By Kitrina Douglas BBC Sport

In the final round of the women's WPGA championship of Europe, Swede Helen Alfredsson's passion for the Solheim Cup was on display once again.

In a typically theatrical performance, the defending champion shot a 69 to grab one of the four available wild card entries to the Solheim Cup team.

Alfredsson's appearance at Interlachen in three weeks time will be the seventh time she has represented Europe in the prestigious Solheim Cup.

Alfredsson played her way into contention

Laura Davies was another recipient of one of the precious wild cards.

Davies' zeal for the event is hard to fault and the combined energy these two players alone generates an energy that tends to lift team morale.

The choice of old campaigners Alfredsson and Davies are canny selections from European captain Dale Reid.

Most experts have been saying her team lacked experience - Davies and Alfredsson have accumulated enough big event experience to make up for any number of young, less inexperienced players.

The two remaining wildcards deservedly went to Mhari McKay and Carin Koch.

McKay demonstrated her worth to the European team with a top 10 finish in the US Open and her trip to Sweden to play in the Compaq Open would surely have swayed any remaining doubts.

Koch probably secured her selection for this year's team two years ago by winning all her matches at Loch Lomond, helping the Europeans to regain the cup for only the second time.

Tinning qualified despite tying with Hjorth

The last remaining selections that were determined on Sunday were decided under unusual circumstances.

In previous years five wildcard entries were allowed - the remaining seven selections being based on performance over the season.

Maria Hjorth and Iben Tinning were vying for the last remaining automatic selections but by virtue of a twist of fate ended the WPGA Championship with the same points.

In response to this unusual situation the officials elected to remove one of the five wildcards to allow both Hjorth and Tinning to automatic selection.

The biggest surprise omission from the team will surely be Scotland's Janice Moodie who most observers expected to be on board.

Moodie has tasted success both by being on the winning Loch Lomond team and as one of the few Europeans to have won an event in the US this season.

The remaining places on the European team go to Annika Sorenstam, Karine Icher, Rachael Carriedo, Paula Marti, Sophie Gustafson and Suzann Pettersen.