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 loss. The opening day at Bernardus Golf saw the two sides locked in a tie for only the second time in Solheim Cup history, but the European contingent seized the initiative on Saturday morning by capturing three of the four available points.
Korda and Corpuz entered the day with a perfect 100 percent record in foursomes, having won five consecutive matches together. Their streak was snapped when Stark and Grant opened Europe’s morning lineup, delivering a convincing 3&2 victory that set the tone for the session. Anna Nordqvist’s much‑talked‑about pairing of Hull and Woad again fell short. Alison Lee, who notched her third straight session win, teamed with Lauren Coughlin to post a 6&5 triumph – the joint‑largest margin ever recorded in Solheim Cup foursomes.
The rookie duo of Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud continued their flawless debut, beating Andrea Lee and Auston Kim 4&3. Meanwhile, Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit secured a dramatic win on the final hole, ensuring Europe took the entire session. Nordqvist’s decision to field an all‑Swedish partnership paid immediate dividends.
The Swedes opened by winning the first hole, matched the Americans on the second, lost the third to a birdie, but then reclaimed momentum, winning the fourth and never looking back. They added a birdie on the seventh and extended the lead when Stark chipped in for an eagle just off the eighth green.
A steady par on the ninth gave them a third consecutive hole, pushing the European lead to four at the turn. Korda and Corpuz tried to spark a comeback, winning two straight holes from the 10th onward to halve the deficit. Their hopes were dashed when Stark holed an eight‑foot birdie putt on the 16th, ending the American pair’s perfect foursomes record. "It’s the best feeling ever," Stark said after the win.
"We played solid golf both days, hardly any bogeys – it’s hard to beat that." 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 roared ahead with four consecutive holes from the fourth. Woad managed a close‑range birdie on the eighth to level, but Lee and Coughlin answered with back‑to‑back birdies on the back nine and sealed the victory with a par on the 13th. "We both hit it so solidly," Lee remarked, noting it was her third point of the week.
"All I had to do was watch Lauren [Coughlin] work her magic. She hit incredible approach shots and drained some amazing putts." Rhodes and Nadaud made history as the first rookie pair to win two matches together in a single Solheim Cup, never trailing and achieving the largest winning margin for a debutant foursomes team. "We didn’t expect to play this morning," Nadaud admitted. "Yesterday was a pleasant surprise.
We played sensibly, found the fairways and greens, and gave ourselves plenty of chances." In another unpredictable matchup, the American duo of Kupcho and Zhang surged two up after six holes, only for Henseleit to miss three short putts before she and Maguire reclaimed the lead by taking three of the first four holes on the back nine. Team USA fought back, winning consecutive holes from the 14th onward, but Maguire’s birdie on the 16th leveled the contest.
Europe ultimately clinched the hole when Zhang’s approach clipped the bunker lip on the last and resulted in a bogey. "We knew we weren’t doing anything terribly wrong," Maguire reflected. "We started well, just like yesterday, and they answered with a birdie on three. Patience and creating chances were key – holes 10, 11 and 12 were pivotal turning points." The Solheim Cup remains wide open as the final day approaches.
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