Team Europe has confirmed its 12-player roster ahead of the 2024 Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
The much-anticipated team event will begin on Friday, September 13 and end on Sunday, September 15, with the Europeans hoping to maintain their fantastic run of holding onto the trophy in all three runnings since 2019.
Team USA has only claimed victory in two of the past seven Solheim Cups, with two away wins for Europe going a long way to keeping up this recent period of relative domination.
USA leads the historic series 10-8, with last year’s competition resulting in a tie for the first time ever. In September 2023, an incredibly dramatic final day at Finca Cortesin in Spain ended in a 14-14 scoreline and holders Europe retaining the trophy.
In a bid to ensure at least 14 points again on the other side of the pond, captain Suzann Pettersen will lead a very similar batch of golfers into battle once more.
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Two European golfers automatically qualified via the Solheim Cup points list while six more booked their place on the team as a result of their world-ranking positions. The final four were chosen by Pettersen as wildcards.
Here is Team Europe’s full 12-player roster for the 2024 Solheim Cup.
| Player | How They Qualified |
|---|---|
| Charley Hull | LET Solheim Cup Points List |
| Esther Henseleit | LET Solheim Cup Points List |
| Celine Boutier | World Ranking |
| Maja Stark | World Ranking |
| Linn Grant | World Ranking |
| Leona Maguire | World Ranking |
| Carlota Ciganda | World Ranking |
| Madelene Sagstrom | World Ranking |
| Georgia Hall | Captain’s Pick |
| Anna Nordqvist | Captain’s Pick |
| Emily Kristine Pedersen | Captain’s Pick |
| Albane Valenzuela | Captain’s Pick |
Charley Hull (Points List)
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Charley Hull is arguably Europe’s star player. Currently World No.11, the Englishwoman will make her seventh Solheim Cup appearance in 2024, having debuted in 2013, with a record of 12-7-3 so far.
Hull topped the LET’s Solheim Cup points list by 23.68 points from 18 events, almost 44 points clear of the player in third.
The 28-year-old only claimed one point at Finca Cortesin last year, so she will be desperate to play much more of an integral part in Europe’s success this time around.
Esther Henseleit (Points List)
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