US and Europe tie Solheim Cup opening session 2-2

The United States and Europe split the opening foursomes session 2-2 at the Solheim Cup on Friday, marking only the third time in the event's history the teams have been tied after the first session. The competition is being held at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, which is hosting the Solheim Cup for the first time. The American pair of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz set a new record with their fifth consecutive match victory as a team, defeating Europe's Charley Hull and Lottie Woad 4 and 3. The U.S. took an early lead in the session when Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin won their match 3 and 2 against Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Celine Boutier. Europe fought back to level the score. Maja Stark and Linn Grant secured the first point for Europe with a 3 and 2 victory over Rose Zhang and Jennifer Kupcho. The final match of the morning went to Leona Maguire and Esther Henseleit, who held on to win 2 up against Andrea Lee and Lindy Duncan, ensuring the session ended in a tie. "Really happy with it," U.S. captain Angela Stanford said. "First session out away from home, two points on the board, really happy with the way we played and really happy with what we did out there.