That is how you open a Solheim Cup session and make everybody else play catch-up. Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz did more than beat Charley Hull and Lottie Woad 4 and 3 in the opening foursomes match at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. They became the first partnership in Solheim Cup history to win five straight matches, which is the sort of record that does not just sit there politely in the background. It changes the tone of the morning.
The broader picture was just as sharp. Friday morning split 2-2, only the third tie after the first session in Solheim Cup history, so nobody was running away with anything. But if the Americans were looking for an early marker, Korda and Corpuz delivered one with a ruthless kind of calm. In match play, especially in this event, that matters. It is one thing to be good. It is another to keep showing up as the pair everybody else has to solve.
Angela Stanford sounded exactly as pleased as you would expect after seeing two points land on the board. She said the team was really happy with it, and added that the first session away from home brought two points, a fight to the end in the last two matches, and a feeling that the Americans were in a good place. That is the key point here: they did not need domination, they needed stability, and they got it.
And Korda and Corpuz were never going to be a random pairing. They were together for both foursomes matches in 2023 and again in 2024, and they entered this event with a 5-0 record over the last three Solheim Cups. That is not luck. That is a partnership with a proper identity. Korda said she enjoys playing with Corpuz so much, praising how solid she is and how much fun the pair have out there. Corpuz, meanwhile, made the most practical point of all: it is a lot easier when you are 30 yards ahead of where you would normally be off the tee.
Solheim Cup Tee Times for the next session
The morning split may have been level, but the day was moving quickly. Four four-ball matches were scheduled for later Friday at 7:05 a.m., 7:20 a.m., 7:35 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. ET. After an opening session that was competitive without feeling chaotic, those tee times promised another burst of pressure in a format that rarely gives anyone much room to breathe.
Elsewhere in the opening session, Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin beat Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Celine Boutier 3 and 2, Esther Henseleit and Leona Maguire beat Andrea Lee and Lindy Duncan 2 up, and Maja Stark and Linn Grant beat Rose Zhang and Jennifer Kupcho 3 and 2. So yes, the session was tight. But when one pairing goes out and makes history, it tends to leave the clearest imprint. Korda and Corpuz did exactly that.
