The United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017 with a tight 15½-12½ victory over Europe in Virginia.
World No.2, Lilia Vu, delivered the winning moment after holders Europe had pushed the hosts close in a tense and thrilling finale. The U.S. team needed 4-1/2 points from the 12 singles matches and wins for Megan Khang, Rose Zhang, Allisen Corpuz and a half-point each from Andrea Lee and Lauren Coughlin to set the stage for Vu, who sealed it with just two other matches on the course.
US captain, Stacy Lewis, said: "It could have gone either way, it's crazy how it unfolded.
"It's amazing how often these things come down to half a point here and there and we're happy to be on the right side this time." Europe skipper Suzann Pettersen added: "We gave them a run for their money.
“We had a chance, there were possibilities and several times we thought we could get it done. But I'm happy for Stacy on home turf."
Europe began the day with them dreaming of a 'Manassas Miracle' with Pettersen saying she had no option but to push her form players out in the early singles matches and English pair Charley Hull and Georgia Hall led from the front. And Hull, out first against world number one Nelly Korda, raced to a superb 6&4 win, while Hall delivered a second European point out in match three with a similarly dominant 4&3 victory over Alison Lee.
But, in between those results, Megan Khang demolished Emily Pedersen 6&5 to put the US 11-8 ahead and within three and a half points of success. And two of those red points quickly followed with Allisen Corpuz beating Anna Nordqvist 4&3, while former world amateur number one Zhang crushed Carlota Ciganda 6&4 to be the only player to score four points this week.
The U.S. lead the overall Solheim Cup series 11-7-1, with the one tie coming last year in Spain, but, here, the nerves did creep in with European blue flooding the bottom half of the scoreboard and setting up a dramatic climax.
