American-born Albane Valenzuela will make her Solheim Cup debut for Crew Europe after being named amongst Suzann Pettersen’s 4 captain’s picks for this 12 months’s contest.
The eight automated qualifiers have been confirmed after the AIG Ladies’s Open on Sunday, gained by Lydia Ko, with Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit confirmed as the 2 gamers securing their spots from the LET’s Solheim Cup factors listing.
Celine Boutier, Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Leona Maguire, Carlota Ciganda and Madelene Sagstrom clinched spots by way of the Rolex Ladies’s World Golf Rankings, all retaining their place from final 12 months’s contest, with Pettersen then confirming her captain’s picks – reside on Sky Sports activities – the next day.
Solheim Cup veteran Anna Nordqvist will make a ninth consecutive look and Georgia Corridor was named after narrowly lacking out on qualifying routinely, with Emily Pedersen and Valenzuela the ultimate two picks to finish Crew Europe’s sturdy line-up.
Valenzuela will be a part of Henseleit as the one two rookies in Europe’s group for the 2024 version, held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership from September 13-15, with Pettersen retaining 10 of the aspect who retained the trophy with a dramatic 14-14 tie in opposition to Crew USA final 12 months.
“I’m absolutely speechless, I can’t believe I’m going to play!” Valenzuela informed Sky Sports activities. “I bought to play the Junior Solheim Cup a really very long time in the past and ever since then it has at all times been a dream to make it onto the large group.
“I’m incredibly proud and honoured and am very excited to represent Europe. It’s going to be an incredible experience. I was definitely surprised when Suzann told me. It was a very emotional moment and I couldn’t be happier.”
Albane Valenzuela completed tied-Twentieth on the AIG Ladies’s Open regardless of solely making it by means of to the weekend on the minimize mark
Valenzuela was born in America to a Mexican father and French mom however is eligible for Crew Europe since shifting to Switzerland as a baby, with a tied-Twentieth at St Andrews persevering with a constant summer season that has seen her additionally characteristic on the Olympics.
Corridor has been an automated qualifier for Europe’s final 4 Solheim Cup groups, with the previous AIG Ladies’s Open champion requiring a captain’s decide after narrowly lacking out on shifting above Sagstrom on this planet rankings.
Georgia Corridor made her Solheim Cup debut in 2017 and has featured in each version since for Crew Europe
“It’s always a great honour to represent Team Europe and hopefully we can the win it again,” Corridor informed Sky Sports activities. “Being a pick is a different experience, but I feel like I’m playing well and I’ve had some good results over the last couple of months.”
Pedersen will make her fourth look for Crew Europe and has registered 4 worldwide top-10s in 2024, whereas Nordqvist – already named as certainly one of Pettersen’s vice-captains – will proceed her run of taking part in each Solheim Cup since her debut in 2009.
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Crew Europe celebrated retaining the Solheim Cup final September by leaping in a swimming pool!
“I’m very honoured and proud to be playing in my ninth Solheim Cup,” Nordqvist mentioned. “It’s a hard feeling to describe because this tournament means so much to me and my family. It has been a big goal of mine to make this team and I can’t wait to tee it up in two weeks’ time.”
World No 1 Nelly Korda topped the US Solheim Cup group factors standings after six victories on the LPGA Tour this season, with Lilia Vu, Lauren Coughlin, Ally Ewing, Allisen Corpuz, Megan Khang and Andrea Lee additionally qualifying routinely.
Rose Zhang and Alison Lee will signify the USA as the 2 highest ranked People on this planet rankings, with Stacy Lewis set to disclose her three captain’s picks this week forward of the LPGA Tour’s inaugural FM Championship.
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