{"id":9900,"date":"2021-09-06T08:49:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T06:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=9900"},"modified":"2021-09-06T08:49:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T06:49:22","slug":"europe-lead-hearing-into-monday-singles-at-2021-solheim-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/europe-lead-hearing-into-monday-singles-at-2021-solheim-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe lead hearing into Monday singles at 2021 Solheim Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo: Tristan Jones\/Let<\/em><\/p>\n

After two days of foursomes and fourball matches, Europe will take a two-point lead into the final day singles at the 2021 Solheim Cup.\u00a0A sensational Saturday morning saw Europe win 3.5 out of the 4 points available in the foursomes, before adding a further 2 points in the afternoon.\u00a0Team USA fought back on Sunday, clinching 3 points in the morning foursomes to close the gap to one point, but Europe turned the momentum around in the afternoon to lead 9-7 heading into the final day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rookie Leona Maguire<\/strong>, who is the first Irish player to represent Europe in the Solheim Cup, has had a phenomenal competition to date claiming 3.5 out of 4 available points alongside Mel Reid<\/strong> and Georgia Hall<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know how you are going to react in these situations until you are put in them. This is what you practice for. This is what you prepare for. I love team golf. I love match play,\u201d said Maguire:”It felt like being in college a little bit. I have had fantastic partners that have made me feel so comfortable out there and just sort of tried to dovetail off them, ride the momentum and hole a few putts when I could.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the morning, Maguire<\/strong> and Reid<\/strong> formed a formidable duo once again as they defeated Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing 5&4 after a dominant performance.<\/p>\n

The pair returned for their fourball against Jennifer Kupcho<\/strong> and Lizette Salas<\/strong>, and despite being behind for much of the encounter, a birdie on 18 from Reid ensured the match was halved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to ride the wave from this morning. We played some great golf this morning, and to get the win as big as we did this morning was huge. I just tried to stay really patient. We knew it was going to be a very different match this afternoon,\u201d said Maguire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew the girls were going to be relentless, that we just had to hang in there. We were down for most of the day, which is a position we hadn’t been in the last couple days. Tried to be patient, we knew it would turn for us, and just waited for Mel to hit that clutch shot at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s other two points in the afternoon fourballs came from Charley Hull<\/strong> and Emily Kristine Pedersen<\/strong>, who claimed a 3&2 victory over Danielle Kang<\/strong> and Austin Ernst<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the second match of the afternoon Carlota Ciganda<\/strong> and rookie Nanna Koerstz Madsen<\/strong> clinched a 1 up win over Jessica Korda<\/strong> and Megan Khang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The European duo trailed for large parts of the match but a birdie by Koerstz Madsen<\/strong> on 12 tied the teams before Ciganda\u2019s 40-foot birdie on 15 ensured they went 1 up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was really important to get that point,\u201d said Ciganda, a five-time member of Team Europe. \u201cIt was a really tight match. The Americans were happy after they had a great morning, so we knew it was going to be a tough afternoon. Going into tomorrow, winning these two days was key.<\/p>\n

MONDAY SINGLES PAIRINGS (all times Eastern)<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:05 p.m. \u2013 Anna Nordqvist (EUR) vs. Lexi Thompson (USA)<\/p>\n

12:15 p.m. \u2013 Madelene Sagstrom (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing (USA)<\/p>\n

12:25 p.m. \u2013 Leona Maguire (EUR) vs. Jennifer Kupcho (USA)<\/p>\n

12:35 p.m. \u2013 Georgia Hall (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda (USA)<\/p>\n

12:45 p.m. \u2013 Celine Boutier (EUR) vs. Mina Harigae (USA)<\/p>\n

12:55 p.m. \u2013 Nanna Koerstz Madsen (EUR) vs. Austin Ernst (USA)<\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. \u2013 Matilda Castren (EUR) vs. Lizette Salas (USA)<\/p>\n

1:15 p.m. \u2013 Carlota Ciganda (EUR) vs. Brittany Altomare (USA)<\/p>\n

1:25 p.m. \u2013 Sophia Popov (EUR) vs. Megan Khang (USA)<\/p>\n

1:35 p.m. \u2013 Mel Reid (EUR) vs. Yealimi Noh (USA)<\/p>\n

1:45 p.m. \u2013 Charley Hull (EUR) vs. Jessica Korda (USA)<\/p>\n

1:55 p.m. \u2013 Emily K. Pedersen (EUR) vs. Danielle Kang (USA)<\/p>\n

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Photo: Tristan Jones\/Let After two days of foursomes and fourball matches, Europe will take a two-point lead into the final day singles at the 2021 Solheim Cup.\u00a0A sensational Saturday morning saw Europe win 3.5 out of the 4 points available in the foursomes, before adding a further 2 points in the afternoon.\u00a0Team USA fought back<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[45,864,881],"tags":[1323,2088,2096,2232,2217,1984,1247,1289,376,2235,1985,2042,2219,2131,375,2233,2125,2132,2231,2133,2215,507,1657,2234,2216],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t