Team Europe and Team USA entered the Sunday singles of the Solheim Cup dead‑locked at 8‑8, a situation that emerged after a dramatic series of matches on Friday and Saturday. The Swedish duo of Maja Stark and Linn Grant continued their flawless start, while the English pair of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad again fell short, extending a pattern of disappointment for the English side. On Friday, Anna Nordqvist’s European squad managed to split both sessions, but they seized the advantage in the morning foursomes by winning three of the four points on offer. The momentum shifted in the afternoon when the United States edged the four‑ball matches, setting the stage for a nail‑biting final day.
Stark and Grant once more proved decisive, delivering a 2&1 victory over the previously unbeaten American pair of Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin. This win marked their third consecutive session triumph together. In contrast, Hull and Woad suffered a heartbreaking loss on the final hole to the American team of Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee.
Hull and Woad made history by becoming the first pair ever to compete in all four Solheim Cup sessions together, yet they returned only half a point from their efforts. The deficit was further widened when Rose Zhang and Auston Kim beat Leona Maguire and Nastasia Nadaud 3&2, adding another two points to the U.S. tally. The drama intensified on Friday evening when Carlota Ciganda secured a dramatic half‑point with the last putt of the four‑ball session.
She was then called back to the 18th hole in the bottom match, where a 90‑foot birdie by Jennifer Kupcho on the par‑four 17th forced a tie with Lindy Duncan. Kupcho’s clutch performance continued on the final hole; she holed a putt from more than 20 feet to clinch a 1‑up win over Ciganda and Celine Bouter, sparking jubilant celebrations on the green. That stunning finish left Team USA needing six points on Sunday to retain the Cup, two years after their home‑soil victory in Virginia.
Europe, on the other hand, required 6.5 points for an outright win – their first since 2021 – meaning every single match on the final day would be crucial. The Swedish stars were again sent out first, having already broken Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz’s perfect foursomes record earlier in the day. Stark opened with a spectacular hole‑in‑one from the first fairway, delivering her second eagle of the competition.
Lauren Coughlin answered with a run of birdies from the third hole onward, briefly putting Europe behind for the first time that week. The two teams then traded holes until Grant seized the 11th and 12th with consecutive birdies, pulling Europe back into the lead. Stark continued her hot streak by sinking a 20‑foot putt on the 13th, extending the lead to two points.
Coughlin answered on the 16th with a long‑range birdie, completing Europe’s third win of the week. The loss marked Khang’s first defeat in ten Solheim Cup appearances, ending a six‑match winning streak that fell just one short of the all‑time record. It also represented the first ever loss for Team USA in a Solheim Cup match. "I think we really turned it on during the back nine," Grant reflected after the match.
"We got our things together and started playing the way we wanted to. It was a great game – they were right on our heels." Hull and Woad’s partnership also made history as the first duo to contest all four sessions without securing at least a single point.
Their match saw Noh fire an eagle and four birdies on the front nine, taking a two‑stroke lead at the turn. Europe won the opening hole of the back nine but surrendered the 13th to a birdie by Andrea Lee.
Hull matched Lee’s birdie on the 15th and added another on the 17th, yet the Americans closed the match with a par on the final hole, taking the point. Meanwhile, Nastasia Nadaud, paired with Mimi Rhodes, had previously won two sessions before being teamed with Leona Maguire in the third match. Maguire chipped in for an eagle on the eighth and followed with a birdie on the ninth, but the Americans responded with a three‑hole surge that secured their victory. In the concluding moments of the day, both teams fought fiercely.
Ciganda won back‑to‑back holes from the 13th, only for Duncan to claim the next. Kupcho then delivered an incredible birdie on the 17th, followed by another dramatic birdie on the 18th that completed a remarkable comeback and gave the United States a 3‑1 win in the four‑ball session.
This result left the overall score tied after two days – the third consecutive Solheim Cup on European soil to finish level heading into the final singles. "That was huge," Team USA captain Angela Stanford said after the session.
"It completely turned the tide. Jennifer [Kupcho] never gives up; she’s a fighter. Her team saw that in person today." Sunday’s singles will begin at 11:10 a.m.
local time (10:10 BST), with heavy rain forecast for much of the day. Historically, the three Solheim Cups that have been tied after two days have all resulted in European victories on home ground, adding extra intrigue to the showdown.
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