GAINESVILLE, Va. >> Lilia Vu made a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole, and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense Sunday of singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

Megan Khang, Rose Zhang and Allisen Corpuz moved the U.S. to the brink of victory with blowout wins, and the Americans got just enough from the back half of their lineup to prevent Europe from capturing the cup for a record fourth straight time.

The final score: United States 15 1/2, Europe 12 1/2, the biggest margin since the Americans won by five points seven years ago in Iowa.

The Americans got the final points they needed when Andrea Lee, Lauren Coughlin and Vu each rallied to secure a half-point. Zhang led the Americans by going 4-0. Coughlin, a Solheim Cup rookie playing in her home state, also went unbeaten at 3-0-1. The U.S. improved its overall lead in the series to 11-7-1.

Hojgaard rallies to beat McIlroy in Irish Open>> Rasmus Hojgaard birdied his last three holes for a 6-under 65 to win the Irish Open and hand Rory McIlroy another dose of disappointment before a raucous gallery at Royal County Down in Newcastle, Northern Ireland.

McIlroy had a two-shot lead on the back nine until Hojgaard put together a stunning charge down the stretch to win for the fifth time on the European tour and deny McIlroy a victory in his home country.

The 23-year-old Dane got up-and-down from a bunker for birdie on the short par-4 16th, he holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 17th to take the lead, and then blasted out of the rough onto the front edge of the green for a two-putt birdie on the par-5 18th.

McIlroy fell two shots behind when he three-putted for bogey from 25 feet on the 17th. Needing an eagle on the par-5 18th to force a playoff, he hit 7-iron to 10 feet and missed the cut. He shot 69 to finish one behind.

Hojgaard became the youngest player since Jose Maria Olazabal in 1989 to collect five wins on the European tour.

Rahm holds on to win LIV Golf>> Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf League by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event and the season points title with its $18 million bonus.

Rahm missed a pair of short birdie putts on the back nine that kept Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia in the mix. But then he holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that gave him a three-shot going to the last at Bolingbrook Golf Course in Bolingbrook, Ill.

Rahm won for the second time in the Saudi-funded league, adding to his title in England last month. In between those wins, he lost in a playoff to Brooks Koepka.

Niemann, a two-time winner at the start of the season, was the only player who could have challenged Rahm for the season title. He opened with two early birdies but never could get ahead, closing within two shots after a birdie on the 15th and a big par save on the 16th.

Niemann shot 66, while Garcia shot 68. They tied for second.

Stricker wins his 1st PGA Tour Champions title of the year>> Steve Stricker ended a four-hole playoff with a shot out of the rough that banged into the pin and set up a tap-in birdie, his third straight Sanford International victory in Sioux Falls, S.D., and his first PGA Tour Champions title of the year.

Stricker had a two-shot lead until a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole at Minnehaha Country Club for a 3-under 67.

Richard Green made a 12-foot birdie putt in the final group for a 69 to force extra holes.

After they each made par for three holes, Stricker pulled his 3-wood into deep rough and hammered a wedge that landed in the front and raced up the steep slope, smacking the pin in the middle and settling 2 feet away. Green missed his 8-foot birdie putt.