It’s finally time. The 19th Solheim Cup is ready to tee off. Will Team Europe keep their streak going for a fourth win in a row? Will Team USA be fueled by their patriotism to win on home soil just outside Washington D.C.? We’ll find out.
The pairings are coming in hot from the Media Center. We’ll update this article live each day and evening with the next set of pairings. We also have a golf match play FAQ that explains the formats you’ll see over the next three days.
One of the bigger themes this year around pairings is the use of data. While personality match is certainly a must, data has been driving the decisions. Both Solheim Cup captains leveraged analytics to begin the process of matching their players.
Team Europe Captain Suzann Pettersen says, “I don’t know if it was like this back when the Solheim first was played in ’91, but I think stats and kind of analytics is a much bigger part of it today, even [when] selecting the team.”
When asked how the Rose Zhang and Lauren Coughlin Foursome pairing came together for Day 1, Team USA Captain Stacy Lewis replied, “That one really came from the stats. That one came out of the computer, but I like the energy between the two of them. I like the energy with the caddies to kind of help them through. But that was really more of a stats one, and we just kind of made sure that the personalities and all that worked.”
It’ll be interesting to watch how some of the more data-driven pairings will perform over the coming days. It might be the competitive edge needed to defeat the other team’s equally matched depth.
Day 3 Pairings:
On the final day of the Solheim Cup – Sunday, September 15 – we see all 12 of the single matches tee off Hole #1.
8:50am ET: Charley Hull (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda (USA)
9:00am ET: Emily Kristine Pedersen (EUR) vs. Megan Khang (USA)
9:10am ET: Georgia Hall (EUR) vs. Alison Lee (USA)
9:20am ET: Anna Nordqvist (EUR) vs. Allisen Corpuz (USA)
9:30am ET: Carlota Ciganda (EUR) vs. Rose Zhang (USA)
9:40am ET: Esther Henseleit (EUR) vs. Andrea Lee (USA)
9:50am ET: Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Lexi Thompson (USA)
10:00am ET: Maja Stark (EUR) vs. Lauren Coughlin (USA)
10:10am ET: Albane Valenzuela (EUR) vs. Lilia Vu (USA)
10:20am ET: Madelene Sagstrom (EUR) vs. Sarah Schmelzel (USA)
10:30am ET: Leona Maguire (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing (USA)
10:40am ET: Linn Grant (EUR) vs. Jennifer Kupcho (USA)
Day 2 Pairings:
On Saturday, September 14th, we’ll see the same format types – Foursomes and Four-Ball – as the day before, also off Hole #1.
Not many changes were made compared to yesterday’s pairings, shown at the bottom.
Foursomes Pairings:
7:05am ET: Emily Kristine Pedersen and Carlota Ciganda (EUR) vs. Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda (USA)
7:17am ET: Esther Henseleit and Charley Hull (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho (USA)
7:29am ET: Maja Stark and Georgia Hall (EUR) vs. Lexi Thompson and Lauren Coughlin (USA)
7:41am ET: Anna Nordqvist and Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Lilia Vu and Sarah Schmelzel (USA)
Four-Ball Pairings:
12:05pm ET: Anna Nordqvist and Madelene Sagstrom (EUR) vs. Alison Lee and Megan Khang (USA)
12:20pm ET: Linn Grant and Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Andrea Lee and Rose Zhang (USA)
12:35pm ET: Carlota Ciganda and Emily Kristine Pedersen (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing and Lexi Thompson (USA)
12:50pm ET: Charley Hull and Georgia Hull (EUR) vs. Allisen Corpuz and Lilia Vu (USA)
Day 1 Pairings:
On Friday, September 13th, we’ll see two different match types off Hole #1: Foursomes and Four-Ball. The Four-Ball pairings are announced later during Day 1.
Foursomes Pairings:
7:05am ET: Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz (USA)
7:17am ET: Albane Valenzuela and Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Rose Zhang and Lauren Coughlin (USA)
7:29am ET: Maja Stark and Emily Kristine Pedersen (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho (USA)
7:41am ET: Linn Grant and Carlota Ciganda (EUR) vs. Lilia Vu and Sarah Schmelzel
Four-Ball Pairings:
12:05pm ET: Georgia Hall and Leona Maguire (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda and Megan Khang (USA)
12:20pm ET: Anna Nordqvist and Madelene Sagstrom (EUR) vs. Alison Lee and Lexi Thompson (USA)
12:35pm ET: Emily Kristine Pedersen and Maja Stark (EUR) vs. Lauren Coughlin and Sarah Schmelzel (USA)
12:50pm ET: Linn Grant and Charley Hull (EUR) vs. Andrea Lee and Rose Zhang (USA)
