SOLHEIM CUP ’26: Capsules of American players

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — A capsule look of U.S. players in the Solheim Cup, which starts Friday at Bernardus Golf:

Allisen Corpuz

Age: 28.

World ranking: 32.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: 2023 U.S. Women’s Open.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 5-2-1.

Chip shots: Her only title remains the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach in 2023. Finished third in her last tournament before the Solheim Cup. Went 3-1-0 in the 2024 matches.

Lauren Coughlin

Age: 33.

World ranking: 17.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 1.

Solheim Cup record: 3-0-1.

Chip shots: Unbeaten in her Solheim Cup debut last time at the RTJ Club. Only victory this year was the Aramco Championship at Shadow Creek.

Lindy Duncan

Age: 35.

World ranking: 64.

Worldwide wins: None.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: Biggest moment was being part of The Chevron Championship playoff in 2025. The oldest Solheim Cup rookie for the Americans since Nancy Scranton was 39 in 2000.

Megan Khang

Age: 28.

World ranking: 81.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 4.

Solheim Cup record: 7-3-3.

Chip shots: The spark of the American team who is unbeaten in her last eight matches dating to a fourballs lost in 2021. Her only victory was in Canada in 2023.

Auston Kim

Age: 26.

World ranking: 22.

Worldwide wins: None.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: One of two Solheim Cup rookies on the American team. Without a win in her three years on the LPGA Tour. Had a pair of top 10s in the majors this year.

Nelly Korda

Age: 28.

World ranking: 1.

Worldwide wins: 23.

Majors: 2021 Women’s PGA, 2024 Chevron Championship, 2026 Chevron Championship, 2026 U.S. Women’s Open.

Solheim Cup appearances: 4.

Solheim Cup record: 10-5-1.

Chip shots: The top player in women’s golf who achieved her biggest goal of winning the U.S. Women’s Open this year among her two majors. Has played on only one winning Solheim Cup team.

Jennifer Kupcho

Age: 29.

World ranking: 33.

Worldwide wins: 4.

Majors: 2022 Chevron Championship.

Solheim Cup appearances: 3.

Solheim Cup record: 3-5-2.

Chip shots: Her last win was at the ShopRite Classic in 2025. Has only two top 10s this season, no finish better than a tie for eighth.

Alison Lee

Age: 31.

World ranking: 57.

Worldwide wins: 2.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 2-5-0.

Chip shots: Best known for her part in the 2015 matches when she scooped away an 18-inch putt thinking it had been conceded and Europe won the hole. The only U.S. player who is a mother.

Andrea Lee

Age: 28.

World ranking: 45.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 3-2-2.

Chip shots: Has only one top 10 this year on the LPGA and has missed the cut in three of her last four tournaments going into the Solheim Cup.

Yealimi Noh

Age: 25.

World ranking: 42.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 1.

Solheim Cup record: 2-1-0.

Chip shots: Handled her first moment of major pressure at the Women’s British Open by finishing third. She went 2-1-0 in her only other Solheim appearance, beating Mel Reid in singles.

Angel Yin

Age: 27.

World ranking: 25.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 3.

Solheim Cup record: 5-3-1.

Chip shots: A big question mark for the U.S. team. She missed two months with a severe stomach ailment and returned only in the final event before the Solheim Cup, where she missed the cut.

Rose Zhang

Age: 23.

World ranking: 47.

Worldwide wins: 2.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 4-2-1.

Chip shots: She had been splitting time between the LPGA and finishing at Stanford. Went 4-0-0 in the last Solheim Cup.

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