In the recent Dow Championship, Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho narrowly missed out on victory to Ruoning Yin and Atthaya Thitikul. Despite this, both Americans saw improvements in their chances of making the Solheim Cup team. Ewing currently holds the third spot in U.S. points, while Kupcho has risen to 12th place. The top seven players after the AIG Women’s Open on Aug. 25 will automatically qualify for the American team. Two additional spots will be given to the top two U.S. players in the Rolex Rankings who are not in the top seven in points, which currently includes Alison Lee at No. 22 and Angel Yin at No. 31. Kupcho is currently ranked at No. 50, leaving her in contention for selection.
The remaining three spots on the 12-player U.S. Solheim Cup squad will be selected as captain’s picks. The current American standings are as follows:
1. Nelly Korda
2. Lilia Vu
3. Ally Ewing
4. Allisen Corpuz
5. Megan Khang
6. Andrea Lee
7. Rose Zhang
8. Lauren Coughlin
9. Sarah Schmelzel
10. Angel Yin
11. Alison Lee
12. Jennifer Kupcho
13. Cheyenne Knight
14. Lexi Thompson
15. Marina Alex
On the European team, the 12-player roster will be filled by the top two players in points, the top six in the Rolex Rankings who have not already qualified, and four picks. The current European standings are as follows:
1. Charley Hull
2. Linn Grant
3. Maja Stark
4. Alex Forsterling
5. Carlota Ciganda
6. Manon de Roey
And in the Rolex Rankings:
6. Celine Boutier
8. Charley Hull
20. Maja Stark
25. Linn Grant
30. Carlota Ciganda
32. Leona Maguire
36. Madelene Sagstrom
38. Georgia Hall
64. Esther Henseleit
67. Anna Nordqvist
69. Alex Forsterling
70. Albane Valenzuela
75. Perrine Delacour