The Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin will feature many of the world’s best players, with Team Europe boasting the likes of Amundi Evian Championship winner Celine Boutier, three-time Major winner Anna Nordqvist and one of the game’s brightest prospects, Linn Grant.
Stacy Lewis’s Team USA is not short of top-quality players either, with the likes of Lilia Vu, who won two Majors in 2023, recent World No.1 Nelly Korda and US Women’s Open Champion Allisen Corpuz three of the standout names who will be in Spain hoping to reclaim the trophy.
However, plenty of big names have missed out on this year’s match. Here are the 12 highest-ranked players who won’t be involved.
Jodi Ewart Shadoff – World No.52
Jodi Ewart Shadoff is the highest-ranked player to miss out on an appearance
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The 35-year-old has plenty of Solheim Cup experience, having competed for Europe in 2013, 2017 and 2019, with an overall record of 3-6-1.
However, she has the unenviable record of being the highest-ranked eligible player to miss out this year. The World No.52 has shown glimpses of her ability in 2023, including a T15 in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol, but it wasn’t enough to make Suzann Pettersen’s team.
With the next Solheim Cup only a year away, she’ll be hopeful that, despite missing out for the second successive time, it won’t be too long until she represents Team Europe for the fourth time.
Alison Lee – World No.60
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American Lee has made one Solheim Cup appearance, in 2015, when she achieved a 1-3-0 record as the US beat the Europeans in Germany, but there’s no place for the World No.60 in 2023.
That’s despite a promising 2023 that at one point featured a run of three top 10 finishes in four starts. Lee also finished T11 at the AIG Women’s Open, but it hasn’t quite been enough for her second appearance in the match.
Jessica Korda – World No.68
Jessica Korda is out with a long-standing back injury
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While sister Nelly comfortably qualified for the 2023 match, it was a different story for Jessica. The three-time Solheim Cup player has suffered a frustrating year with only six…
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