England Golf will have outstanding representation in the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team, as they prepare to face the USA at Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, from 12-14 June.
SEVEN of the eight-player team are from England, as GB&I look to retain the trophy they won at Sunningdale Golf Club in 2024.
Patience Rhodes is the only English player in the team to have played in a Curtis Cup before (Ireland’s Beth Coulter was also part of the 2024 winning team), as six players are set to make their debuts. Find out about the achievements of each English player below.
Meanwhile, another English player in Annabel Peaford, 17, is named as a non-travelling reserve.
England Golf Group Chief Executive Jeremy Tomlinson said: “English representation in the Curtis Cup team is a testament to the outstanding work of our performance coaching team and staff, as well as the incredible volunteers across the country who help inspire new levels of development and achievement throughout our Performance Pathway.
“And for our players… everyone has earned their place in the team through their dedication, discipline and passion, producing fantastic form and results over the past 12 months.“I have no doubt they are all tremendously excited to represent GB&I in the most prestigious of matches!”
GB&I have won the Curtis Cup 11 times, while the USA have won 32 times in the 94-year history of the event. Watch these stars of the future in action on Sky Sports from 12-14 June.
Curtis Cup GB&I Team 2026
Beth Coulter, Kirkistown Castle (Ireland), 22
Sophia Fullbrook, England, The Melbourne Club, 20
Lily Hirst, England, Huddersfield, 23
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, England, Shrewsbury, 19
Charlotte Naughton, England, Longhirst Hall, 18
Nellie Ong, England, Eaton, 19
Patience Rhodes, England, Burnham & Berrow, 22
Davina Xanh, England, Burnham & Berrow, 22
Non-Travelling Reserves
1. Annabel Peaford, Walton Heath (Surrey) 17
2. Emma Fleming, Elm Park (Ireland), 21
Patience Rhodes is the only English player in the team to have played in a Curtis Cup before (Ireland’s Beth Coulter was also part of the 2024 winning team), as six players are set to make their debuts. Find out about the achievements of each English player below.
Meanwhile, another English player in Annabel Peaford, 17, is named as a non-travelling reserve.
England Golf Group Chief Executive Jeremy Tomlinson said: “English representation in the Curtis Cup team is a testament to the outstanding work of our performance coaching team and staff, as well as the incredible volunteers across the country who help inspire new levels of development and achievement throughout our Performance Pathway.
“And for our players… everyone has earned their place in the team through their dedication, discipline and passion, producing fantastic form and results over the past 12 months.“I have no doubt they are all tremendously excited to represent GB&I in the most prestigious of matches!”
GB&I have won the Curtis Cup 11 times, while the USA have won 32 times in the 94-year history of the event. Watch these stars of the future in action on Sky Sports from 12-14 June.
Curtis Cup GB&I Team 2026
Beth Coulter, Kirkistown Castle (Ireland), 22
Sophia Fullbrook, England, The Melbourne Club, 20
Lily Hirst, England, Huddersfield, 23
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, England, Shrewsbury, 19
Charlotte Naughton, England, Longhirst Hall, 18
Nellie Ong, England, Eaton, 19
Patience Rhodes, England, Burnham & Berrow, 22
Davina Xanh, England, Burnham & Berrow, 22
Non-Travelling Reserves
1. Annabel Peaford, Walton Heath (Surrey) 17
2. Emma Fleming, Elm Park (Ireland), 21
Sophia Fullbrook, The Melbourne Club (Hertfordshire), 20
- Winner of the 2026 Florida State Match-Up, Coach Mo Classic and NCAA Tallahassee Regional (all USA)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Collegiate Invitational and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (both USA)
- Shot the course record at Frankfurter Golf Club (65, -8) before going on to finish tied-11th in the 2025 European Amateur Ladies’ Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate and Jim West Challenge (both USA)
- Alongside Lottie Woad, reached the match play semi-finals at the 2025 NCAA D1 Women’s Championship (USA) with their Florida State University team
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Top-10 finishes at European Nations Cup and English U25 Championship in 2024
- In 2023, represented England in the biennial England v Spain match, Girls’ European Team Championship, and World Junior Girls’ Championship, and was part of England Women’s Team which won the 2023 Home Internationals
Lily Hirst, Huddersfield (Yorkshire), 23
- Winner of The Leveret 2026, including the Comboy Scratch title
- Tied-4th place finish at 2026 Rose Ladies Series pro event at West Lancs Golf Club
- 2nd-place finish at 2026 Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship
- 3rd-place finish at 2026 German International Women's Amateur
- Won the Match in the Desert 2025, also helping University of Kansas win the team event in the process (USA)
- Tied-5th finish at 2026 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open, also winning the 'International Cup' team title at the event alongside Elizabeth Wilson
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won the 2024 English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Stoneham, and finished tied-4th at the 2025 event at Alwoodley
- Represented England in 2024 (bronze medal) and 2025 European Ladies Team Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U25 Championship and top-10 finish at the 2025 South American Amateur Championship
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Shrewsbury (Shropshire), 19
- Top-5 finishes at 2025 Notre Dame Clover Cup and NCAA Gold Canyon Regional, and 3rd-place finish at PING ASU Invitational (all USA)
- Reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Part of England Girls’ Squad which won gold at the 2024 European Team Championship
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Top-10 finishes at 2024 Annika Invitational Europe (Sweden) and 2024 Junior Orange Bowl International (USA)
- Won 2023 Fairhaven Trophy and reached semi-finals of 2023 R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship
- Represented England at 2022 and 2023 European Girls’ Team Championship, 2022 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, 2023 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals, and 2023 England v Spain International Match
- Represented GB&I at 2022 Junior Vagliano Trophy
Charlotte Naughton, Longhirst Hall (Northumberland), 18
- Won the individual title at the 2026 Junior Orange Bowl with a four-round tournament record (-10)
- Won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, helping England to a 4th-place finish overall
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event3rd-place finish at 2026 German International Women's Amateur
- Finished 2nd in individual standings at 2026 European Nations Cup, helping her England team to a joint-best ever finish overall (tied-2nd)
- In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
- Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls' Amateur Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Represented Europe at 2025 Junior Ryder Cup
- Made the quarter-finals of the 2026 French International Women's U21 Amateur
- Top-5 finish at 2026 Portuguese Amateur Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April, and represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won the 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship
Nellie Ong, Eaton (Norfolk), 19
- Qualified for the 2026 Women’s US Open after finishing 2nd at Final Qualifying in the 78-player field
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championship, finishing tied-5th in the individual standings
- 2nd-place finish at 2026 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (USA), and tied-2nd at 2026 Big Ten Championship (USA)
- Tied-6th finish at 2025 European Amateur Ladies' Championship
- Bronze medal at the 2025 South American Amateur Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational and Jim West Challenge, and top-10 finish at NCAA Columbus Regional (all USA)
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Part of a winning England team that secured the overall gold at the 2024 Spirit Invitational Amateur Golf Championship (USA)
- Played at the Aramco Team Series at Centurion Club (professional event) in July 2024 alongside Patty Tavatanakit, Gemma Clews and Jo-Eun Kim
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship in May 2024
- 2nd-place finishes at Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championship and Scottish Girls’ Open Championship in April 2024
- Qualified 3rd at U21 French Open in March/April 2024 and reached the quarter-finals
- Finished 2nd in play-off at 2023 English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship in Manchester
- Represented England in 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship (bronze), 2023 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals and 2023 World Junior Girls' Championship in Canada
Patience Rhodes, Burnham & Berrow (Somerset), 22
- Part of GB&I’s 2024 Curtis Cup-winning team
- 4th-place finish at 2026 Big Twelve Championship (USA) and tied-6th finish at 2026 NCAA Stanford Regional
- In 2025, 2nd-placed finishes at PING ASU Invitational and NCAA Gold Canyon Regional, top-5 finish at 2025 Stanford Intercollegiate, and top-10 finishes at Notre Dame Clover Cup and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (all USA)
- Made her debut appearance at the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur (USA), and made the cut at 2026 event
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championship
- Part of a winning England team that secured the overall gold at the 2024 Spirit Invitational Amateur Golf Championship
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won St Rule Trophy in 2023 at St Andrews
- Helped Europe win Patsy Hankins Trophy in 2023 against Asia/Pacific and represented Europe in the 2025 event
- Represented England at European Ladies’ Team Championship in 2023 (silver) and 2024 (bronze), plus European Girls’ Team Championship in 2022
- Won Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals with England in 2023
- In 2024, enjoyed a top-10 finish at South American Amateur and 3rd-place at Dr Donnis Thompson Invitational (USA)
Davina Xanh, Burnham & Berrow (Somerset), 22
- Winner of the 2026 PING ASU Invitational (USA)
- 2nd-place at 2026 Big West Championship (USA) and top-10 finish at 2026 San Diego State Classic (USA)
- Winner of the 2025 St Rule Trophy at St Andrews
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 English Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Alwoodley
- 2nd-place finishes at 2025 Big West Women’s Golf Championship and UC Riverside Soboba Classic (both USA)
- Represented England at 2025 European Ladies’ Team Championship and helped England win 2025 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Top-10 finish at 2025 NCAA Gold Canyon Regional (USA)
- Enjoyed 13 top-10 finishes in 2024, with five of those being in the top-3
- Reached the semi-finals of the 2023 English Amateur Championship
- Winner of the 2026 Florida State Match-Up, Coach Mo Classic and NCAA Tallahassee Regional (all USA)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Collegiate Invitational and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (both USA)
- Shot the course record at Frankfurter Golf Club (65, -8) before going on to finish tied-11th in the 2025 European Amateur Ladies’ Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate and Jim West Challenge (both USA)
- Alongside Lottie Woad, reached the match play semi-finals at the 2025 NCAA D1 Women’s Championship (USA) with their Florida State University team
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Top-10 finishes at European Nations Cup and English U25 Championship in 2024
- In 2023, represented England in the biennial England v Spain match, Girls’ European Team Championship, and World Junior Girls’ Championship, and was part of England Women’s Team which won the 2023 Home Internationals
Lily Hirst, Huddersfield (Yorkshire), 23
- Winner of The Leveret 2026, including the Comboy Scratch title
- Tied-4th place finish at 2026 Rose Ladies Series pro event at West Lancs Golf Club
- 2nd-place finish at 2026 Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship
- 3rd-place finish at 2026 German International Women's Amateur
- Won the Match in the Desert 2025, also helping University of Kansas win the team event in the process (USA)
- Tied-5th finish at 2026 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open, also winning the 'International Cup' team title at the event alongside Elizabeth Wilson
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won the 2024 English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Stoneham, and finished tied-4th at the 2025 event at Alwoodley
- Represented England in 2024 (bronze medal) and 2025 European Ladies Team Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U25 Championship and top-10 finish at the 2025 South American Amateur Championship
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Shrewsbury (Shropshire), 19
- Top-5 finishes at 2025 Notre Dame Clover Cup and NCAA Gold Canyon Regional, and 3rd-place finish at PING ASU Invitational (all USA)
- Reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Part of England Girls’ Squad which won gold at the 2024 European Team Championship
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Top-10 finishes at 2024 Annika Invitational Europe (Sweden) and 2024 Junior Orange Bowl International (USA)
- Won 2023 Fairhaven Trophy and reached semi-finals of 2023 R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship
- Represented England at 2022 and 2023 European Girls’ Team Championship, 2022 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, 2023 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals, and 2023 England v Spain International Match
- Represented GB&I at 2022 Junior Vagliano Trophy
Charlotte Naughton, Longhirst Hall (Northumberland), 18
- Won the individual title at the 2026 Junior Orange Bowl with a four-round tournament record (-10)
- Won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, helping England to a 4th-place finish overall
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event3rd-place finish at 2026 German International Women's Amateur
- Finished 2nd in individual standings at 2026 European Nations Cup, helping her England team to a joint-best ever finish overall (tied-2nd)
- In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
- Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls' Amateur Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Represented Europe at 2025 Junior Ryder Cup
- Made the quarter-finals of the 2026 French International Women's U21 Amateur
- Top-5 finish at 2026 Portuguese Amateur Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April, and represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won the 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship
Nellie Ong, Eaton (Norfolk), 19
- Qualified for the 2026 Women’s US Open after finishing 2nd at Final Qualifying in the 78-player field
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championship, finishing tied-5th in the individual standings
- 2nd-place finish at 2026 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (USA), and tied-2nd at 2026 Big Ten Championship (USA)
- Tied-6th finish at 2025 European Amateur Ladies' Championship
- Bronze medal at the 2025 South American Amateur Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational and Jim West Challenge, and top-10 finish at NCAA Columbus Regional (all USA)
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Part of a winning England team that secured the overall gold at the 2024 Spirit Invitational Amateur Golf Championship (USA)
- Played at the Aramco Team Series at Centurion Club (professional event) in July 2024 alongside Patty Tavatanakit, Gemma Clews and Jo-Eun Kim
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship in May 2024
- 2nd-place finishes at Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championship and Scottish Girls’ Open Championship in April 2024
- Qualified 3rd at U21 French Open in March/April 2024 and reached the quarter-finals
- Finished 2nd in play-off at 2023 English Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship in Manchester
- Represented England in 2024 European Ladies' Team Championship (bronze), 2023 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals and 2023 World Junior Girls' Championship in Canada
Patience Rhodes, Burnham & Berrow (Somerset), 22
- Part of GB&I’s 2024 Curtis Cup-winning team
- 4th-place finish at 2026 Big Twelve Championship (USA) and tied-6th finish at 2026 NCAA Stanford Regional
- In 2025, 2nd-placed finishes at PING ASU Invitational and NCAA Gold Canyon Regional, top-5 finish at 2025 Stanford Intercollegiate, and top-10 finishes at Notre Dame Clover Cup and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (all USA)
- Made her debut appearance at the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur (USA), and made the cut at 2026 event
- Helped GB&I win the 2025 Vagliano Trophy against Europe
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championship
- Part of a winning England team that secured the overall gold at the 2024 Spirit Invitational Amateur Golf Championship
- Helped England win the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals, and helped the Women win their category in the 2024 event
- Won St Rule Trophy in 2023 at St Andrews
- Helped Europe win Patsy Hankins Trophy in 2023 against Asia/Pacific and represented Europe in the 2025 event
- Represented England at European Ladies’ Team Championship in 2023 (silver) and 2024 (bronze), plus European Girls’ Team Championship in 2022
- Won Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals with England in 2023
- In 2024, enjoyed a top-10 finish at South American Amateur and 3rd-place at Dr Donnis Thompson Invitational (USA)
Davina Xanh, Burnham & Berrow (Somerset), 22
- Winner of the 2026 PING ASU Invitational (USA)
- 2nd-place at 2026 Big West Championship (USA) and top-10 finish at 2026 San Diego State Classic (USA)
- Winner of the 2025 St Rule Trophy at St Andrews
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 English Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Alwoodley
- 2nd-place finishes at 2025 Big West Women’s Golf Championship and UC Riverside Soboba Classic (both USA)
- Represented England at 2025 European Ladies’ Team Championship and helped England win 2025 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Top-10 finish at 2025 NCAA Gold Canyon Regional (USA)
- Enjoyed 13 top-10 finishes in 2024, with five of those being in the top-3
- Reached the semi-finals of the 2023 English Amateur Championship
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Contact details:
Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org