Emerging players qualify for team with one week remaining

Auston Kim and Yealimi Noh have secured their spots on the 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team following the cut at The Standard Portland Classic.

In her third season on the LPGA Tour, Kim is making her first appearance at the Solheim Cup. She will be the 70th different player to ever play on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

Kim was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2024 and since then, has collected 12 top-10 finishes after making the cut in 49 of the 66 events she has played. The 25-year-old from Florida has two runner-up finishes at both the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the 2026 HSBC Women’s World Championship.

Prior to the LPGA Tour, Kim played on the Epson Tour in 2023 where she recorded 10 top-10 finishes and won the season-ending Epson Tour Championship to finish third on the official money list and earn LPGA Tour Membership. Before turning professional, Kim was a standout on the Vanderbilt University women’s golf team from 2018-2022.

Noh is making her second appearance on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team following her participation in 2021. That year, she was selected as a captain’s pick and went on to play in three matches at Inverness Club that resulted in her having a 2-1-0 record.

Noh played in one singles match that she won 1-up against Mel Reid and two four-ball matches, where she won 3 and 1 with partner and fellow captain’s pick Mina Harigae and lost 1-down with partner and captain’s pick Brittany Altomare.

The 25-year-old from California turned professional in 2019 and was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2020. Since the Qualifying Period began, Noh became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the 2025 Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands and picked up eight additional top-10 finishes. She also represented the United States at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown during that time alongside Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin and Lilia Vu.

“Auston has demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout her young career and I’m super excited we’ll have her as a rookie this year,” said U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Angela Stanford. “Yealimi brings a calmness to Team USA and we’re happy to have her back on the team. These two young players are exactly what this team needs as we head to the Netherlands.”

The Qualifying Period for the 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team concludes following the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open. There are two spots remaining for players to qualify via the U.S. Solheim Cup points standings now that Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, Jennifer Kupcho, Kim and Noh have clinched their spots. They will be joined by the top two players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings who are not already qualified and three captain’s picks.

Auston Kim and Yealimi Noh Secure Spots on 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team

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