Solheim Cup: Europe bounce back to tie things up heading into Sunday Singles

Team Europe fight back to level things up at 8-8 heading into the Singles at Finca Cortesin.

23 Sep 2023

Solheim Cup: Europe bounce back to tie things up heading into Sunday Singles — Solheim Cup: Europe bounce back to tie things up heading into Sunday…

Team Europe fought back valiantly at the Solheim Cup on Saturday afternoon to tie things up at 8-8 heading into the 12 Sunday Singles matches at Finca Cortesin.

Europe trailed the USA 4-0 in Friday's opening session, before ending the day at 5-3 down.

Suzann Pettersen's European side tied the Saturday morning foursomes 2-2 but they then clawed their way back into the match by taking the fourballs session 3-1.

That means the match is finely poised heading into the final day at 8-8.

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Charley Hull & Leona Maguire led the line from the front in the afternoon fourballs with an emphatic 4&3 victory.

Cheyenne Knight & Angel Yin then got a point back on the board for Stacy Lewis' United States.

But with the score at 8-6 in the favour of Team USA, the final two European pairings of Madelene Sagstrom & Emily Pedersen and Linn Grant & Carlota Ciganda piled in the birdies to stick some blue back on the board and bring the contest back to 8-8.

Grant incredibly birdied the first six holes in her match.

European captain Pettersen said:

"We've got to get the line up right, did a great job today, If you look at where we started on Friday we have come a long way. This is like climbing a mountain, but coming back down is just as important. We need to regroup and be ready to go on Sunday morning."

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There are now 12 points up for grabs with the singles matches on Sunday.

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Europe are bidding to win the Solheim Cup for a record third time in a row.

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Solheim Cup Saturday Foursomes

Pedersen / Ciganda vs Vu / Kupcho - Europe 2&1

Nordqvist / Maguire vs Thompson / Khang - USA 1up

Hall / Boutier vs Korda / Corpuz - USA 5&3

Stark / Grant vs Kang / Lee - 1up

Solheim Cup Saturday Fourballs

Hull / Maguire vs Korda / Ewing - Europe 4&3

Nordqvist / Hedwall vs Knight / Yin - USA 2up

Sagstrom / Pedersen vs Zhang / Lee - Europe 2&1

Ciganda / Grant vs Kang / Vu - Europe 2&1

Solheim Cup Score:

Europe 8 - 8 USA