2026 Solheim Cup: Dates, Golf Course, Captains
The all-time standings, through the 2024 competition, are 11 wins for Team USA, seven wins for Team Europe, plus one tie.
2026 Solheim Cup dates: September 11-13, 2026
Golf course: Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, North Brabant, Netherlands
Team captains: Angela Stanford for Team USA; Anna Nordqvist for Team Europe
Defending champion: Team USA won the 2024 Solheim Cup over Team Europe by a score of 15.5 to 12.5.
Ticket info: Not yet available. But you can register on the official tournament website to receive updates.
- List of all previous Solheim Cup captains
- Results: Scores of every Solheim Cup match played
- What happens if the Solheim Cup ends in a tie?
Team Selection
Both teams, Europe and USA, will include 12 golfers. The roster of players won't be finalized until several weeks prior to the 2026 Solheim Cup. Both teams' rosters will be based, in part, on points lists and world rankings beginning after the conclusion of the 2024 competition.It is up to each team to determine how, specifically, its players are selected, and the selection criteria tends to be tweaked anew for each Solheim Cup. For 2026, this is the criteria for each side:
- Team Europe: All golfers must have Ladies European Tour membership. Team Europe was comprised of the top two golfers on the LET Solheim Cup Points list; the top six golfers in the world rankings; plus four captain's picks.
- Team USA: All golfers must be LPGA Tour members. Team USA was comprised of the top seven players on the U.S. Solheim Cup points list; the next top two golfers from the world rankings; plus three captain's picks.
2026 Solheim Cup Golf Course: Bernardus Golf
Bernardus Golf, near Eindhoven, Netherlands, is the first Dutch golf course to host the Solheim Cup. The course opened recently, in 2018, with American Kyle Phillips the golf course architect. It is a par-72, heathland layout.The Solheim Cup is the first of the golf world's premiere events (majors, international team tournaments) played at Bernardus Golf. But it was the site of the European Tour's KLM Open (aka the Dutch Open) in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The winners in those years were, respectively, Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Perez and Pablo Larrazabal.
Team Captains
Angela Stanford for Team USA and Anna Nordqvist for Team Europe, but frequent competitors in the tournament, are the respective team captains for the 2026 Solheim Cup. Stanford, recently retired as a full-time LPGA player, was a 7-time winner on the tour, including one major, the 2018 Evian Championship. She was a player on Team USA in the Solheim Cups of 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. She then served three times as an assistant captain.Nordqvist, still very active as an LPGA Tour player, has nine LPGA wins including three majors: the 2009 LPGA Championship, 2017 Evian Championship, and 2021 British Women's Open. Nordqvist has been a player for Team Europe in nine Solheim Cups, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024. In the latter two she was also a vice captain.
Competition Format
Played over three days (Friday-Saturday), with specific dates still to be determined:- Day 1: One session of four foursomes matches, and another session of four fourball matches, 8 points total at stake.
- Day 2: One session of four foursomes matches, and another session of four fourball matches, 8 points total at stake.
- Day 3: 12 singles (one vs. one) matches, 12 points at stake.
