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2024 Solheim Cup

The 2024 Solheim Cup was the 19th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held September 13–15 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, United States. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. The Solheim Cup returned to even-numbered years in 2024, the first time since 2002 after the Ryder Cup returned to an odd-year schedule after 2020, as competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The previous U.S. competition in 2021 was won by Europe, 15 points to 13. Europe retained the cup in Spain in 2023 after a tie of 14 points to 14.

The United States won by a score of 1512 to 1212, their first win since 2017.

Format

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:

  • 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, 1412 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.

Team qualification and selection

Team Europe

In order to be eligible to be a member of the European team, players were 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 appointed captain for the 2023 European Team;
  • 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.

Team Europe was 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.

Team USA

In order to be eligible to be a member of the United States team, players were 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 was 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.

Teams

2023 captains Stacy Lewis and Suzann Pettersen will reprise their roles at the 2024 cup.

Lewis appointed Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome assistant captains.

United States Team USA
Player Age Points
rank
Rolex
ranking
Previous
appearances
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Nelly Korda 26 1 1 3 12 7–4–1 62.50%
Lilia Vu 26 2 2 1 4 1–3–0 25.00%
Lauren Coughlin 31 3 14 0 Rookie
Ally Ewing 31 4 17 3 12 3–8–1 29.17%
Allisen Corpuz 26 5 28 1 4 2–1–1 62.50%
Megan Khang 26 6 21 3 10 4–3–3 55.00%
Andrea Lee 26 7 43 1 4 1–2–1 37.50%
Rose Zhang 21 9 10 1 3 0–2–1 16.67%
Alison Lee 29 10 25 1 4 1–3–0 25.00%
Sarah Schmelzel (P) 30 11 61 0 Rookie
Jennifer Kupcho (P) 27 12 53 2 7 2–3–2 42.86%
Lexi Thompson (P) 29 14 46 6 23 9–7–7 54.35%

Source:

Pettersen named Anna Nordqvist (playing vice-captain), Laura Davies, Caroline Martens and Mel Reid as her vice captains.

Europe Team Europe
Player Country Age Points
rank
Rolex
ranking
Previous
appearances
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Charley Hull  England 28 1 11 7 22 12–7–3 61.36%
Esther Henseleit  Germany 25 2 30 0 Rookie
Céline Boutier  France 30 9 9 3 10 5–4–1 55.00%
Maja Stark  Sweden 24 4 26 1 4 2–1–1 62.50%
Linn Grant  Sweden 25 3 27 1 5 3–2–0 60.00%
Leona Maguire  Ireland 29 20 33 2 10 7–2–1 75.00%
Carlota Ciganda  Spain 34 6 34 6 23 11–8–4 56.52%
Madelene Sagström  Sweden 31 43 39 3 9 3–5–1 38.89%
Georgia Hall (P)  England 28 23 41 4 17 8–7–2 52.94%
Anna Nordqvist (P)  Sweden 37 45 71 8 31 15–13–3 53.23%
Albane Valenzuela (P)  Switzerland 26 48 62 0 Rookie
Emily Kristine Pedersen (P)  Denmark 28 56 103 3 12 5–6–1 45.83%

Source:

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

Day one

Friday, September 13, 2024

Morning foursomes

United States Results Europe
Corpuz/Korda United States 3 & 2 Henseleit/Hull
Coughlin/Zhang United States 3 & 2 Boutier/Valenzuela
Ewing/Kupcho Europe 2 up Pedersen/Stark
Schmelzel/Vu United States 3 & 2 Ciganda/Grant
3 Session 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon four-ball

United States Results Europe
Korda/Khang United States 6 & 4 Hall/Maguire
Al. Lee/Thompson Europe 6 & 5 Nordqvist/Sagström
Coughlin/Schmelzel United States 3 & 2 Pedersen/Stark
An. Lee/Zhang United States 5 & 4 Grant/Hull
3 Session 1
6 Overall 2

Logistical issues

The first day of play was overshadowed by major logistical issues that prevented many fans from reaching the course. Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (RTJ) is located in a private residential community served by a single road off U.S. 29. The LPGA, which is responsible for on-site operations when the Solheim Cup is held in the U.S., used Jiffy Lube Live, a nearby concert venue, as a paid parking facility, and intended to shuttle fans to RTJ. However, due to a lack of buses, many spectators were kept in line for hours, and portable bathrooms installed at Jiffy Lube Live were locked. According to one report, the first buses were intended to be loaded at 5:45 am, 15 minutes before the club gates opened, but no buses were present in the parking lot until 6:10 am—and the first three buses were reserved for volunteers who needed to get to their posts. Logistical issues were also evident on the night before play started; after the opening ceremony and a subsequent concert, fans had to wait as long as 212 hours for buses to take them back to Jiffy Lube Live.

Day two

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Morning foursomes

United States Results Europe
Corpuz/Korda United States 1 up Ciganda/Pedersen
Ewing/Kupcho Europe 1 up Henseleit/Hull
Coughlin/Thompson United States 4 & 3 Hall/Stark
Schmelzel/Vu Europe 4 & 3 Boutier/Nordqvist
2 Session 2
8 Overall 4

Afternoon four-ball

United States Results Europe
Khang/Al. Lee United States 4 & 3 Nordqvist/Sagström
An. Lee/Zhang United States 6 & 4 Boutier/Grant
Ewing/Thompson Europe 2 & 1 Ciganda/Pedersen
Corpuz/Vu Europe 2 up Hall/Hull
2 Session 2
10 Overall 6

Day three

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Singles

United States Results Europe
Nelly Korda Europe 6 & 4 Charley Hull
Megan Khang United States 6 & 5 Emily Kristine Pedersen
Alison Lee Europe 4 & 3 Georgia Hall
Allisen Corpuz United States 4 & 3 Anna Nordqvist
Rose Zhang United States 6 & 4 Carlota Ciganda
Andrea Lee halved Esther Henseleit
Lexi Thompson Europe 1 up Céline Boutier
Lauren Coughlin halved Maja Stark
Lilia Vu halved Albane Valenzuela
Sarah Schmelzel Europe 1 up Madelene Sagström
Ally Ewing Europe 4 & 3 Leona Maguire
Jennifer Kupcho United States 2 & 1 Linn Grant
512 Session 612
1512 Overall 1212

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Allisen Corpuz 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–1–0
Lauren Coughlin 3.5 3–0–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 1–0–0
Ally Ewing 0 0–4–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–1–0
Megan Khang 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 2–0–0
Nelly Korda 3 3–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–0–0
Jennifer Kupcho 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 0–0–0
Alison Lee 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–1–0
Andrea Lee 2.5 2–0–1 0–0–1 0–0–0 2–0–0
Sarah Schmelzel 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–0
Lexi Thompson 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–2–0
Lilia Vu 1.5 1–2–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–1–0
Rose Zhang 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0

Europe

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Céline Boutier 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Carlota Ciganda 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 1–0–0
Linn Grant 0 0–4–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0
Georgia Hall 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0
Esther Henseleit 1.5 1–1–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–0–0
Charley Hull 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Leona Maguire 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Anna Nordqvist 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0
Emily Kristine Pedersen 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Madelene Sagström 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0
Maja Stark 1.5 1–2–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–1–0
Albane Valenzuela .5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–0–0

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