The Netherlands will host the Solheim Cup for the first time in 2026. The LET, LPGA and IMG announced that Bernardus, a championship course that opened in 2018 and hosts the Dutch Open on the DP World Tour, will stage the biennial event.
Golf is the fourth most popular sport in the Netherlands, with more than 420,000 golfers in a nation with a population of nearly 18 million. The Bernardus bid was supported by the Royal Dutch Golf Federation.
This will be the first edition run in partnership with IMG, which was appointed by the LET as the delivery partner of the European Solheim Cup for an initial commitment from 2026 through to the end of 2038.
“I am proud that the Solheim Cup is coming to the Netherlands,” said Caroline Huyskes, president of the NGF and president-elect of the EGA. “This event contributes to the NGF strategy aimed at attracting women and rejuvenating the sport in our country. The fact that we have been able to bring one of the largest women’s sports tournaments in the world to the Netherlands is a reflection of our ambition and drive.”
IMG’s global golf team currently either owns, manages or supports two LPGA majors as well as eight LPGA regular tour events, one of which is LET co-sanctioned.
The 2023 Solheim Cup will take place in Finca Cortesin, Spain, on Sept. 22-24, and the 2024 Solheim Cup, Sept. 13-15, at the Robert Trent Jones course in Virginia. The 2026 Solheim Cup dates are still to be confirmed.
