Golfers With Most Solheim Cups and Matches Played
In the history of the Solheim Cup, which golfer has made the most appearances as a player? And which golfer has played in the most combined singles, fourballs and foursomes matches? In both cases, the record-holder is Laura Davies.
Davies played in the USA-vs.-Europe competition a record 12 times, starting with the very first one, the 1990 Solheim Cup. And she played in every one of the biennial tournaments, through the 2011 Solheim Cup. That's 12 playing appearances total for Davies. And in those 12 Cups, she played a total of 46 matches, also the Solheim Cup record.
Here are the two lists, first the golfers with the most appearances, followed by the golfers who played the most matches:
Most Solheim Cup Appearances as Player
12 Cups- Laura Davies, Europe, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Cristie Kerr, USA, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
- Juli Inkster, USA, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Catriona Matthew, Europe, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
- Suzann Pettersen, Europe, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019
- Helen Alfredsson, Europe, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009
- Beth Daniel, USA, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Sophie Gustfson, Europe, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Trish Johnson, Europe, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007
- Meg Mallon, USA, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Anna Nordqvist, Europe, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
- Annika Sorenstam, Europe, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Most Matches Played in the Solheim Cup
A golfer can play in a maximum of five matches in any given Solheim Cup: There are two sessions of foursomes matches, two of fourball matches, and one session of singles matches.- 46 total matches — Laura Davies, Europe, 22-18-6 record in those matches (wins-losses-ties)
- 38 — Cristie Kerr, USA, 18-14-6
- 37 — Catriona Matthew, Europe, 18-11-9
- 37 — Annika Sorenstam, Europe, 22-11-4
- 36 — Suzann Pettersen, Europe, 18-12-6
- 34 — Juli Inkster, USA, 15-12-7
- 31 — Paula Creamer, USA, 17-9-5
- 31 — Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 13-12-6
- 31 — Anna Nordqvist, Europe, 15-13-3
But the best winning percentage among those who've played the most matches belongs to Sorenstam, whose 22-11-4 mark is a winning percentage of 64.9%. Paula Creamer is second at 62.9%.
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