Europe Reclaims Solheim Cup With 15-13 Win Over USA — SkimNews
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- Charley Hull led Europe's singles charge with a 3&2 win over Megan Khang after contributing just half a point across the first two days in her partnership with Lottie Woad
- Lottie Woad sealed her 2&1 victory over fellow debutant Auston Kim on the 17th green, sparking wild celebrations as Hull quipped "finally got our points didn't we Lottie"
- Carlota Ciganda clinched the winning 14½-point tally in the penultimate match against Jennifer Kupcho, avenging a fourballs loss Saturday where Kupcho drained a 91-foot putt
- Europe's four rookies — Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud, Mimi Rhodes, and Lauren Coughlin — each earned points on Sunday, with Lopez Ramirez and Nadaud both winning 3&2
- Alison Lee completed the biggest singles comeback in Solheim Cup history, rallying from four holes down to beat Esther Henseleit 1UP, though it was not enough for the USA
- World number one Nelly Korda downed Mimi Rhodes in the only American singles win over a European rookie on Sunday
- Captain Anna Nordqvist defended her decision to repeatedly pair Hull and Woad together over the first two days, calling Sunday's lead-off order with Hull first "a no-brainer"
- The USA has now not won on European soil since 2015, a drought Stanford acknowledged after the match, saying "the Europeans played great today"
Why it matters: Hull and Woad's breakthrough after contributing just half a point over the first two days validated captain Nordqvist's pairing strategy and sealed the cup before Ciganda delivered the clinching point. The result extends the USA's winless streak on European soil to nearly a decade, with the last American victory there coming in 2015.
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