Two-time major winner is a four-time veteran of Team USA
Stacy Lewis has been named the American Team Captain for the 2023 Solheim Cup to be held at Finca Cortesin in Spain.
“To be named captain for the USA Solheim Cup Team is an incredible honor and I’m beyond grateful to the Committee for choosing me. I have so many amazing memories from my years on the team and the two opportunities I’ve had to work alongside the team. I absolutely love the Solheim Cup and I want 2023 to be as great an experience for my team as my years wearing Red, White and Blue have been for me.”
Lewis was born in Toledo, but her family moved to Houston when was young. She still has ties to Northwest Ohio and has been very involved in the Marathon Classic, now Dana Open, over the years.
Stacy has won 13 titles on the LPGA Tour including two major championships, the 2011 Chevron and the 2013 Women’s British Open. She spent 264 weeks ranked inside the top ten of the Rolex Rankings, with 25 of those weeks being the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
Back 9 Report discussed Stacy Lewis’ being named Solheim Cup Captain and what it means for Team USA. https://youtu.be/Ku0Z9J2zpWg
She has been a member of four U.S. Solheim Cup teams, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. She earned a spot on the 2019 team, but served as an unofficial assistant captain under Juli Inkster, after an injury forced to her to withdraw. She served as an assistant captain to Pat Hurst at last year’s Solheim Cup at the Inverness Club.
At 38 years, 7 months and 6 days of age on the first day of competition in 2023, she will be the youngest American captain in Solheim Cup history and the second-youngest captain for either side. Patty Sheehan was 45 when she served as USA captain in 2002, while Catrin Nilsmark was 36 when she was the European captain in 2003.
“I have learned so much from the past captains on the Solheim Cup Committee, and the fact that they chose me to lead this team is one of the proudest moments of my career. Juli gave me my first taste of captaincy when she asked me to help her with the singles lineup in Germany in 2015. Being an assistant captain for Pat was honestly the most fun week I’ve had at a Solheim Cup. I’m more than ready to step into this role.”
Lewis enjoyed a standout amateur career as a four-time All-American at the University of Arkansas, taking the NCAA Division I national title in 2007 as one of her 12 titles. In 2008, she became the first player in Curtis Cup history to go 5-0 during a 13-7 USA victory over Great Britain and Ireland on the Old Course at St Andrews.
Lewis is married to Gerrod Chadwell, Head Coach for the Texas A&M Women’s golf team, and the couple has a 3-year-old daughter, Chesnee. She currently serves as a Player Director on the LPGA Board of Directors.
Team USA is coming off a big loss in 2021, the 2023 Solheim Cup being held in Europe, and Suzann Pettersen is their captain. Team USA will have their work cut out for them trying to bring the Solheim Cup back to America.
Ticket information and prices are available at: solheimcup2023.eu.
