Team USA is so close they can almost taste victory. Team Europe has been pushed to the brink.
But both teams are using the same strategy and trotting out their most electric players first and front-loading their lineups for Sunday singles at the Solheim Cup.
In what figures to be a memorable opening match, USA’s Nelly Korda, who has been undefeated this week, winning matches in each of the first three sessions before sitting out Saturday afternoon, will face Europe’s Charley Hull, who has played every match this week, going 2-2-0.
Hull was in the second group of the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on Saturday and ended up as the last player on it nearly 11 hours later when she and Georgia Hall went all 18 holes to defeat Allisen Corpuz and Lillia Vu.
There should also be considerable energy around the second matchup on Sunday, with Megan Khang, team USA’s energizer bunny this week, facing Emily Pedersen, who like Hull is 2-2-0, tied for the best record on Team Europe.
With the Americans holding a 10-6 advantage after splitting all eight matches Saturday, the front-loading strategy makes sense for both sides. Team Europe wants to get blue flags on the board as early as possible to retain hope of pulling off the largest final-round comeback in event history. The Americans want to do everything they can to prevent that.
Team USA needs just 4 and a half points to reclaim the Cup while the Europeans need eight points to at least retain it.
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Scroll below for Sunday’s matchups and to see how to watch the final day’s action.
How to watch the Solheim Cup on TV Sunday
Golf Channel will air the final day of the Solheim Cup from 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m., with NBC taking over the coverage from 12-3 p.m.
How to stream the Solheim Cup online Sunday
Peacock will offer a live simulcast of NBC’s TV coverage from 12-3 p.m. ET on Sunday.
2024 Solheim Cup Sunday singles matchups, tee times (ET)
8:50 a.m. — Charley Hull (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda (USA)
9:00 a.m. — Emily Pedersen (EUR) vs. Megan Khang (USA)
9:10 a.m. — Georgia Hall (EUR) vs. Alison Lee (USA)
9:20 a.m. — Anna Nordqvist (EUR) vs. Allisen Corpuz (USA)
9:30 a.m. — Carlota Ciganda (EUR) vs. Rose Zhang (USA)
9:40 a.m. — Esther Henseleit (EUR) vs. Andrea Lee (USA)
9:50 a.m. — Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Lexi Thompson (USA)
10:00 a.m. — Maja Stark (EUR) vs. Lauren Coughlin (USA)
10:10 a.m. — Albane Valenzuela (EUR) vs. Lilia Vu (USA)
10:20 a.m. — Madelene Sagstrom (EUR) vs. Sarah Schmelzel (USA)
10:30 a.m. — Leona Maguire (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing (USA)
10:40 a.m. — Linn Grant (EUR) vs. Jennifer Kupcho (USA)