TOLEDO, Ohio – Trailing, 8-4, after playing fourballs and foursomes on Wednesday, the Europeans dominated singles on Thursday to win on foreign soil for the first time in Junior Solheim Cup history.
The under-18 European team won nine of the 12 available points in singles to triumph, 13-11, at Sylvania Country Club in Sylvania, Ohio. (Click here for full results of the 11th Junior Solheim Cup.)
It’s not just the first time the Europeans have won the biennial competition in America, it’s their first win since 2007 in Sweden. Europe also won in 2003 in Sweden and tied in 2011 in Ireland.