The picks are in and U.S. captain Stacy Lewis will lead a familiar team next month in Virginia with nine returning players from last year’s squad. For her three picks, Lewis selected two experienced players in Lexi Thompson and Jennifer Kupcho, along with a 30-year-old rookie in Sarah Schmelzel.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda and No. 2 Lilia Vu, fresh off contending at last week’s AIG Women’s British Open, headline the team of 12 vying to win for the first time since 2017. The 2024 Solheim Cup will be held Sept. 13-15 in Gainesville, Virginia, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, host of three previous Presidents Cups.
Angel Yin, who tied for second earlier this month in Portland and tied for 10th at the Old Course, just missed out on a fourth Solheim Cup appearance. The 25-year-old broke an ankle earlier this year during the offseason and got off to a slow start.
For Thompson, this will likely be her final Solheim Cup appearance. The 29-year-old American stalwart announced earlier this year that 2024 would be her last full-time season on the LPGA. Thompson and Alison Lee, who is making her first Solheim Cup appearance in nearly a decade, are the only U.S. players who have been on a winning Solheim team.
Last year’s contest in Spain ended in a tie, with Europe retaining the Cup.
Meet the 12 players who will take on Europe at the 2024 Solheim Cup.
Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz of Team USA high five on the ninth green during Day One of The Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin Golf Club on September 22, 2023 in Casares, Spain. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Age: 26
World Ranking: 1
Solheim Cup appearances: 3 (2019, 2021, 2023)
Solheim Cup record: 7-4-1
Qualified via: Solheim points
US team’s golfer Lilia Vu looks on on the third day of the 2023 Solheim Cup biennial team golf competition at Finca Cortesin golf club in Casares, on September 24, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images)
Age: 26
World Ranking: 2
Solheim Cup appearances: 1 (2023)
Solheim Cup record: 1-3-0
Qualified via: Soheim points
Lauren Coughlin looks on during the first round of the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open at Earl Grey Golf Club. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Age: 31
World Ranking: 14
Solheim Cup appearances: 0
Solheim Cup record: Debut
Qualified via: Solheim points
Ally Ewing of Team USA looks down the eighth fairway during Day One of The Solheim Cup at Finca…
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