\t\t\t\tKeep up to speed with the 2026 Solheim Cup teams from both hosts Europe and defending champions USA here\u2026 <\/p>\n
The 2026 Solheim Cup teams are starting to take shape \u2013 so who\u2019s in and how how did they qualify? But first\u2026<\/p>\n
Where will the 2026 Solheim Cup be held?<\/p>\n
Angela Stanford\u2019s US team will travel to the Netherlands, where they will take on Anna Nordqvist\u2019s Europeans at Bernardus Golf. <\/p>\n
In the nine editions held in Europe to date, the home side have won five and lost three, while the most recent \u2013 at Finca Cortesin in Spain in 2023 \u2013 was the first Solheim Cup to finish in a tie.<\/p>\n
How do you qualify for the Solheim Cup?<\/p>\n
Each 12-player team has its own qualification process. <\/p>\n
To make Team Europe you must be a Ladies European Tour member, a European national, and have played in at least eight ranking events in the qualifying period.<\/p>\n
There are then three ways in which to qualify:<\/p>\n
The top 2 players in the LET Solheim Cup Standings <\/p>\n
The top 6 players in the Rolex Women\u2019s World Golf Rankings who were not already eligible via the Solheim Cup standings <\/p>\n
Nordqvist\u2019s 4 captain\u2019s picks<\/p>\n
In order to represent Team USA you must be an LPGA member and a United States citizen. There are also three ways to make the team:<\/p>\n
The top 7 players in the LPGA Solheim Cup Standings<\/p>\n
The top 2 players in the Rolex Women\u2019s World Rankings who were not already eligible via the Solheim Cup standings<\/p>\n
Stanford\u2019s 3 captain\u2019s picks
\nWho\u2019s in the 2026 Solheim Cup teams?<\/p>\n
The Team Europe qualifiers were confirmed at the conclusion of the AIG Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n
Esther Henseleit was defeated in a dramatic playoff at Royal Lytham, but the German can console herself with the fact it was enough to earn her a Solheim Cup debut. Also making her debut in the competition will be Lottie Woad, who has made herself at home in the world\u2019s top 10 since turning pro a little more than a year ago. The other six have each played in at least one Solheim Cup.<\/p>\n