The home team won three of the morning foursomes to close the gap to a single point and led in three of the afternoon fourballs by one point.
However, victories by Carlota Ciganda and rookie Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Charley Hull and Emily Kristine Pedersen ensured that Catriona Matthew’s team led into Monday’s 12 singles matches.
That lead appeared to be a single point until Mel Reid and Leona Maguire snatched half off Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas on the 18th, Reid landed a lucky bounce off the edge of a bunker to set up a birdie from close range.
Yealimi Noh and Mina Harigae defeated Celine Boutier and Sophia Popov 3 and 1 in the first fourball game to level the overall score, but Hull and Pedersen defeated Danielle Kang and Austin Ernst 4 and 2 moments before Ciganda and Madsen surpassed Jessica Korda and Megan Khang. in the last.
In the morning foursomes, Maguire had teamed up with Reid for the couple’s second foursome hit on Sunday, defeating world number one Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing 5 and 4.
That gave Europe a four-point lead in pursuit of just a second victory on American soil in the contest’s history, only for the home team to win the remaining three matches to close the gap to a single point.
Reid and Maguire won four of the first five holes and while Korda produced a rare moment of magic to hawk the 13th and keep the match alive, it only delayed the inevitable and the European pair secured victory on the next.
“I think it was a couple that neither of us saw coming, but the captains obviously saw something in us that we didn’t see,” said Maguire, who is the first Irish player to appear in the contest.
“And I think we’re both intrepid on the golf course, which is something you should be in those games, especially given the pairings we face.
“I mean, Nelly and Jessica yesterday, Nelly and Ally today, world class players, and we really had to be in our ‘A’ game to come out with a point.”
Maguire let out a great roar after making the winning pair putt on the 14th, adding: “We played great all day and it was great to finish it off in style and not have to lose another.
“Mel made a lot of clutch putts today so it was my turn to finish it off in style.”
The remaining matches were much tighter affairs with Kang and Ernst beating Hall and Madelene Sagstrom on the 18th.
The European pair were up two after making birdies on the first two holes, but lost the fourth, sixth and seventh to lag behind, won the eighth and tenth to get back in front and then lost 13 and 14 to get back on track. .
Hall made some superb par putts to keep the game alive, but failed to birdie on 18 to snatch half a point.
Moments later, Lexi Thompson’s long birdie putt on Day 17 sealed a 2-1 win for her and Brittany Altomare over Hull and Emily Pedersen.
Salas and Kupcho completed an excellent session for the hosts with a 3-1 win over Anna Nordqvist and Matilda Castren, who had won their two matches together on Saturday.
Two birdies on the first seven holes brought the European duo up two, but they lost the eighth to a bogey six and also lost four holes in a row from 14 to see Europe’s overall lead reduced to just one point.
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Source: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
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