Team Europe entered the Sunday singles of the Solheim Cup dead‑locked with Team USA at 8‑8, thanks to a continuation of flawless play by Maja Stark and Linn Grant and another stumble from the pair of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad. The two sides had already split the Friday sessions, with Anna Nordqvist's Europeans matching the Americans in the morning but then taking three of the four points available in the foursomes, giving Europe a slim edge. The afternoon four‑ball saw the United States edge ahead, setting the stage for a dramatic final day.
Stark and Grant again proved decisive, posting a commanding 2&1 victory over the previously unbeaten duo of Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin. It marked their third straight win as a partnership, underscoring their chemistry and confidence. Hull and Woad, meanwhile, suffered another heartbreaking defeat, losing on the final hole to Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee. Their partnership made history by becoming the first pair ever to compete in all four Solheim Cup sessions together, yet they have contributed only half a point to the scoreboard.
The deficit for the United States was further reduced when Rose Zhang and Auston Kim beat Leona Maguire and Nastasia Nadaud 3&2, adding another point to the American tally. In the closing moments of Friday's four‑ball, Carlota Ciganda secured a dramatic half‑point with a clutch putt, only to be taken back to the 18th hole later in the match after Jennifer Kupcho holed a 90‑foot birdie on the par‑four 17th, pulling her team level with Lindy Duncan. Kupcho then capped the day with an extraordinary finish, sinking a 20‑plus‑foot putt to win her match 1‑up over Ciganda and Celine Bouter. The spectacular conclusion left Team USA needing six points on Sunday to retain the Cup, two years after their home‑soil triumph in Virginia, while Europe must capture 6.5 points to claim an outright victory for the first time since 2021.
The Swedish pair of Stark and Grant were sent out first once again after having broken the perfect foursomes record of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz earlier in the day. Stark demonstrated her power by holing out from the first fairway for her second eagle of the competition. Coughlin responded with a series of strong holes starting at the third, briefly putting the United States ahead.
The momentum swung back and forth until Grant seized the 11th and 12th holes with birdies, giving Europe a brief lead. Stark extended the advantage by holing a 20‑foot putt on the 13th, pushing Europe two points ahead. Coughlin answered on the 16th with a long‑range birdie, sealing the third win of the week for the Europeans. The loss marked Khang's first defeat in ten Solheim Cup appearances, ending a six‑match winning streak that fell just short of the all‑time record, while Coughlin recorded the first loss ever for a United States player in the event.
"We really turned it on during the back nine," Grant reflected. "We got our things together and played the way we wanted to. It was a great match – they were right on our heels." Hull and Woad made history as the first duo to play all four opening sessions without earning a point, never having led a match despite Noh's eagle and four birdies on the front nine that gave her a two‑stroke advantage.
Europe captured the opening hole of the back nine but surrendered the 13th to an Andrea Lee birdie. Woad matched Lee's birdie on the 15th and added another on the 17th, but the United States clinched the final point with a par on the 18th. Meanwhile, Nadaud, paired with Mimi Rhodes for two sessions, teamed up with Leona Maguire in the third match; Maguire chipped in for an eagle on the eighth and birdied the ninth before the Americans surged ahead with a three‑hole run to secure the win.
In the closing stages, Ciganda won two consecutive holes from the 13th, only for Duncan to take the next, and Kupcho delivered a spectacular birdie on the 17th. A final birdie on the 18th completed a stunning comeback, allowing the United States to win the four‑ball session 3‑1 and leave the competition level after two days – the third straight Solheim Cup on European soil to finish in a tie. "That was huge," USA captain Angela Stanford said.
"It completely turned the tide. Jennifer doesn't give up; she's a fighter, and her team saw that in person today." Sunday's singles begin at 11:10 a.m. local time (10:10 BST) amid forecasts of heavy rain for much of the day.
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