Five PGA of America Golf Professionals to compete in six-team international competition at Carden Park
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FRISCO, Texas – The PGA of America today announced the roster of five PGA of America Golf Professionals who will compete for the United States in the fourth edition of the Women’s PGA Cup, taking place Sept. 3-5, 2026, at Carden Park Golf Resort in Cheshire, United Kingdom.
The biennial international competition features teams from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden competing in a 54-hole stroke-play format. The low three of five scores per team (each round) count toward the team total per round. The United States will be vying for its fourth consecutive victory in the Women’s PGA Cup after winning each of the first three editions beginning in 2019.
The U.S. Team was determined through a two-year point system, which included the 2025-26 Women’s Stroke Play Championship (Championship Division), the 2025-26 LPGA Professionals Championship and the final money lists of the 2024-25 PGA Tournament Series. Any PGA Member who made the cut at the 2025-26 KPMG Women’s PGA Championships, 2025-26 U.S. Women’s Opens or the 2025-26 PGA Professional Championships also earned points. Additionally, a weighted PGA Section points system was utilized to award points.
Ashley Grier, a PGA Assistant Professional at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club, will lead the U.S. Team as playing captain. Grier has been part of every U.S. team since the event’s inception. She has also competed in six Major Championships and won the 2025 South Florida PGA Women’s Championship and South Florida PGA Women’s Player of the Year.
“I could not be more excited and grateful for the opportunity to represent the United States and lead our team in the 2026 Women’s PGA Cup,” said Grier. “This event is incredibly meaningful to me and each member of the U.S. Team who proudly earned the chance to play in this prestigious competition. I cannot wait to get to Carden Park and compete alongside my talented teammates against many of the finest women PGA Professionals from across the world.”
2026 U.S. Women’s PGA Cup Team
Sandra Changkija (Daytona Beach, Fla.) – Sugar Mill Country Club, North Florida Section
Stephanie Connelly Eiswerth (Fleming Island, Fla.) – San Jose Country Club, North Florida Section
Ashley Grier (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) – The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club – South Florida Section
Allie Knight (Knoxville, Tenn.) – Fairways and Greens Golf Center – Tennessee Section
Kim Paez (Frisco, Texas) – Ping Golf – Northern Texas Section
Changkija, an Assistant PGA Professional at Sugar Mill Country Club, finished atop the points list following a victory at the 2026 LPGA Professionals Championship. The 2022 and 2025 Women’s PGA Professional Player of the Year also finished runner-up in the 2025 Women’s Stroke Play Championship. Changkija will be competing in her second Women’s PGA Cup.
Connelly Eiswerth, the 2023 and 2024 Women’s PGA Professional Player of the Year, will be appearing in her third (2022, ‘24) Women’s PGA Cup. She shot a final-round 5-under 66 to finish 6-under 207 and capture Medalist Honors in the Americans’ 2024 victory at Sunriver Resort.
Knight returns for her second Women’s PGA Cup after her 2024 debut, while Paez will be playing in the event for the first time.
The inaugural Women’s PGA Cup was contested in 2019 at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, where the U.S. secured a four-stroke victory over runner-up Canada. The U.S. Team captured the 2022 Women’s PGA Cup by two strokes over Canada at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. In the most recent edition in 2024 at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon, the U.S. won by 12 shots over runner-up Canada.
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