About the PING Junior Solheim Cup

The next 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 the 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 2021 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 playing in The Solheim Cup.

Carlota Ciganda, Spain (PING Junior Solheim Cup 2005 and 2009; The Solheim Cup 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019): I have great memories from the PING Junior Solheim Cup. I enjoyed making great friendship 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.

Lexi Thompson, United States (PING Junior Solheim Cup 2009 and The Solheim Cup 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019): “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.”

European Eligibility Process

• 12 participants
• Participants must be girls and 12-18 years old (born 2003 or later) and must not have reached their 18^th birthday prior to January 1^st, 2021.
• Participants must be amateurs and must not be members of a competitive collegiate golf program.
• Participants must be a European citizen (as per IGF National Policy).
• The leading six players from the PING Junior Solheim Cup ranking following the EGA European Ladies Amateur Championship will be automatically picked. In the event of a tie for the qualification positions, the selection will be decided based on individual standings on the European Women’s Amateur Ranking.
• Six Captain’s picks.
• Performances in all amateur events and the European Women’s Amateur Ranking will be taken into consideration when deciding the Captain’s picks.
• Performances in the three early events dropped from the qualification process (The Portuguese International Ladies’ Amateur Championship, Spanish International Ladies’ Amateur Championship and the French International Lady Junior Championship) will be taken into account when deciding the Captain’s picks.

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