Lexi Thompson in opening pairing for U.S. at Solheim Cup - ESPN

ANDALUCIA, Spain — Justin Thomas won't be the only struggling American golfer under a microscope at an international team competition this month.

Lexi Thompson, one of the LPGA Tour's biggest stars over the past dozen years, has struggled mightily this season, missing the cut in eight of her 11 starts.

U.S. team captain Stacy Lewis apparently still has plenty of confidence in Thompson, who will be paired with Megan Khang in the opening match Friday of the 18th Solheim Cup. Sweden's Linn Grant and Maja Stark will be their European opponents in a foursomes (alternate shot) match at Finca Cortesin.

The American duo of Danielle Kang and Andrea Lee will play France's Celine Boutier and England's Georgia Hall in the second match. World No. 3 golfer Nelly Korda and U.S. Women's Open winner Allisen Corpuz will face Ireland's Leona Maguire and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist in the third match, followed by Ally Ewing and Cheyenne Knight taking on England's Charley Hull and Denmark's Emily K. Pedersen in the final match.

Lewis and European team captain Suzann Pettersen didn't yet announce the pairings for the four four-ball matches later on Friday. U.S. rookies Rose Zhang and Lilia Vu, Jennifer Kupcho and Angel Yin aren't scheduled to play in Friday morning's session. Spain's Carlota Ciganda, Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Caroline Hedwall and Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh are sitting for the Europeans.

Lewis said she planned on having each player compete in at least one match on Friday; Pettersen didn't seem as committed.

Vu is ranked No. 2 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking after winning two of the five majors, the Chevron Championship and AIG Women's Open, this past season.

«I don't see anybody playing all five sessions,» Lewis said