Biggest Wins in Fourball Matches at Solheim Cup

The largest winning margin in any fourball match at the Solheim Cup is 7-and-5. That score has been recorded twice. And it means that the winning side ended the match after just 13 holes.

Solheim Cup matches are all scheduled for 18 holes in length. A team that wins 7-and-5, however, has a 7-hole lead with just five holes left to play: They have clinched, and the match is over.

Fourball, as a reminder, refers to two golfers playing as partners, with the lower of the partners' scores on each hole counting as the team score. (If Partner A scores 5 on the first hole and Partner B scores 4, the team's score is 4.)

Solheim Cup Fourballs: Largest Margins of Victory

• 7 and 5 — Pat Hurst/Rosie Jones, USA, def. Lisa Hackney (Hall)/Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 1998, Day 1
• 7 and 5 — Ally Ewing/Angel Yin, USA, def. Anna Nordqvist/Caroline Hedwall, Europe, 2019, Day 1
• 6 and 5 — Beth Daniel/Meg Mallon, USA, def. Catrin Nilsmark/Annika Sorenstam, Europe, 1994, Day 2
• 6 and 5 — Laura Davies/Trish Johnson, Europe, def. Kelly Robbins/Pat Bradley, USA, 1996, Day 1
• 6 and 5 — Laura Davies/Lisa Hackney (Hall), Europe, def. Beth Daniel/Val Skinner, USA, 1996, Day 2
• 6 and 5 — Lizette Salas/Angel Yin, USA, def. Carlota Ciganda/Emily K. Pedersen, Europe, 2017, Day 1
• 6 and 5 — Anna Nordqvist/Madelene Sagstrom, Europe, def. Alison Lee/Lexi Thompson, USA, 2024, Day 1

The Team USA sides of Pat Hurst/Rosie Jones, in the 1998 Solheim Cup, and Ally Ewing/Angel Yin, in the 2019 Solheim Cup, are the record-holders for largest margin of victory in Solheim Cup fourballs. Which means that the opponents they defeated are, alas, the record-holders for worst losses in Solheim fourballs.

Note that Yin and Laura Davies of Team Europe both were on two winning sides that make the list above.

Also note that all seven of the fourball matches with the biggest winning margins ended at the 13th hole, even though two of them had 7-and-5 scores and five of them had 6-and-5 scores. Why the different scores if they all ended at the same hole? In the case of the 6-and-5 scores, those winning sides led by five holes with six holes left to play, then won the 13th hole to win by six holes with five holes left (6 and 5). In the case of the 7-and-5 scores, those winning teams were dormie after the 12th hole — they led by six holes with six holes left to play. Then they won the 13th hole to win by seven holes with five holes left (7 and 5).

Related articles:

• Largest margins of victory in Solheim Cup singles
• Golfers who played the most Solheim Cup matches
• Players who won the most Solheim Cup points

Sources:
LPGA Tour. Solheim Cup Record Book, Overall Four-Ball Records, Largest Margin of Victory.
R&A. The Rules of Golf, Rule 23, Four-Ball, https://www.randa.org/en/rog/the-rules-of-golf/rule-23