Lilia Vuleader of the women’s world golf ranking and has three victories on the professional circuit (LPGA) this year, including two ‘Majors’, will lead the team of USA which will compete from September 22 to 24 against the European sa Solheim Cupthe first held at Spainin Finca Cortesinin Casares (Malaga).
captain american, Stacy Lewiswill count for this international tournament, the most prestigious for women’s golf teams, with a total of twelve players, nine automatically classified -including Vu- for their LPGA points, in the case of the first seven, and for in their performance in the ‘Rolex Women’, in two others, and three directly elected, the organization reported on Monday.
After the dispute in the ‘CPKC Women’s Open 2023’, the captain of the United States met the nine players who proved their presence in the Costa del Sol tournament for their merits in the LPGA ranking, which finally agreed she as seventh ranked Andrea Lee for her. 13th-place finish, tied with another female golfer, at the Canadian Open.
“I was a little stressed down the stretch because I knew I had to finish in the top 13 so I wouldn’t have to rely on the captain’s choice. I’m very grateful and honored to represent the United States (at the Solheim Cup), and also very excited because the dream I’ve always wanted to play on the official team since I was a kid,” Lee said.
To Lilia Vu and Andrea Leethe first and seventh American players, respectively, to access the Malaga tournament based on their LPGA ranking points, will join them, in order of classification, Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz, megan khang, jennifer kupcho, Danielle Kang and Andrea Lee.
In addition, Lexi Thompson, who will add her sixth participation in this biennial tournament between the United States and Europe, and Rose Zhang, debutant with Lilia Vu, Corpuz and Lee in ‘Solheim’, will also be part of American team as its second best classified in the ‘Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings’.
“I am very excited to have these nine players in the team. The last year has been exciting and challenging, and having them has me excited for the week we will play in Spain. Even the ‘rookies’ (debutantes) are not really rookies in my eyes”, says Captain Lewis, as they prove to “be great competitors” for two years.
To complete the American team, the captain chose directly ally ewing, Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yinwhere he emphasized that they started to accumulate points to qualify for this election in 2021 and “they have already taken their place in this group, putting themselves in contention both for their game on the field and for their teamwork here.”
The United States dominated the Solheim Cup record with ten titles compared to six held by the European team, which achieved its last victory in 2019 at Gleneagles (Scotland).
Source: La Verdad
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