SOLHEIM CUP ’26: Capsules of European players

DES BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — A capsule look at players on Team Europe for the Solheim Cup, which starts Friday at Bernardus Golf:

Celine Boutier

Age: 32.

Country: France.

World ranking: 34.

Worldwide wins: 11.

Majors: 2023 Evian Championship.

Solheim Cup appearances: 4.

Solheim Cup record: 7-6-1.

Chip shots: Has seen both sides of the Solheim Cup by going undefeated (4-0-0) in her debut in 2019 and losing all three of her matches in 2023 in Spain. Won the ShopRite LPGA this year.

Carlota Ciganda

Age: 36.

Country: Spain.

World ranking: 60.

Worldwide wins: 11.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 7.

Solheim Cup record: 12-11-1.

Chip shots: Tied with Charley Hull for most Solheim Cup appearances on the team. Biggest moment was beating Nelly Korda in her native Spain to assure Europe of retaining the cup in 2023.

Linn Grant

Age: 27.

Country: Sweden.

World ranking: 61.

Worldwide wins: 9.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 3-6-0.

Chip shots: Talented Swede has been wildly inconsistent this year, missing the cut in four majors and finishing out of the top 60 in the other. Lost all four of her matches in 2024.

Esther Henseleit

Age: 27.

Country: Germany.

World ranking: 20.

Worldwide wins: 2.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 1.

Solheim Cup record: 1-1-1.

Chip shots: The German has been coming into her own in recent years. Silver medalist at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and holed a 45-foot birdie putt to force a playoff that she lost in the Women’s British Open.

Charley Hull

Age: 30.

Country: England.

World ranking: 8.

Worldwide wins: 8.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 7.

Solheim Cup record: 15-9-3.

Chip shots: The spark of the European team and one of the biggest characters in women’s golf. Her aggressive nature can pay dividends in a Solheim Cup.

Nanna Koertz Madsen

Age: 31.

Country: Denmark.

World ranking: 68.

Worldwide wins: 2.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 1.

Solheim Cup record: 1-1-1.

Chip shots: Has not won in four years and making her first Solheim Cup appearance in five years.

Leona Maguire

Age: 31.

Country: Ireland.

World ranking: 78.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 3.

Solheim Cup record: 8-3-1.

Chip shots: Europe’s toughest match-play better in 2021, she has been in a slump during the last two winless years. She played only two matches in the last Solheim Cup.

Nastasia Nadaud

Age: 21.

Country: France.

World ranking: 89.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: Won the season finale on the Ladies European Tour last season. One of four Europeans playing in the Solheim Cup for the first time.

Julia Lopez Ramirez

Age: 23.

Country: Spain.

World ranking: 93.

Worldwide wins: None.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: In her second full year on tour, she reached No. 1 in the women’s world amateur ranking in 2024 before leaving Mississippi State to turn pro.

Mimi Rhodes

Age: 24.

Country: England.

World ranking: 105.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: Won three times on the Ladies European Tour last year. Has recorded only two top 10s on the LPGA Tour this year.

Maja Stark

Age: 27.

Country: Sweden.

World ranking: 28.

Worldwide wins: 7.

Majors: 2025 U.S. Women’s Open.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 3-3-2.

Chip shots: Biggest of her seven worldwide titles was holding off Nelly Korda to win the U.S. Women’s Open last year. That was her last win.

Lottie Woad

Age: 22.

Country: England.

World ranking: 7.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: Dynamic start to her career by winning Women’s Irish Open as an amateur and Women’s Scottish Open as a pro. She won’t be looked upon as a rookie in her Solheim Cup debut.

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