The roster for the United States Solheim Cup team was announced Tuesday morning, with captain Stacy Lewis revealing her three picks to complete the 12-player American side set to face Europe next month. The U.S. team is bidding to end a record drought at the team event, staged this year at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.,
Highlighting a lineup filled with firepower are Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu, the top two ranked players in the world and both two-time major champions. The U.S. team also features world No. 10 Rose Zhang, as well as four more players ranked in the top 25.
The rest of the automatic qualifiers for the United States include Lauren Coughlin, Ally Ewing, Allisen Corpuz, Megan Khang, Andrea Lee and Alison Lee, who will be playing in her second Solheim Cup but first since 2015, the longest span for an American between appearances. They had secured automatic berths following the final qualifying event last week at the Women’s British Open.
