Team USA Hold Off Remarkable Fightback to Retain Junior Solheim Cup

Team USA successfully retained the Junior Solheim Cup title with a narrow 13-11 victory over Team Europe on the final day at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. Morgan Pressel's side dominated the opening day to secure a seven-point lead into Tuesday's singles, needing only 2.5 points to retain the trophy and three for outright victory. The target was the same one Team Europe faced last year at the Ryder Cup before clinging to a win, but the visitors sweated as Anne van Dam's European team threatened a record-breaking comeback. Team Europe won 8.5 of the 12 points on Sunday, including England's Annabel Peaford winning three of her last four holes to claim a 1up win over world No 1 Asterisk Talley in the opening match, but fell to their second successive loss. Any hopes of a home comeback appeared unlikely when Eliana Saga claimed a 4&3 win over Adriana Garcia Terol and Madeleine Conser beat Lana Guyot 5&4, taking them within 0.5 points of retaining. Talley had already looked set to earn Team USA's first point of the day when she was 2up with four to go, only for Peaford to par the 15th and birdie the 16th before winning the next two holes and snatch a remarkable victory. Lauren Crump saw off Amber Lee 3&2 and Anna Ludvova won three consecutive holes around the turn in a 2&1 win over Grace Carter, with Lena Geier claiming a final-hole win over Aubrey Hilgers to earn Europe further points. Sofia Maier-Borst and Axelle Guillemard beat Amelie Zalsman and Honorine Ferry respectively to keep hopes of an unlikely European victory alive, before Kelly Zhang claimed the winning point for Team USA with a 2up victory over Carolina Perez-Tasso. Carlota Lopez Minguela closed out a 3&2 success over Irish Lee and Marta Munoz found a penultimate-hole birdie to tie with Anna Fang, while Team Europe reduced the winning margin further after Alice Kong snatched a final-hole win over Lily Peng. Sky Sports Golf will have at least 12 hours of live coverage from the first two days, with coverage getting under way at 6am on Friday and Saturday ahead of the opening foursomes match teeing off at 6.40am (7.40am local time). The afternoon fourballs are scheduled to start at 12.05pm (1.05pm local time) on both days, with coverage continuing until after the final putt is holed, while Sunday singles coverage begins at 9am ahead of the opening tee shot at 10.10am. Sky Sports+ will have live coverage of the closing ceremony from 5.30pm on Sunday, following the Solheim Cup winner being crowned, while the opening ceremony on Thursday at 4.30pm will see the opening-day pairings revealed. Who will win the Solheim Cup? Watch Team Europe's bid to regain the trophy exclusively live on Sky Sports, with all three days live from September 11-13 on Sky Sports Golf. Not got Sky? Get latest Sky Sports deals or stream golf with no contract on NOW.