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09/13 10:04 CDT Team Europe reclaims the Solheim Cup from the United States
Team Europe reclaims the Solheim Cup from the United States
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) --- The Solheim Cup is back in the hands of the
Europeans.
The blue wave came early in the Sunday singles at Bernardus Golf and never
really went away, with Lottie Woad holing a putt from 2 feet on No. 17 to
guarantee Team Europe will reach the 14 1/2 points needed to beat the United
States.
Woad's 2-and-1 victory over Auston Kim left the official score at 14-10 but
Carlota Ciganda was assured of at least a half-point against Jennifer Kupcho
from the next-to-last match.
That was one of four matches still out on the course --- and the winning point
was clinched by Ciganda about 10 minutes later.
Ciganda also won the point that retained the Solheim Cup for Europe in 2023.
The Europeans have now won three of the last five editions, the only loss in
that stretch coming in Virginia two years ago. The U.S. team didn't have
possession of the crystal trophy for long.
The teams were tied at 8-8 after two days and set out Sunday in heavy rain for
the singles, with Europe going out fast and putting blue all over the
scoreboard.
Early wins for Charley Hull and Linn Grant laid the platform for victory, the
only wobble coming when U.S. player Alison Lee came from 4 down after 11 holes
to beat Esther Henseleit, 1 up, for the greatest comeback in Solheim Cup
history.
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