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2026 Solheim Cup
Dates11–13 September 2026 (2026-09-11 – 2026-09-13)
VenueBernardus Golf
LocationCromvoirt, North Brabant, Netherlands
Captains
Europe 15 13 United States
Europe wins the Solheim Cup
Location map
Bernardus Golf is located in Europe
Bernardus Golf
Bernardus Golf
Location in Europe
Bernardus Golf is located in Netherlands
Bernardus Golf
Bernardus Golf
Location in The Netherlands
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The 2026 Solheim Cup was the 20th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held 11–13 September at Bernardus Golf in North Brabant, Netherlands.[1] The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. It returned to even-numbered years in 2024 after the Ryder Cup returned to an odd-year schedule after 2020.[2]

Format

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The competition is a three-day match play event between teams of 12 players with a similar format to the Ryder Cup, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows:[3]

  • Day 1 (Friday): Four foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and four fourball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session. A total of eight players from each team participate in each session.
  • Day 2 (Saturday): Four foursomes matches in a morning session and four fourball matches in an afternoon session. A total of eight players from each team participate in each session.
  • Day 3 (Sunday): 12 singles matches. All 12 players from each team participate.

With a total of 28 points, 141⁄2 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. If the score is even after 18 holes, each team earns one-half point.[4]

Venue

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Bernardus Golf, designed by Kyle Phillips, opened in 2018 and has hosted three editions of the Dutch Open on the European Tour (2021−2023).[1]

Team qualification and selection

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Team Europe

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In order to be eligible to be a member of the European team, players are required to:

  • be current members of the Ladies European Tour in any category or membership;
  • have played in eight Ranking Events (excluding the Excluded Championships) during the Qualifying Period as a member of the LET, unless the relevant player has been selected by the captain;
  • be a "European national". To be a "European national", the player must satisfy the criteria set out in the "Nationality Policy" issued by the International Golf Federation.[5]

Team Europe is made up of eight automatic qualifiers – the top two players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top six LET members on the Women's World Golf Rankings who were not already qualified via the Solheim Cup standings – and four captain's selections.[3]

Team USA

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In order to be eligible to be a member of the United States team, players are required to be current members of the LPGA Tour and meet one of these three citizenship criteria:

  • U.S. citizens by birth, regardless of their birthplace.
  • Those who were naturalized as U.S. citizens before age 18.
  • Those who became U.S. citizens by adoption before age 13.

Team USA is made up of nine automatic qualifiers – the leading seven players from the LPGA Solheim Cup points rankings and the top two players in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already qualified via the points rankings – and three chosen by the team captain. LPGA Solheim Cup points were earned for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period.[6]

Teams

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In February 2025, Anna Nordqvist was announced as the European captain, after serving as a playing vice-captain in 2023 and 2024.[7] Caroline Hedwall and Mel Reid were named vice–captains in April.[8] Anne van Dam was named as the third vice–captain at the end of September.[9]

Europe Team Europe
Player Country Age Points
rank[10]		 Rolex
ranking[11]		 Previous
appearances		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Charley Hull  England 30 1 6 7 27 15–9–3 61.11%
Esther Henseleit  Germany 27 2 19 1 3 1–1–1 50.00%
Lottie Woad  England 22 5 5 0 Rookie
Maja Stark  Sweden 26 8 27 2 8 3–3–2 50.00%
Céline Boutier  France 32 28 33 4 14 7–6–1 53.57%
Carlota Ciganda  Spain 36 10 50 7 27 12–11–4 51.85%
Linn Grant  Sweden 27 58 54 2 9 3–6–0 33.33%
Nanna Koerstz Madsen  Denmark 31 32 70 1 3 1–1–1 50.00%
Leona Maguire (P)  Ireland 31 13 83 3 12 8–3–1 70.83%
Julia López Ramírez (P)  Spain 23 59 86 0 Rookie
Nastasia Nadaud (P)  France 21 16 88 0 Rookie
Mimi Rhodes (P)  England 24 12 91 0 Rookie

Source:[12][13]

In March 2025, Angela Stanford was announced as the Team USA captain, after serving as a vice-captain in 2021, 2023, and 2024.[14] On 15 April 2025, Stanford announced Kristy McPherson as her first assistant captain.[15] On 29 April 2025, Stanford announced Paula Creamer as her second assistant captain.[16] On 3 June 2025, Stanford announced Brittany Lang as her third assistant captain.[17]

United States Team USA
Player Age Points
rank[18]		 Rolex
ranking[19]		 Previous
appearances		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Nelly Korda 28 1 1 4 16 10–5–1 65.63%
Angel Yin 27 2 25 3 9 5–3–1 61.11%
Jennifer Kupcho 29 3 31 3 10 3–5–2 40.00%
Yealimi Noh 25 4 39 1 3 2–1–0 66.67%
Auston Kim 26 5 22 0 Rookie
Lauren Coughlin 33 6 18 1 4 3–0–1 87.50%
Allisen Corpuz 28 7 45 2 8 5–2–1 68.75%
Andrea Lee 28 8 40 2 7 3–2–2 57.14%
Alison Lee 31 15 55 2 7 2–5–0 28.57%
Lindy Duncan (P) 35 9 63 0 Rookie
Rose Zhang (P) 23 13 66 2 7 4–2–1 64.29%
Megan Khang (P) 28 11 85 4 13 7–3–3 65.38%

Source:[20][21]

Angel Yin returned to competition at the FM Championship on 27 August after a two-month injury layoff, and said she would withdraw from the U.S. team if she felt it was in the team's best interests.[22][23] Lilia Vu travelled with the U.S. team as an alternate in case Yin was unable to play. Once the U.S. confirmed it would field the team as originally selected, Vu flew home on the morning of 11 September to attend her best friend's wedding.[24]

Ages on first day of matches, 13 September; Rolex rankings at team selection. Captain's picks (P) shown in yellow.

Day one

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Friday, September 11, 2026

Morning foursomes

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Europe Results United States
Hull/Woad United States 4 & 3 Corpuz/Korda
Koerstz Madsen/Boutier United States 3 & 2 Al. Lee/Coughlin
Maguire/Henseleit Europe 2 up An. Lee/Duncan
Grant/Stark Europe 3 & 2 Zhang/Kupcho
2 Session 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon four-ball

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Europe Results United States
Hull/Woad halved Noh/Yin
Koerstz Madsen/Boutier United States 5 & 3 Khang/Al. Lee
Rhodes/Nadaud Europe 2 & 1 Corpuz/Kim
Ciganda/López Ramírez halved Korda/Coughlin
2 Session 2
4 Overall 4

Day two

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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Morning foursomes

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Europe Results United States
Stark/Grant Europe 3 & 2 Corpuz/Korda
Maguire/Henseleit Europe 1 up Kupcho/Zhang
Rhodes/Nadaud Europe 4 & 3 An. Lee/Kim
Hull/Woad United States 6 & 5 Al. Lee/Coughlin
3 Session 1
7 Overall 5

Afternoon four-ball

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Europe Results United States
Stark/Grant Europe 2 & 1 Khang/Coughlin
Hull/Woad United States 1 up Noh/An. Lee
Maguire/Nadaud United States 3 & 2 Zhang/Kim
Ciganda/Boutier United States 1 up Kupcho/Duncan
1 Session 3
8 Overall 8

Day three

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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Singles

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Europe Results United States
Charley Hull Europe 3 & 2 Megan Khang
Esther Henseleit United States 1 up Alison Lee
Linn Grant Europe 4 & 3 Angel Yin
Mimi Rhodes United States 4 & 2 Nelly Korda
Nanna Koerstz Madsen Europe 2 & 1 Allisen Corpuz
Nastasia Nadaud Europe 3 & 2 Andrea Lee
Julia López Ramírez Europe 3 & 2 Yealimi Noh
Lottie Woad Europe 2 & 1 Auston Kim
Leona Maguire United States 2 & 1 Lauren Coughlin
Maja Stark United States 3 & 1 Lindy Duncan
Carlota Ciganda Europe 4 & 2 Jennifer Kupcho
Céline Boutier United States 2 up Rose Zhang
7 Session 5
15 Overall 13

Sources:[25][26]

Individual player records

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Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Europe

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PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Céline Boutier00–4–00–1–00–1–00–2–0
Carlota Ciganda1.51–1–11–0–00–0–00–1–1
Linn Grant44–0–01–0–02–0–01–0–0
Esther Henseleit22–1–00–1–02–0–00–0–0
Charley Hull1.51–3–11–0–00–2–00–1–1
Nanna Koerstz Madsen11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0
Julia López Ramírez1.51–0–11–0–00–0–00–0–1
Leona Maguire22–2–00–1–02–0–00–1–0
Nastasia Nadaud33–1–01–0–01–0–01–1–0
Mimi Rhodes22–1–00–1–01–0–01–0–0
Maja Stark33–1–00–1–02–0–01–0–0
Lottie Woad1.51–3–11–0–00–2–00–1–1

United States

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PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Allisen Corpuz11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Lauren Coughlin3.53–1–11–0–02–0–00–1–1
Lindy Duncan22–1–01–0–00–1–01–0–0
Megan Khang11–2–00–1–00–0–01–1–0
Auston Kim11–3–00–1–00–1–01–1–0
Nelly Korda2.52–1–11–0–01–1–00–0–1
Jennifer Kupcho11–3–00–1–00–2–01–0–0
Alison Lee44–0–01–0–02–0–01–0–0
Andrea Lee11–3–00–1–00–2–01–0–0
Yealimi Noh1.51–1–10–1–00–0–01–0–1
Angel Yin0.50–1–10–1–00–0–00–0–1
Rose Zhang22–2–01–0–00–2–01–0–0

References

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  1. 1 2 "Date Announced For 2026 Solheim Cup At Bernardus". Solheim Cup. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Solheim Cup to Move to Even Years Starting in 2024". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Solheim Cup 2026: Teams, captains, venue, format and how players will qualify for Europe vs USA in the Netherlands". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Solheim Cup format, terminology". ESPN. 9 September 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "The 2023 Solheim Cup European Team Qualification" (PDF). Solheim Cup 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "How to Qualify". Solheim Cup USA. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (24 February 2025). "Anna Nordqvist emerges from toughest period of her life as 2026 Solheim Cup captain". Golfweek. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Solheim Cup 2026: Anna Nordqvist names Caroline Hedwall and Mel Reid as Team Europe Vice Captains". Sky Sports. 21 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Anne Van Dam Appointed Vice Captain for 2026 European Solheim Cup Team". Ladies European Tour. 30 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "2026 Solheim Cup Team Europe Standings". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "World Rankings on 3 August 2024". Rolex World Rankings. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Eight Automatic Qualifiers for 2026 European Solheim Cup Team Confirmed". Ladies European Tour. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nordqvist Names Leona Maguire and Three Rookies as her Captain's Picks for 2026 European Solheim Cup Team". Ladies European Tour. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (20 March 2025). "Angela Stanford selected as U.S. captain for Solheim Cup". ESPN.
  15. ↑ "Kristy McPherson Named Assistant Captain for 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team". Solheim Cup 2026. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Paula Creamer Named Assistant Captain for 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team". LPGA. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Brittany Lang Named Assistant Captain for 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team". LPGA. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "2026 Solheim Cup USA Points Standings". Solheim Cup USA. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "World Rankings on 24 August 2026". Rolex World Rankings. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Qualifiers for the 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team Finalized". LPGA. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Captain's Picks Named for the 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team". LPGA. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (17 August 2026). "U.S. Solheim Cup primer: Who's in, who's on the bubble, what the captain says". Golfweek. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  23. ↑ Painter Lopez, Jill (28 August 2026). "First round in 2 months is rough for Angel Yin with important Solheim Cup decision fast approaching". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (10 September 2026). "Lilia Vu won't get Solheim start, heads back for best friend's wedding". Golfweek. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  25. ↑ "Solheim Cup 2026 Leaderboard". LPGA. 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Solheim Cup 2026 Leaderboard". Solheim Cup 2026. 11 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
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