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Reuters
5 days ago
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Brittany Lang joins U.S. as assistant captain for Solheim Cup
June 3 - The U.S. Solheim Cup team added Brittany Lang as captain Angela Stanford's third assistant captain for the 2026 competition. Stanford already had Kristy McPherson and Paula Creamer on her staff and now adds Lang, who competed in five Solheim Cups from 2009-17 and was part of three winning teams. This will be Lang's first time as an assistant captain. "I am beyond honored and excited to be asked to be an assistant captain of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team in 2026," Lang said in a statement. "I've played a lot of Solheim Cups with Angela, Kristy and Paula, and I'm excited to work alongside them to lead the American Team to victory in the Netherlands next September. This is probably one of the highest honors I've had in my career. I'm excited to learn, to help and to experience the atmosphere as an assistant captain." Lang, who earned full LPGA Tour playing privileges in 2006, won twice in her LPGA career. Her biggest achievement came in 2016 when she captured the U.S. Women's Open in a three-hole playoff against Sweden's Anna Nordqvist - the European Solheim Cup captain. The 2026 Solheim Cup will be played at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. The U.S. team is the defending champion. --Field Level Media
Reuters
6 days ago
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Lang named U.S. assistant captain for Solheim Cup
June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Angela Stanford named major champion Brittany Lang on Tuesday as her third assistant captain for next year's Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. The 39-year-old Lang, who counts the 2016 U.S. Women's Open among her two titles on the LPGA Tour, will join Stanford and fellow assistants Kristy McPherson and Paula Creamer in leading a group of the top 12 American female golfers against Europe in the biennial team event. "This is probably one of the highest honors I've had in my career. I'm excited to learn, to help and to experience the atmosphere as an assistant captain," Lang said. Lang represented the United States on the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Solheim Cup teams and her four-ball partnership with Brittany Lincicome is the most successful for either side in the event's history, going a perfect 4-0-0. "The traits that have always impressed me the most about Brittany are her confidence and her demeanor," said Stanford. "If Lang has ever been rattled, you would never know." The United States reclaimed the Solheim Cup in September in Gainesville, Virginia to stop Europe from winning the trophy for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time. The Solheim Cup will be held September 11-13, 2026 when the U.S. will bid for their first road win since 2015.
BBC News
20-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Stanford to captain United States at 2026 Solheim Cup
Former major champion Angela Stanford will captain the United States at the 2026 Solheim Cup in the Netherlands. The 47-year-old has served as an assistant captain in the biennial women's team event against Europe on three occasions - most recently in 2024 under Stacy Lewis - and made six appearances as a player between featured in the last American team to win the Solheim Cup away from home, in Germany 10 years ago, where she earned the winning point with a 2&1 victory over Suzann US lifted their first Solheim Cup since 2017 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club last September and will travel to Bernardus Golf from 11-13 September 2026 to face the Anna Nordqvist-led European team. "I'm extremely grateful to be named the next American captain for the Solheim Cup and join a list of my heroes in the game," said Stanford."I've always believed that I represent more than myself on the LPGA Tour, and there is no greater honour than representing your country. "I consider this the pinnacle of my career and I'm looking forward to leading our players to the Netherlands."Stanford, who won seven times on the LPGA Tour, retired from playing in 2024 after 24 years as a professional. She played in 98 consecutive majors, the longest streak in LPGA history, with her lone major success arriving at the Evian Championship when she was has three wins and three losses from her Solheim Cup appearances as a player.
Reuters
20-03-2025
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- Reuters
Stanford named US captain for 2026 Solheim Cup
March 20 (Reuters) - Seven-times LPGA Tour winner Angela Stanford has been named U.S. captain for the 2026 Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, the LPGA said on Thursday. Stanford is no stranger to the biennial women's team event versus Europe having competed in six Solheim Cups and served as an assistant three times, most recently in 2024 under captain Stacy Lewis. "I've always believed that I represent more than myself on the LPGA Tour, and there is no greater honor than representing your country," Stanford, 47, said in a press release. "I consider this the pinnacle of my career, and I'm looking forward to leading our players to the Netherlands in 2026." Stanford was on the last U.S. team to win a Solheim Cup on foreign soil, in 2015 when she earned the winning point with a 2&1 victory over Suzann Pettersen. Stanford retired in 2024 after a 23-year LPGA Tour career during which she won a major at the 2018 Amundi Evian Championship in her 18th season on Tour. "Angela has always been a spark on and off the course, a true leader and a dedicated partner to her teammates," said interim LPGA Commissioner Liz Moore. "It's now her time to take the helm of the U.S. Team, and I have no doubt that she will lead her squad to a successful week in the Netherlands." The United States reclaimed the Solheim Cup in 2024 in Gainesville, Virginia, which marked their first win in the biennial matchplay competition since 2017. The next Solheim Cup will be held from September 11-13, 2026 at Bernardus Golf where three-times major winner Anna Nordqvist will captain the European team.
Washington Post
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Angela Stanford named US captain of Solheim Cup for the 2026 matches in the Netherlands
Angela Stanford was introduced Thursday as the next U.S. captain of the Solheim Cup, leading a young core of Americans who are coming off a victory and will try to win the cup overseas for the first time in more than a decade. Stanford was on the last American team that won away from home, in 2015 in Germany when Juli Inkster was at the helm. She was an assistant on the last three teams, including what she calls a 'massive' victory in Virginia last September .
