Europe complete Solheim Cup win in record style

Needing only 3.5 points to retain the Cup, the Europeans instead made a statement on foreign soil by seizing 7.5 points during Sunday singles.

Hull of Team Europe asks Team USA's Creamer to sign her ball after their singles match in the 2013 Solheim Cup at Colorado Golf Club in Parker

The victory was Europe's first Solheim Cup win in the United States and also set a new mark for biggest margin of victory, topping Europe's 17.5-10.5 rout over the Americans in 2003.

A weather delay due to lightning in the area postponed what was a European coronation late in the day in Parker, Colorado, but it could not stop the inevitable.

(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles, editing by Nick Mulvenney)