Team Europe entered the Sunday singles of the Solheim Cup dead‑locked with Team USA at 8‑8, thanks to a string of strong performances from Maja Stark and Linn Grant, while Charley Hull and Lottie Woad continued to struggle. The competition on Friday had been a roller‑coaster. Anna Nordqvist’s side managed to split both sessions in the morning, then surged ahead by winning three of the four points available in the morning foursomes. That advantage was quickly neutralised when the United States edged the afternoon four‑ball matches, setting the stage for a dramatic final day.
Stark and Grant again proved decisive, posting a convincing 2&1 victory over the previously unbeaten partnership of Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin. It marked their third straight win together in as many sessions, reinforcing the momentum they had built since the opening round.
In contrast, Hull and Woad suffered a heartbreaking loss on the final hole to Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee, extending their personal drought despite the historic feat of playing all four sessions together. The American duo of Rose Zhang and Auston Kim further trimmed the European lead by beating Leona Maguire and Nastasia Nadaud 3&2, bringing the overall score even tighter.
A dramatic half‑point was secured by Carlota Ciganda when she holed the final putt of Friday’s four‑ball session, only to find herself back on the 18th in the bottom match after a spectacular 90‑foot birdie by Jennifer Kupcho on the par‑four 17th. That birdie pulled Ciganda and Lindy Duncan level and set up a thrilling finish. Kupcho continued her heroics on the last hole, sinking a putt from over 20 feet to win the match 1‑up against Ciganda and Celine Bouter. The win sparked jubilant celebrations on the green and left Team USA needing six points on Sunday to retain the Cup, two years after their home‑soil triumph in Virginia.
Europe, meanwhile, required 6.5 points for an outright victory – their first since 2021. The Swedish pair were sent out first once again, having already broken Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz’s perfect foursomes record earlier in the day. Stark delivered an electrifying start by holing out from the first fairway for her second eagle of the tournament. Coughlin responded with a series of aggressive shots beginning on the third hole, briefly giving the United States a lead for the first time that week.
The teams then traded holes until Grant seized the 11th and 12th with consecutive birdies, pulling Europe back into contention. Stark added to the excitement on the 13th, sinking a 20‑foot putt to extend the European lead to two points.
Coughlin answered on the 16th with a long‑range birdie, completing the third victory for the United States this week. Khang’s loss marked her first defeat in ten Solheim Cup appearances, ending a six‑match winning streak that was one win shy of the all‑time record. It also represented the first ever loss for Team USA in a match involving Coughlin.
"I think we really turned it on during the back nine," Grant reflected after the round. "We got our things together and started playing the way we wanted to. It was a great match – they were right on our heels." Hull and Woad made history as the first pairing to compete in all four opening sessions without contributing a single point, a stark contrast to the dominant performance of Noh, who fired an eagle and four birdies on the front nine to build a two‑stroke lead. Europe captured the first hole of the back nine but surrendered the 13th to a birdie by Lee.
Woad matched Lee’s birdie on the 15th and added another on the 17th, yet the United States closed the hole with a par to secure the point. In another match, Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes had previously won two sessions together, but when paired with Leona Maguire, Maguire’s eagle on the eighth and subsequent birdie gave Europe a brief surge before the Americans rallied with a three‑hole burst to clinch the win.
The final moments of the day saw Ciganda win back‑to‑back holes from the 13th, only for Duncan to respond on the next, while Kupcho delivered an incredible birdie on the 17th. A final‑hole birdie completed a stunning comeback, allowing the United States to take the four‑ball session 3‑1 and leaving the overall score tied after two days – the third consecutive Solheim Cup on European soil to end in a dead heat.
"That was huge," USA captain Angela Stanford said after the session. "It completely turned the tide. Kupcho never gives up; she’s a fighter, and her teammates saw that in person today." Sunday’s singles are slated to begin at 11:10 a.m.
local time (10:10 BST), with heavy rain forecast for much of the day. Historically, the last three Solheim Cups that were tied heading into the final day have all resulted in European victories on home ground. The decisive matches will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf from 9 a.m., with the opening singles kicking off at 10:10 a.m.
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