I wish I had '12' Lexi Thompsons - US captain Lewis

American skipper Stacy Lewis says she wishes she had 12 players for illustration Lexi Thompson arsenic nan United States effort to triumph their first Solheim Cup since 2017.

Thompson, 1 of nan biggest names successful nan women’s crippled complete nan past decade has been selected arsenic 1 of Lewis’ 3 wildcard picks for nan lucifer against Europe astatine nan Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, which originates connected Friday.

The 29-year-old is making her seventh and last quality successful nan title aft announcing her status from full-time golf, and Lewis, who played alongside Thompson successful 3 erstwhile editions says she has go synonymous pinch nan event.

“Her legacy, is her and nan Solheim Cup,” said Lewis.

“The measurement she is pinch nan crowd and nan fans, this arena is Lexi to a tee. She plays amended play present and gets much excited to play play here. She's going to do immoderate it takes to triumph and I wish I had 12 of her.”

Thompson has won 15 times since turning master successful 2010 and secured her only awesome title successful nan 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship - now renamed nan Chevron Championship.

In nan Solheim Cup she has claimed 12½ points from her 23 matches, including 3 from 4 successful past year's thrilling 14-14 tie successful Spain that saw Europe clasp nan trophy.

“She's 1 of those you could virtually brace pinch anybody,” Lewis added.

“It's a monolithic void [losing her]. Whoever is nan adjacent skipper needs to get her arsenic an assistant, that's each I tin say. Lexi needs to beryllium location successful nan squad room. She needs to beryllium astir these girls. She's conscionable awesome power to person around.”

Thompson, who has been a fixture for nan US since making her debut successful 2013, admitted she would beryllium keen connected specified a domiciled successful nan future.

"I'd emotion to beryllium still a portion of it successful immoderate measurement conscionable because I cognize really typical it's been for me," she said.

"[I am] learning disconnected nan assistants and Stacy of course, and I cognize there's a batch that goes into it. I'll person to make judge I'm fresh for that [but] I'm focusing connected nan play portion of it correct now."

A partisan crowd is expected to beryllium firmly down Lewis' squad erstwhile hostilities connected nan people get nether measurement connected Friday morning.

And pinch world number 1 Nelly Korda and number 2 Lilia Vu, besides astatine her disposal nan hosts are beardown favourites to recapture nan cup.

The American broadside besides person nan added inducement of trying to forestall Europe from retaining nan trophy for a grounds 4th consecutive occasion.

However, Lewis, who has installed a karaoke instrumentality connected nan squad autobus to thief lighten nan ambiance says her players will not consciousness immoderate other unit to win successful Virginia.

"It's for illustration getting fresh for last exams astatine school. Hopefully there's a beautiful bully statement connected Sunday night," she added.

"This squad is quiet and they want to person nosy doing it. I don't consciousness immoderate unit erstwhile I'm successful that squad room aliases erstwhile I'm astir nan girls. I don't deliberation they consciousness pressure.

"If we win, we extremity nan streak. If we lose, nan streak keeps going. I would emotion to extremity it, don't get maine wrong, but I don't spot it arsenic pressure.

"What I've seen astatine Solheim Cups and teams that I've been on, nan ones that are much relaxed [are much successful]."

The Solheim Cup has returned to being played successful replacement years from nan Ryder Cup arsenic nan play almanac authorities itself aft it was affected by Covid.

And while Lewis reiterated her comments from past twelvemonth astir some nan Solheim and Ryder Cup not doing capable to beforehand each different erstwhile they shared nan spotlight successful Spain and Italy past year, she conceded she was "indifferent" astir whether it is amended to beryllium successful nan aforesaid twelvemonth aliases alternate.

However, she did opportunity she would "love to spot nan Presidents Cup go mixed".

"It's nan cleanable measurement to blend nan 2 Tours and nan world squad will get amended very quickly," she added.

The Presidents Cup is simply a men's matchplay arena that sees nan United States return connected an world squad featuring players from nan remainder of nan world extracurricular Europe.

Four of nan first six editions of nan title were held astatine nan Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and it has been a one-sided bid pinch nan US starring 12-1, pinch 1 tied match.

However, while nan apical 2 women successful nan world rankings are American - Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu - nan adjacent six would each beryllium eligible to play for nan International team.

The adjacent Presidents Cup takes spot successful Montreal astatine nan extremity of September.