Solheim Cup 2024: Meet the European team | LPGA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emily 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

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

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

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

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