Europe’s different debutant Albane Valenzuela is out within the second match, alongside France’s Celine Boutier, who’s the staff’s highest-ranked participant at 10 on the planet.
“Let’s ship them out and expertise it,” mentioned Pettersen of her choice to blood each her new gamers within the opening session.
“There isn’t any level for them to sit down round and marvel what it may be like.”
Lewis mentioned it was “a bonus to get them each on the market”, having additionally chosen her two rookies within the opening matches.
Lauren Coughlin, who received final month’s Ladies’s Scottish Open, is making her debut on the age of 31 alongside former world primary novice Rose Zhang, 21, in opposition to Valenzuela and Boutier.
Sarah Schmelzel, who’s the bottom ranked US participant at 58, will associate world quantity two Lilia Vu within the backside match in opposition to Sweden’s Linn Grant and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, who secured the purpose to make sure Europe retained the trophy final 12 months in her homeland.
The opposite match options Sweden’s Maja Stark and Denmark’s Emily Pedersen in opposition to Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho.
Among the many gamers sitting out are Eire’s Leona Maguire, who’s lacking a session for the primary time after taking part in 5 matches in each her earlier appearances.
“To sit down Leona in a foursome is a tricky name,” conceded Pettersen. “However you go a little bit bit with the intestine. She has an important report and is a feisty Solheim participant and you will see her.”
Lewis additionally defended her choice to not use Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang, who received each their foursomes matches final 12 months. “I do not suppose you are going to see that pairing,” she added.
“We now have quite a lot of good pairings and never all people goes to play this session,” she added. “I do not suppose I will have anyone play all 5.”
