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Team Europe Beats Team USA 7–5 in Solheim Cup Foursomes

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Team Europe beat Team USA 7-5 in Saturday morning foursomes of the 20th Solheim Cup.
Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit, playing together first time, turned a 6-6 tie into a 7-5 lead.
U.S. skipper Angela Stanford replaced rookie Lindy Duncan with Auston Kim for the foursomes.
Europe captain Anna Nordqvist benched Paula Boutier and Anne Madsen, starting Céline Rhodes and Pauline Nadaud.

History

Historical Context

Karsten Solheim founded the biennial Solheim Cup, first held in November 1990 at Lake Nona, Florida, where Team USA beat Europe 11-4. Europe earned its first victory two years later, 11-6 at Dalmahoy, Scotland. In 2024, captain Anna Nordqvist reshuffled Europe’s line-up while the United States, led by captain Stacy Lewis, retained the Cup with a 15.5-12.5 win.

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Story summary

Team Europe beat Team USA 7-5 in Saturday morning foursomes of the 20th Solheim Cup.
Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit, playing together first time, turned a 6-6 tie into a 7-5 lead.
U.S. skipper Angela Stanford replaced rookie Lindy Duncan with Auston Kim for the foursomes.
Europe captain Anna Nordqvist benched Paula Boutier and Anne Madsen, starting Céline Rhodes and Pauline Nadaud.

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