On Monday, United States Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford completed the final selections for her 12-player roster ahead of the 2025 matches against Europe, building a squad that blends championship-proven veteran experience with a surprising selection of an untested first-time competitor.
Stanford’s three wildcard picks anchor heavily on proven tournament history, headlined by Megan Khang, a Solheim Cup staple set to make her fifth appearance at the event. Khang brings an impressive undefeated record in singles match play to the table, a track record that makes her a reliable asset for high-stakes matchups. The captain’s second experienced pick is Rose Zhang, who already competed in two prior Solheim Cup campaigns during her collegiate career at Stanford University. Zhang dominated the 2024 matches held in Virginia, winning all four of her matches without ever needing to play past the 16th hole.
The most eye-catching selection is 35-year-old Lindy Duncan, who will make her Solheim Cup debut despite never competing in the event before and never claiming a victory on the LPGA Tour. Duncan narrowly missed automatic qualification for the team this summer: she finished outside the top 30 across her last 12 tournaments, and missed the cut in four out of the five major championships held this year. She also fell short in a playoff at the 2025 Chevron Championship. Despite the rough stretch of results, Stanford opted to add the veteran amateur-turned-pro to the squad. When Duncan tees off in September, she will become the oldest American player to make her Solheim Cup debut since Nancy Scranton, who debuted at age 39 during the 2000 matches at Loch Lomond. Duncan is one of just two rookies on this year’s U.S. roster, joining Auston Kim, who earned her spot via automatic points qualification.
The 2025 Solheim Cup matches are scheduled to run September 11-13 at a venue in the Netherlands, marking a challenging away fixture for the American side. Team USA has not claimed a Solheim Cup victory on European soil since 2015, making this year’s campaign a chance to end a decade-long away drought.
The U.S. roster is led by world No. 1 women’s golfer Nelly Korda, who has notched three wins on tour this season including two major championships. Beyond Korda, only four other American squad members — Lauren Coughlin, Yealimi Noh, Angel Yin and Jennifer Kupcho — have claimed LPGA Tour titles since the last Solheim Cup. The remaining American roster spots are filled by Andrea Lee, Alison Lee and Allisen Corpuz. Team Europe has already finalized and announced its full 12-player squad for the event.
One notable absence from this year’s American team is Lexi Thompson, who will miss the competition for the first time since 2011. Thompson announced in 2024 that she would step back from a full LPGA Tour schedule, and she is expecting her first child in early 2026. Stanford explained that Thompson’s limited playing time this year made it impossible to properly evaluate her form: Thompson only competed in six events in 2025, and made the cut in just two of them.