Solheim Cup update

There will be two tournaments scheduled with Solheim Cup points this week – the Marathon Classic on the LPGA and the Open de Espana on the Ladies European Tour. The teams will be finalized on Aug. 4 at the conclusion of the Ricoh Women’s British Open.

Last week, Angela Stanford earned 30 points with her runner-up finish at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic and stays in fourth place on the U.S. points list with 381. Stacy Lewis continues to lead the Americans with 834.5 points after earning 30 points with her tie for sixth finish last week.

The current standings(Through July 15):

United States
Solheim Cup points (top eight)
1	Stacy Lewis	834.5
2	Paula Creamer	496.5
3	Cristie Kerr	484.5
4	Angela Stanford	381
5	Brittany Lincicome	269
6	Jessica Korda	247.5
7	Lexi Thompson	232.5
8	Brittany Lang	226
T9	Lizette Salas	174
T9	Gerina Piller	174
11	Morgan Pressel	164.5
12	Jennifer Johnson	162.5
13	Michelle Wie	160.5

Rolex Rankings (top two, excluding Solheim’s top eight)
*2	Stacy Lewis	8.17	*43	Brittany Lang	2.37
*13	Cristie Kerr	5.25	50	Morgan Pressel	2.13
*14	Paula Creamer	4.93	54	Jennifer Johnson	2.03
*16	Angela Stanford	4.37	73	Nicole Castrale	1.58
20	Lizette Salas	3.86	75	Danielle Kang	1.57
*28	Lexi Thompson	3.11
*31	Jessica Korda	3.04
*35	Brittany Lincicome	2.83
*- Currently in top eight of U.S. Solheim Cup points.

Solheim Cup points available
(Doubled at Ricoh Women’s British Open)
Place	Points	Place	Points
1	60	11	16.5
2	30	12	15
3	28.5	13	13.5
4	27	14	12
5	25.5	15	10.5
6	24	16	9
7	22.5	17	7.5
8	21	18	6
9	19.5	19	4.5
10	18	20	3

European Team
Solheim points (top four)
1	Suzann Pettersen, Norway	163
2	Catriona Matthew, Scotland	136.75
3	Carlota Ciganda, Spain	132.53
4	Caroline Masson, Germany	111.50
5	Caroline Hedwall, Sweden	93.25
6	Giulia Sergas, Italy	91.38
7	Gwladys Nocera, France	87
8	Anna Nordqvist, Sweden	79.50

Rolex Rankings (top four excluding Solheim’s top four)
*3	Suzann Pettersen, Norway	7.88	52	Sandra Gal, Germany	2.05
*12	Catriona Matthew, Scotland	5.40	53	Giulia Sergas, Italy	2.05
23	Anna Nordqvist, Sweden	3.54	59	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	1.96
23	Azahara Munoz, Spain	3.47	*60	Caroline Masson, Germany	1.95
24	Karine Icher, France	3.48	90	Alison Walshe, Ireland	1.31
25	Azahara Munoz, Spain	3.34	103	Karin Sjodin, Sweden	1.18
26	Beatriz Recai, Spain	3.31
*27	Carlota Ciganda, Spain	3.20
29	Caroline Hedwall, Sweden	3.05
*- Currently in top four of European Solheim Cup points.

Solheim Cup points available	Espana	ISPS Ricoh Women’s British
Place	Points	Points
1	40	80
2	24	60
3	18	40
4	16	36
5	14	32
6	12	30
7	10	28
8	8	26
9	6	24
10	4	22
11	NA	20
12	NA	18
13	NA	16
14	NA	14
15	NA	12
16	NA	10
17	NA	8
18	NA	6
19	NA	4
20	NA	2

Solheim Cup Points Update

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