Nelly Korda headlines a veteran U.S. team as Angela Stanford’s Americans face Anna Nordqvist’s Europe at the 2026 Solheim Cup in the Netherlands.
The 2026 Solheim Cup arrives with the United States trying to do something it hasn’t accomplished in more than a decade: win on European soil.
Captain Angela Stanford brings a deep American roster to Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, where the U.S. will face a Europe team led by captain Anna Nordqvist from Sept. 11-13.
The Americans won the most recent edition, beating Europe 15½-12½ in 2024, but their last victory in Europe came in 2015.
The biggest name in the field is Nelly Korda, the world No. 1 and the clear centerpiece of the American team. Korda enters her fifth Solheim Cup with a 10-5-1 career record and remains one of the most reliable players in the sport’s biggest events.
Her partnership with Allisen Corpuz could again be critical. The pair went 4-0-0 in foursomes in 2024, giving Stanford an established combination she can trust immediately.
The U.S. roster also includes Lauren Coughlin, Angel Yin, Jennifer Kupcho, Yealimi Noh, Andrea Lee, Alison Lee, Megan Khang, Rose Zhang, Auston Kim and Lindy Duncan.
Duncan and Kim are the American rookies, while veterans such as Khang and Zhang give Stanford valuable match-play experience.
Europe counters with a lineup built around Charley Hull, Lottie Woad, Carlota Ciganda, Celine Boutier, Leona Maguire and Maja Stark.
Hull is the emotional engine of the European side. She owns 15 career Solheim Cup match victories and enters her eighth appearance with the kind of experience that becomes especially valuable during the alternate-shot and four-ball sessions.
Woad may be Europe’s biggest wildcard. The 22-year-old rookie enters the week ranked inside the world top 10 and has already shown she can compete against elite professional fields.
Europe also brings four rookies: Woad, Nastasia Nadaud, Mimi Rhodes and Julia Lopez Ramirez.
That experience gap could become one of the central themes of the week.
The Americans have more proven Solheim Cup partnerships and fewer newcomers, but Europe will have home-course support and a roster filled with players who have already delivered memorable performances in this event.
For Stanford, the mission is straightforward: take a team loaded with major champions and experienced match-play competitors and finally translate that talent into a road victory.
For Nordqvist, the goal is equally clear.
Take the Cup back.
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