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One stat that most certainly benefits Team USA: Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda have an all-time five-and-zero record as a partnership in the foursomes, the most winningest (let’s hold hands across the ocean) pairing in Solheim Cup history. Corpuz blasts the first tee shot of day two down the fairway, and Maja Stark wastes little time in following her. It’s happening again, my golf-crazed friends!
… and so it begins again. The teams are level after slugging it out on day one, and the USA as holders have the tie in their pocket, but there is one way in which Europe have the advantage. Every player has seen some action already, and only two Europeans are pointless: Celine Boutier and Nanna Madsen, who were strangely sent out for a second match yesterday afternoon after their out-of-sorts display in the morning. The USA have five players still to make their mark, and four of them – Jennifer Kupcho, Rose Zhang, Andrea Lee and Auston Kim – will play in these upcoming foursomes. Again, good luck guessing how this is going to go.
Day two preamble: Europe 4-4 USA
It looked like Team USA would take a one-point lead into Saturday when Nelly Korda and Lauren Coughlin found the 18th green in regulation, while Carlota Ciganda was wandering off piste down the 1st as part of an ersatz tribute to the more outré work of Severiano Ballesteros and Jordan Spieth. But in the classic matchplay style, Korda and Coughlin missed their birdie putts, while Ciganda got up and down from nowhere to somehow secure a half for Europe. And now here we are …
… and this is the order in which the Saturday foursomes will go out this morning. Friday was so much fun, and if today is even halfway as entertaining, we’ll be in for a wild and wonderful treat. Good luck confidently predicting the winner of any of these matches, or indeed the whole thing itself. Solheim Cup fever is raging; won’t somebody please call Dr Golf?! It’s on.
6.40am (BST): Maja Stark and Linn Grant v Allisen Corpuz and Nelly Korda
6.52am: Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit v Jennifer Kupcho and Rose Zhang
7.04am: Mimi Rhodes and Natasia Nadaud v Andrea Lee and Auston Kim
7.16am: Charley Hull and Lottie Woad v Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin
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