3 picks announced to finalize roster

Some familiar names are returning to the U.S. Solheim Cup team. U.S. captain Angela Stanford announced her three captain’s picks to complete her team of 12 on Monday, a trio that included stalwarts Megan Khang and Rose Zhang as well as Solheim rookie Lindy Duncan.

Zhang and Khang combined for a 7-0 record at the 2024 Solheim Cup, though both have struggled this season; Zhang has just one top-10 finish since April and Khang has made one cut in her last eight starts and dropped to 85th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Filling out the U.S. side, which will square off with Europe at Bernadus Golf Club in The Netherlands from Sept. 11-13, are Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, Jennifer Kupcho, Yealimi Noh, Auston Kim, Lauren Coughlin and Allisen Corpuz, who had already qualified for the team via points, and Andrea Lee and Alison Lee, who qualified through the world rankings.

Khang, 28, will make her fifth consecutive Solheim Cup appearance. Besides being one of the Americans’ most dominant players — 7-3-3 in her career and 7-0-1 in her last eight matches — she also brings a dynamic energy crucial to these events.

“I’m excited to see Megan in that environment again,” Stanford said. “She does a great job when we play in America but she’s the energy we need when we go over there.”

Rose, 23, will make her third Solheim Cup appearance and is coming off a 4-0 record in 2024 where she never even had a match reach the 17th hole.

At 35, Duncan will make her Solheim Cup debut and be the oldest member of the team. She has 14 top-25 finishes over the last two years.

“I think ultimately it came down to Lindy’s a great putter,” Stanford said. “From the beginning I said the make-up of this team, two of the things we needed to have are putting and chemistry. She’s a rookie, but a very mature rookie, so I think she can handle it.”

Duncan was ranked 9th in the Solheim Cup standings, Khang 11th and Zhang 13th. The only players inside the top 12 of the standings not on the team are Lucy Li (10th) and Jenny Bae (12th).

The U.S. won the 2024 event in Virginia, which was the first victory by the Americans in the last four meetings.

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