Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz make history in Solheim Cup's opening match

Posted by Admin September 11, 2026 Golf

A rare opening-session split at the Solheim Cup on Friday was highlighted by another convincing victory from Americans Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz, who became the first partnership to win five straight matches in the event’s history.

They made history by taking down Europe’s top duo, Charley Hull and Lottie Woad, 4 and 3, in the first foursomes (alternate shot) match of the day at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands.

The Americans won the first two matches, but Europe won the last two for the morning split. It’s just the third time in Solheim Cup history the teams have been tied after the first session.

After Korda and Corpuz won, Americans Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin followed with a 3-and-2 win over Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Celine Boutier. Europe won the last two with Esther Henseleit and Leona Maguire beating Andrea Lee and Lindy Duncan 2 up, and Maja Stark and Linn Grant took down Rose Zhang and Jennifer Kupcho 3 and 2.

“Really happy with it,” said U.S. captain Angela Stanford. “First session out away from home, two points on the board, really happy with the way we played and really happy with what we did out there. Fought to the end with the last two matches, so I like where we are.”

As for Korda and Corpuz, they haven’t just won en route to a 5-0 record over the last three Solheim Cups, they have mostly dominated. They were paired together for both foursomes matches in 2023 and again in 2024. They’ve won two of those matches 1 up, another 3 and 1, and a fourth 5 and 3.

“I enjoy playing with her so much,” Korda said. “We have a lot of fun out there. Our caddies have so much fun out there. She’s just such a solid player. It’s really good to look rely on her and it’s also fun.”

The Americans lost the first hole on Friday but won the second and then rattled off three straight wins on Nos. 6-8 to take control.

“I always make the joke to Nelly, like, it’s so nice to be 30 yards ahead of where I would be on my own drive, it just makes the hole so much easier,” Corpuz said. “It’s so much fun out here.”

The opening day of the Solheim Cup continues with four four-ball matches, all broadcast on Golf Channel. The pairings and start times are below.