Korda, Corpuz Become First Pair to Win 5 Straight Solheim Matches

Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz became the first pairing in Solheim Cup history to win five consecutive matches together, beating Europe's Charley Hull and Lottie Woad 4 and 3 in Friday foursomes at Bernardus Golf.

How long have Korda and Corpuz been paired at the Solheim Cup?

U.S. captain Angela Stanford sent the pair out first in Friday foursomes, continuing a partnership that started under 2023 captain Stacy Lewis. The pairing was built using stats analysis from Justin Ray, who Lewis brought on in 2023 to apply a data-driven pairing system to the Solheim Cup for the first time, a practice long used at the Ryder Cup. Corpuz's driving accuracy and Korda's approach play were identified as a natural complement.

Korda and Corpuz went 4-0 in foursomes across the 2023 and 2024 competitions before Friday's win extended the run to five. Europe countered with Hull and Woad, two top-10 players in their first match together, who birdied the opening hole to briefly lead before the Americans took control.

How does the record compare to past Solheim and Ryder Cup pairings?

Korda and Corpuz are the second Solheim Cup duo to reach five points together, joining Laura Davies and Alison Nicholas, who went 5-4-0 as a pairing. On the men's side, Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson are the only Ryder Cup pairing to win all five of their matches together, doing so from 1967 to 1971, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

It's like having an ace at the top of your rotation. — Justin Ray, U.S. team statistician

Both players are U.S. Women's Open champions. Corpuz said she has learned from playing practice rounds with Korda outside of tournament weeks, calling her world No. 1 teammate easy to be around.