With the nine completed qualifying events that have been played over the past 12 months, the squad that will represent Europe at the PING Junior Solheim Cup in August has been confirmed.

Mathilde Claisse, representative of France in the European team of the PING Junior Solheim Cup - Photo: DR - Source: Blog de Mathilde Claisse

The Swedes Amanda Linnér, Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult and Beatrice Wallin, as well as the French Mathilde Claisse and the Italian Letizia Bagnoli, gained automatic places in the European team by finishing in the first six places of the European PING Junior Solheim ranking Cup. They will be joined at Des Moines Golf and Country Club by the Austrian Emma Spitz, the Swedes Julia Engströmet and Maja Stark, the Germans Esther Henseleit and Alessia Nobilio and the Italian Alessandra Fanali, who have all been selected as Wildcard Picks by the Captain. European team, Alison Nicholas, following The conclusion of the European Girls Team Championship in St Laurence GC, Finland.

"I am delighted to be the coach of this team"said Nicholas, an 18-year-old tour winner, who has played in six European Solheim Cup teams and has also served as team captain in two other Solheim Cups. “I truly believe this is one of the strongest teams Europe has had for the PING Junior Solheim Cup and we are looking forward to traveling to Iowa together, with the main goal of winning the trophy against the team. American team. The team we have assembled has a a great spirit, which I think will be an important factor in helping us do our best. ”

Speaking about the upcoming event, John A. Solheim, CEO of PING, said: “The Solheim family are very excited about this year's Junior Solheim Cup event in Des Moines, Iowa. The competition for European team places has been fierce and we know the games will be tough and played in a fantastic spirit. We are delighted with how this event has improved since it was first played in 2002 and how many past players are playing on the Tour today. My mother Louise was very proud. »

The 2017 event in Des Moines, Iowa, August 15-16, will mark the ninth time that the European Ping Junior Solheim Cup team has taken on Team USA, which currently leads the series with five wins, two defeats and a tie.