THE PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP the PING Junior Solheim Cup Will Take Place at Sylvania Country Club, Toledo, Ohio, United States, September 1-3, 2021
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THE PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP The PING Junior Solheim Cup will take place at Sylvania Country Club, Toledo, Ohio, United States, September 1-3, 2021. The venue is located 15 minutes from the Solheim Cup venue, Inverness Club. Annika Sörenstam is the Captain for Team EUROPE and Renee Powell is the Captain for Team USA. The teams will be selected in July 2021. Inaugurated in 2002, the PING Junior Solheim Cup is a version of The Solheim Cup for female amateurs aged 18 and under (born 2003 and later) and follows a similar format to the senior event, featuring the top 12 European junior amateurs versus their American counterparts. The aim of the competition is to give junior golfers from both sides of the Atlantic the opportunity to gain international match play experience as well as the chance to meet, learn and be inspired by the professional players in The Solheim Cup. “I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP LATER THIS YEAR. The Solheim Cup was a very important part of my career and I want to make sure the junior girls have an amazing experience throughout the week. I have already met most of the girls on this year’s European team through our Foundation events and I look forward to spending time with them in Toledo this year. The Midwest has always had fantastic golf fans, so my fingers are crossed that we’ll be able to have the enthusiastic atmosphere that makes the Solheim Cup so special.” ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM, EUROPEAN PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP CAPTAIN, SWEDEN The Solheim Cup 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 Solheim Cup Captain 2017 • Solheim Cup Vice Captain 2013, 2015 Six-time Vare Trophy • Eight-time Rolex Player of the Year Turned Professional 1992 • First and only (to date) female to shoot 59 Still the all-time money winner despite retiring in 2008 94 Professional Wins • Playing against the men on the PGA Tour in 2003 World Golf Hall of Fame • Bob Jones Award • PGA First Lady of Golf President of the International Golf Federation • Presidential Medal of Freedom OVERALL RESULTS YEAR VENUE EUROPE USA 2019 Gleneagles, Scotland, EUROPE 11 13 2017 Des Moines G&CC, Iowa, USA 9.5 14.5 2015 St. Leon-Rot GC, Germany, EUROPE 11 13 2013 The Inverness Hotel GC, Colorado, USA 9.5 14.5 2011 Knightsbrook GC, Ireland, EUROPE 12 12* 2009 Aurora GC, Illinois, USA 8.5 15.5 2007 Båstad GK, Sweden, EUROPE 14 10 2005 Bridgewater Club, Indiana, USA 8 16 2003 Bokskogens GK, Sweden, EUROPE 13 11 2002 Oak Ridge GC, Minnesota, USA 7 17 OVERALL RESULTS 2.5 7.5 * USA retained the PING Junior Solheim Cup “The PING Junior Solheim Cup was an experience of a lifetime as a junior golfer. Being able to represent my country with an incredible team and a captain that I’ve looked up to my whole life, Nancy Lopez, was a great honor. Friendships, experiences and memories that I will never forget came from that event. Events like this are why I love the game and is why I’m at where I’m at today.” LEXI THOMPSON, USA PING Junior Solheim Cup 2009 and The Solheim Cup 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 2019 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS 2017 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA Captain, Mickey Walker, England Captain, Mary Bea Porter-King, Hawaii Captain, Alison Nicholas, England Captain, Alice Miller, Delaware Vice Captain, Mickael Maheo, France Vice Captain, Carly Ragains, Georgia Vice Captain, Sebastian Rühl, Germany Vice Captain, Blair Thompson, Georgia Pia Babnik, Slovenia Phoebe Brinker, Delaware Letizia Bagnoli, Italy Alyaa Abdulghany, California Hannah Darling, Scotland Zoe Antoinette Campos, California Mathilde Claisse, France Jennifer Chang, North Carolina Annabell Fuller, England Briana Chacon, California Julia Engström, Sweden Youngin Chun, Florida Lily May Humphreys, England Sadie Englemann, Texas Alessandra Fanali, Italy Rachel Heck, Tennessee Amalie Leth-Nissen, Denmark Rachel Heck, Tennessee Linn Grant, Sweden Gina Kim, North Carolina Lucie Malchirand, France Lucy Li, California Esther Henseleit, Germany Lucy Li, California Benedetta Moresco, Italy Michaela Morard, Alabama Frida Kinhult, Sweden Emilia Migliaccio, North Carolina Alessia Nobilio, Italy Brianna Navarrosa, California Amanda Linnér, Sweden Yealimi Noh, California Anne Normann, Denmark Alexa Pano, Florida Alessia Nobilio, Italy Kaitlyn Papp, Texas Lilas Pinthier, France Amanda Sambach, North Carolina Emma Spitz, Austria Brooke Seay, California Mimi Rhodes, England Christine Wang, Texas Maja Stark, Sweden Erica Shepherd, Indiana Paula Shulz-Hanßen, Germany Rose Zhang, California Beatrice Wallin, Sweden Rose Zhang, California “I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE GROWTH FROM WHEN I FIRST MEET EACH PLAYER TO when the last ball is picked up from the last hole in the PING Junior Solheim Cup. I’m excited to be able to see the excitement on [the girls’] faces when they are doing what they love and representing the United States. I am proud that my state of Ohio is the host state for both the PING Junior Solheim Cup and the Solheim Cup.” RENEE POWELL, USA PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP CAPTAIN, USA Turned Professional in 1967 • Second Black Woman on the LPGA in 1967 PGA First Lady of Golf • PGA of America Board of Directors PGA Hall of Fame • Ohio Golf Hall of Fame • Ellen Griffin Rolex Award Jack Nicklaus Golf Family Award • Donald Ross Award Dedicated her career toward building diversity in golf as a teacher, ambassador and course owner 2015 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS 2013 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA Captain, Iben Tinning, Denmark Captain, JoAnne Carner, Florida Captain, Janice Moodie, Scotland Captain, Kathy Whitworth, Texas Vice Captain, Sebastian Rühl, Germany Vice Captain, Katie Tahara, Georgia Vice Captain, Karine Mathiot, France Vice Captain, Kelli Holloway, Indiana Mathilda Cappeliez, France Sierra Brooks, Florida Shannon Aubert, France Casie Cathrea, California Elin Esborn, Sweden Hailee Cooper, Texas Virginia Elena Carta, Italy Karen Chung, New Jersey Leonie Harm, Germany Mariel Galdiano, Hawaii Georgia Hall, England* Casey Danielson, Wisconsin Agathe Laisné, France Kristen Gillman, Texas Anyssia Herbaut, France Alexandra Kaui, Nevada Olivia Maheffey, Ireland Megan Khang, Massachusetts Karolin Lampert, Germany Alison Lee, California* Sandra Nordaas, Norway Nelly Korda, Florida* Bronte Law, England* Amy Lee, California María Parra, Spain Andrea Lee, California Harang Lee, Spain Andrea Lee, California Ana Peláez, Spain Mika Liu, California Emily Pedersen, Denmark* Nicole Morales, New York Marta Perez Sanmartin, Spain Haley Moore, California Amber Ratcliffe, England Krystal Quihuis, Arizona Emma Spitz, Austria Hannah O’Sullivan, Arizona Linnea Ström, Sweden Ashlan Ramsey, Georgia Puk Lyng Thomsen, Denmark Kaitlyn Papp, Texas Anne van Dam, Netherlands* Samantha Wagner, Florida Albane Valenzuela, Switzerland Angel Yin, California* Jessica Vasilic, Sweden Bethany Wu, California * Indicates players who also played in The Solheim Cup * Indicates players who also played in The Solheim Cup “I have great memories from the PING Junior Solheim Cup. I enjoyed making great friendships and I loved playing for a team. Golf is such an individual sport and playing for a team is a feeling that you don’t experience normally. It really motivated me playing for Europe, for the captain and your teammates. Also, when you look at the names that have played both the PING Junior Solheim Cup and The Solheim Cup it keeps you motivated. I remember in 2005 and 2007 it was a lot of fun to watch The Solheim Cup and I wanted to be one of those players.” CARLOTA CIGANDA, SPAIN PING Junior Solheim Cup 2005 and 2007 • The Solheim Cup 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 2011 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS 2009 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA Captain, Liselotte Neumann, Sweden Captain, Meg Mallon, Florida Captain, Carin Koch, Sweden Captain, Nancy Lopez, Florida Vice Captain, Ludivine Kreutz, France Vice Captain, Courtney Jones, Georgia Vice Captain, Karine Mathiot, France Vice Captain, Beth Dockter, Georgia Emilie Alonso, France Karen Chung, New Jersey Anna Arrese, Spain Sarah Brown, New Jersey Amy Boulden, Wales Jaye Marie Green, Florida Rosanna Crepiat, France Ani Gulugian, California Céline Boutier, France* Kyung Kim, Arizona Tonje Daffinrud, Norway Jennifer Johnson, California Manon Gidali, France Alison Lee, California* Ana Fernadez de Mesa, Spain Stephanie Kim, New York Charley Hull, England* Esther Lee, California Leona Maguire, Ireland Jessica Korda, Florida* Emma Nilsson, Sweden Ashlan Ramsey, Georgia Lisa Maguire, Ireland Alison Lee, California* Leona Maguire, Ireland Summar Roachell, Arkansas Sherlyn Popelka, Switzerland Tiffany Lua, California Lisa Maguire, Ireland Mariah Stackhouse, Georgia Sophia Popov, Germany Kristen Park, California Antonia Scherer, Germany McKenzie Talbert, South Carolina Klara Spilkova, Czech Republic Jane Rah, Calfornia Luna Sobrón, Spain Emma Talley, Kentucky Kelly Tidy, England Alexandra Stewart, Arizona Lauren Taylor, England Gabriella Then, California Johanna Tillström, Sweden Lexi Thompson, Florida* Margaux Vanmol, Belgium Lindsey Weaver, Arizona Sally Watson, Scotland Kristina Wong, Florida * Indicates players who also played in The Solheim Cup * Indicates players who also played in The Solheim Cup 2007 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS 2005 PING JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP PARTICIPANTS TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA TEAM EUROPE TEAM USA Captain, Catrin Nilsmark, Sweden Captain, Donna Andrews, Florida Captain, Charlotta Sörenstam, Sweden Captain, Colleen