Maja Stark and Linn Grant broke the unbeaten run of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz, propelling Team Europe to a 7‑5 advantage over Team USA after Saturday's foursomes session, even as Charley Hull and Lottie Woad endured a record‑tying drubbing. The opening day at Bernardus Golf saw the two sides deadlocked, marking only the second occasion in Solheim Cup history that both sessions ended in a tie. However, the European contingent seized the initiative on Saturday morning by capturing three of the four points on offer, giving them a crucial foothold in the competition. Korda and Corpuz entered the day with a flawless 100‑percent record in foursomes, having won five consecutive matches together.
Their streak was snapped when Stark and Grant, who opened the European lineup, secured the first point with a commanding 3&2 victory. Their aggressive play set the tone for the rest of the morning. Meanwhile, Anna Nordqvist’s much‑talked‑about partnership of Hull and Woad failed to produce any points. Alison Lee, riding a wave of confidence, notched her third consecutive win, teaming with Lauren Coughlin to post a 6&5 triumph – the joint‑largest margin ever recorded in Solheim Cup foursomes.
The English duo fell behind early as Lee and Coughlin racked up four straight holes from the fourth onward. Rookie pair Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud continued their flawless debut by dispatching Andrea Lee and Austom Kim 4&3.
Their performance was a testament to composure under pressure, as they never relinquished the lead. In the final match of the session, Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit clawed back a deficit, winning on the last hole to ensure Europe swept the session. Nordqvist’s decision to field an all‑Swedish pairing was instantly vindicated.
The duo opened with a birdie, matched the Americans on the next hole, lost the third to a birdie, but responded by winning the following hole and maintaining control for the remainder of the round. They secured the seventh hole with another birdie, and Stark’s spectacular chip‑in for eagle from just off the eighth green extended Europe’s lead further. A steady par on the ninth gave them a third consecutive hole, pushing the European advantage to four points at the turn. Korda and Corpuz attempted a dramatic comeback, winning back‑to‑back holes from the 10th onward to halve the deficit.
Their momentum was halted when Stark holed an eight‑foot birdie putt on the 16th, sealing the end of the Americans’ perfect foursomes record. "It’s the best feeling ever," Stark said after the win. "We played solid golf both today and yesterday – it’s hard to beat when you’re not making any bogeys." Hull and Woad remained paired despite delivering only half a point from two matches on Friday. The English pair fell behind when Lee and Coughlin surged ahead with four consecutive holes starting at the fourth.
Woad managed a close‑range birdie on the eighth to level, but Lee and Coughlin responded with back‑to‑back birdies on the back nine, sealing an emphatic victory with a par on the 13th. "I feel like we both just hit it so solid," Lee remarked, noting her third point of the week. "All I had to do was sit back and watch Lauren [Coughlin] play.
She hit incredible shots into the green and made some amazing putts." Rhodes and Nadaud made history as the first rookie duo to win two matches together in a single Solheim Cup. Their partnership never trailed, and they recorded the largest margin of victory by a debutant pairing in a foursomes match. "We didn’t really expect to play this morning," Nadaud admitted.
"It was a great surprise yesterday. We played very sensible golf – lots of fairways and greens – and gave ourselves opportunities." In another roller‑coaster match, Kupcho and Zhang surged two up after six holes, while Henseleit missed three short putts before regaining the lead when she and Maguire captured three of the first four holes on the back nine. Team USA fought back, winning consecutive holes from the 14th, but Maguire leveled the match on the 16th.
Europe ultimately clinched the win when Zhang’s approach clipped the lip of the bunker on the final hole, resulting in a closing bogey. Maguire reflected on the team's performance: "We knew we weren’t doing anything terribly wrong. We got off to a nice start, just like yesterday, and they answered with a birdie on three.
We had to stay patient and keep creating chances. Holes 10, 11 and 12 were key turning points." As the competition heads into its final day, the question looms: who will lift the Solheim Cup? The concluding singles matches begin Sunday at 9 am on Sky Sports Golf, with the opening match slated for 10:10 am.
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