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· collected 2026-09-12 · by Steve Douglas The Associated Press
At the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, world No. 1 Nelly Korda sat out the four-balls session on Saturday, continuing a trend where she plays only four of five possible matches each tournament since 2019. With an overall record of 11-6-2, Korda has typically played fewer matches than her peers due to strategic decisions by U.S. captain Angela Stanford, who confirmed there was never a plan for Korda to play all sessions despite her status as the top-ranked player.
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At the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, world No. 1 Nelly Korda is sitting out the four-balls match on Saturday, continuing a trend where she plays only four out of five possible matches since 2019. This decision comes despite her status as a top player and four-time major champion. In Saturday morning’s session, Korda played with Allisen Corpuz but lost to Maja Stark and Linn Grant, bringing her record in the current cup to 1-1-1 for 1.5 points. U.S. captain Angela Stanford confirmed that there was never an intention to play Korda in all five matches, while Lauren Coughlin is the only American scheduled to compete in every session. The European team currently leads with a score of 7-5 after three sessions.
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Nelly Korda was hitting balls on the range as eight of her U.S. teammates went out in the afternoon four-balls at Bernardus Golf on Saturday.
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eight → hit → Saturday
And that’s something of a trend.
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that → ’ → trend
This will be the fifth straight Solheim Cup where Korda, the world No. 1 and a four-time major champion, plays four out of a possible five matches for the American team.
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Korda → play → team
On each of the previous four occasions — 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024 — she sat out one of the four-ball sessions.
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she → sit → sessions
It has happened again in the Netherlands.
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It → happen → Netherlands
On Saturday morning, Korda played with Allisen Corpuz in a previously unbeaten pairing and lost 3 and 2 to Maja Stark and Linn Grant.
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Korda → play → Stark
That left her with a 1-1-1 record — for 1 1/2 points — in the 2026 edition, and an overall Solheim Cup record of 11-6-2.
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That → leave → 11
Speaking after selecting her lineup for the four-balls, U.S. captain Angela Stanford suggested there was never any intention to play Korda in all five matches — no matter the status of the contest.
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Stanford → speak → contest
Lauren Coughlin will be the only American to play all five sessions and asked if that was always the intention, Stanford said: “She was one that I spoke to before we ever came over here.
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we → play → that
“It was her or Allisen Corpuz (playing five matches).
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It → play → matches
And we were just going to see what happened this morning.”
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what → go → ?
Korda’s impact has lessened at this Solheim Cup has gone on.
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lessened → lessen → Cup
She and Corpuz were strong in defeating European stars Lottie Woad and Charley Hull, 4 and 3, in the morning foursomes on Friday.
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She → defeat → Friday
Korda didn’t win a hole when playing with Coughlin in the afternoon four-balls, when the U.S. pair halved a match against Carlota Ciganda and Julia Lopez Ramirez.
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pair → win → Ciganda
Then came the loss with Corpuz on Saturday morning, after which Korda was asked how the American team can turn things around on Saturday afternoon.
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team → come → afternoon
“By showing up and winning some holes,” she said.
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she → show → holes
It won’t be her doing that.
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her → do → that
