Team Europe are tied 8-8 with Team USA heading into the Sunday singles at the Solheim Cup, after Maja Stark and Linn Grant continued their perfect start and Charley Hull and Lottie Woad struggled again.
Anna Nordqvist’s side tied both sessions on Friday before winning three of the four points on offer in the morning foursomes, giving them the advantage, only for Team USA to edge the afternoon fourballs and set up a thrilling final day.
Stark and Grant delivered again as they claimed an impressive 2&1 win over unbeaten duo Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin, their third win in as many sessions together, as Hull and Woad fell to a final-hole loss to Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee.
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Maja Stark and Linn Grant react to securing a point for Team Europe with another impressive victory in the Saturday fourballs
Hull and Woad are the first ever to play all four sessions in a Solheim Cup together but have returned just 0.5 points, with Rose Zhang and Auston Kim reducing the deficit further when they beat Leona Maguire and Nastasia Nadaud 3&2.
Carlota Ciganda snatched a dramatic half-point with the final putt of Friday’s fourballs session and was taken to the 18th again in the bottom match, after a 90-foot birdie from Jennifer Kupcho at the par-four 17th pulled her and Lindy Duncan level.
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Jennifer Kupcho nailed an incredible long-range putt at the par-four 17th to spark wild celebrations from Team USA
Kupcho delivered more brilliance at the last, holing from over 20 feet to claim a 1up win over Ciganda and Celine Bouter and spark incredible celebrations on the final green.
That dramatic finish leaves Team USA requiring six points on the final day to retain the title, two years on from their home win in Virginia, while Team Europe would require a further 6.5 points for a first outright victory since 2021.
Play will begin at 11.10am local time on Sunday, with heavy rain expected during most of the final-day singles.
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