Stacy Lewis has named her three captain’s picks to spherical out her 12-strong workforce to face Europe in subsequent month’s Solheim Cup matches.
Lexi Thompson says being picked as one in every of three wildcards for the USA Solheim Cup workforce to face Europe subsequent month “means the world” to her.
The 29-year-old is retiring from enjoying full time on the finish of the 12 months so can be making her seventh and remaining look within the biennial competitors.
US captain Stacy Lewis stated the choice to choose Thompson “was most likely the best to make of those three”.
“She’s any individual who’s going to assist the workforce out so much, on the golf course and in addition off,” Lewis added. “Together with her expertise, all people on the workforce’s going to be watching what she does to attempt to study from her.”
Thompson has gained 12½ factors from her 23 matches, together with three from 4 in final 12 months’s 14-14 attract Spain that noticed Europe retain the trophy.
“To have the ability to symbolize my nation, it’s the best honour you could presumably have,” stated Thompson, who turned skilled on the age of 15 and gained her solely main 4 years later. “To be there once more this 12 months, particularly stateside, it’s a dream come true.”
Lewis has additionally chosen Jennifer Kupcho and Sarah Schmelzel for the three-day matchplay competitors, which is being held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership in Virginia from 13-15 September.
They be part of computerized qualifiers Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, Lauren Coughlin, Ally Ewing, Allisen Corpuz, Megan Khang, Andrea Lee, Rose Zhang and Alison Lee in a 12-strong workforce.
Europe finalised its workforce on Monday, with captain Suzann Pettersen choosing skilled trio Georgia Corridor, Anna Nordqvist and Emily Pedersen, alongside Swiss debutant Albane Valenzuela, as her wildcard picks.
Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit topped the Girls European Tour Solheim Cup factors checklist to verify their locations, whereas Leona Maguire, Celine Boutier, Carlota Ciganda, Maja Stark, Linn Grant and Madelene Sagstrom certified via their world rankings.
Europe go into the nineteenth staging of the occasion trying to retain the trophy they’ve held since profitable at Gleneagles in 2019. A second away victory adopted in Toledo, Ohio in 2021 earlier than final 12 months’s tied match.
