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Europe Builds 7-5 Lead at Solheim Cup After Korda, Corpuz Falter
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In Short: Team Europe takes a 7-5 lead over Team USA in the Solheim Cup after a strong performance in the morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs.
In the latest developments at the Solheim Cup, Team Europe has built a 7-5 lead over Team USA after a strong showing in both the morning foursomes and the afternoon fourballs. Despite the misfiring of stars Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz, Europe's other players have stepped up to secure the lead heading into Sunday's decisive singles matches.
The European team, led by rookies like Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud, secured two points each, while Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit also contributed a point. In contrast, Korda and Corpuz, who had won all five of their previous matches together, were defeated 3&2 in the morning foursomes and 2&1 in the afternoon fourballs.
Captain Anna Nordqvist's faith in pairing the world's top-ranked players, Korda and Woad, has been questioned after their disappointing performance. However, the team's overall strategy seems to be paying off, as Europe leads 7-5 with the final day's singles matches to come.
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- Charley Hull, who was the youngest Solheim Cup player aged 17 in 2013, is making her eighth appearance for Europe Recent history suggests this week's Solheim Cup will be another epic clash to follow hot on the heels of Great Britain and Ireland's dramatic victory over the United States in the Walker Cup.
- "I think it just shows how important each game is," said British number one Lottie Woad, who makes her debut for Europe this week.
- "We get big crowds in both places, but obviously, it's a little more pressure over here when it's a home Solheim Cup," she said.
- The Solheim Cup will begin with foursome matches on Friday American captain Angela Stanford is bullish about her line-up's ability to handle the unique pressure of the Solheim Cup.
- Ironically none of the 24 players are bringing stellar individual form into this match, not even Nelly Korda, the world number one who claimed her fourth title of the year by winning the US Women's Open in June.
- Korda has had only two top-10s since that major triumph at the start of the summer and finished in a lowly share of 50th place at the recent FM Championship.
- The extraordinary climax at Lahinch last Sunday, where GB&I won with the last putt of the match, evoked memories of the past three Solheim Cups staged in Europe.
Sources
- Espnlacrosselink