The confirmation of the wildcards for the US and European Solheim Cup teams means each is now complete, allowing them to prepare for September’s match at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
Some of the best players in the world will be competing, including World No.1 Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson for Stacy Lewis’ US team and Charley Hull and Celine Boutier for Suzann Pettersen’s Europeans.
With each team only having 12 players, though, it was inevitable many notable players would miss out, including five who took part in the match at Finca Cortesin just a year ago.
Here are 9 notable names to miss out on the 2024 Solheim Cup.
Gemma Dryburgh
Gemma Dryburgh misses out on a second successive Solheim Cup
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The Scot was handed a Solheim Cup debut at Finca Cortesin thanks to a wildcard. That was helped by some encouraging form in the months leading up to it including victory on the LPGA Tour in the 2022 Toto Japan Classic and a T8 at the Amundi Evian Championship the next year.
However, she was used sparingly by Pettersen, with only two appearances over the three days, where she gained half a point in each.
Since then, Dryburgh has had some highlights, including successive T6 finishes at the 2023 Maybank Championship and Toto Japan Classic, but overall, her form wasn’t enough to qualify automatically or convince Pettersen to hand her another wildcard.
Alexandra Forsterling
Alexandra Forsterling is still waiting for her maiden appearance at the match
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The German is yet to make her Solheim Cup bow and she will need to wait at least another two years after missing out on the 2024 edition.
With Charley Hull and compatriot Esther Henseleit having comfortably sewn up the two automatic qualifying places via the LET’s Solheim Cup points list, perhaps her best chance was to qualify thanks to her world ranking.
However, Madelene Sagstrom took the last of those places in 39th, with Forsterling a relatively distant 36 places beneath her at the cut-off.
With Georgia Hall, Albane Valenzuela and Anna Nordqvist ahead of her in the rankings, it left her chances of being named one of four wildcard picks looking doubtful.
Sure enough, Pettersen opted for the three ahead of her who missed out on automatic qualification as well as the experience of Emily…
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