Long hitters will have an advantage this week at the St. Leon-Rot Golf Club, site of the 2015 Solheim Cup.

The course will play to more than 6,500 yards for the week, with the longest hole the par 5, 16^th playing to 602 yards. During practice rounds this week, both teams have remarked at the number of long irons and hybrids they’ll be hitting into the greens. Here’s a look at how Team U.S.A. and Europe rank in driving distance and accuracy as they go head-to-head this week in Germany.

Avg. Driving Distance	Yardage	Avg. Driving Accuracy	Percentage
Brittany Lincicome	270.111	Lizette Salas	80.6%
Lexi Thompson	268.274	Stacy Lewis	78.3%
Carlota Ciganda	267.175	Gwladys Nocera	75.94%
Melissa Reid	265.31	Karine Icher	75.7%
Gerina Piller	263.385	Angela Stanford	75.5%
Brittany Lang	258.757	Paula Creamer	74.9%
Suzann Pettersen	257.793	Anna Nordqvist	74.2%
Charley Hull	256.730	Alison Lee	73.7%
Michelle Wie	256.035	Azahara Munoz	72.8%
Catriona Matthew	255.259	Suzann Pettersen	72.7%
Anna Nordqvist	254.488	Morgan Pressel	71.2%
Cristie Kerr	254.119	Gerina Piller	70.8%
Caroline Masson	253.336	Cristie Kerr	70.4%
Caroline Hedwall	250.764	Sandra Gal	70.2%
Angela Stanford	250.622	Catriona Matthew	68.8%
Alison Lee	250.619	Carlota Ciganda	67.2%
Azahara Munoz	250.206	Brittany Lang	66.7%
Sandra Gal	249.725	Lexi Thompson	66.3%
Gwladys Nocera	249.18	Caroline Hedwall	65.3%
Morgan Pressel	248.349	Brittany Lincicome	65.1%
Stacy Lewis	246.981	Caroline Masson	64.9%
Paula Creamer	244.046	Melissa Reid	63.97%
Karine Icher	242.608	Michelle Wie	59.3%
Lizette Salas	239.588	Charley Hull	57.66%
Average for Team U.S.A.	254.2405	Average for Team U.S.A.	71.06%
Average for Team Europe	254.3811	Average for Team Europe	68.86%

A Bomber's Course for The 2015 Solheim Cup - How the Teams Rank Off The Tee

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