What: Prestigious team golf match, first held in 1990.
When: The first shot is fired at 7:40 a.m. on Friday morning. The last shot is fired sometime late on Sunday afternoon.
Where: At Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands.
How: Four foursomes matches and four best-ball matches will be played on both Friday and Saturday. Twelve singles matches will be played on Sunday. A total of 28 points are at stake.
The Swedes: Are "only" two in number after having been even more - five and four respectively - in the Solheim Cup in 2023 and 2024. Maja Stark and Linn Grant are both playing for the third time, but are not in their best form. Stark, who won the US Open last year, is the one who has had a slightly better season but she missed the "cut" in her last two competitions. Grant won on the LPGA Tour at the end of last year, but the bright spots have been few in 2026.
Why aren't there more Swedes? Anna Nordqvist is focusing on the captaincy, Madelene Sagström is expecting her first child in September and Ingrid Lindblad has completely lost her form.
The stars: Nelly Korda has won four majors, is world number one and has 1.3 million followers on Instagram. That the American is the biggest star in women's golf doesn't even need to be discussed.
Lottie Woad doesn't quite boast the same social media following (28,900), but the 22-year-old debutant from England could very well be the next big star. Woad only turned pro last summer, but is already ranked seventh in the world and has won twice on the LPGA Tour.
Captains: Anna Nordqvist has never missed a Solheim Cup during her professional career. After nine appearances as a player, the 39-year-old from Torshälla will now lead Europe as captain. Nordqvist has combined the role of player with being vice-captain in the last two editions of the Solheim Cup. Now she has old partner Caroline Hedwall as one of her vice-captains instead.
The USA is led by Angela Stanford, who made her sixth and final Solheim Cup as a player in 2015. It was also the last time the USA won on European soil.
The course: Opened as recently as 2018 and has since hosted the Dutch Open on the men's DP World Tour three times. It is a links course on moorland and offers several spectacular holes, often with water in play.
History: The US has won eleven times, Europe seven. One meeting (in Spain in 2023) has ended in a draw, but then Europe got to keep the trophy as the reigning champions.
Favorite: Uncertain in advance. The USA is the reigning champion and has more experience in the team. Europe has four rookies, but home-field advantage.
European team: Céline Boutier (France), Carlota Ciganda (Spain), Linn Grant (Sweden), Esther Henseleit (Germany), Charley Hull (England), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark), Julia López Ramirez (Spain), Leona Maguire (Ireland), Nastasia Nadaud (France), Mimi Rhodes (England), Maja Stark (Sweden), Lottie Woad (England).
Team USA: Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, Jennifer Kupcho, Yealimi Noh, Auston Kim, Lauren Coughlin, Allisen Corpuz, Andrea Lee, Alison Lee, Lindy Duncan, Megan Khang, Rose Zhang.
TV: Broadcast on Viaplay and V Sport Golf, as well as on the Viaplay Sport channel (Friday only).
