Sorenstam helped Sweden win this year's World Cup

The world number one secured the trophy for Sweden alongside Liselotte Neumann this year, but has told organisers that she wants time off after a long season.

"Annika said that ending her season in December left her too little time to have a proper rest to re-focus," World Cup media manager Alison Spratley said.

Carin Koch and Helen Alfredsson will now defend the title for Sweden.

LPGA Order of Merit winner and world number two Lorena Ochoa from Mexico has also chosen to withdraw from the event at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, citing similar reasons to Sorenstam.

World number three Karrie Webb from Australia will also miss the tournament.

England will be represented by Laura Davies and Trish Johnson.

Becky Morgan and Becky Brewerton make up the Wales team while Rebecca Coakley and Hazel Kavanagh represent Ireland.

Teams:

Australia (Nikki Garrett, Lindsey Wright)
Brazil (Candy Hannemann Angela Park)
Denmark (Karen-Margrethe Juul, Iben Tinning)
England (Laura Davies, Trish Johnson)
Finland (Riikka Hakkarainen, Jenni Kuosa)
France (Gwladys Nocera, Stephanie Arricau)
Germany (Anja Monke, Miriam Nagl)
Ireland (Rebecca Coakley, Hazel Kavanagh)
Italy (Veronica Zorzi, Giulia Sergas)
Japan (Momoko Ueda, Shinobu Moromizato)
Kenya (Rose Naliaka, Jane Njoroge)
South Korea (Young Kim, Ji Yai-shin)
New Zealand (Lynnette Brooky, Elizabeth McKinnon)
Norway (Suzann Pettersen, Marianne Skarpnord)
Paraguay (Julieta Granada, Celeste Troche)
Philippines (Dorothy Delasin, Jennifer Rosales)
South Africa (Laurette Maritz, Ashleigh Simon)
Spain (Ana B Sanchez, Tania Elosegui)
Sweden (Helen Alfredsson, Carin Koch)
Taiwan (Amy Hung, Yu Ping Lin)
USA (Juli Inkster, Pat Hurst)
Wales (Becky Brewerton, Becky Morgan).