In the recent Dow Championship, Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho narrowly missed out on victory to Ruoning Yin and Atthaya Thitikul. Despite this, both Americans saw improvements in their chances of making the Solheim Cup team. Ewing currently holds the third spot in U.S. points, while Kupcho has risen to 12th place. The top seven players after the AIG Women’s Open on Aug. 25 will automatically qualify for the American team. Two additional spots will be given to the top two U.S. players in the Rolex Rankings who are not in the top seven in points, which currently includes Alison Lee at No. 22 and Angel Yin at No. 31. Kupcho is currently ranked at No. 50, leaving her in contention for selection.
The remaining three spots on the 12-player U.S. Solheim Cup squad will be selected as captain’s picks by Lisa Michelson, who is set to become the first American captain since Laura Dahlmeier stepped down after leading the team to victory in 2019