Solheim Cup 2026: Team USA Fights Back To Level Solheim Cup Ahead Of Sunday Singles

Jennifer Kupcho celebrates winning a point for the US at the Solheim Cup — Jennifer Kupcho earned a point for the US with a dramatic finish to the Saturday afternoon fourballs

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Two days of the Solheim Cup have been completed, but after eight more points were earned on Saturday, we are still no nearer to knowing who will lift the trophy.

After day one, Team Europe and Team USA were locked at 4-4 at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands.

For a time on Saturday, the hosts put daylight between themselves and the US, going 7-5 ahead in the morning foursomes after winning three of the four matches.

However, the US hit back in the afternoon fourballs session, where the scores were reversed for a 3-1 US win to leave both teams on eight points with the Sunday singles ahead.

In the morning foursomes session, Maja Stark and Linn Grant claimed a 3&2 win against Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda, ending the US duo's run of five consecutive Solheim Cup wins in the process.

Elsewhere, Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit beat Jennifer Kupcho and Rose Zhang, while Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud claimed a 4&3 win against Andrea Lee and Auston Kim.

The one bright spot for the US came in match 4, when Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin comfortably beat Charley Hull 6&5.

That left the Europeans one good session away from taking control of the match, and they got off to the perfect start in the afternoon fourballs when Stark - again paired with Grant - made a brilliant hole-out eagle on the first hole to go 1-up against Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin.

All the momentum appeared to be with Anna Nordqvist's team, but it didn't take long for the pendulum to swing back the other way.

At the fourth hole, Khang and Coughlin turned things around by taking a 1-up lead.

By that point, there was red on the board in other matches, too. In match 2, Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee were 1-up against the strangely subdued duo of Hull and Woad, while Jennifer Kupcho and Lindy Duncan were also 1-up against Carlota Ciganda and Celine Boutier.

Ciganda can generally be relied on to bring drama to the Solheim Cup. She did it in the afternoon fourballs on Friday, earning half a point for Europe with some late heroics, and she was at it again on Saturday afternoon, holing a 28-foot birdie putt at the fifth to go 1-up.

At the next hole, Ciganda repeated the feat, holing a putt from an even greater distance to send Europe 2-up in the match and apparently take control.

While Ciganda was providing the heroics for the Europeans, for the US Noh was offering most of the inspiration, helping her team go 2-up over Hull and Woad with a birdie at the ninth.

Stark and Grant then hit back for Europe in match 1 after Grant's birdie putt at the 11th got things back to all square.

The Swedish pair went ahead with another birdie at the 12th, and that became a 2-up lead with a third consecutive birdie, this time from Stark, at the 13th.

Soon afterwards, a Rose Zhang eagle gave her and Auston Kim a 2-up lead over Nastasia Nadaud and Leona Maguire.

A little later, another birdie putt from Ciganda at the 13th saw her and Boutier go 1-up over Kupcho and Duncan.

Linn Grant and Maja Stark celebrate winning a Solheim Cup point — Linn Grant and Maja Stark won the only Team Europe point of the afternoon fourballs

The first point of the session came for Europe, when Stark birdied the 17th for a 2&1 win in match 1 - it would be the team's final point of the day.

The US fightback began when Zhang and Kim saw off Nadaud and Maguire 3&2.

The other two matches were close, with Noh and Andrea Lee 1-up over Hull and Woad and Ciganda and Boutier also 1-up in their match against Kupcho and Duncan.

When neither Hull nor Woad could birdie the 18th, the match went to the US and the points gap was down to one at 8-7.

That left match four. The US duo got back to all square at the 17th, leaving it all on the outcome of the final hole.

For Europe, there was the chance to take a two-point advantage into the Sunday singles, while for the US, the opportunity to make it 8-8 was well and truly on.

Ciganda had another chance to take the glory with her birdie putt, but it strayed wide. However, the odds of a US win seemed long with both Duncan and Kupcho facing sizeable putts to win it.

Carlota Ciganda celebrates at the Solheim Cup — Carlota Ciganda provided some moments of brilliance in the afternoon fourballs, but it was to no avail

Duncan was first, but she didn't find the right line. However, Kupcho, from even further out, did.

Her ball disappeared into the center of the cup to take the final point of the day and ensure that, with 12 points to play for, the outcome of the 2026 Solheim Cup remains firmly in the balance.

Afterwards, Kupcho said: "I think me and Lindy played a really great match and really brought the momentum to the team. I think everybody's super excited to get out there tomorrow and I think we're going to take our momentum with us."

Solheim Cup 2026: Schedule And Session Times

Friday Morning Foursome Results

Charley Hull & Lottie Woad 4&3> Nelly Korda & Allisen Corpuz
Nanna Koerstz Madsen & Celine Boutier 3&2> Alison Lee & Lauren Coughlin
Leona Maguire & Esther Henseleit <2-up Andrea Lee & Lindy Duncan
Linn Grant & Maja Stark <3&2 Rose Zhang & Jennifer Kupcho

Friday Afternoon Fourballs Results

Charley Hull & Lottie Woad Tied Yealimi Noh & Angel Yin
Nanna Koerstz Madsen & Celine Boutier 5&3> Megan Khang & Alison Lee
Mimi Rhodes & Nastasia Nadaud <2&1 Allisen Corpuz & Auston Kim
Carlota Ciganda & Julia Lopez Ramirez Tied Nelly Korda & Lauren Coughlin

Saturday Morning Foursomes Results

Maja Stark & Linn Grant <3&2 Allisen Corpuz & Nelly Korda
Leona Maguire & Esther Henseleit <1-up Jennifer Kupcho & Rose Zhang
Mimi Rhodes & Natasia Nadaud <4&3 Andrea Lee & Auson Kim
Charley Hull & Lottie Woad 6&5> Alison Lee & Lauren Coughlin

Saturday Afternoon Fourballs

1:05pm (7:05am): Maja Stark & Linn Grant <2&1 Megan Khang & Lauren Coughlin
1:20pm (7:20am): Lottie Woad & Charley Hull 1-up> Yealimi Noh & Andrea Lee
1:35pm (7:35am): Leona Maguire & Nastasia Nadaud 3&2> Rose Zhang & Auston Kim
1:50pm (7:50am): Carlota Ciganda & Celine Boutier 1-up> Jennifer Kupcho & Lindy Duncan

Sunday September 13th

Singles

11:10am (5:10am): Charley Hull vs Megan Khang
11:22am (5:22am): Esther Henseleit vs Alison Lee
11:34am (5:34am): Linn Grant vs Angel Yin
11:46am (5:46am): Mimi Rhodes vs Nelly Korda
11:58am (5:58am): Nanna Koertz Madsen vs Allisen Corpuz
12:10pm (6:10am): Nastasia Nadaud vs Andrea Lee
12:22pm (6:22am): Julia Lopez Ramirez vs Yealimi Noh
12:34pm (6:34am): Lottie Woad vs Auston Kim
12:46pm (6:46am): Leona Maguire vs Lauren Coughlin
12:58pm (6:58am): Maja Stark vs Lindy Duncan
1:10pm (7:10am): Carlota Ciganda vs Jennifer Kupcho
1:22pm (7:22am): Celine Boutier vs Rose Zhang

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