America's women golfers retained the Solheim Cup with a storming singles display at Halmstad in Sweden today.

Leading by a point after the morning completion of fourballs and then by two when Scot Catriona Matthew beat Laura Diaz in the top game Europe were simply swept aside.

Juli Inkster, Pat Hurst, Angela Stanford and Stacy Prammanasudh scored wins over Iben Tinning, Sophie Gustafson, Trish Johnson and Sophie Gustafson respectively to take the United States in sight of victory.

Nineteen-year-old Morgan Pressel then claimed the notable scalp of Annika Sorenstam and after Sherri Steinhauer had won the last to claim a half with Becky Brewerton it was left to Nicole Castrale and Paula Creamer to take the United States over the winning line.

Their tail was going well too and it looked like being a comfortable victory in the end.