Meet the 12 players representing Team USA at the 2024 Solheim Cup in Virginia, including captain's pick Lexi Thompson

The picks are in and U.S. captain Stacy Lewis will lead a familiar team next month in Virginia with nine returning players from last year's squad. For her three picks, Lewis selected two experienced players in Lexi Thompson and Jennifer Kupcho, along with a 30-year-old rookie in Sarah Schmelzel.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda and No. 2 Lilia Vu, fresh off contending at last week's AIG Women's British Open, headline the team of 12 vying to win for the first time since 2017. The 2024 Solheim Cup will be held Sept. 13-15 in Gainesville, Virginia, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, host of three previous Presidents Cups.

Angel Yin, who tied for second earlier this month in Portland and tied for 10th at the Old Course, just missed out on a fourth Solheim Cup appearance. The 25-year-old broke an ankle earlier this year during the offseason and got off to a slow start.

For Thompson, this will likely be her final Solheim Cup appearance. The 29-year-old American stalwart announced earlier this year that 2024 would be her last full-time season on the LPGA. Thompson and Alison Lee, who is making her first Solheim Cup appearance in nearly a decade, are the only U.S. players who have been on a winning Solheim team.

Last year's contest in Spain ended in a tie, with Europe retaining the Cup.

Meet the 12 players who will take on Europe at the 2024 Solheim Cup.

Nelly Korda

Age: 26World Ranking: 1Solheim Cup appearances: 3 (2019, 2021, 2023)Solheim Cup record: 7-4-1Qualified via: Solheim points

Lilia Vu

Age: 26World Ranking: 2Solheim Cup appearances: 1 (2023)Solheim Cup record: 1-3-0Qualified via: Soheim points

Lauren Coughin

Age: 31World Ranking: 14Solheim Cup appearances: 0Solheim Cup record: DebutQualified via: Solheim points

Ally Ewing

Age: 31World Ranking: 17Solheim Cup appearances: 3 (2019, 2021, 2023)Solheim Cup record: 3-8-1Qualified via: Solheim points

Allisen Corpuz

Age: 26World Ranking: 28Solheim Cup appearances: 1 (2023)Solheim Cup record: 2-1-1Qualified via: Solheim points

Megan Khang

Age: 26World Ranking: 21Solheim Cup appearances: 3 (2019, 2021, 2023)Solheim Cup record: 4-3-3Qualified via: Solheim points

Andrea Lee

Age: 26World Ranking: 43Solheim Cup appearances: 1 (2023)Solheim Cup record: 1-2-1Qualified via: Solheim points

Rose Zhang

Age: 21World Ranking: 10Solheim Cup appearances: 1 (2023)Solheim Cup record: 0-2-1Qualified via: Rolex Rankings

Alison Lee

Age: 29World Ranking: 25Solheim Cup appearances: 1 (2015)Solheim Cup record: 1-3-0Qualified via: Rolex Rankings

Lexi Thompson

Age: 29World Ranking: 46Solheim Cup appearances: 6 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)Solheim Cup record: 9-7-7Qualified via: Captain's pick

Jennifer Kupcho

Age: 27World Ranking: 53Solheim Cup appearances: 2 (2021, 2023)Solheim Cup record: 2-3-2Qualified via: Captain's pick

Sarah Schmelzel

Age: 30World Ranking: 61Solheim Cup appearances: 0Solheim Cup record: DebutQualified via: Captain's pick

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Meet the 12 players representing Team USA at the 2024 Solheim Cup in Virginia, including captain's pick Lexi Thompson