Solheim Cup 2024: Meet the European team | LPGA
Captain Suzann Pettersen has assembled the European Solheim Cup team for 2024 with her four captain candidates Georgia Hall, Anna Nordqvist, Emily Kristine Pedersen and Albane Valenzuela. Get to know the full 12-man squad that will represent the Blue and Yellows at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
Celine Boutier
Hometown: Montrouge, France
Qualified: Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2019 (winner), 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career record in the Solheim Cup: 5-4-1
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- A top 10 placement
- Earned $661,417
LET performance 2024:
- Two top 25 finishes (jointly approved events)
Career LPGA Tour wins: 6
Women’s European Tour victories: 5
Victories at major championships: 1 (Amundi Evian Championship 2023)
Carlota Ciganda
Hometown: Pamplona, Spain
Qualified: Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2013 (winner), 2015, 2017, 2019 (winner), 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career Solheim Cup record: 11-8-4
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Two top 10 finishes
- Earned $632,820
LET performance 2024:
Career LPGA Tour wins: 2
Women’s European Tour victories: 7
Victories at major championships: N/A
Linn Grant
Hometown: Viken, Sweden
Qualified: Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2023 (retained)
Career Solheim Cup record: 3-2-0
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Four top 10 finishes
- Earned $822,741
LET performance 2024:
- One win (Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed)
- One additional top 10 placement (jointly approved event)
Career LPGA Tour wins: 1
Women’s European Tour victories: 6
Victories at major championships: N/A
Georgia Hall
Hometown: Bournemouth, England
Qualified: Captain’s Pick
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2017, 2019 (winner), 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career Solheim Cup record: 8-7-2
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- A top 10 placement
- Earned $485,950
LET performance 2024:
Career LPGA Tour wins: 2
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: 2
Victories at major championships: 1 (AIG Women’s Open 2018)
Esther Henseleit
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
Qualified: LET Solheim Cup Points
Previous Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie
Solheim Cup career record: N/A
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Four top 10 finishes
- Earned $929,173
LET performance 2024:
- Three top 10 finishes (at two jointly approved events)
Noteworthy: Silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Career LPGA Tour wins: N/A
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: 2
Victories at major championships: N/A
Charley Hull
Hometown: Woburn, England
Qualified: LET Solheim Cup Points
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2013 (winner), 2015, 2017, 2019 (winner), 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career Solheim Cup record: 12-7-3
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Four top 10 finishes
- Earned $721,892
LET performance 2024:
Career LPGA Tour wins: 2
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: 3
Victories at major championships: N/A
Leona Maguire
Hometown: Cavan, Ireland
Qualified: Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career Solheim Cup record: 7-2-1
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- A top 10 placement
- Earned $494,002
LET performance 2024:
- One win (Aramco Team Series – London)
Career LPGA Tour wins: 2
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: 1
Victories in major championships: N/A
Anna Nordqvist
Hometown: Eskilstuna, Sweden
Qualified: Captain’s Pick (plays as Vice Captain)
Previous participations in the Solheim Cup: 2009, 2011 (winner), 2013 (winner), 2015, 2017, 2019 (winner), 2021 (winner), 2023 (extended, playing vice-captain)
Career Solheim Cup record: 15-13-3
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Four top 15 finishes
- Earned $408,566
LET performance 2024:
Career LPGA Tour wins: 9
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: 5
Victories in major championships: 3 (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship 2009, Amundi Evian Championship 2017, AIG Women’s Open 2021)
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Hometown: Smoerum, Denmark
Qualified: Captain’s Pick
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2017, 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career Solheim Cup record: 5-6-1
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Two top 10 finishes
- Earned $289,098
LET performance 2024:
Career LPGA Tour wins: N/A
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: 5
Victories at major championships: N/A
Madelene Sagstrom
Hometown: Enköping, Sweden
Qualified: Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2017, 2021 (winner), 2023 (participant)
Career Solheim Cup record: 3-5-1
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Three top 10 finishes
- Earned $787,806
LET performance 2024:
- A placement in the top 15 (jointly approved event)
Career LPGA Tour wins: 1
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: N/A
Victories at major championships: N/A
Maja Stark
Hometown: Abbekas, Sweden
Qualified: Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking
Previous Solheim Cup participations: 2023 (retained)
Career record in the Solheim Cup: 2-1-1
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Three top 10 finishes
- Earned $1,252,558
LET performance 2024:
- T39 at the Amundi Evian Championship (jointly sanctioned event)
Career LPGA Tour wins: 1
Women’s European Tour victories in her career: 6
Victories at major championships: N/A
Albane Valenzuela
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
Qualified: Captain’s Pick
Previous Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie
Solheim Cup career record: N/A
Performance on the LPGA Tour 2024:
- Two top 10 finishes
- Earned $572,579
LET performance 2024:
- Four top 25 finishes (three jointly sanctioned events)
Career LPGA Tour wins: N/A
Career wins on the Ladies European Tour: N/A
Victories in major championships: N/A