Nelly Korda and Team USA joined Team Europe for the 2026 Solheim Cup gala Wednesday night in Den Bosch, Netherlands.
The 20th edition of the biennial event tees off Friday at Bernardus Golf, but before hitting the greens, current rosters mingled with past champions inside Theater aan de Parade.
The 2026 Solheim Cup Gala Kicks Off the Competition
For the occasion, world No. 1 Korda arrived in a black-and-white ensemble while her US teammates coordinated in red and black.
Team USA, led by captain Angela Stanford, walks the red carpet at the Solheim Cup gala. pic.twitter.com/9AUYwEWbhx
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Across the room, Charley Hull and Team Europe mixed with former captains Juli Inkster and Catriona Matthew. Before long, a trivia contest between the squads heated up the evening, with Europe claiming that opening round.
Between the laughs, Inkster, who captained the US to its last overseas win in 2015, offered perspective on what makes Solheim Cup week work.
"That's the fun part about it, the banter," she said. "I love banter."
Team USA vs Team Europe Tees Off Friday
Still, the teasing will soon give way to some fierce competition on Friday.
Captain Angela Stanford's Team USA will try to snap an 11-year winless run on foreign soil. Anna Nordqvist's European squad, meanwhile, aims to reclaim the Cup after a tight loss in Virginia just two years ago. Three days of foursomes, fourball, and singles matches will settle it
