Nicole Castrale | Paula Creamer | Laura Diaz | Natalie Gulbis | Pat Hurst | Juli Inkster | Cristie Kerr | Brittany Lincicome | Stacy Prammanasudh | Morgan Pressel | Angela Stanford | Sherri Steinhauer

Note: Stats are current as of Aug. 26, 2007

Nicole Castrale

Enjoying a breakout year on the LPGA Tour, California native Nicole Castrale is making her first career appearance on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team after being selected by U.S. Captain Betsy King. Castrale has made her presence known on the Tour scene over the past two years, but a string of five top-10 finishes this season along with her first LPGA Tour win at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA in June helped the 28-year-old earn a spot on the 2007 U.S. Team.

For Castrale, earning a position on the U.S. Team is just one of many dreams to come true after undergoing three rotator-cuff surgeries over the past several years. Castrale originally qualified for the LPGA Tour in her first attempt, but recurring shoulder injuries that stemmed from a car accident during her senior year of college resulted in two years of competition on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, she won back-to-back tournaments on the Futures Tour en route to a fourth-place finish on the season-ending money list, which earned her exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season.
Castrale and her husband Craig, who also serves as her full-time caddie, reside in Palm Springs, Calif.

Paula Creamer

At only 21 years of age, three-year Tour veteran Paula Creamer is making her second-consecutive appearance as a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team. Named the 2005 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, Creamer had immediate success on the LPGA Tour scene that year with two wins and a second-place finish on the 2005 LPGA Official Money List. Just four days before graduating from high school, she made a 17-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole of the Sybase Classic to become the youngest winner of a multi-round event in LPGA history at the age of 18 years, 9 months and 17 days. Just two months later, Creamer followed up her first professional win with another win, as she claimed the 2005 Evian Masters by eight shots to become the youngest (18 years, 11 months and 18 days) and fastest (4 months, 27 days) player to reach $1 million in career earnings.

Also during her debut season, Creamer became the first LPGA Tour rookie and youngest player ever to qualify for The Solheim Cup, as she finished eighth on the U.S. point standings after only one season in which to earn points. Creamer went 3-1-1, earning the most points for the victorious U.S. Team. In her singles match against Solheim Cup European veteran Laura Davies, which Creamer won 7&5, she set the record for most birdies (7) and best front-nine score (30). Her 70.00 winning percentage in Solheim Cup play is currently the best of all players on the 2007 U.S. Solheim Cup Team. Creamer also has two years of experience on the U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003.

To date, the Pleasanton, Calif., native has accumulated nearly $3.7 million in career earnings and has notched three career wins, with her most recent victory coming at the 2007 season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay.

Laura Diaz

A three-time U.S. Solheim Cup Team veteran (2002, 2003, 2005), Laura Diaz is making her fourth-consecutive appearance in the biennial match-play event after being hand-picked by U.S. Team Captain Betsy King. For Diaz, the selection comes on the cusp of a 2007 LPGA Tour season which has seen four top-10 finishes in 19 starts, including a tie for fourth at the CN Canadian Women's Open last month.

Diaz' appearance on the 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup Team was certainly a memorable one, as the then-pregnant Diaz scored one point for the victorious U.S. Team when she defeated European Iben Tinning, who was also pregnant at the time. While becoming just the second player in history to compete for the U.S. Solheim Cup Team while pregnant, Diaz' 6&5 win over Tinning in Sunday's singles-match action improved her singles competition to a perfect 3-0-0. She currently holds the lone perfect record after also notching Solheim Cup single-match wins in 2002 and 2003. In her three Solheim Cup appearances, Diaz has posted an even 5-5-0 record, after finishing 3-1-0 in 2002, 1-2-0 in 2003, and most recently finishing 1-2-0 in 2005.

The 32-year-old, whose husband Kevin also is her caddie, hails from Scotia, N.Y.

Natalie Gulbis

One of the most recognizable faces on the LPGA Tour, six-year Tour veteran Natalie Gulbis is making her second appearance on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team and ranks as the top U.S. points earner. Despite suffering a back injury during the first half of the season, Gulbis proved to be one of the most resilient players, as she defeated South Korean Jeong Jang in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff to win the 2007 Evian Masters, marking her first professional win in 151 starts.

Despite a six-year wait in winning her first tournament, golf cover girl Gulbis has managed to rack up U.S. Solheim Cup Team points with a string of successful finishes in both 2006 and 2007. Last season, Gulbis was one of just two players on Tour to record top-20 finishes in all four majors, and over the past two years, she has tallied 23 top-20 finishes to earn valuable Solheim Cup points.

Gulbis' first appearance on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team came in 2005, where she tallied three points for the victorious U.S. Team. Partnered with fellow U.S. Solheim Cup teammate Cristie Kerr, the duo went 2-1-0 in doubles action, and Gulbis also defeated Swede Maria Hjorth, 2&1, to win her singles match.

Gulbis, who resides in Lake Las Vegas, Nev., has made nearly $3.2 million in career earnings since joining the LPGA Tour in 2002. She attended the University of Arizona, where she was a First-Team All-American and won four collegiate events.

Pat Hurst

In 13 years on the LPGA Tour, Pat Hurst has established herself as one of the most well-respected players on the Tour. The 38-year-old has qualified for five Solheim Cups, making her the second-most veteran player on the U.S. team behind only Juli Inkster. Hurst has scored nine career points in Solheim Cup competition and holds an 8-6-2 overall record in the event. She went 3-1-0 in her first-ever Solheim Cup in 1998 to propel the U.S. to a 16-12 victory. In 2005, Hurst defeated Trish Johnson 2&1 to help keep the Cup on American soil.

Hurst, a mother of two children, has five wins since joining the LPGA Tour in 1995, when she was named Rolex Rookie of the Year on the strength of four top-10 finishes. Her first victory came in 1997 when she captured the Oldsmobile Classic. She followed that by winning her first major, the Nabisco Dinah Shore, in 1998. She has victories in each of the last two seasons, including a one-shot win at the 2006 Safeway Classic. Her power off the tee and accuracy from the fairway has helped her earn nearly $6 million during her career.

Hurst's successful amateur resume includes victories at the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the 1990 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. She was also medalist at the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur. At San Jose State University, Hurst led the women's golf team to the 1989 championship title and was the NCAA Individual Champion. She currently lives in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Juli Inkster

No stranger to the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, 25-year LPGA Tour veteran Juli Inkster is returning to European soil as one of the most heralded players in the history of The Solheim Cup. Making her seventh appearance on the U.S. Team, the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame member has competed in all but three of the past nine stagings of the trans-Atlantic match play competitions, and has amassed a 12-8-3 overall record.

A 31-time LPGA Tour winner, a total that includes seven major victories, Inkster has enjoyed a storied professional career. The third-highest money winner in LPGA Tour history, Inkster has cashed paydays worth nearly $12 million to date. In 2007, Inkster has tallied five top-10 finishes, including four top-fives. She narrowly missed a win at the SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff against South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim. Inkster's most recent top-five billing came at the Evian Masters, where she finished in a tie for third place.

Throughout her Solheim Cup appearances, Inkster has notched a total of 13 1/2 points for the U.S. Team. In six Solheim singles matches, Inkster has lost only once, falling to current European Team Captain Helen Alfredsson, 2&1, in 1998. She boasts an overall singles record of 5-1-0, overall foursomes record of 4-3-2, overall four-ball record of 3-4-1 and overall doubles record of 7-7-3.
The energetic and competitive 47-year-old is the mother of two children, Hayley and Cori. Inkster hails from Pasatiempo, Calif.

Cristie Kerr

2007 U.S. Women's Open champion Cristie Kerr is making her fourth Solheim Cup appearance since joining the LPGA Tour in 1997. The fiery competitor has six points in her three previous appearances at the event, including a personal best three in 2003. Kerr's first Solheim Cup appearance came in 2002, the same year she became a Rolex First-Time Winner with a wire-to-wire victory at the Longs Drugs Challenge. Her most recent Solheim appearance in 2005 featured victorious pairings with first-time participants Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis.

The 29-year-old has long been considered one of the best on the LPGA Tour and proved herself this year with her first major championship victory at the U.S. Women's Open. She has 10 career victories including three in 2006 – the Franklin American Mortgage Championship, the CN Canadian Women's Open and the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup. She was ranked in the top 10 in several major categories last season including rounds under par, birdies, eagles and greens in regulation and first in putts per green with 1.74.

Kerr, who hails from Miami, Fla., is in her 11th season on Tour and has earned nearly $8 million including more than $1 million each of the last four years.

Brittany Lincicome

Twenty-one-year-old Brittany Lincicome is making her first-ever Solheim Cup appearance this week. Lincicome joined the LPGA Tour in 2005 and has enjoyed a good deal of success in her first three seasons. Her distance off the tee is a formidable statistic (278.6 yards in 2006) and her accuracy from fairway to green only adds to her advantage on the course. Lincicome has two victories on Tour, the first in 2006 at the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship where she defeated LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame member and fellow U.S. teammate Juli Inkster in the finals. Her second victory came earlier this season in Orlando, Fla., at the Ginn OPEN, where she played in the final group on Sunday with current Rolex Rankings number one Lorena Ochoa and 20-time LPGA Tour winner Laura Davies, both of whom she had long admired.

Lincicome is part of the wave of young talent that hit the LPGA in the last five years. She is approaching the $2 million mark in career earnings thanks to nine career top-10 finishes in the last two seasons. Earlier this season, Lincicome tied for second at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, her career-best finish at a major.

Lincicome, who resides in Seminole, Fla., has gained many fans with her pleasant demeanor, but she is as fierce as they come between the ropes. Lincicome also played on the 2003 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team at Bokskogan Golf Club in Bara, Sweden.

Stacy Prammanasudh

Oklahoma native Stacy Prammanasudh, 27, qualified for the U.S. Solheim Cup team for the first time in her career after narrowly missing a spot on the 2003 squad. Prammanasudh, often referred to as “Stacy P,” earned her second LPGA Tour victory at the Fields Open in Hawaii in the second event of the 2007 season. She became a Rolex First-Time Winner in 2005 at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship. A five-year veteran of the LPGA Tour, Prammanasudh has seven top-10 finishes this season to go along with six in 2006, leaving no doubt that she would take part in her first Solheim experience.

A three-time Academic All-American at the University of Tulsa, Prammanasudh finished her collegiate career ranked second nationally with 10 career wins, one shy of the school record held by former U.S. Solheim Cup captain Nancy Lopez.

The Enid, Okla., resident is known for being a serious competitor on the course. A very steady player, Prammanasudh is likely to be a tough opponent for anyone she tees off against.

Morgan Pressel

2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship winner Morgan Pressel is the youngest player on the U.S. Solheim Cup team this year, but don't expect her to show it. Pressel has accumulated more than $1.3 million in earnings in just her second year on Tour, including 16 top-10 finishes since joining the Tour in 2006. As the LPGA's youngest-ever major championship winner, Pressel etched her name in the record book, but her work is far from done. Fellow teammate and friend Paula Creamer became the youngest player in U.S. Solheim Cup history in 2005 and went on to spark a U.S. victory with a 3-1-1 record. Though the 19-year-old won't break the youngest-player record at this Solheim Cup, she will look to follow the example Creamer set in the win column in 2005.

Pressel, who hails from Boca Raton, Fla., is no stranger to competition after coming through the USGA and AJGA ranks. She started her well-decorated amateur career on the right foot by qualifying for the 2001 U.S. Women's Open at the age of 12, becoming the youngest player to qualify for that event at that time. Pressel went on to win the 2005 U.S. Women's Amateur, 11 AJGA events and also represented the U.S at the PING Junior Solheim Cup in 2002 and 2005. Never afraid to show emotion on the course, Pressel is poised to become a sparkplug for the United States in 2007.

Angela Stanford

Texas native Angela Stanford is making her second appearance on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, after having last appeared in the biennial competition in 2003. Stanford's initial stint on the U.S. squad came on the cusp of a successful 2003 season, where she became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, which she led wire-to-wire. In the following week, Stanford tied for second at the U.S. Women's Open after a thrilling three-way, 18-hole playoff ensued between Stanford, Kelly Robbins and eventual winner Hilary Lunke. During the premier women's professional tournament, Stanford made a long birdie putt on the 72nd hole of regulation play to earn a spot in the playoff, then sank a 27-footer on the 18th playoff hole to force Lunke to birdie for the win.
Throughout the past two seasons, Stanford has earned U.S. Solheim Cup Team points after recording 19 top-20 finishes, including 10 top-10s in the 2007 LPGA season. Stanford recorded a pair of second-place finishes in 2006, at the CN Canadian Women's Open, and the Franklin American Mortgage Championship. This season, her best finish to date came at the SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons, where she tied for third place.

While at Texas Christian University, Stanford won nine collegiate tournaments and was a four-time All-American. The 29-year-old hails from Saginaw, Texas.

Sherri Steinhauer

Two-time LPGA Tour major champion and three-time U.S. Solheim Cup Team member Sherri Steinhauer joins the U.S. Team this year for the first time since 2000. Steinhauer, a 22-year veteran of the LPGA Tour, was a member of the 1994, 1998 and 2000 U.S. Teams and boasts a 5-3-2 record. She was instrumental in the U.S. victory in 1998 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, scoring three points, second only to Dottie Pepper's four. Steinhauer clinched the team's win with a putt to defeat Catriona Matthew 3&2.

Steinhauer has been a steady player since the joining the Tour in 1986, earning more than $5 million. She has seven career LPGA Tour victories; including her 1992 win at the du Maurier Ltd. Classic and her most recent major victory at the 2006 Women's British Open.

The 44-year-old Madison, Wis., native is sure to bring some veteran experience this week to a talented U.S. Team.