US dominates Euro in fourball
Danielle Kang of Team USA reacts after her birdie on the seventh hole during the afternoon four-ball matches of the Solheim Cup at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. AFP
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The favored Americans found themselves trailing Europe after a sluggish start to the Solheim Cup.
The US settled down on Friday afternoon, pulling away with a record-setting fourball performance.
The United States swept the afternoon fourball matches to take a 5 1/2-2 1/2 lead at Des Moines Golf and Country Club.
Lizette Salas and US newcomer Danielle Kang each won two matches, teaming to beat Carlota Ciganda and Caroline Masson 1 up for the Americans’ lone full point in the morning foursomes, then leading the US to its first ever fourball sweep in the afternoon.
“This is the history we really don’t want. We want the history on Sunday night. We want the Cup,” US captain Juli Inkster said. “We’ve got a lot of work (ahead). I know (European captain) Annika (Sorenstam) is going to get that team fired up.”
Salas and rookie Angel Yin routed Ciganda and Emily Pedersen 6 and 5, and Kang and Michelle Wie topped Madelene Sagstrom and Jodi Ewart Shadoff 3 and 1.
In the other fourball matches, Brittany Lincicome and Brittany Lang beat Masson and Florentyna Parker 3 and 2, and Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller edged Charley Hull and Georgia Hall 2 and 1.
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