01솔하임컵 2일차 결산: 접전 끝에 8-8 동점, 일요일에 운명 갈린다
2026 솔하임컵 이틀째 경기가 네덜란드 크로모르트 베르나르두스 골프장에서 펼쳐졌다. 오전 포섬 매치에서 유럽이 3승 1패로 7-5 리드를 잡았지만, 오후 포볼 매치에서 미국이 3승 1패로 맞서며 최종 스코어 8-8 동점을 만들었다. 양 팀이 단 1포인트도 양보하지 않는 팽팽한 흐름 속에 대회 운명은 일요일 열릴 12번의 싱글 매치로 넘어갔다.
오후 세션은 세 번의 극적인 홀아웃으로 불타올랐다. 유럽의 마야 스타크가 1번 홀(파4)에서 어프로치 샷을 그대로 홀인시키며 이글을 낚아 기선을 제압했고, 미국의 오스틴 킴은 3번 홀(파4)에서 그린 밖 칩인 버디로 리드를 잡았다. 뒤이어 레오나 매과이어가 8번 홀(파4)에서 피치 샷을 홀컵에 넣으며 유럽의 추격에 불을 붙였다. 결국 미국이 오후 3승을 챙겨 균형을 맞췄다.
이번 대회 여러 기록이 쏟아졌다. 로렌 코플린(33)은 2011년 폴라 크리머 이후 미국 선수로는 처음으로 전 경기(5매치) 출전 기록을 세웠으나, 오후 포볼에서 메간 캉과 짝을 이뤄 스타크·린 그랜트 조에 패하며 무패 행진을 마감했다. 넬리 코르다·앨리슨 코퍼즈 조는 2023년부터 이어오던 솔하임컵 5전 전승 기록이 그랜트·스타크 조에 3&2로 무너지며 첫 패배를 맛봤다. 반면 유럽 루키 미미 로즈와 나스타시아 나두는 금요일 포볼에 이어 토요일 포섬까지 2연승을 합작하며 '루키 콤비 최초 다승'이라는 새 역사를 썼다.
대회 마지막 날인 일요일 싱글 매치는 한국 시간 저녁 6시(미국 동부 오전 5시)부터 골프채널에서 생중계된다. 12개 매치 모두 승부가 갈려야 하는 만큼 어느 팀이 '싱글 매치 강자' 면모를 보여주느냐에 따라 솔하임컵 우승컵의 주인이 갈릴 전망이다.
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Mimi Rhodes of Team Europe and Nastasia Nadaud of Team Europe celebrate the match victory on the 15th green during the Saturday morning foursomes matches of the Solheim Cup 2026 at Bernardus Golf on September 12, 2026 in Cromvoirt, Netherlands.
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CROMVOIRT, Netherlands - Day two of the Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands began in a draw, with both the U.S. and European Teams earning four points on the first day of the team competition and by day’s end, the two teams were right back where they started. Here’s a closer look at the takeaways from Saturday’s Foursomes and Four-Ball matches at the Solheim Cup.
Ahead of the Sunday Singles matches, the U.S. and European Teams are tied at 8-8.
Three thrilling hole-outs highlighted the afternoon session on Saturday in the Four-Ball matches. The fireworks started early when Europe’s Maya Stark, who went out in the first match of the session alongside Linn Grant, holed her approach to the par four for eagle to take the early lead in the match. Auston Kim of the United States chipped in from off the putting surface at the par four, third hole to go 1 UP in her match alongside teammate Rose Zhang. And Leona Maguire produced even more spark when she holed a pitch from off the green at the par four, eighth hole to cut into the lead of Zhang and Kim. Ultimately, the Americans would win three of the four matches in the afternoon session, while the Europeans clinched a single point.
The 33-year old American Lauren Coughlin will play in all five matches of the 2026 Solheim Cup, becoming the first American to do so since Paula Creamer in 2011. Coughlin has sat just one session since joining the U.S. Team in 2024, when she did not play the Saturday Four-Ball matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Her streak of having never lost a match in the Solheim Cup came to an end Saturday afternoon when she lost her Four-Ball match with Megan Khang to Maya Stark and Linn Grant.
Team Europe won three out of the four matches in the morning Foursomes session on Saturday to take a 7 to 5 lead ahead of the Americans. The U.S Team of Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin won the only point of the morning session for the Americans with their 6&5 victory over Charley Hull and Lottie Woad.
Korda and Corpuz Suffer First-Ever Defeat
In a surprising upset, the duo of Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda suffered their first defeat in three Solheim Cups played together, falling on Saturday morning in the Foursomes to Europe’s Linn Grant and Maya Stark. The Swedes never trailed in the match and closed out the Americans 3&2 to earn the first point of the morning for the Europeans. Korda and Corpuz had been 5-0-0 in the Solheim Cup dating back to 2023.
Friday morning, European team members Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud made history as rookies in the Solheim Cup. It’s not often that rookies are paired together in the Solheim Cup but Rhodes and Nadaud have played like a pair of veterans in their two matches together, winning both, to become the first pair of rookies in Solheim Cup history to win multiple matches. Rhodes and Nadaud won their Saturday morning foursomes session with an impressive 4&3 victory over Auston Kim and Andrea Lee. Rhodes and Nadaud also won their Fourball match on Friday afternoon.
Sunday singles match coverage of the Solheim Cup will be live on Golf Channel from 5:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m ET.