Solheim Cup: Stacy Lewis, a two-time major winner, will continue to serve as Team USA’s captain for the 2024 Solheim Cup, becoming just the fifth woman to do so for two or more competitions.
The 37-year-old is already scheduled to lead the USA against Europe in September 2023 in Spain before returning to the position in 2024 when it will be played in Virginia at home.
As Team USA looks to win the Cup for the first time since 2017 in Iowa, Lewis, who was rated third in the world between 2012 and 2015, will become the team’s youngest captain in history.
She participated on two winning teams during her four Solheim Cup outings as a player from 2011 to 2017, and in 2019 she worked as Juli Inkster’s unofficial assistant at Gleneagles before taking over the position formally for last year’s loss in Ohio.
“Lewis stated in a statement that being selected to lead the US Solheim Cup squad once more was such a wonderful honour.”
“One of the highlights of my work was answering the initial call, therefore I am sincerely appreciative of the second chance.
“I’ve stated it numerous times: for any athlete, donning the American flag and representing the country stand out as memorable moments.
“It is a tremendous honour to have the opportunity to lead the best players in our country twice, especially in 2024 outside of our country’s capital.”
Our back-to-back Captain! 🫡@Stacy_Lewis will captain #TeamUSA on home soil at @TheSolheimCup in 2024 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club! 🇺🇸
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— Solheim Cup Team USA 🇺🇸 (@SolheimCupUSA) February 13, 2023
Mollie Marcoux Samaan, the LPGA’s commissioner, added: “As she gets preparing for the 2023 Solheim Cup, Stacy has already shown that she is a superb captain.
“She has fully embraced the position and put various creative strategies into practice to assist her team in performing at their very best, including the utilisation of cutting-edge data and analytics.`1The selection committee ‘enthused invited Stacy to captain the team in 2024’ as a result of “her Solheim Cup experience, proven leadership and passion combined with the many benefits of consistency in 2023 and 2024.”
The match between Europe and the United States will take place from September 22–24, 2023, at Finca Cortesin. The Ryder Cup will follow the following week in Italy.
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