The Solheim Cup teams are all set with the finalization of the American team Monday. Over the next two weeks leading into the competition, we will rank all 24 players in the Solheim Cup for both teams, continuing with Alison Lee
This time last year, almost nobody had Alison Lee as a potential Solheim Cup player, let alone a qualifier. Lee did what she has done so often over the last few years though, which is continue to stack strong performances.
Lee was pregnant with her first child at the 2024 Solheim Cup and went on to miss almost the entire 2025 season, making just three starts and missing the cut in both of the completed tournaments. While Lee hasn’t even played a full schedule in 2026, making her first start in April, she wasted no time getting in good form.
In 12 starts, Lee has made nine cuts and has three top-10 finishes. Two of those top-10 finishes came in major championships, including a hometown U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera, where she was in good position to win entering the weekend. Lee, after a few weeks of lesser form, she bounced back in Canada with a top-15 finish to secure her spot on the team, though she would’ve been a captain’s selection anyway.
Lee has a long, complicated and unique history with the Solheim Cup. She’s played twice, nine years apart. After an incredible amateur career, she was a rookie on the team at 20-years-old, and was at the center of one of the most iconic moments in Solheim Cup history where she thought a putt was conceded by Europe, which led to fireworks between the teams. While that moment was obviously difficult for Lee, it did rally the team to complete an all-time great comeback, where they were down 10-6 entering the final day. Lee herself got a point in singles.
She returned after a great 2024 season, and once again, just won one match. Her career record in the Solheim Cup is 2-5-0, which is what does drag her down a bit here. While she has shown about as good form as most of the American team, there are questions on if she can perform in this event.
The positives? She is an easy player to pair with just about anyone, especially close friend Megan Khang, who can really bring the best out of her. I do not anticipate seeing her play four sessions, probably just fourball and singles. I do think there’s a pretty easy to see scenario though that, even with limited reps, she can provide a couple points.
This is a chance for Lee to really stamp her legacy as a Solheim Cup player.
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