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THE PLAYERS: Europe

Dale Reid, Captain
Scotlandıs Dale Reid, a 20-year LET member and four-year LPGA member with more than 20 international victories, is the captain of the 2000 European Solheim Cup Team. Reid played on the European Solheim Cup Team in 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996, posting a 4-6-1 record.

Reid, a native of Ladybank, Scotland, and current resident of Ashtead, England, turned professional in 1979. She has captured 21 victories on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and finished first on the Order of Merit in 1984 and 1987. Her last victory came in 1991 at the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic. Her best performance of the 1999 season came at the 1999 Ladies Austrian Open, where she finished second.

Reid, along with Pamela Wright, represented Scotland in the 1992 World Team Championship in Taiwan. Her streak of 40 consecutive cuts made came to an end at the 1996 Guardian Irish Open.

Reid played on the LPGA Tour from 1996-99, with her best finish coming at the 1997 SAFECO Classic, where she finished tied for fourth. Her LPGA career-low round of 66 came during the final round of the 1997 CoreStates Betsy King Classic in what was her most successful LPGA season.

Prior to turning professional in 1979, Reid was a finalist at the 1974 Scottish Girlsı Championship, the 1977 French Girlsı Championship and the 1978 Scottish International. She is still actively playing on the LET.

Helen Alfredsson
Born: April 9, 1965

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1990, 92,94, 96, 98
Record: 7-9-2
Foursomes: 2-5-0
Four-balls: 2-2-2
Singles: 3-2-0

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship t57; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA MC; 2000 US Women's Open MC; 2000 du Maurier Classic t40.

Career Highlights: 4 LPGA victories including; 1998 Welchıs/Circle K Championship; 1998 The Office Depot; 1994 PING/Welchıs Championship.

Raquel Carriedo
Born: February 8, 1971

Solheim Cup Performance:
None

2000 Majors Record:
Did not play in any majors.

2000 Top European Finishes: Donegal Irish Ladies Open t2; Laura Davies Invitational Open 3; Marrakesh Palmeraie Open 3; Ladies Hannover Open 4; Compaq Open t5; Ladies Austrian Open t8; McDonalds WPGA Championship t9; Chrysler Open t15; Ladies Italian Open t15; Ladies French Open t18; Evian Masters t31; Ladies German Open t43.

Laura Davies
Born: October 5, 1963

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1990, 92, 94, 96, 98
Record: 12-6-1
Foursomes: 5-2-0
Four-balls: 4-2-1
Singles: 3-2-0

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship t35; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t6; 2000 US Women's Open t9; 2000 du Maurier Classic 73.

Career Highlights: 17 LPGA victories including, 1998 PageNet Tour Champ.; 1996 McDonald's LPGA Champ., 1996 du Maurier Classic.

Sophie Gustafson
Born: December 27, 1973

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1998
Record: 0-1-1
Foursomes: 0-0-0
Four-balls: 0-1-0
Singles: 0-0-1

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship DNP; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t40; 2000 US Women's Open t31; 2000 du Maurier Classic t33.

Career Highlights: 2 LPGA victories, 2000 Weetabix Womenıs British Open; 2000 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.

Trish Johnson
Born: January 17, 1966

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1990, 92, 94, 96, 98
Record: 3-10-2
Foursomes: 1-4-0
Four-balls: 1-2-2
Singles: 1-4-0

2000 Majors Record: 2000 The Nabisco Championship DQC; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA MC; 2000 U.S. Womenıs Open DNP; 2000 du Maurier Classic t16.

Career Highlights: 3 LPGA victories, 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic; 1993 Las Vegas

Carin Koch
Born: February 23, 1971

Solheim Cup Performance:
None

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship t17; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t40; 2000 US Women's Open t31; 2000 du Maurier Classic 12.

2000 LPGA Highlights: 2000 Chrysler Open 1; Los Angeles Womenıs Championship 2; Longs Drugs Challenge 3; Standard Register PING 4; ShopRite LPGA Classic 9.

2000 Top European Finishes: Evian Masters t8; Weetabix British Open t12; Compaq Open t17.

Janice Moodie
Born: May 31, 1973

Solheim Cup Performance:
None

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship t15; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t23; 2000 US Women's Open t17; 2000 du Maurier Classic DNP.

2000 Top European Finishes: McDonalds WPGA Championship t3; Evian Masters 5; Laura Davies Invitational t8; Weetabix British Open t45.

Career Highlights: Career best finish of second place at the 1999 Australian Ladies Masters; tied for second at the 1999 State Farm Rail Classic.

Liselotte Neumann
Born: May 20, 1966

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1990, 92, 94, 96, 98
Record: 6-9-3
Foursomes: 1-5-1
Four-balls: 3-2-1
Singles: 2-2-1

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship 72; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA MC; 2000 US Women's Open MC; 2000 du Maurier Classic MC.

Career Highlights: 12 LPGA victories including 1998 Standard Register PING; 1998 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship; 1988 U.S. Womenıs Open.

Alison Nicholas
Born: March 6, 1962

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1990, 92, 94, 96, 98
Record: 5-7-2
Foursomes: 3-2-0
Four-balls: 1-2-1
Singles: 1-3-1

2000 Majors Record: 2000 The Nabisco Championship t27; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t23; 2000 U.S. Womenıs Open MC; 2000 du Maurier Classic DNP.

Career Highlights: 4 LPGA victories, including 1999 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open; 1997 U.S. Women's Open Championship.

Catrin Nilsmark
Born: August 30, 1967

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1992, 94, 96, 98
Record: 5-7-1
Foursomes: 2-1-1
Four-balls: 2-3-0
Singles: 1-3-0

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship t57; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t56; 2000 US Women's Open MC; 2000 du Maurier Classic DNP.

Career Highlights: 1 LPGA victory, 1999 Valley of the Stars Championship. Top Finishes: 1998 McDonaldıs LPGA t9; 1996 US Women's Open 7.

Annika Sorenstam
Born: October 9, 1970

Solheim Cup Performance:
Years: 1994, 96, 98
Record: 7-4-2
Foursomes: 3-1-1
Four-balls: 2-2-1
Singles: 2-1-0

2000 Majors Record: 2000 Nabisco Championship t17; 2000 McDonaldıs LPGA t12; 2000 US Women's Open t9; 2000 du Maurier Classic 3.

Career Highlights: 18 LPGA victories, 1999 New Albany Golf Classic; 1999 Michelob Light Classic; 1998 JAL Big Apple Classic.

Marine Monnet
Born: July 14, 1978

Solheim Cup Performance:
None

2000 Majors Record:
Did not play in any majors.

2000 Top European Finishes: Donegal Irish Ladies Open t23.

Career Highlights: A 22-year- old rookie, Parisian Marine Monnet has already had success on the Evian Tour. She won the British Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale in 1999 and was leading at the Waterford Crystal Ladies Irish Open after 3 rounds before losing by one stroke to Sophie Gustafson.

Sandrine Mendiburu
Born: October 15, 1972

Solheim Cup Performance: None

2000 Majors Record:
Did not play in any majors.

2000 Top European Finishes: Donegal Irish Ladies Open 1; Ladies Hannover Open 1; Air France Madame Biarritz Open 2; Marrakesh Palmeraie Open t7; Ladies Italian Open t8; Laura Davies Invitational t23; Evian Masters t31.

Career Highlights:Sandrine joined the LET in 1991. Since then, she has had three victories on tour, all of which came in 1999.

Samantha Head
Born: February 28, 1973

Solheim Cup Performance: None

2000 Majors Record:
Did not play in any majors.

2000 Top European Finishes: Ladies Italian Open 1; Air France Madame Biarritz Open t6; Ladies Austrian Open t8; Marrakesh Palmeraie Open t16; Ladies German Open t21; Donegal Irish Ladies Open t23; Evian Masters t31.

Career Highlights: Samantha finished in the top 10 four times in 2000, including a victory at the Ladies Italian Open.

Valerie Van Ryckegham
Born: August 21, 1975

Solheim Cup Performance: None

2000 Majors Record: Did not play in any majors.

2000 Top European Finishes: Marrakesh Palmeraie Open 2; Ladies German Open t4; McDonalds WPGA Championship t7; Air France Madame Biarritz Open t9; Laura Davies Invitational t13; Ladies Hannover Open t16; Weetabix British Open t17; Chrysler Open 18; Ladies Italian Open t23; Ladies French Open t42; Evian Masters t58.



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