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Look Like Your American Star: All About Nelly Korda and Her Solheim Cup Squad’s Outfit for 2023

Published 08/31/2023, 11:30 AM EDT

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The golf world is buzzing with the constant updates of the Solheim Cup. Like the men’s professional Ryder Cup, it will also occur in September. Players will be in their patriotic spirit, representing Team America and battling with Team Europe. Amid this, a new update is the changed avatar of the golf world’s darling Nelly Korda.

The biennial, transatlantic team match-play will host LPGA players in Finca Cortesin in Andalucia, Spain. It will commence on September 18. Team US has a complete roster of 12 players who will bring their best game forward.

Nelly Korda in her new avatar

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The official uniform supplier for the Solheim Cup is Dunning. It will provide uniforms to everyone associated with the cup. It includes players, caddies, team Captain Stacy Lewis, and assistant captains. Dunning will cover practice rounds and the main event.

In a recent Instagram update, the Solheim Cup’s official Instagram uploaded a picture of the players donning the new uniform. It captioned the post, “Your official @solheimcupusa uniforms for Spain! With input and guidance from Stacy Lewis, the LOGA and @dunninggolf developed a uniform set that showcases both the spirit of the U.S.A. and the technical proficiency of Dunning!”

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The post is a thread of all the players wearing the uniform and posing. The captain helped decide the aesthetics and the colors. In the golf world, Dunning’s reputation is that of a performance-driven and innovative brand in golf.

 

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Stacy Lewis told Women and Golf that working with Dunning was a collaborative and exciting process. She found the team to be highly collaborative and the Dunning staff used elevated fabrics to add an entirely new vision to the performance uniforms.

The uniform has a patriotic palette of red, white, and blue. And Garments such as polos, skirts, and shorts are made with technical fabric like coolmax. It offers a generous stretch, breathable properties, and moisture absorption quality. The fans can also buy the uniform from the official website and look like their favorite players.

Who makes up the 12-player roster?

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The Solheim Cup is the ultimate pinnacle of women’s golf. The players will play for the absolute pride of their countries. It was first staged in 1990. And the latest one was held in 2021. Team Europe won on US soil in Ohio. The American team will now play to take the cup back.

Seven players entered in the event through automatic qualification. While they selected the two based on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. And three are captain’s picks seven. The LPGA cover girl Nelly Korda to the star icon Rose Zhang will test the metal of the Spanish soil.

The Cup players who qualified automatically with Solheim Cup points are Lilia Vu, Nelly Korda, and Allisen Corpuz. And to add to that, Megan Khang, Jennifer Kupcho, Danielle Kang, and Andrea Lee join the line-up.

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And the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings pushed Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang forward. Stacy Lewis then completed the team by picking Angel Yin, the veteran star Ally Ewing, and Solheim Cup debutant Cheyenne Knight.

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