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A cyclist rides along a trail at sunset in San Antonio, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Young women wearing cosplay costumes pose for photos at a park in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Sergio walks with his one-year old cat Nilo, in a downtown of Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

People take a selfie Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in a sunflower field near Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People attend the annual Charro Fest, a traditional Mexican rodeo event, at the Lienzo Charro Constituyentes arena in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A woman pushes a girl on a swing on a beach along the Strait of Hormuz in Kuhestak, Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A woman sells cow skin at a market in Ibadan, Nigeria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

People stand still as they observe a daily nationwide minute of silence in memory of soldiers killed in the war with Russia as they wait for a bus in Kyiv, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man reads a newspaper by the sea in government-controlled Aden, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

A Palestinian girl walks under an Israeli army gate as she makes her way to school on the first day of the school year, at the entrance to the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Oscar Joaquín López, left, and his housemate Wilfredo Cisneros Duarte collect water from a street pipe in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Liudmyla Ryzhak gets ready for her wedding to her fiancee Leonid Ryzhak in their damaged apartment, following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Tourists reflected in glass view the Mont-Blanc massif mountains from the Aiguille du Midi, in Chamonix, France, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Children on a fairground ride at a park in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho first shushed the Europeans with her finger against her lips. Then she did it with her putter.

In one of the most remarkable finishing stretches in the Solheim Cup's 36-year history, Kupcho rolled in huge birdie putts on Nos. 17 and 18 — one, outrageously, from 93 feet — to snatch an unlikely point for the Americans from the last match on the course on Saturday and tie the score at 8-8 after four sessions at Bernardus Golf.

Over to the Sunday singles to determine the destination of the crystal trophy, with the United States needing 14 points to keep possession.

“That was huge,” U.S. captain Angela Stanford said of Kupcho’s exploits. “It’s absolutely turned the tide.”

Europe's fans became more excitable — or “rowdy,” in the words of Kupcho — as Day 2 wore on, helped by two big wins from Swedish pairing Maja Stark and Linn Grant, first over Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz in the morning foursomes and then Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin in the afternoon four-balls.

Kupcho silenced them.

She was already a target after producing a “shush” gesture, seemingly toward the Europe fans, after making birdie on the 10th hole of her match with Lindy Duncan against Carlota Ciganda and Celine Boutier.

About two hours later — and trailing at 1 down as she reached the 17th green — Kupcho got to her ball off the back of the green knowing Ciganda and Boutier were both inside 12 feet.

“Honestly, going into it, I had zero expectations,” Kupcho said. “I hardly even read my putt.”

Kupcho sent in a speculative putt that kept rolling and rolling and rolling, before sweeping down the hill and into the side of the cup.

Cue huge celebrations from Kupcho — “Vamos!” she screamed in Spanish, the nationality of Ciganda — and the rest of the U.S. team that was gathered beside the green. Some of the players and support staff spilled onto the putting surface.

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” Stanford said. “And in that environment, it just makes it so much more special.”

Ciganda and Boutier both missed their putts, leaving the match tied.

There was more to come from Kupcho, a Colorado native, on No. 18. With the last putt of the match, she poured in a 25-footer from the edge of the green into the heart of the hole, completing a 1-up win and securing a 3-1 victory for the Americans in the four-balls.

There was time for one last gesture from Kupcho: A cup of the ear, apparently toward Europe's shellshocked fans.

Or was it toward Ciganda?

“It was just playful,” Kupcho said. “Carlota’s loud, so I can be loud back.”

The scores were tied at the end of Day 1 — 4-4 — and still were after Day 2.

The momentum, crucially, is now with the Americans heading into Sunday.

Kupcho's opponent in the singles? It's Ciganda again.

The Europeans haven't been helped by their star pairing misfiring.

Lottie Woad and Charley Hull, the highest-ranked Europeans in the lineup, have been paired for all four sessions so far — something that has never been done in 36 years of the Solheim Cup.

They have contributed only a half-point, with two straight defeats coming Saturday against Alison Lee and Coughlin — a 6-and-5 thrashing — in foursomes and Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee (1 up) in four-balls.

European captain Anna Nordqvist defended her continued selection of Woad and Hull, saying: “They’re doing everything they can or everything right, but they just haven’t really holed those momentum putts this week. So I have full trust and confidence in them.”

Noh was particularly inspired, making five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the front nine to build a 2-up lead that she and Lee never relinquished.

With Europe's power pairing continuing to stumble, Stark and Linn have stepped up. They are 3-0-0 for the week and, on Saturday, took down the U.S. heavyweights, ending the record five-match winning streak of Korda and Corpuz by 3-and-2 before handing Coughlin her first loss in eight Solheim Cup matches.

Stark, specifically, sparked the biggest roars around Bernardus, chipping in for eagle at the par-4 8th in the morning and then holing a wedge shot from 74 yards for eagle on No. 1 in the afternoon.

Korda, the world No. 1, came to the Netherlands carrying much of the expectations of her nation but has also struggled.

After her loss to Stark and Grant, she headed to the range and was left out of the afternoon session, meaning she'll play four matches for the fifth straight Solheim Cup.

Her record this week is 1-1-1 ahead of a singles match against European rookie Mimi Rhodes on Sunday.

See AP’s full golf coverage here

Jennifer Kupcho of the United States celebrates after holing a putt on the 18th green during the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Jennifer Kupcho of the United States celebrates after holing a putt on the 18th green during the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Jennifer Kupcho of the United States celebrates after holing a putt on the 17th green during the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Nelly Korda of the United States takes a drop on the 16th fairwayduring the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Esther Henseleit, left, of Europe gestures to teammate Leona Maguire on the 12th green during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fans react as they watch play during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fans react as they watch play during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Maja Stark, left, of Europe celebrates with teammate Linn Grant on the 16th green during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Nastasia Nadaud of Europe reacts after sinking her putt on the first green during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Nelly Korda of the United States hits off the second tee during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Maja Stark of Europe reacts after her shot on the first hole during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Allisen Corpuz of the United States hits off the first tee during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Players from left, Allisen Corpuz of the United States and teammate Nelly Korda and Maja Stark and Linn Grant of Europe react prior to hitting off the first tee during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)