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Tuesday, 18 April 2006 |
Europe's Solheim Cup changes rule
How Europe's Solheim Cup team is selected is about to be changed to recognise the increased importance of world tour events to golfers from Europe.
The old way has been for the team to be comprised of the top seven players in the Solheim Cup standings plus five captain's picks, however, in future, after the top five in the standings, priority will go to the four most highly-ranked non-qualifiers in the Rolex Women's world rankings.
Team captain Helen Alfredsson decides on the other places.
"Hopefully this will mean that we can maximise the potential of the European team for The 2007 Solheim Cup at Halmstad," said Helen Alfredsson, who serves as an advisor to the Cup Selection Committee.
"It's been very difficult to qualify over the past few years because of the high number of global playing opportunities and people play in so many different places.
"With this new method, more players can be included in the selection process but at the same time, the first five places on the team are given to the top players from the Ladies European Tour."
Laura Davies also gave her support for the change.
"I think this is the best combination because it keeps it fair for the LET but it also rewards the Europeans who play elsewhere in the world," said Laura Davies.
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