NewzDEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Lottie Woad assured it. The Solheim Cup is back in the hands of Team Europe.The blue wave came early in the Sunday singles at Bernardus Golf and never went away, all the way through to Woad holing a putt from 2 feet on No. 17 to win her match and guarantee the Europeans would reach the 14 1/2 points needed to reclaim the crystal trophy from the United States.Woad punched the air and jumped into the arms of her teammates who were flooding onto the green in celebration.Within 10 minutes, Ciganda, inevitably, officially got Europe to its victory target.The Spaniard, who got the decisive point when Europe retained the Solheim Cup in 2023, completed a 4-and-2 victory over Jennifer Kupcho, a feisty American who had roared “Vamos!” ("Let's go!") when holing an outrageous 93-foot putt on the way to beating Ciganda in a spiky four-balls match on Saturday.“Today I was really motivated to beat her,” Ciganda said, “because I knew it was going to be important.”Strains of “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé” drifted across the course as the last matches finished and the European team and staff celebrated with Champagne.Captain Anna Nordqvist, her assistants as well as the players and their caddies formed a line, put their arms over one another’s shoulders, and walked as one up the 18th fairway toward the green where Celine Boutier — the remaining European player on the course — was wrapping up her match.When Boutier finished, she piled into the mass celebrations.The final score: Europe 15, the United States 13.To a backdrop of blue-and-yellow smoke, Nordqvist hoisted aloft the Solheim Cup on a podium in front of a first-tee grandstand filled with jubilant fans, then gave each of her celebrating players and assistants a touch of the trophy.“This feels so good,” said Nordqvist, who announced her retirement from playing two weeks ago.
“There’s just been so much hard work this week and in the last two years leading up to this.”The Europeans have now won three of the last five editions, the only loss in that stretch coming in Virginia two years ago. team didn't have possession of the trophy for long and is still without a win on the road since 2015.“The Europeans played great today, and that’s the way it goes,” U.S. “So their backs were against the wall, they had nothing to los…
— Ciganda about 10 minutes later.The Spaniard, who got the decisive point when Europe retained the Solheim Cup in 2023, completed a 4-and-2 victory over Jennifer Kupcho, a feisty American who had roared “Vamos!” ("Let's go!") when holing an outrageous 93-foot putt on the way to beating Ciganda in a spiky four-balls match on Saturday.“Today I was really motivated to beat her,” Ciganda said, “because I knew it was going to be important.”Strains of “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé” drifted across the course as the last matches finished and the European team and staff celebrated with Champagne.Captain Anna Nordqvist, her assistants as well as the players and their caddies formed a line, put their arms over one another’s shoulders, and walked as one up the 18th fairway toward the green where Celine Boutier — the remaining European player on the course — was wrapping up her match.When Boutier finished, she piled into the mass celebrations.The final score: Europe 15, the United States 13.The Europeans have now won three of the last five editions, the only loss in that stretch coming in Virginia two years ago. “So their backs were against the wall, they had nothing to lose, and that’s exactly what they did — they came out and played well.”The teams were tied at 8-8 after two days and set out Sunday in heavy rain for the 12 singles matches, with Europe going out fast, putting blue all over the scoreboard and ultimately winning six of the first eight matches. Ciganda, in Match 11, added the crucial other victory.Early wins for Charley Hull and Linn Gra…
Lottie Woad putts with composure to get Europe to 14 points before Carlota Ciganda seals victory in the 2026 Solheim Cup as they defeat the US 15-13.
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