🇺🇸🇪🇺 2026 Solheim Cup Team Tracker Hub
2026 Solheim Cup Team Tracker Overview
The Solheim Cup is the premier women’s team match-play event between the United States and Europe. The 2026 edition brings the matches to Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, with the full event window scheduled for September 7-13, 2026 and the main competition played across three match days.
This CaddyBytes tracker is built like a field page, but the Solheim Cup does not use a normal stroke-play entry list. Instead, each side builds a 12-player roster through points lists, world-ranking positions, and captain’s picks.
Page status: Team Europe’s complete 12-player roster is now official. Team USA remains a qualification watch and team tracker until the U.S. points and Rolex routes close after the CPKC Women’s Open on August 23, followed by Angela Stanford’s three captain’s picks.
đź“Ś How Players Qualify for the 2026 Solheim Cup
🇺🇸 Team USA Qualification
- Top seven players from the U.S. Solheim Cup / LPGA points list.
- Two additional players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, if not already qualified through points.
- Three captain’s picks made by U.S. captain Angela Stanford.
- Final roster size: 12 players.
🇪🇺 Team Europe Qualification
- Top two players from the LET Solheim Cup Points List.
- Six additional players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
- Four captain’s picks made by European captain Anna Nordqvist.
- Final roster size: 12 players.
Current selection status: Team Europe’s qualification period closed after the AIG Women’s Open, and Anna Nordqvist announced her four captain’s picks on August 3. Team USA qualification closes after the CPKC Women’s Open on August 23, with Angela Stanford then adding three captain’s picks.
đź‘Ą 2026 Solheim Cup Current Team Tracker
The Solheim Cup roster picture has reached two different stages. Team Europe has finalized all 12 players after the AIG Women’s Open, while Team USA still has three August events remaining before the automatic qualification cutoff at the CPKC Women’s Open.
Current tracker snapshot: Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, and Jennifer Kupcho have secured U.S. places. Europe’s final roster includes eight automatic qualifiers and captain’s picks Leona Maguire, Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud, and Mimi Rhodes.
- Current page status: Team Europe final roster plus Team USA qualification tracker.
- Event site: Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands.
- Full event window: September 7-13, 2026.
- Main Solheim Cup matches: September 11-13, 2026.
- Roster size: 12 players per side.
- U.S. captain: Angela Stanford.
- European captain: Anna Nordqvist.
- Team Europe status: all 12 players are confirmed.
- Team USA confirmed: Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, and Jennifer Kupcho have secured places.
- Current U.S. points positions: Korda, Yin, Kupcho, Auston Kim, Yealimi Noh, Allisen Corpuz, and Lauren Coughlin occupy the seven points-list places.
- Current U.S. Rolex route: Andrea Lee and Lindy Duncan are positioned for the two ranking spots if not otherwise qualified.
- U.S. cutoff: after the CPKC Women’s Open on August 23.
- Captain’s picks: Europe’s four are announced; Stanford still has three U.S. selections to make.
Current CaddyBytes snapshot through August 3, 2026. Team Europe’s roster is final. The Team USA table shows the current seven points positions, the two provisional Rolex ranking positions, and the three captain’s-pick openings that remain until the August 23 cutoff.
🇺🇸 Team USA — Current Automatic-Position Picture
| # | Player | Route | Tracker Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | LPGA Points — Confirmed | Points leader at 3,477.50 and officially secured for Team USA. |
| 2 | Angel Yin | LPGA Points — Confirmed | Second in the points race at 1,563.50 and secured after the AIG Women’s Open. |
| 3 | Jennifer Kupcho | LPGA Points — Confirmed | Third at 1,461.00 and secured after the AIG Women’s Open. |
| 4 | Auston Kim | Current LPGA Points Position | Fourth at 1,422.00 and in strong automatic position. |
| 5 | Yealimi Noh | Current LPGA Points Position | Moved to 1,382.00 after a third-place finish at the AIG Women’s Open. |
| 6 | Allisen Corpuz | Current LPGA Points Position | Inside the seven-player points route with major and Solheim Cup experience. |
| 7 | Lauren Coughlin | Current LPGA Points Position | Holds the final points-list position entering the remaining August events. |
| 8 | Andrea Lee | Current Rolex Ranking Route | Highest-ranked American not already inside the current seven-player points group. |
| 9 | Lindy Duncan | Current Rolex Ranking Route | Currently positioned for the second Rolex route spot. |
| 10-12 | To be announced | Captain’s Picks | Three selections to be made by Angela Stanford after the August 23 cutoff. |
🇪🇺 Team Europe — Final 12-Player Roster
| # | Player | Route | Tracker Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Hull | LET Solheim Cup Points | Automatic qualifier and one of Europe’s leading match-play personalities. |
| 2 | Esther Henseleit | LET Solheim Cup Points | Earned the second points-list place after her AIG Women’s Open runner-up finish. |
| 3 | Lottie Woad | Rolex Ranking | Automatic qualifier and Solheim Cup rookie. |
| 4 | Maja Stark | Rolex Ranking | Automatic qualifier with previous Solheim Cup experience. |
| 5 | Celine Boutier | Rolex Ranking | Experienced automatic qualifier and major European pairing option. |
| 6 | Carlota Ciganda | Rolex Ranking | Veteran automatic qualifier with a strong Solheim Cup record. |
| 7 | Linn Grant | Rolex Ranking | Automatic qualifier returning to the European roster. |
| 8 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Rolex Ranking | Claimed the final automatic ranking position. |
| 9 | Leona Maguire | Captain’s Pick | Veteran pick making her fourth consecutive Solheim Cup appearance. |
| 10 | Julia Lopez Ramirez | Captain’s Pick | Spanish rookie selected by Anna Nordqvist. |
| 11 | Nastasia Nadaud | Captain’s Pick | French rookie rewarded after a strong major-championship season. |
| 12 | Mimi Rhodes | Captain’s Pick | English rookie and former LET Rookie of the Year added to the final roster. |
Tracker note: Team Europe is final. Team USA should be refreshed after the Portland Classic, FM Championship, and the CPKC Women’s Open cutoff, then updated again when Angela Stanford announces her three captain’s picks.
Team USA remains unsettled. The top seven points positions and next two eligible Rolex ranking positions will be finalized after the CPKC Women’s Open on August 23, and Angela Stanford will then complete the roster with three captain’s picks.
Current U.S. points and Rolex-position names
- Confirmed: Nelly Korda
- Confirmed: Angel Yin
- Confirmed: Jennifer Kupcho
- Current points position: Auston Kim
- Current points position: Yealimi Noh
- Current points position: Allisen Corpuz
- Current points position: Lauren Coughlin
- Current Rolex route: Andrea Lee
- Current Rolex route: Lindy Duncan
U.S. bubble / captain’s-pick watch names
- Jenny Bae: close to the Rolex route and still capable of moving through form or ranking gains.
- Alison Lee: strong recent form keeps her in both the ranking and captain’s-pick conversation.
- Megan Khang: four-time Solheim Cup player with a strong match-play record and an AIG Women’s Open top finish.
- Lucy Li: remains near the points bubble and offers a possible rookie option.
- Rose Zhang: proven Solheim Cup performer likely relying on a captain’s pick.
- Lexi Thompson: veteran match-play option likely dependent on a captain’s selection.
- Lilia Vu: 2024 Cup-clinching player whose current path is through a captain’s pick.
CaddyBytes watch angle: the final U.S. race now has two layers: protecting the seventh points position and the two Rolex positions, then deciding which three players best fill match-play, foursomes, putting, experience, and pairing needs.
Team Europe is complete. Two players qualified through LET Solheim Cup points, six entered through the Rolex rankings, and Anna Nordqvist used her four captain’s picks on one veteran and three rookies.
Final European automatic qualifiers
- Charley Hull — LET Solheim Cup Points
- Esther Henseleit — LET Solheim Cup Points
- Lottie Woad — Rolex Ranking
- Maja Stark — Rolex Ranking
- Celine Boutier — Rolex Ranking
- Carlota Ciganda — Rolex Ranking
- Linn Grant — Rolex Ranking
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen — Rolex Ranking
European captain’s picks — announced August 3
- Leona Maguire: fourth consecutive appearance and the experienced match-play anchor among the selections.
- Julia Lopez Ramirez: Spanish rookie with LPGA experience and an aggressive match-play profile.
- Nastasia Nadaud: French rookie selected after making the cut in every major she played during 2026.
- Mimi Rhodes: English rookie whose rapid LET rise earned a place on the home-side roster.
CaddyBytes watch angle: Nordqvist chose one proven Solheim Cup force in Maguire and three first-time players. The next European focus is how those rookies fit around Hull, Boutier, Ciganda, Stark, Grant, Henseleit, Woad, and Madsen in foursomes and four-ball pairings.
🇺🇸 Team USA Leadership
- Captain: Angela Stanford
- Assistant captain: Kristy McPherson
- Assistant captain: Paula Creamer
- Assistant captain: Brittany Lang
- Captain’s picks: three selections to be announced after the August 23 cutoff
🇪🇺 Team Europe Leadership
- Captain: Anna Nordqvist
- Vice captain: Caroline Hedwall
- Vice captain: Mel Reid
- Vice captain: Anne Van Dam
- Captain’s picks: Leona Maguire, Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud, and Mimi Rhodes
Pick logic to monitor: Europe’s selections are complete, while Stanford still must balance U.S. form, pairing fit, putting, experience, alternate-shot trust, and emotional energy when choosing her final three players.
CaddyBytes angle: the next update should turn the U.S. bubble section into a final “pick pressure board” after the CPKC Women’s Open, while Europe’s roster can shift toward probable pairings and match-play roles.
- Teams: United States vs. Europe.
- Roster size: 12 players per team.
- Competition style: team match play.
- Session types: foursomes, four-ball, and singles are the core Solheim Cup formats.
- Event site: Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands.
- Event window: September 7-13, 2026.
- Match days: the main Cup competition is the three-day Team USA vs. Team Europe showdown.
- Junior note: the PING Junior Solheim Cup is also part of the broader event-week setting.
Viewing note: once pairings are announced, this page can be tightened with session-by-session matchup notes: which players sit, which pairings repeat, who anchors singles, and where each captain is protecting or attacking the board.
- Team Europe is final; do not return those players to a qualification-watch format.
- Refresh the U.S. points and Rolex positions after the Portland Classic and FM Championship.
- Make the major U.S. roster update immediately after the CPKC Women’s Open ends on August 23.
- Replace the U.S. provisional points and Rolex labels with official qualification routes once the cutoff is complete.
- Add Angela Stanford’s three captain’s picks as soon as they are announced.
- After both teams are final, retitle the page from “Team Tracker” to “Final Team Rosters.”
- During tournament week, add probable pairings, session notes, foursomes/four-ball combinations, singles order, and live score movement.
- Keep the page framed as a team and roster tracker rather than a standard stroke-play field list.
🟢 CaddyBytes Solheim Cup Team Tracker Note
Team Europe’s roster is final. The next major update comes after the CPKC Women’s Open on August 23, when the U.S. automatic positions close and Angela Stanford completes Team USA with three captain’s picks.