{"id":891191,"date":"2026-09-14T02:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T02:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:30:13","slug":"she-had-no-chance-carlota-ciganda-gets-revenge-on-jennifer-kupcho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891191\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;She had no chance&#8217;: Carlota Ciganda gets revenge on Jennifer Kupcho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DEN BOSCH, Netherlands \u2014 Revenge came quickly for Carlota Ciganda at the Solheim Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Team Europe\u2019s Spanish star was hurting after a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/lpga\/news\/solheim-cup-2026-day-2-fourballs-jennifer-kupchos-heroics-tie-match-entering-singles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">double gut-punch on Saturday night<\/a> by feisty U.S. player Jennifer Kupcho, who poured in 120 feet worth of putts on Nos. 17 and 18 to overturn her fourballs match against Ciganda and give the Americans renewed hope of victory.<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening, Ciganda discovered who she\u2019d be meeting in the singles on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really happy,\u201d Ciganda said, \u201cto see I was playing against Kupcho.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next-day response was clinical and emphatic: Ciganda birdied four of the first five holes to go 4 up, before completing a 4-and-2 win over Kupcho that just so happened to clinch the point that officially won back the cup for the Europeans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a fighter, I\u2019m a fighter, and I told her, \u2018Look, great playing,\u2019\u201d Ciganda said. \u201cYesterday, what she did was amazing on Nos. 17 and 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut today I knew she had no chance. I was like, I want to kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ciganda was at the center of most of the big moments at Bernardus Golf this week.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, an out-of-nowhere par on No. 18 snatched a half-point in fading light in the final four-balls match of Day 1 to draw Europe level at 4-4.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Now &lt;i&gt;that\u2019s&lt;\/i&gt; how you celebrate: Europe controls singles to reclaim Solheim Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/lpga\/news\/now-thats-how-you-celebrate-europe-controls-singles-to-reclaim-solheim-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Solheim Cup 2026 - Final Round\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789353013_207_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. had plenty of reason to celebrate on Saturday night, Europe quickly washed away the American hopes en route to a 15-13 Solheim Cup victory on Sunday in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, she was on the end of that outrageous finish by Kupcho, which turned a potential 9-7 lead for the Europeans into an 8-8 tie.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, she got the point that officially took Team Europe past the winning target of 14 1\/2 points \u2014 three years after scoring the decisive point in her native Spain to retain the Solheim Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I love this week,\u201d she said. \u201cI love playing for the team, for my teammates, for everyone here. Yeah, I just don\u2019t know what happened, but I just love it. I mean, I love beating the Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying for something bigger than yourself,\u201d she added, \u201cI guess my mind gets to be very focused and I love this week. This is why I play golf.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DEN BOSCH, Netherlands \u2014 Revenge came quickly for Carlota Ciganda at the Solheim Cup. 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