The 18th Solheim Cup gets underway at Finca Cortesin, Andalucia, in Spain later this week. The respective captains have named two powerhouse teams to contest the Cup; here are all the details for each player, including their record and form.
TEAM EUROPE
European skipper Suzann Pettersen has also selected a balanced side with plenty of X-factor, youth and experience. Looking to create history and become the first European side to hoist three straight Solheim Cups, the side Pettersen has assembled looks like they will be tough to stop on home soil.
CELINE BOUTIER
Age: 29
Country: France
Solheim Cup Record: 5-1-1 (two appearances 2019, 2021)
Professional Wins: 13
World Ranking: 5
Boutier is arguably the hottest property in the women's game. The French star has rattled off three wins in 2023, including the Amundi Evian Championship on home soil – her first major championship – the 29-year-old backed her major triumph up the following week at the Scottish Women's Open. Boutier's Solheim Cup record is impressive, only dropping one point in her two outings, and, with the form she is in, her record only looks like getting better.
MAJA STARK
Age: 23
Country: Sweden
Solheim Cup Record: Debut
Professional Wins: Seven
World Ranking: 40
One of three debutants in the European side, Stark is a proven winner – especially in Europe – her six LET wins all coming within two years of each other. Statistically, Stark has no notable strengths but is consistently solid in all facets. During her decorated amateur career, Stark was an instrumental part of three European Team Championship winning Swedish sides in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and was also a member of the 2017 European Junior Solheim Cup side.
CHARLEY HULL
Age: 27
Country: England
Solheim Cup Record: 11-5-3 (five appearances 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Professional Wins: Six
World Ranking: 8
Coming into her sixth Solheim Cup at only 27, Hull has plenty of prior experience and an excellent record. A fantastic iron player and an even better putter, it isn't hard to see why Hull has been a mainstay of the European side. Hull's form has been trending in the right direction, with three second-place finishes in her last six starts; all Hull has yet to be able to do in 2023 is win on the LPGA Tour. Firmly a leader in this European pack, Hull will be determined to complete a Cup hat-trick, and with her attacking mentality, she will send some shivers through the American camp if she gets going.
LEONA MAGUIRE
Age: 28
Country: Republic of Ireland
Solheim Cup Record: 4-0-1 (one appearance 2021)
Professional Wins: Four
World Ranking: 17
Phenomenal on Solheim Cup debut in 2021, picking up 4.5 of 5 available points, and was emphatic on the final day, tipping over Jennifer Kupcho 5&4. MaGuire's accuracy off the tee is a noted strength, hitting north of 80 percent of fairways on the LPGA Tour. She has had a solid season on Tour in 2023, with four top-10 finishes to go alongside her victory at the Meijer LPGA Classic in June. The Irishwoman will head to Spain full of confidence and in good form, another dangerous prospect for the Americans.
GEORGIA HALL
Age: 27
Country: England
Solheim Cup Record: 7-5-1 (three appearances 2017, 2019, 2021)
Professional Wins: Eight
World Ranking: 16
Hall started 2023 with a hiss and a roar, with four top-10s in her first five starts – including two second-place finishes. The former AIG Women's Open champion has started to find her feet again of late after a slight lull through the middle of the year. Hall has a well-rounded game; she hits a lot of greens, and when her putter heats up, she can make lots of birdies.
LINN GRANT
Age: 24
Country: Sweden
Solheim Cup Record: Debut
Professional Wins: 11
World Ranking: 15
Grant sports one of the smoothest moves in the game and is a premier ball-striker. It was only a matter of time before she made her way onto a Solheim Cup side. It seems as if Grant is always at the top of leaderboards, only finishing outside the top-20 on the LPGA Tour three times in 2023. The 24-year-old adds some serious X-factor to the already electric European side, and from what she has displayed so far in her pro career, she is made for the occasion.
CARLOTA CIGANDA
Age: 33
Country: Spain
Solheim Cup Record: 7-8-4 (five appearances 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Professional Wins: 10
World Ranking: 28
Playing a Solheim Cup at home will be a special occasion for stalwart Ciganda. She heads into the match off the back of an excellent 2023, carding five top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour, including a tie for third in her most recent start in Portland and winning the LET's Armaco Team Series Florida in May. Ciganda will putt well as always and will be a crowd favourite.
ANNA NORDQVIST
Age: 36
Country: Sweden
Solheim Cup Record: 14-10-3 (seven appearances 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Professional Wins: 13
World Ranking: 39
Nordqvist's record speaks for itself: seven Solheim Cups, three major championships, she is a Solheim Cup captain in waiting. Nobody teeing it up at this year's Cup has more experience in big moments than the champion Swede. Nordqvist is still performing well on the LPGA Tour, with three top-10s this year and ranked second in greens in regulation on the Tour, reflecting the quality of ball-striker she is. Entering her eighth Solheim Cup cauldron, few would want to take on a hardened competitor like Nordqvist.
MADELINE SAGSTROM
Age: 30
Country: Sweden
Solheim Cup Record: 2-4-0 (two appearances 2017, 2021)
Professional Wins: Four
World Ranking: 45
Coming into her third Cup, Sagstrom has tasted both victory and defeat at this level. This will be the Swedes' first Cup on European soil. It has been a mixed bag of a year on the LPGA Tour, with only two top-10s. She is ranked fourth in driving distance on Tour, and they certainly stay hit when she frees her arms. Sagstrom will be looking to leave a mark in her first home Cup, and if she can combine her distance with a good week with the putter, she is a definite threat.
GEMMA DRYBURGH
Age: 30
Country: Scotland
Solheim Cup Record: Debut
Professional Wins: Five
World Ranking: 55
Dryburgh was a surprise pick by captain Pettersen But she is another exceptionally accurate European, especially off the tee. One top-10 on the LPGA Tour this season at the Amundi Evian Championship on a tricky layout. She won her maiden LPGA Tour event last year and has been a solid performer since her rookie season on Tour in 2018.
EMILY KRISTINE PEDERSEN
Age: 27
Country: Denmark
Solheim Cup Record: 3-4-0 (two appearances 2017, 2021)
Professional Wins: Six
World Ranking: 121
Another captain's pick who hits it straight, Pedersen heads to her third Cup with plenty to prove. Her two advantages are her accuracy with her irons and her distance off the tee. Along with Sagstrom, she is playing her first Solheim Cup on European soil, a special moment in her career.
CAROLINE HEDWALL
Age: 36
Country: Sweden
Solheim Cup Record: 8-6-1 (four appearances 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
Professional Wins: 16
World Ranking: 122
Who could forget Hedwall's heroics in Colorado in 2013, she went undefeated in Europe's 18-10 victory – the biggest margin of victory in Solheim Cup history. Hedwall plies her trade dominantly on the LET; she hasn't set the world alight this season, but a bit like Ian Poulter in the Ryder Cup, what Hedwall has cannot be measured by numbers. She is built for the Solheim Cup and has proven she can dominate; she will relish the opportunity after not teeing it up in 2021
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