‘I want to kill you’: A case of Heineken changed everything for Europe at Solheim Cup

New York Post · collected 2026-09-14 · by Jenna Lemoncelli
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Summary

In the 2026 Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, Team USA celebrated prematurely on their team bus with Heineken beer after Jennifer Kupcho's strong performance, only to lose to Team Europe 15-13. The match saw Carlota Ciganda secure the decisive point against Kupcho, saying she wanted to "kill" her in the spirit of competition. In contrast, Team Europe celebrated their unity and victory by enjoying drinks on their bus without recording it, emphasizing camaraderie as a key factor in their win according to assistant captain Mel Reid.
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Story summary

On Sunday in the Netherlands at the Bernardus course, Team USA faced off against Team Europe in the Solheim Cup golf tournament. Despite celebrating prematurely with a case of Heineken beer after Jennifer Kupcho's impressive performance on Saturday night, Team USA lost to Team Europe by a score of 15-13. The decisive point was clinched by Carlota Ciganda from Spain, who defeated Kupcho in the Singles session with a 4&2 victory. This win marked Team Europe’s triumph over Team USA, which celebrated too early and may have affected their morale heading into the final round. Ciganda expressed satisfaction at facing Kupcho, acknowledging her as a strong competitor but also indicating confidence in her own abilities to secure the match.

Written for “Solheim Cup Controversy” on 2026-09-15, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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📰 Solheim Cup Controversy
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Who wrote this

Jenna Lemoncelli
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🔮 The staff told her they couldn’t believe it was her first photoshoot.
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Topics

Netherlands Solheim Cup Team Europe Team USA United States

Subjects

Kupcho PERSON · 3× Team Europe ORG · 3× Ciganda PERSON · 2× Angela Stanford PERSON · 1× Golf Week ORG · 1× Heineken ORG · 1× Jennifer Kupcho’s PERSON · 1× Netherlands GPE · 1× Team USA ORG · 1× United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

“We always say that our gift is being a unit in Europe, and there have been at times, the last couple of Solheim Cups where that has started to shift,” said Reid, “and it’s been a little bit, not a shift, but it’s not been as probably natural as it has been in previous years.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-14

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

Team USA celebrated a bit too early before falling to Team Europe 15-13 in the 2026 Solheim Cup in the Netherlands on Sunday. asserted
USA → celebrate → Sunday
United States captain Angela Stanford took a case of Heineken beer onto the team bus to celebrate Jennifer Kupcho’s late heroics — bringing in nearly 120 feet of putts over the last two holes at Bernardus on Saturday night, according to Golf Week. uncertain
Stanford → take → Week
Kupcho yelled “Vamos!” on the 17th green in the direction of Carlota Ciganda, her European opponent in Sunday’s Singles session. asserted
Kupcho → yell → session
The match was tied at 8 heading into the final round, and Team Europe established its dominance in the Singles session to earn seven points. asserted
Europe → tie → points
Ciganda collected the decisive point with a 4&2 victory over Kupcho to secure the Cup. asserted
Ciganda → collect → Cup
“I was really happy to see that I was playing against Kupcho,” Ciganda said Sunday. asserted
Ciganda → see → Kupcho
“She’s a fighter, I’m a fighter, and I told her, ‘Look, great playing.’ asserted
I → ’ → playing
I mean, even yesterday what she did was amazing on 17 and 18. asserted
did → mean → 17
“But today I knew she had no chance. asserted
she → know → chance
I was like, I want to kill you. asserted
I → want → you
I love beating the Americans.” asserted
I → beat → Americans
Team Europe boarded its bus and turned on music while enjoying each other’s company on Saturday. asserted
Europe → board → Saturday
They too had drinks on their team bus, but nothing was recorded with cameras or phones, Charlotte Woad noted. asserted
Woad → have → cameras
“Solheim Cup is to be celebrated on a Sunday, not a Saturday,” Europe assistant captain Mel Reid said. asserted
Reid → celebrate → Sunday
“We’re just happy that we’re the ones now to take two crates of beer on the bus. asserted
we → ’re → bus
“We always say that our gift is being a unit in Europe, and there have been at times, the last couple of Solheim Cups where that has started to shift,” said Reid, “and it’s been a little bit, not a shift, but it’s not been as probably natural as it has been in previous years. asserted
it → say → years
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