The AIG Girls’s Open at St. Andrews is the ultimate main occasion of the LPGA season. It’s additionally the ultimate alternative for gamers to qualify for the Solheim Cup.
The U.S. workforce may have seven gamers routinely qualify through factors earned for the reason that begin of the 2023 season. The highest two within the Rolex Rankings, not in any other case certified, can even make the workforce. That leaves Captain Stacy Lewis with three wildcard picks.
With factors doubled for this week’s main, listed below are the gamers at the moment on the within (daring equals already certified):
Factors
- 1. Nelly Korda
- 2. Lilia Vu
- 3. Lauren Coughlin
- 4. Ally Ewing
- 5. Allisen Corpuz
- 6. Megan Khang (1,391.50)
- 7. Andrea Lee (1,197.50)
First place on the AIG will obtain 450 factors with second place getting 240, third 225 and fourth 210.
Mathematically, Nos. 8-12 can play their method into the highest 7. Listed below are these gamers and the minimal end they should have an opportunity to routinely qualify through factors.
| PLAYER | POINTS | MIN. WORST FINISH |
| 8. Rose Zhang | 1,092.50 | Solo sixteenth |
| 9. Alison Lee | 1,034 | 3-way tie for seventh |
| 10. Sarah Schmelzel | 1,024 | 2-way tie for sixth |
| 11. Jennifer Kupcho | 1,013 | 2-way tie for fifth |
| 12. Angel Yin | 1,010.50 | 2-way tie for fifth |
Zhang (No. 9) and Alison Lee (No. 25) are the present prime two qualifiers through the Rolex Rankings.
Khang (No. 21) is ranked forward of Alison Lee and will nonetheless safe a spot through the rankings, if she is bounced off the factors lists. These trailing Alison Lee embody: Yin (No. 34) and Lexi Thompson (No. 43).
On the European aspect of issues, two gamers will qualify through the Girls European Tour factors listing and 6 from the Rolex Rankings. Captain Suzann Pettersen may have 4 picks.
These are the present gamers who’re in place to qualify:
| PLAYER | QUALIFICATION |
| Charley Hull | LET factors |
| Esther Henseleit | LET factors |
| Celine Boutier (No. 8) | Rolex Rankings |
| Maja Stark (No. 24) | Rolex Rankings |
| Linn Grant (No. 26) | Rolex Rankings |
| Leona Maguire (No. 32) | Rolex Rankings |
| Carlota Ciganda (No. 33) | Rolex Rankings |
| Madelene Sagstrom (No. 35) | Rolex Rankings |
A few of the gamers on the surface trying to play their method in, embody: Georgia Corridor (No. 40), Anna Nordqvist (No. 66), Albane Valenzuela (No. 68) and Alexandra Forsterling (No. 74).
The Solheim Cup will happen Sept. 13-15 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership in Gainesville, Virginia. This would be the second straight 12 months it has been contested as officers get the biennial occasion on an even-year schedule.
Europe retained the cup final 12 months in Spain, having received it on the earlier two events.
