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The U.S. Solheim Cup team is short on experience with a changing of the guard this year.
The roster features five Solheim Cup rookies, eight players who have never played the matches overseas. Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie, Brittany Lincicome, Gerina Piller, Angela Stanford and Brittany Lang didn’t make it for various reasons.
This year’s team has combined to win just 37 LPGA titles, the fewest of any American Solheim Cup team in the history of the matches.
Here’s a closer look at the American team:
Lexi Thompson
Age: 24
World ranking: 3
LPGA victories: 11
Major championship titles: 1 (2014 Kraft Nabisco)
Solheim Cup record: 5-2-4
The lowdown: Thompson is an intimidating player to meet in match play, with the ability to play a bomb-and-gouge game you usually only see in the men’s game.