{"id":845141,"date":"2026-09-12T09:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/845141\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:42:10","slug":"solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-foursomes-live-solheim-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/845141\/","title":{"rendered":"Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live | Solheim Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p>Europe 6-5 USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auston Kim can\u2019t drain her long birdie putt on 15. Mimi Rhodes rolls in her ten footer for birdie, and that\u2019s another point on the board for the hosts!<br \/>Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud beat Andrea Lee and Auston Kim 4&amp;3<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (15)<br \/>4&amp;3 Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (F)<br \/>Europe 6-5 USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa51d318f08f44a1b8da611#block-6aa51d318f08f44a1b8da611\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nastasia Nadaud throws a dart at the flag on the par-three 15th. Pin high to ten feet. What a moment to pull that one out! Andrea Lee\u2019s response is pretty good, but she\u2019s at least twice the distance away, and with holes running out, that might not be good enough. Meanwhile up on 16, Rose Zhang lays up, while Leona Maguire takes a wild slash at the ball and sends it carving wide right of the green, towards the gallery. Into the creek? The cameras don\u2019t reveal the answer just yet. News when we have it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa51b9a8f081c4c84515bf0#block-6aa51b9a8f081c4c84515bf0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nastasia Nadaud has a putt on 14 to go dormie four. But the gentle right-to-left slider stays stubbornly on terra firma. It\u2019s a half, though, and the 21-year-old French rookie has nudged Europe one hole closer to the clubhouse. Meanwhile on 16, Jennifer Kupcho and the freshly dried Esther Henseleit take turns to send their drives into the semi-rough down the left. Time to decide whether to lay up or take on the creek guarding the front of the green.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (15)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (14)<br \/>Europe 5-5 USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa51a758f08f44a1b8da601#block-6aa51a758f08f44a1b8da601\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Leona Maguire doesn\u2019t catch her tee shot at the par-three 15th particularly well. The ball hits the bank to the left of the green, and drops back into the water. But only just, and half of the ball is sticking out. So Esther Henseleit takes off her shoes, calls for some waterproof gear, and channels her inner Jean van de Velde! One foot in the water, a big splash, and \u2026 well, it doesn\u2019t work out, the ball flying into the air and hitting the bank again, toppling back into the drink. With the Americans on the green, the hole\u2019s conceded. That entertained the gallery, though, and hats off for ambition. Throw in her putt on 18 at the British Open, and Henseleit has provided her fair share of memorable moments this season!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (15)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (13)<br \/>Europe 5-5 USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa519638f081c4c84515bde#block-6aa519638f081c4c84515bde\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a>Europe 5-5 USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The inevitable occurs on 13. The hole halved, and this equals the biggest foursomes victory in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a> history.<br \/>Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlan beat Charley Hull and Lottie Woad 6&amp;5<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maguire\/Henseleit A\/S Kupcho\/Zhang (14)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (13)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 6&amp;5 (F)<br \/>Europe 5-5 USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa518618f08f0e737cbd306#block-6aa518618f08f0e737cbd306\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Match two is level again. A gift for the USA, as Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit chop their way up the right-hand side of 14, from bunker to heather to the back of the green. But a precious sandy par for Nastasia Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes on 13, the former splashing out to a couple of feet, the latter tidying up, and Europe are one hole closer to home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maguire\/Henseleit A\/S Kupcho\/Zhang (14)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (13)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 6UP (12)<br \/>Europe 5-4 USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa517088f08f44a1b8da5ea#block-6aa517088f08f44a1b8da5ea\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a>Europe 5-4 USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u2026 and Stark walks in the putt! Never missing! Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda are finally defeated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a> foursomes match! Five-and-zero becomes five-and-one, and the Swedish duo celebrate a sensational win!<br \/>Maja Stark and Linn Grant beat Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda 3&amp;2<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">3&amp;2 Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (F)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (13)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (12)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 6UP (12)<br \/>Europe 5-4 USA<\/p>\n<p>Maja Stark celebrates a victory for Europe against the USA on the 16th green during day two of the Solheim Cup. Photograph: Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa5166c8f081c4c84515bd2#block-6aa5166c8f081c4c84515bd2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a005.23 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nelly Korda drops from the water on 16, then clips a wonder wedge to six feet. A chance to salvage a half and keep the match alive. But Maja Stark has a putt from 12 feet to seal the deal \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa515df8f08f0e737cbd2fb#block-6aa515df8f08f0e737cbd2fb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Linn Grant wedging in from 60 yards on 16. She screeches the ball pin high, 12 feet from the flag. The US duo in all sorts now. Meanwhile back on 12, Charley Hull arrows her approach straight at the flag, five feet short. But then Alison Lee drains a monster putt for par, shaking Lottie Woad into missing the birdie putt. A half that puts the USA dormie six. It\u2019s been a complete rout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (15)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (13)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (12)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 6UP (12)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa514ea8f08f44a1b8da5e4#block-6aa514ea8f08f44a1b8da5e4\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The USA are up against it in the lead match, two down with three to play. Europe lay up in front of the creek at the par-five 16th \u2026 but Allisen Corpuz is forced to go for it with America\u2019s second, and finds the creek. This is getting critical for Corpuz and Nelly Korda, who have a perfect five-and-zero record in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a> foursomes. That record might not survive much longer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa5142b8f08f44a1b8da5e1#block-6aa5142b8f08f44a1b8da5e1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Andrea Lee and Auston Kim get out of position on 12. Then get desperate on the green, asking the European rookies of Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud to use up their two putts for the hole from close range. All it does is give the crowd something to cheer as Rhodes dribbles in the first putt from four feet. Europe take control of the third match. And they also go ahead in match two, Leona Maguire winning a putting contest with Rose Zhang on 13. Europe were 2DOWN at the turn, but have won three holes in four since!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (15)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (13)<br \/>3UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (12)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 6UP (11)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa512ed8f08f44a1b8da5dc#block-6aa512ed8f08f44a1b8da5dc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Alison Lee knocks her tee shot at 11 to ten feet. Lauren Coughlin rolls in the putt, and the US pair are toying with the Charley Hull and Lottie Woad in the cat\/ball-of-wool style. But Linn Grant bundles her chip from the front of 15 to a couple of feet, and Europe make it out of dodge with another half. One hole closer to dormie!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (15)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit A\/S Kupcho\/Zhang (12)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (11)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 6UP (11)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa511b88f081c4c84515bc8#block-6aa511b88f081c4c84515bc8\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maja Stark\u2019s head drops upon hitting her tee shot at the par-three 15th. She\u2019s not in the water to the left, but she is short of the green, in a little depression to the front right, and Allisen Corpuz is pin high. Stark and Linn Grant did well to scramble their par on 14 to secure the half, and they\u2019ve done well to stall the USA\u2019s momentum after Corpuz and Nelly Korda went birdie-birdie just after the turn. But with the finishing tape in sight, they\u2019ll be desperate to get up and down from here. And even then, Korda will have a look at birdie from 15 feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa5102c8f08f0e737cbd2df#block-6aa5102c8f08f0e737cbd2df\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Leona Maguire whips a long bunker shot from 50 yards to a couple of feet. Esther Henseleit\u2019s putter has been stone cold, but she\u2019s not missing this one. All square in the second game. But Europe are all at sea in the anchor game, Lauren Coughlin\u2019s approach at 10 spinning to a halt four feet from the cup. Alison Lee tidies up, and Charley Hull and Lottie Woad will be dreaming of the clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (14)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit A\/S Kupcho\/Zhang (12)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (11)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 5UP (10)<\/p>\n<p>Alison Lee has been in cruise control with partner Lauren Coughlin. Photograph: Alastair Grant\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa50d568f08f44a1b8da5b5#block-6aa50d568f08f44a1b8da5b5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.53 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Here\u2019s what happens next: Andrea Lee knifes her ball clean out of the aforementioned bunker on 10, air-mailing the green. Auston Kim duffs the chip coming back, and that\u2019s a fairly farcical journey up 10 by the US pair. Hole conceded. Meanwhile another missed short one by Esther Henseleit, this time at 11. Her putter has betrayed her badly today. It costs Europe the chance of levelling the second match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (13)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (11)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (10)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (9)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa50be88f081c4c84515ba2#block-6aa50be88f081c4c84515ba2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.30 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">That super-volatile third match, then. Auston Kim drives into a bunker on 10; Andrea Lee slams into the face of it; Kim whistles America\u2019s third into more sand. Europe will have to go some if they\u2019re not to re-establish their two-hole lead here. But what next?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa50b4a8f08f0e737cbd2bc#block-6aa50b4a8f08f0e737cbd2bc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Leona Maguire steps up to the plate on 10, holing a left-to-right swinger for birdie. Rose Zhang feels the pressure, and pushes her short putt wide right. A smash and grab for Europe. And in the lead match, Maja Stark dumps her approach into sand, but Linn Grant splashes out to a couple of feet, salvaging a half and denying the usually unstoppable pair of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz a third hole in a row. That sandy save could be huge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (12)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (10)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (9)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (9)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa508bd8f08f44a1b8da5a7#block-6aa508bd8f08f44a1b8da5a7\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Match three is getting increasingly volatile. Andrea Lee has the chance to win 9 from six feet but leaves her putt up on the high side. Mimi Rhodes can salvage a half from a very similar position, but learns nothing from Lee\u2019s putt. Hole to the USA, and there\u2019s a palpable sense of momentum slipping away from Europe. The hosts could do with someone winning a hole somewhere, just to shift things back on track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (11)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (9)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (9)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (8)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa507368f08f44a1b8da5a2#block-6aa507368f08f44a1b8da5a2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The comeback is on! Oh it\u2019s on! Nelly Korda walks in a 30-foot right-to-left slider on 11, and that\u2019s a birdie-birdie start to the back nine for the five-and-o pair of Korda and Allisen Corpuz. Europe\u2019s huge lead sliced in half in a matter of minutes!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (11)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (9)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (8)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (8)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa506478f08f0e737cbd2aa#block-6aa506478f08f0e737cbd2aa\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Not for the first time this morning, Esther Henseleit makes a mess of a short putt. She misses to the right by the width of a ball from three feet on 9, and it costs Europe the chance to reduce the USA\u2019s lead. Still no splitting these teams, with the projected score currently 6-6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">3UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (10)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (9)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (8)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (7)<\/p>\n<p>Nelly Korda in action but her pairing is up against it. Photograph: Alastair Grant\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa5051c8f08f0e737cbd2a8#block-6aa5051c8f08f0e737cbd2a8\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.31 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Mimi Rhodes re-establishes Europe\u2019s two-hole lead in the third match with birdie at 8. Meanwhile Allisen Corpuz walks in a ten-footer on 10, and is the comeback on? They couldn\u2019t, could they? Well, they never lose. They always win. Imagine if they keep it up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">3UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (10)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (8)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (8)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (7)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa504388f08f44a1b8da593#block-6aa504388f08f44a1b8da593\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Europe\u2019s star pair of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad continue to suffer. Another hole goes by the wayside, Alison Lee making a six-foot birdie putt on 7. Hull and Woad have faced of players in form so far this week, but there\u2019s now a fair chance Anna Nordqvist will split this pairing up in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">4UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (9)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (8)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (7)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 4UP (7)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa501fc8f08f0e737cbd29b#block-6aa501fc8f08f0e737cbd29b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz are unbeaten in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a> history. That five-and-zero record is in serious danger now, as the former hoicks her approach at 9 wide right of the green. Corpuz chips up to six feet, but Korda\u2019s putt horseshoes out, and the USA are in all sorts in the lead match. Meanwhile some good matchplay back-and-forth on 7, as Auston Kim wedges to a couple of feet, only for Mimi Rhodes to match her, the hole halved. And on 8, Leona Maguire catches her ball clean from a bunker, flying the green, but Esther Henseleit chips to kick-in distance to salvage the half. Excitement all over the show!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">4UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (9)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (8)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (7)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 3UP (6)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa500198f08f0e737cbd296#block-6aa500198f08f0e737cbd296\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lottie Woad\u2019s mistake on 6 costs Europe another hole in the anchor match. Lauren Coughlin went close with her tee shot, and Charley Hull effectively had to hole out from the drop zone if Europe were to have any chance. She wedged close, but let\u2019s be realistic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">3UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (8)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (7)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (6)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 3UP (6)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4ff1b8f08f0e737cbd28c#block-6aa4ff1b8f08f0e737cbd28c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lottie Woad\u2019s tee shot at 6 finds the fringe at the front of the green \u2026 but topples back down the bank and into the drink. Kind of unlucky, but she only just got over the water in the first place; it wasn\u2019t her cleanest strike. Just beforehand, Nastasia Nadaud, on the downslope in the bunker at 6, splashed out close, but though Mimi Rhodes made the resulting par putt, Andrea Lee wasn\u2019t missing from close range for birdie. It\u2019s all happening \u2026 as it always does at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">3UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (8)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (7)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (6)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 2UP (5)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4fe5e8f081c4c84515b76#block-6aa4fe5e8f081c4c84515b76\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lauren Coughlin walks in a 25-footer on 5, and the USA are taking control of the anchor match. But never mind that! Because on the drivable 8, Maja Stark chips in from greenside rough for eagle \u2013 the ball trundling on an inexorable journey to the cup, always going in \u2013 and Allisen Corpuz, Nelly Korda having driven the green, can\u2019t make her long putt for the half. Corpuz and Korda, with a five-and-zero blemish-free record in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a>, are in all sorts of bother now!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4fd2b8f08f44a1b8da570#block-6aa4fd2b8f08f44a1b8da570\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auston Kim really has turned things around quicksmart. She follows up that hole-saving putt on 5 by knocking her tee shot at 6 to four feet. Mimi Rhodes could only find the bunker front right. Big advantage to the USA, who could feasibly be four holes down \u2013 Kim\u2019s saver on 5, Nastasia Nadaud\u2019s missed tiddler on 3 \u2013 but are now odds-on to reduce their deficit to one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4fc118f08f44a1b8da56d#block-6aa4fc118f08f44a1b8da56d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Esther Henseleit\u2019s par putt shaves the hole at 6, but it\u2019s not enough. Jennifer Kupcho tidies up and the USA go 2UP in the second match. But Europe do the same thing in the lead match, Maja Stark making a putt from ten feet that messes with Allisen Corpuz\u2019s head; she pulls from close range to concede the hole. And on 5, Auston Kim puts her team in trouble by carving a shot into the drink, but then makes a long-range putt to salvage a half. This morning\u2019s action is all over the shop, in the best sense. Some magnificent golf, very little of it predictable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">2UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (7)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 2UP (6)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (5)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 1UP (4)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4fb018f08f44a1b8da56b#block-6aa4fb018f08f44a1b8da56b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a003.19 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jennifer Kupcho and Esther Henseleit take turns to send their tee shots at the par-three 6th over the back, down a swale. Leona Maguire gets a bit hot with her chip up, sending the ball ten feet past; Rose Zhang opts to putt up the slope, and goes close. Advantage USA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4fa058f081c4c84515b69#block-6aa4fa058f081c4c84515b69\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Charley Hull with a dreadful misread from the fringe at the back of 4. Her putt kinks off wildly to the right, leaving Lottie Woad with too much to do to salvage par. Woad, who made several clutch putts yesterday, gives it a good go from six feet, but the ball horseshoes out and the USA take the lead in the anchor match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (6)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (5)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (4)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin 1UP (4)<\/p>\n<p>European fans doing their best to rouse their team. Photograph: Alastair Grant\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4f8bf8f08f0e737cbd27a#block-6aa4f8bf8f08f0e737cbd27a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.30 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nelly Korda sends her tee shot at the par-three 6th to 12 feet. Linn Grant only just gets over the water, her ball ending up in the bunker front-right of the green. But Maja Stark splashes out to a couple of feet, and suddenly Allisen Corpuz\u2019s birdie chance looks a lot longer than before. She can\u2019t make it, and Europe escape with a half. See also events on 5, where Rose Zhang only just clears the bunker to the right of the green, but Jennifer Kupcho can\u2019t take advantage from ten feet. After that early flurry of birdies, we\u2019re in a holding pattern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (6)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (5)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (4)<br \/>Hull\/Woad A\/S Al. Lee\/Coughlin (3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4f7488f081c4c84515b63#block-6aa4f7488f081c4c84515b63\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">No quarter given as putts shave holes hither and yon. The matches mooch on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (5)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (4)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (4)<br \/>Hull\/Woad A\/S Al. Lee\/Coughlin (3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4f5558f08f44a1b8da55b#block-6aa4f5558f08f44a1b8da55b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Charley Hull skelps Europe\u2019s second onto the front of the green at the par-five 2nd. But Lottie Woad leaves her long eagle putt eight feet short. No matter, because Hull makes the next one, much to Woad\u2019s obvious relief. A huge smile after a look of frustration and worry. But Nastasia Nadaud can\u2019t make her short birdie putt on 3, a nervous pull from close range, while Esther Henseleit errs similarly at 4, and the USA put their first splash of red on the scoreboard. A promising couple of minutes for the defending champs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (4)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang 1UP (4)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (3)<br \/>Hull\/Woad A\/S Al. Lee\/Coughlin (2)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4f4138f081c4c84515b59#block-6aa4f4138f081c4c84515b59\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud were the only Europeans to win a match yesterday afternoon. The two debutants appear well in sync, and on 3, Nadaud crushes a drive down the middle, then Rhodes screeches her wedge to a couple of feet. A real possibility of a third birdie in three holes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4f2798f08f44a1b8da551#block-6aa4f2798f08f44a1b8da551\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Rose Zhang makes another putt, this time from distance on 3, and the USA take some blue off the board. But Nastasia Nadaud throws similar shapes on 2, doubling Europe\u2019s lead in the third match, while Maja Stark and Linn Grant carefully take two putts on 4 to re-establish their advantage in the lead match. There\u2019s nothing between these two teams at the moment, and there\u2019s a real sense of to-and-fro that could go on for quite a while. The distance, perhaps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (4)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit A\/S Kupcho\/Zhang (3)<br \/>2UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (2)<br \/>Hull\/Woad A\/S Al. Lee\/Coughlin (1)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4f1618f08f0e737cbd269#block-6aa4f1618f08f0e737cbd269\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nelly Korda chops an awful tee shot wide right of the par-three 4th green. Team USA\u2019s ball in deep heather. A big problem for Allisen Corpuz, who decides to punch out and hope the back-stop will bring her ball back towards the flag. But she knifes it through the green, and the ball stops inches short of a bunker on the other side. It might have been better going in. Korda can\u2019t get close with her chip, and Europe will have two putts for the hole. Meanwhile the anchor match halves the 1st.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4effe8f08f0e737cbd264#block-6aa4effe8f08f0e737cbd264\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jennifer Kupcho goes close with her approach at 2; Esther Henseleit goes even closer. That\u2019s a gimme for Europe, so Rose Zhang does well to hold her nerve and make the putt from six feet to secure the half. Meanwhile Allisen Corpuz sinks a ten-footer on 3 to level the lead match, while Charley Hull and Alison Lee get the anchor game underway by trading fairway finders. It\u2019s all happening now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Stark\/Grant A\/S Corpuz\/Korda (3)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (2)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (1)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4ee888f08f44a1b8da53b#block-6aa4ee888f08f44a1b8da53b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auston Kim has to hack out sideways from the bush down the right of 1. It puts the American pairing on the back foot, and though Andrea Lee sends a decent third into the heart of the green, it\u2019s all a waste of time, because Nastasia Nadaud drains a 20-footer for birdie \u2013 Europe\u2019s third out of three attempts on this hole this morning \u2013 and the hosts are off to a flyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (2)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (1)<br \/>1UP Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim (1)<br \/>Hull\/Woad v Al. Lee\/Coughlin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4ecfa8f081c4c84515b46#block-6aa4ecfa8f081c4c84515b46\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">No Sun Ra, I was wide of the mark there. I\u2019ll make it up to you. Meanwhile the third match takes to the tee, and Andrea Lee sends a wild drive down the right towards a bush. It\u2019s not been a banner start for Team USA, but then there was a lot of blue on the board early on yesterday morning, and it didn\u2019t quite pan out in the way Europe desired. Meanwhile the first match ties the 2nd in birdie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (2)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (1)<br \/>Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4ec238f081c4c84515b43#block-6aa4ec238f081c4c84515b43\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Eye of the Tiger now on the wheels of steel. It\u2019s a sonic smorgasbord. Esther Henseleit and Jennifer Kupcho take turns to throw darts at the pin on 1. Putting competition coming up. And Leona Maguire wins it! It\u2019s foggy early in the Netherlands, but sunny for Europe. As for the music, if we\u2019re skipping back through the decades in any sort of regimented order, the next track will be something from the 1950s. I\u2019m going with something from Jazz in Silhouette by Sun Ra and his Arkestra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (1)<br \/>1UP Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang (1)<br \/>Rhodes\/Nadaud v An. Lee\/Kim<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4e9668f08f44a1b8da52f#block-6aa4e9668f08f44a1b8da52f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Corpuz\u2019s opening putt is uncharacteristically off-beam. Wide right and four feet past. It\u2019s still the USA\u2019s turn. Korda tidies up for par. But the damage has already been done. Stark makes the birdie putt, and Europe put some blue on the board in short order. Meanwhile back on the tee, Rose Zhang splits the fairway to get the second match underway, and Leona Maguire does likewise. Why stand Maguire down yesterday afternoon? Not sure. Not sure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">1UP Stark\/Grant v Corpuz\/Korda (1)<br \/>Maguire\/Henseleit v Kupcho\/Zhang<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4e8668f08f0e737cbd24b#block-6aa4e8668f08f0e737cbd24b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">As they\u2019ve been doing all week, the DJ is making a right old racket. LIV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/golf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golf<\/a> has so much to answer for. Taylor Swift getting an airing in the cool morning breeze. Nevertheless, the players gonna play, play, play, play, play, and Nelly Korda finds the centre of the green. A decent start for the USA, but Linn Grant takes it up a notch by screeching her approach to three feet. Very early advantage to the hosts!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4e74e8f08f44a1b8da529#block-6aa4e74e8f08f44a1b8da529\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">One stat that most certainly benefits Team USA: Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda have an all-time five-and-zero record as a partnership in the foursomes, the most winningest (let\u2019s hold hands across the ocean) pairing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a> history. Corpuz blasts the first tee shot of day two down the fairway, and Maja Stark wastes little time in following her. It\u2019s happening again, my golf-crazed friends!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4e65c8f08f0e737cbd247#block-6aa4e65c8f08f0e737cbd247\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u2026 and so it begins again. The teams are level after slugging it out on day one, and the USA as holders have the tie in their pocket, but there is one way in which Europe have the advantage. Every player has seen some action already, and only two Europeans are pointless: Celine Boutier and Nanna Madsen, who were strangely sent out for a second match yesterday afternoon after their out-of-sorts display in the morning. The USA have five players still to make their mark, and four of them \u2013 Jennifer Kupcho, Rose Zhang, Andrea Lee and Auston Kim \u2013 will play in these upcoming foursomes. Again, good luck guessing how this is going to go.<\/p>\n<p>The opening match lines up on the first tee. Photograph: Alastair Grant\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa4e4818f081c4c84515b22#block-6aa4e4818f081c4c84515b22\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.07 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Day two preamble: Europe 4-4 USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It looked like Team USA would take a one-point lead into Saturday when Nelly Korda and Lauren Coughlin found the 18th green in regulation, while Carlota Ciganda was wandering off piste down the 1st as part of an ersatz tribute to the more outr\u00e9 work of Severiano Ballesteros and Jordan Spieth. But in the classic matchplay style, Korda and Coughlin missed their birdie putts, while Ciganda got up and down from nowhere to somehow secure a half for Europe. And now here we are \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u2026 and this is the order in which the Saturday foursomes will go out this morning. Friday was so much fun, and if today is even halfway as entertaining, we\u2019ll be in for a wild and wonderful treat. Good luck confidently predicting the winner of any of these matches, or indeed the whole thing itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/solheim-cup\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Solheim Cup<\/a> fever is raging; won\u2019t somebody please call Dr Golf?! It\u2019s on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">6.40am (BST): Maja Stark and Linn Grant v Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda<br \/>6.52am: Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit v Jennifer Kupcho and Rose Zhang<br \/>7.04am: Mimi Rhodes and Natasia Nadaud v Andrea Lee and Auston Kim<br \/>7.16am: Charley Hull and Lottie Woad v Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day two foursomes \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/sep\/12\/solheim-cup-golf-2026-europe-v-usa-day-two-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6aa295188f08f45a4458221e#block-6aa295188f08f45a4458221e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key events Europe 6-5 USA Auston Kim can\u2019t drain her long birdie putt on 15. 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