Solheim Cup 2013: Complete List of Rosters, Event Schedule and More

Every two years, the world's best female professional golfers compete in the Solheim Cup, which takes place this year at the Colorado Golf Club starting on August 16.

Similar to the Ryder Cup, the Solheim Cup is contested by two teams—Europe versus the United States—and is decided by a points system rather than final scores.

Europe defended its home turf in 2011 at the Killeen Castle Golf Resort in Ireland, winning the event by a score of 15-13 over the Americans thanks to a 7-5 edge in the final day of play.

The United States has a huge edge historically, however, with a record of 8-4 since the event began in 1990.

The rosters on both sides are loaded with premier players this year, which should lead to another closely contested finish. Here's a full rundown of the schedule, followed by complete rosters for both sides. 

Event Schedule

Note: All the action will be televised on the Golf Channel (check your local listings), and the event will be streaming live on GolfChannel.com. All Times ET, Event Schedule via SolheimCupUSA.com

August 16

• 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Four (4) Foursome Matches 
• 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Four (4) Four-Ball Matches

 August 17

• 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Four (4) Foursome Matches
• 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Four (4) Four-Ball Matches

 August 18

• 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: 12 Singles Matches 

Rosters

Europe

Player/Captain	Nationality
Liselotte Neumann	Sweden	Captain
Annika Sorenstam	Sweden	Vice-Captain
Carin Koch	Sweden	Vice-Captain
Suzann Pettersen	Norway
Carlota Ciganda	Spain
Catriona Matthew	Scotland
Caroline Masson	Germany
Beatriz Recari	Spain
Anna Nordqvist	Sweden
Karine Icher	France
Azahara Munoz	Spain
Caroline Hedwall	Sweden
Jodi Ewart-Shadoff	England
Giulia Sergas	Italy
Charley Hull	England

United States

Player/Captain
Meg Mallon	Captain
Dottie Pepper	Co-Captain
Laura Diaz	Co-Captain
Stacy Lewis
Paula Creamer
Cristie Kerr
Angela Stanford
Brittany Lincicome
Lexi Thompson
Jessica Korda
Brittany Lang
Lizette Salas
Morgan Pressel
Gerina Piller
Michelle Wie

Can Europe Win Two in a Row?

Since the Solheim Cup's inception, the U.S. squad has doubled the win total of the Europeans while winning three in a row on two separate occasions. 

Meanwhile, Europe has never won twice in a row.

With plenty of youth on both sides, it's hard to predict what will happen. But given that this year's Solheim Cup is being contested on U.S. soil, it seems safe to say the Europeans must not allow the Americans to jump out to an early lead.

With six Solheim Cup rookies, Europe will be hard-pressed to defeat a seemingly superior United States roster. 

That being said, match play events are extremely unpredictable.

Anything can happen once the players tee off on Friday. 

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