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09/11 12:45 CDT Solheim Cup: Europe and the US at 4-4 after late heroics from
Ciganda on Day 1
Solheim Cup: Europe and the US at 4-4 after late heroics from Ciganda on Day 1
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) --- The opening day of the Solheim Cup started with
smoke blowers and party music blasting out of a boisterous first tee. It ended
in nervy silence on No. 18 as veteran European player Carlota Ciganda stood
over a 12-foot putt to tie the match against the Americans.
Not for the first time, she delivered.
Ciganda pulled off an unlikely par after world No. 1 Nelly Korda and Lauren
Coughlin left birdie putts short to gain a half-point with rookie Julia Lopez
Ramirez and leave the teams tied at 4-4 after a Day 1 that had a little bit of
everything at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands on Friday.
Including a slice of history.
For the first time in the 36-year history of the Solheim Cup, Europe and the
United States split each of the first two sessions. For two teams that have
long looked so evenly matched, maybe it was no surprise.
It was a tough end to the day for Korda, who had a 4-and-3 win with Allisen
Corpuz in the morning singles that earned the U.S. pairing a fifth straight
victory together --- an unprecedented feat at the Solheim Cup.
There were some other big performances, not least from European rookies Mimi
Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud, who won 2 and 1 against Corpuz and Auston Kim in
the afternoon four-balls.
The day ultimately belonged to Ciganda, who was never in the right spot down
No. 18 but ended up getting up-and-down against the odds. It's another chapter
of the Spaniard's Solheim Cup story that peaked in 2023 when her late
back-to-back birdies secured a singles win over Korda and retained the crystal
trophy in a 14-14 tie.
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