Solheim Cup 2023: When does it start and who is playing?

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BBC Sport has live radio and text commentaries and daily TV highlights as Europe aim to win the Solheim Cup for a record third time in a row.

Team Europe, captained by Norwegian Suzann Pettersen, go up against a United States team led by Stacy Lewis from 22-24 September at Finca Cortesin in the Andalusia region of Spain.

Europe are represented by England's Charley Hull and Georgia Hall, with Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh making her Solheim Cup debut at the age of 30.

The United States will be tough opposition as their team includes the second and third highest ranked players in the world - Lilia Vu and Nelly Korda.

Rose Zhang, 20, makes her debut for the US, after winning the Americas Open in June, becoming the first player since 1951 to win on her LPGA debut.

You can listen live on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and there are also daily highlights on BBC Two and online.

There will be a daily live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, with latest scores, analysis and the best of social media, plus video clips.

Teams

Team Europe

Captain: Suzann Pettersen (Nor)

Vice-captains: Laura Davies (Eng), Caroline Martens (Nor) and Anna Nordqvist (Swe - serving as playing vice-captain)

Automatic qualifiers: Celine Boutier (Fra), Maja Stark (Swe), Carlota Ciganda (Spa), Linn Grant (Swe), Georgia Hall (Eng), Charley Hull (Eng), Leona Maguire (Irl), Anna Nordqvist (Swe)

Captain's picks: Gemma Dryburgh (Sco), Caroline Hedwall (Swe), Emily Pedersen (Den), Madelene Sagstrom (Swe)

Team USA

Captain: Stacy Lewis

Assistant captains: Morgan Pressel, Natalie Gulbis and Angela Stanford

Automatic qualifiers: Lilia Vu, Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz, Megan Khang, Jennifer Kupcho, Danielle Kang, Andrea Lee, Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang

Captain's picks: Ally Ewing, Cheyenne Knight, Angel Yin