Golf-Neumann appoints Sorenstam, Koch as Solheim Cup assistants (Reuters)

Aug 28 (Reuters) - European captain Liselotte Neumann hasappointed fellow Swedes Annika Sorenstam and Carin Koch as hertwo assistants for the 2013 Solheim Cup against the UnitedStates. Former world number one and 10-times major championSorenstam is a veteran of eight Solheim Cups as a player andserved as a vice-captain to Alison Nicholas last year inDunsany, Ireland, where Europe beat the U.S. 15-13. Koch, 41, played in four successive Solheim Cups from 2000to 2005, winning 11-1/2 points from 16 matches and sinking thewinning putt for the European team as a rookie at Loch Lomond in2000. ...