It all came down to this.
The 2024 Solheim Cup Sunday singles between the U.S. and the Europeans featured all 12 players on each side competing on the final day.
Coming in, the U.S. led the all-time series 10-7-1 but hasn’t won since 2017.
The Americans took a 10-6 lead into the final day, needing to earn 14½ points to win back the Cup.
The first match out was Nelly Korda vs. Charley Hull and the world No. 1 Korda was chasing most of the day. Tied through five holes, Hull won three consecutive holes to take a big lead through eight. She took it to 4 up through 12 and then 5 up through 13. Korda was 3-0 prior to Sunday singles.
“I knew that you had to play unbelievable to beat her, and to beat Nelly, she’s a great player, and I played my, well, my heart out,” Hull said. “I did what I had to do, and yeah, it was a pretty cool moment.”
Rose Zhang, meanwhile, capped off a four-point week Sunday, just the fourth American to go 4-0 at the Solheim Cup.
“It was so incredible. I just feel like the Solheim Cup reignited my passion for the game, and it was so fun to see so many people out here supporting. My teammates have been incredible,” Zhang said. “We’ve been having so much fun, not only off the golf course but even on it. It’s just been an incredible ride. I’m very thankful to be in this position and excited to cheer the team on.”
The clinching ½ point came from Team USA’s Lilia Vu, who defeated Albane Valenzuela.
“It meant the world because I really felt today that when I was kind of letting myself get down that I wasn’t doing anything for this team and didn’t see light at the end of the tunnel,” said Vu, who went 2-0-2 this week. “And then I got to 2 down, and then 16 I got away with an up-and-down save, and then was able to birdie 17 and 18. I don’t know how. It just happened. I know I looked in the fairway to the leaderboard, saw that we were at 14, so wanted to get that half point for us. Yeah, hit it to like a foot and a half, so got the job done.”
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— LPGA (@LPGA) September 15, 2024
Sunday singles scores from 2024 Solheim Cup
Charley Hull (Europe) def. Nelly Korda (USA), 6 and 4
Megan Khang (USA) def. Emily Pedersen (Europe), 6 and 5
Georgia Hall (Europe) def. Alison Lee (USA), 4 and 3
Rose Zhang (USA) def. Carlota Ciganda (Europe), 6 and 4
Allisen Corpuz (USA) def. Anna Nordqvist (Europe), 4 and 3
Andrea Lee (USA) vs. Esther Henseleit (Europe), tied
Celine Boutier (Europe) def. Lexi Thompson (USA), 1 up
Leona Maguire (Europe) def. Ally Ewing (USA), 4 and 3
Lauren Coughlin (USA) vs. Maja Stark (Europe), tied
Lilia Vu (USA) vs. Albane Valenzuela (Europe), tied
Jennifer Kupcho (USA) def. Linn Grant (Europe), 2 and 1
Madelene Sagstrom (Europe) def. Sarah Schmelzel (USA), 1 up
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Sunday’s TV coverage
Sunday singles, 8:45 a.m. to noon ET, Golf Channel
Sunday singles, noon to 3 p.m., NBC and Peacock
Closing ceremony, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Golf Channel