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SOLHEIM CUP NOTEBOOK
➡️ Europe won the 20th Solheim Cup, 15-13, and is now 6-3-1 when its played on on European soil. The United States leads overall, 11-8-1.
➡️ This was the seventh time that the Solheim Cup has been tied entering the final round. The home side has won or retained the Cup all seven times (6-0-1, with the tie occurring in 2023 in Spain).
➡️ Linn Grant led Europe by winning all four of her matches. Having gone 0-4-0 in 2024, she is the first player in Solheim Cup history to earn at least four points after earning zero points in her most recent previous appearance. She is the sixth European player (and third Swede) to go
4-0-0 or better at one Solheim Cup, joining Caroline Hedwall (5-0-0, 2013), Sophie Gustafson (4-0-0, 2011), Celine Boutier (4-0-0, 2019) and Georgia Hall (4-0-0, 2019).
➡️ Alison Lee was heroic in defeat for the American side, going 4-0-0 including two victories over the highly touted team of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad. She overcame a 4-down deficit to win her singles match against Esther Henseleit — the largest comeback victory in recorded Solheim history. She is the first player in Solheim Cup history to go 4-0-0 or better for the losing side.
➡️ Hull and Lottie won their respective singles matches on Sunday, avoiding a statistically disastrous result. The first tandem in Solheim Cup history to play together four times before the final session, they were in danger of becoming the first players in Solheim Cup history to participate in five sessions and not have any wins.
➡️ Anna Nordqvist’s four captain’s picks — Leona Maguire, Nastasia Nadaud, Julia Lopez Ramirez and Mimi Rhodes — combined to produce a record of 8-4-1 (.654), which was the best record by a collection of European captain’s picks since 2013 (7-1-0, .875).
➡️ Heading into 2028:
◼️ U.S. leads the overall competition, 11-8-1
◼️ U.S. leads in overall matches: 234-218-76
◼️ Europe leads in foursomes matches: 69-63-17
◼️ Europe leads in four-balls matches: 61-60-26
◼️ U.S. leads in singles matches: 111-88-33
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