Team USA is gearing up to defend the Solheim Cup on Dutch soil this September, with the matches being broadcast live on Sky Sports. Captain Angela Stanford has assembled a squad that blends seasoned veterans with just two newcomers, hoping to achieve the elusive feat of winning the Cup away from home. The competition will take place at Bernardus Golf from September 11 to 13, and the American side is eager to repeat the dominant 15.5-12.5 performance they delivered on home turf two years earlier. Only two players on Stanford’s roster are making their Solheim Cup debut.
The remaining ten have all participated in at least one previous edition, and eight of them were part of the 2022 winning team. The most prominent name in the lineup is four‑time major champion Nelly Korda, who topped the two‑year qualification race that began with the 2024 FM Championship and concluded at the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open last month. Korda’s consistent play earned her an automatic berth, and she now heads a group of seven other qualifiers who secured their spots by finishing in the top seven of the Solheim Cup points list.
The automatic qualifiers are Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, Jennifer Kupcho, Yealimi Noh, Auston Kim, Lauren Coughlin and Allisen Corpuz. The next two slots went to Andrea Lee and Alison Lee, who qualified via the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
Stanford then exercised her three captain’s picks, selecting Lindy Duncan, Megan Khang and Rose Zhang to round out the twelve‑member squad. The United States team is chasing its first triumph on European soil since 2015, and each player’s recent record offers clues about how that might happen.
Korda, now the world No. 1, is already locked in for her fifth straight Solheim Cup appearance. She entered the event with 10.5 points from 16 matches—ten wins, one tie and five losses—making her the most reliable point‑gatherer on the American side. In her first four Solheim Cups she never earned fewer than two points, highlighted by an unbeaten debut at Gleneagles in 2019 and a three‑point haul in the 2024 victory, despite a singles loss to Charley Hull.
Angel Yin, a two‑time LPGA Tour winner, also qualified automatically. She has three Solheim Cup appearances (2017, 2019, 2023) and has collected 5.5 points from nine matches. Yin was part of the historic four‑ball win in 2019 when she and Ally Ewing beat Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall 7&5, and she remains unbeaten in singles against Europe.
Her points tally reflects a solid, if sometimes under‑the‑radar, contribution. Jennifer Kupcho, who earned her place through the points list, has three caps (2021, 2023, 2024) and has amassed four points from ten matches.
She was the joint‑top scorer for the United States in her debut in 2021, and she helped secure the decisive win over Linn Grant in the final day of the 2024 Cup. Kupcho’s season has been highlighted by a victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and three top‑10 finishes in majors, including a shared eighth place at the U.S. Women’s Open.
Yealimi Noh returns after a five‑year hiatus from the competition. In her two previous appearances she earned two points from three matches, both wins, and she contributed a singles victory over Mel Reid in 2021. Noh captured her first LPGA title at the 2025 Founders Cup and posted four top‑20 finishes in majors during the qualification window, notably a third‑place finish at the AIG Women’s Open.
Auston Kim, a rookie on the LPGA Tour during the last Solheim Cup, will make her first appearance for the United States. She earned her spot by finishing second at the HSBC Women’s World Championship and by adding two top‑10 finishes in majors. In the qualification period she posted 3.5 points from four matches, winning three and tying one.
Lauren Coughlin returns for a second Cup after an undefeated debut in 2024, where she won both foursomes matches and partnered with Sarah Schmelzel to claim a four‑ball victory before halving her singles match with Maja Stark. Coughlin, a three‑time LPGA winner, also helped the United States win the Aramco Championship in April and has been in strong form during the summer stretch.
Allisen Corpuz secured her third consecutive automatic qualification via the points list. She has collected five‑point contributions from eight matches across two Cups and boasts two top‑eight finishes in majors this season. Corpuz and Korda have formed the most successful American foursomes pairing in history, winning all four of their matches together over the last two editions. Andrea Lee, who qualified this time via world ranking rather than points, has a reputation for consistency.
She led the LPGA Tour in regulation‑fairway percentage for the past two seasons and accumulated 18 top‑25 finishes. Lee and Rose Zhang were a dominant four‑ball duo in 2024, winning their matches 5&4 and 6&4, and Lee remains unbeaten in singles, having tied both of her previous matches. Alison Lee, a mother making her return to elite competition, is the only player on Stanford’s roster who also featured on the 2015 winning team in Scotland. After missing most of the qualification period on maternity leave, she posted three top‑five finishes this season, including a runner‑up at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, and becomes the first mother to represent Team USA since Cristie Kerr in 2017.
Captain’s pick Lindy Duncan, at 35, is the oldest debutant since Nancy Scranton in 2000. She earned her spot after a strong showing in the Rolex rankings, highlighted by a shared seventh place at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, though she missed the cut in four of the five majors this year. Megan Khang, a two‑time LPGA winner, returns for her fifth straight Solheim Cup after a mixed finish to the qualification campaign.
She contributed 8.5 points from 13 matches in previous Cups, including a perfect three‑win performance in the 2024 victory. Rose Zhang, the standout star of the 2024 triumph, topped the points list with a flawless four‑win record, often sealing matches with at least two holes to spare.
Her partnership with Andrea Lee in four‑balls is expected to be a key factor again in the Netherlands. The United States squad blends proven point‑gatherers, rising talents and experienced veterans, all unified by the goal of securing the first away Solheim Cup win in over a decade. Golf fans can follow every session live on Sky Sports Golf from September 11‑13, with streaming options available for those without a traditional contract. The question remains: will this blend of experience and youthful vigor finally tip the scales in America’s favor on foreign soil?