SOLHEIM CUP '26: Capsules of American players

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — A capsule look of U.S. players in the Solheim Cup, which starts Friday at Bernardus Golf:

Age: 28.

World ranking: 32.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: 2023 U.S. Women’s Open.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 5-2-1.

Chip shots: Her only title remains the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach in 2023. Finished third in her last tournament before the Solheim Cup. Went 3-1-0 in the 2024 matches.

Age: 33.

World ranking: 17.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 1.

Solheim Cup record: 3-0-1.

Chip shots: Unbeaten in her Solheim Cup debut last time at the RTJ Club. Only victory this year was the Aramco Championship at Shadow Creek.

Age: 35.

World ranking: 64.

Worldwide wins: None.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: Biggest moment was being part of The Chevron Championship playoff in 2025. The oldest Solheim Cup rookie for the Americans since Nancy Scranton was 39 in 2000.

Age: 28.

World ranking: 81.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 4.

Solheim Cup record: 7-3-3.

Chip shots: The spark of the American team who is unbeaten in her last eight matches dating to a fourballs lost in 2021. Her only victory was in Canada in 2023.

Age: 26.

World ranking: 22.

Worldwide wins: None.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.

Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.

Chip shots: One of two Solheim Cup rookies on the American team. Without a win in her three years on the LPGA Tour. Had a pair of top 10s in the majors this year.

Age: 28.

World ranking: 1.

Worldwide wins: 23.

Majors: 2021 Women’s PGA, 2024 Chevron Championship, 2026 Chevron Championship, 2026 U.S. Women’s Open.

Solheim Cup appearances: 4.

Solheim Cup record: 10-5-1.

Chip shots: The top player in women's golf who achieved her biggest goal of winning the U.S. Women's Open this year among her two majors. Has played on only one winning Solheim Cup team.

Age: 29.

World ranking: 33.

Worldwide wins: 4.

Majors: 2022 Chevron Championship.

Solheim Cup appearances: 3.

Solheim Cup record: 3-5-2.

Chip shots: Her last win was at the ShopRite Classic in 2025. Has only two top 10s this season, no finish better than a tie for eighth.

Age: 31.

World ranking: 57.

Worldwide wins: 2.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 2-5-0.

Chip shots: Best known for her part in the 2015 matches when she scooped away an 18-inch putt thinking it had been conceded and Europe won the hole. The only U.S. player who is a mother.

Age: 28.

World ranking: 45.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 3-2-2.

Chip shots: Has only one top 10 this year on the LPGA and has missed the cut in three of her last four tournaments going into the Solheim Cup.

Age: 25.

World ranking: 42.

Worldwide wins: 1.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 1.

Solheim Cup record: 2-1-0.

Chip shots: Handled her first moment of major pressure at the Women's British Open by finishing third. She went 2-1-0 in her only other Solheim appearance, beating Mel Reid in singles.

Age: 27.

World ranking: 25.

Worldwide wins: 3.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 3.

Solheim Cup record: 5-3-1.

Chip shots: A big question mark for the U.S. team. She missed two months with a severe stomach ailment and returned only in the final event before the Solheim Cup, where she missed the cut.

Age: 23.

World ranking: 47.

Worldwide wins: 2.

Majors: None.

Solheim Cup appearances: 2.

Solheim Cup record: 4-2-1.

Chip shots: She had been splitting time between the LPGA and finishing at Stanford. Went 4-0-0 in the last Solheim Cup.

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Auston Kim watches her tee shot on the 9th hole during the first round of the LPGA FM Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Rose Zhang hits off the first tee during the fourth round of the LPGA FM Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in Norton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said Monday he believes his program “totally” had an atmosphere of following rules amid a school investigation into conduct within his football program.

“Obviously everybody’s responsible, including me, for doing things properly,” Belichick said. “And we intend to do that.”

Later Monday, a school spokesman issued a statement backing the 74-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowl titles with the NFL's New England Patriots.

“The University continues to support Bill Belichick and the Carolina football program," said Dean Stoyer, UNC's vice chancellor for communications.

The Tar Heels were off following their season-opening win against TCU in Ireland on Aug. 29. But during that open week, general manager Michael Lombardi resigned after being put on paid administrative leave in late July amid an investigation by UNC’s Office of University Counsel.

The same day, WRAL of Raleigh cited anonymous sources in reporting the type of questions asked of some interviewees. Some focused on Belichick's son Steve, the Tar Heels' defensive coordinator currently on medical leave.

Additionally, Lombardi attorney Tom Mars told The Athletic that the school’s probe now included questions into potential “inappropriate” relationships that didn’t involve his client. Mars hasn’t returned a call or email from The Associated Press regarding that comment.

Two people with knowledge of the situation had previously told the AP that a human resources complaint from a former employee was tied to Lombardi originally being placed on leave as the investigation launched. They spoke at the time on condition of anonymity because the school wasn't publicly discussing case details, with UNC saying employees and athletes weren't permitted to discuss the topic “as is standard procedure with personnel matters.”

Those developments have only added to a year’s worth of unwanted headlines off the field to go with shaky play on it under Belichick.

By Monday, reporters spent roughly the first 13 minutes of Belichick's 20-minute game week news conference asking questions that had nothing to do with Saturday's upcoming home debut against East Tennessee State.

That included whether his program had an atmosphere of rule compliance and if Belichick had “control” over the program.

“If you’re around here every day, I think you’d see it,” Belichick said.

Belichick was also asked whether he had spoken to chancellor Lee Roberts and athletic director Steve Newmark about his job security. He responded by looking ahead to the ETSU game, though he later elaborated more on his relationship with school officials when asked whether they had asked him to change anything in running the program.

“They've been very supportive, a great working relationship with those people,” he said. "In the end, look, we want to run the program in the very best way. And if there’s things we need to do to correct it, then we’ll obviously do them.”

The Tar Heels tallied more losses by double-digit margins (five) than wins (four) in Belichick's debut season, along with distractions such as an assistant coach being briefly suspended for violating NCAA rules. Belichick said in July he had hoped lessons learned would lead to more success in Year 2.

The Tar Heels got that with the 15-10 win against TCU after losing to the Horned Frogs by 34 in Belichick's UNC debut. But the past week take some glow off that victory.

“We’re so focused on everything internal and getting better on the field and getting better in the meeting room that we could care less about what we see in the headlines or what's on the news,” running back Benjamin Hall said. “It's not going to affect this team.”

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North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick, right, speaks with an official during an NCAA college football game against TCU in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)