup team:

Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Davies, England
Age 39. Caps: 7. Record: Played 28 Won 15 Halved 2 Lost 11.
Only player on either side who has appeared in every Solheim Cup. Former world number one with six majors and 55 tournament wins to her name.

Elisabeth Esterl, Germany
Age: 27. Caps: 0.
Comes from small town of Dingolfing in Bavaria. Was the travelling reserve for last year's match. Won Tenerife Open in May after five second places.

Sophie Gustafson, Sweden
Age: 29. Caps: 3. Record: P9 W4 H2 L3.
Newly-crowned European Order of Merit winner after three victories in her last six starts. 2000 Women's British Open champion.

Carin Koch, Sweden
Age: 32. Caps: 2. Record: P8 W7 H1.
Holed winning putt at Loch Lomond in 2000 and still to suffer defeat. Was 12 weeks pregnant at last year's match, where she partnered Sorenstam. Wild card pick.

Catriona Matthew
Catriona Matthew
Catriona Matthew, Scotland
Age: 34. Caps: 1. Record: P3 W1 L2.
Given wild card on 34th birthday. Controversially omitted from last two teams. Played in three Curtis Cups before turning pro.

Mhairi McKay, Scotland
Age: 28. Caps: 1. Record: P3 W1 L2.
Beat Laura Davies to Australian Open in February. Led US Open by seven shots after 35 holes in July, but finished sixth. Like Tiger Woods was student at Stanford University.

Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, France
Age: 30. Caps: 1. Record: P2 H1 L1.
Four months pregnant and doubts she will play more than once a day. Winner of her first major at Kraft Nabisco Championship in March, but needed wild card.

Janice Moodie, Scotland
Age: 30. Caps: 1. Record: P4 W3 L1.
Wild card choice following successful debut at Loch Lomond. Like McKay played in two winning Curtis Cup sides. Graduated with degree in psychology.

Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen, Norway
Age: 22. Caps: 1. Record: P3 W1 H1 L1.
Halved singles with Michelle Redman last year from five down with five to play. Had a round of 62 in Europe this season and also a front nine 29 during rookie year on American tour. Wild card pick.

Ana-Belen Sanchez, Spain
Age: 27. Caps: O.
Close friend of Ryder Cup player Miguel Angel Jimenez. Still to win as a pro, but was part of Spanish side that won European amateur team title.

Annika Sorenstam, Sweden
Age: 32. Caps: 5. Record: P22 W12 H3 L7.
Long-time world number one completed career Grand Slam by winning Women's British Open this year. Six majors and 55 tournament victories, she created worldwide headlines with a round of 59 in 2001 and by playing on US men's tour this May.

Iben Tinning
Iben Tinning
Iben Tinning, Denmark
Age: 29. Caps: 1. Record: P4 W2 L2.
Copenhagen home is only 40 minutes from this week's venue. Eight top 10s this year. Cousin of European tour winner Steen Tinning.

Non-playing captain: Catrin Nilsmark
Sank winning putt in Europe's first Solheim Cup win at Dalmahoy in 1992. On crutches this week because of ruptured disc in her back.




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