Main champions Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz have the primary tee time for the U.S. on the Solheim Cup on Friday morning, with Rose Zhang slated for the Individuals’ second pairing.
The worldwide crew occasion begins Friday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership in Gainesville, Virginia, with 4 foursomes (alternate-shot matches) between the U.S. and Group Europe.
The pairings for these 4 matches had been revealed at Thursday afternoon’s opening ceremony. Korda and Corpuz will tackle England’s Charley Hull and Germany’s Esther Henseleit within the first match.
Korda, ranked No. 1 on this planet, has two main titles to her identify and gained six LPGA tournaments earlier this season, however she has but to be a part of a victorious Solheim Cup crew in three tries. She carries a 7-4-1 Solheim Cup report into this weekend as she tries to assist the Individuals win the Cup for the primary time since 2017.
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Following that match, Zhang and Lauren Coughlin will tackle Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland and Celine Boutier of France.
Zhang, 21, is enjoying her second Solheim Cup since bursting onto the scene final yr by profitable her first LPGA match as a professional.
Boutier, the 2023 Evian Championship winner in her dwelling nation, went a stunning 0-3-0 eventually yr’s Solheim Cup, as Europe went on to retain the cup by advantage of a 14-14 tie.
The third match of the morning pits Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho in opposition to Sweden’s Maja Stark and Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen.
Lastly, the session concludes with world No. 2 Lilia Vu and Sarah Schmelzel going through Linn Grant of Sweden and Carlota Ciganda of Spain. Ciganda went 4-0-0 eventually yr’s Solheim Cup in her native Spain to guide all people in factors earned.
Notably, Group Europe will not be enjoying Leona Maguire of Eire within the opening session. Maguire pulled off the uncommon feat of enjoying in all 5 periods in every of her first two Solheim Cup begins.
The 4 gamers the Individuals are resting are Lexi Thompson, Megan Khang, Alison Lee and Andrea Lee. Some or all of these gamers may very well be used for the afternoon session of four-ball (best-ball); these lineups is not going to be revealed till Friday.
