Maja Stark and Linn Grant broke the flawless run of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz, propelling Team Europe to a 7-5 advantage over Team USA after Saturday's foursomes matches. Their victory came despite the disappointment of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad, who were on the receiving end of a record‑tying loss. The opening day at Bernardus Golf had produced a rare tie, the second instance in Solheim Cup history where both sessions ended level.
However, the European side seized the momentum on Saturday morning, capturing three of the four points on offer and establishing a modest lead. Korda and Corpuz entered the day with a perfect 100% record in foursomes, having won five consecutive matches together. That streak was snapped when Stark and Grant opened the morning session for Europe, delivering a decisive 3&2 win that set the tone for the day.
Anna Nordqvist’s much‑talked‑about pairing of Hull and Woad failed to find the answer again. Alison Lee, riding a wave of confidence, secured her third straight point, teaming with Lauren Coughlin to post a 6&5 triumph – the joint‑largest margin ever recorded in Solheim Cup foursomes play.
The rookie duo of Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud continued their flawless start, overwhelming Andrea Lee and Austom Kim with a 4&3 victory. In the final match of the session, Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit clinched a dramatic win on the last hole, ensuring Europe took the entire session. Nordqvist’s bold decision to field an all‑Swedish partnership was instantly vindicated. The Swedes opened with a birdie, matched the Americans on the next hole, and after dropping the third, responded with another birdie to regain control.
Their momentum continued as they secured the seventh hole with a birdie, and Stark added an eagle by chipping in from just off the eighth green. A pars on the ninth gave them a third consecutive hole, extending Europe’s lead to four at the turn. Korda and Corpuz attempted a comeback, winning the 10th and 11th holes to halve the deficit, but Stark’s eight‑foot birdie putt on the 16th halted the American surge and ended the United States’ perfect foursomes record. "It’s the best feeling ever," Stark said after her win.
"We played solid golf both today and yesterday – it’s hard to lose when you’re not making any bogeys." Hull and Woad were kept together despite earning only half a point from two matches on Friday. The English pair fell behind early as Lee and Coughlin captured four straight holes from the fourth onward.
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. "We both just hit it so solid," Lee remarked after her third point of the week.
"All I had to do was watch Lauren [Coughlin] play. She hit incredible shots into the green and made amazing putts." Rhodes and Nadaud made history as the first rookie pair to win two matches together in a single Solheim Cup, never trailing on their way to the largest margin of victory ever recorded by a debutant foursomes team.
"We didn’t really expect to play this morning," Nadaud admitted. "Yesterday was a great surprise. We played very sensible golf – we hit a lot of fairways and held the greens, giving ourselves plenty of chances." In another unpredictable match, Kupcho and Zhang surged two up after six holes, while Henseleit missed three short putts before rallying with Maguire to take three of the first four holes on the back nine.
The Americans fought back, winning consecutive holes from the 14th, but Maguire equalised on the 16th. Europe clinched the match when Zhang’s approach clipped the lip of a bunker on the final hole, resulting in a closing bogey. "We knew we weren’t doing anything terribly wrong," Maguire reflected.
"We got off to a great 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 pivotal turning points." As the tournament heads into its final day, the question on everyone’s mind is who will lift the Solheim Cup. The concluding singles matches begin on Sunday at 9 a.m.
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