Team Europe and Team USA entered the Sunday singles of the Solheim Cup dead‑locked at 8‑8, a situation that set the stage for a dramatic final day. The Swedish duo of Maja Stark and Linn Grant continued their flawless start to the competition, while the English pair of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad again fell short, adding to their earlier disappointments.
On Friday, Anna Nordqvist’s squad split the points in the morning session, then surged ahead by taking three of the four available points in the foursomes. That early lead was quickly challenged when the United States edged the afternoon four‑ball matches, creating a tight race that promised an exciting conclusion. Stark and Grant once more proved decisive, delivering a commanding 2&1 victory over the unbeaten American pair of Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin. The win marked their third consecutive triumph as a partnership, underscoring their chemistry and confidence.
Meanwhile, Hull and Woad suffered a heartbreaking loss on the final hole to the South Korean‑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 managed to secure only half a point for their side. Their struggle was compounded when Rose Zhang and Auston Kim further narrowed the gap with a 3&2 win over Leona Maguire and Nastasia Nadaud. In the closing moments of Friday’s four‑ball round, Carlota Ciganda clinched a dramatic half‑point with a clutch putt, only to find herself back on the 18th green in the bottom match.
There, Jennifer Kupcho produced a spectacular 90‑foot birdie on the par‑four 17th, pulling her team level with Lindy Duncan. Kupcho’s heroics did not stop there.
On the final hole she holed a 20‑plus‑foot putt to secure a 1‑up win over Ciganda and Céline Bouter, sparking jubilant celebrations on the green. That dramatic finish left Team USA needing six points on Sunday to retain the Cup—two years after their home victory in Virginia—while Europe required 6.5 points for their first outright win since 2021. The Swedish stars were the first to tee off on Sunday, having already broken Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz’s perfect foursomes record earlier in the day. Stark produced a second eagle of the tournament by holing out from the first fairway, setting an aggressive tone.
Coughlin responded with a string of birdies from the third hole onward, briefly putting Europe behind before the teams traded holes. Grant then seized the 11th and 12th holes with birdies, extending the lead.
Stark continued her momentum, sinking a 20‑foot birdie on the 13th to push the pair two up. Coughlin answered on the 16th with a long‑range birdie, completing their 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 short 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’s partnership made another unwanted record: they became the first pair to contest all four sessions without earning a single point, never leading at any stage of their match. Their opponent, Noh, surged ahead with an eagle and four birdies on the front nine, establishing a two‑stroke lead at the turn.
Europe captured the first hole of the back nine but surrendered the 13th to a birdie from Lee. Woad matched Lee’s birdie on the 15th and added another on the 17th, yet Team USA closed the match with a decisive par on the final hole, securing the point. In another match, Nastasia Nadaud teamed with Mimi Rhodes to win two sessions before pairing with Leona Maguire in the third. Maguire chipped in for an eagle on the eighth and birdied the ninth, but the Americans responded with a three‑hole burst that swung the match in their favor.
As the day progressed, both sides entered the closing holes with tension high. Ciganda won consecutive holes from the 13th, only for Duncan to take the next, while Kupcho delivered an incredible birdie on the 17th.
A final‑hole birdie completed a stunning comeback, giving the United States a 3‑1 victory in the four‑ball session and tying the overall score after two days for the third straight Solheim Cup held on European soil. "That was huge," Team USA captain Angela Stanford exclaimed. "It completely turned the tide.
Jennifer doesn’t give up; she’s a fighter, and now the whole team has seen that in person." The singles competition is slated to begin at 11:10 a.m. local time (10:10 BST) on Sunday, with forecasts calling for heavy rain throughout most 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.
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