Team USA Ends Day One With Three-Point Lead
Winning both the morning four-ball and afternoon foursome sessions, the U.S. team built a three-point lead - solid, but certainly within range of the Europeans, who will be seeking a comeback in Wednesday's singles matches. Here we present some photos from the afternoon matches:
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| Tiffany Lua and Jane Rah celebrate their 3 & 2 victory in foursomes - their second point of the day. | Johanna Tillstrom (left) sank a 10-foot birdie putt at 18 to clinch a 2-up win with Tonje Daffinrud. |
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| Carin Koch (left) consults with Lisa Maguire (center) and Kelly Tidy on the 13th tee. Maguire and Tidy won two points on the day. | |
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| Alexis Thompson is embraced by Sarah Brown after Thompson drained a winning putt at 18. | Nancy Lopez and Carin Koch announced the pairings for singles matches at the end of the day. |
Americans Take 4-2 Lead in Morning Four-Ball
The U.S. squad jumped to a 4-2 lead Wednesday morning during four-ball matches. The first three matches of the day all went to the Americans, but the Europeans won two of the final three matches to keep it close. Alison Lee (right) teamed with Kristen Park to post the final U.S. point of the morning, a 2-and-1 victory,. As the afternoon began, the Americans were off to another fast start until a European rally turned some of the matches around. Follow all the action at FootJoy Live Scoring.