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Solheim Cup teams named

DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- United State Solheim Cup captain Nancy Lopez and European captain Catrin Nilsmark Sunday finalized their teams by announcing wild-card selections.

Lopez selected Beth Daniel and Wendy Ward as her picks. Nilsmark chose Karen Stupples, Carin Koch, Suzann Pettersen, Sophie Gustafson and Catriona Matthew.

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Daniel, who is in the LPGA Hall of Fame, has participated in all but one of the eight previous Solheim Cups, missing only in 1998. Ward played in the last two biennial matches.

Meg Mallon, Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Natalie Gulbis, Christina Kim, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Laura Diaz and Michele Redman round out the U.S. squad. Creamer, Gulbis and Kim are the only rookies.

Cristie Kerr, who won the Wendy's Championship on Sunday, headlines the 10 Americans who qualified for the team on points.

For the Europeans, Annika Sorenstam, Laura Davies, Ludivine Kreutz, Maria Hjorth, Iben Tinning, Trish Johnson and Gwladys Nocera finished in the top-seven to earn automatic berths.

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