Team Europe dominate singles to see off United States to reclaim Solheim Cup

[p]Playing in her first Solheim Cup, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woad-lottie/z9mmqaAC/"]Lottie Woad[/a] held her nerve to drain the putt on the 17th green to give Europe an unassailable lead over the Americans and snatch back the trophy.[/p][p]The putt sparked wild scenes on the green as Woad was mobbed by her fellow players, cheered on by a raucous crowd at the first Solheim Cup hosted in the Netherlands.[/p][p][b]For only the seventh time, the teams came into Sunday's singles all square at 8-8 after two nerve-jangling days at the Bernardus course.[/b][/p][p]But Europe started strongly in the head-to-head battles, inspired by England star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hull-charley/WUlI8kp1/"]Charley Hull[/a], who put a miserable weekend behind her to win her match and clinch the first European point.[/p][p]World number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korda-nelly/4OpkdK7D/"]Nelly Korda[/a] showed her class to grab a point for the United States, but it was not enough to stem the Europeans, who were too strong in the middle matches.[/p][p]Woad had played with Hull in all four matches on Friday and Saturday and endured a torrid time, but she too found redemption, rolling in the winning putt to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kim-auston/SxhzwHUp/"]Auston Kim[/a] in the battle of the rookies.[/p][embed guid="6b5fe466-c770-451f-a319-46c265718861" url="https://x.com/SolheimCupEuro/status/2099151776913985815" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I didn't know it was to win,"[/b] admitted the 22-year-old of her putt.[/p][p][b]"I was pretty disappointed,"[/b] she said, reflecting on her weekend up until the singles matches.[/p][p][b]"Felt like I was playing good golf and not getting the points... that's golf sometimes. Ends up I got the winning putt," [/b]added Woad.[/p][h2]'Better than none'[/h2][p]Europe captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eggenberger-anna/EirC6oss/"]Anna Lindqvist[/a] gambled on sending out Hull first, despite the England star taking only half a point from four matches so far and cutting a frustrated figure on the greens.[/p][p]Hull teed off first in driving Dutch drizzle against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khang-megan/8ECWWYV3/"]Megan Khang[/a], who went into the match unbeaten in her four singles clashes.[/p][p]And the Solheim Cup veteran repaid her captain's confidence, delivering a 3&2 redemption win after a courageous approach on the par five 16th.[/p][p][b]"It's been a frustrating week,"[/b] said the 30-year-old, playing in her eighth Solheim Cup.[/p][p][b]"I'm happy that I've got a point this week... It's better than none,"[/b] she said.[/p][embed guid="506367fc-e7d6-4fd7-a6ba-89133aa67fbb" url="https://x.com/SolheimCupEuro/status/2099159233031717025" social-type="twitter" /][p]Playing second, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-alison/MqcuL3pE/"]Alison Lee[/a] staged a historic comeback from four holes down at the turn to get the first US point on the board with a one-up victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henseleit-esther/Akc7rlVl/"]Esther Henseleit[/a].[/p][p]No player had clawed back such a desperate situation since at least 2015, but in the end Lee's heroics were in vain.[/p][p]The US had been hoping to retain the Solheim Cup on European soil for the first time since 2015. They still lead the overall series 11-9.[/p][p]The next Solheim Cup will be held in September 2029 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.[/p]