The Solheim Cup's second day of competition set the stage for a suspenseful day of singles matches as the U.S. and Europe enter the finale tied 8-8.
Europe's Maja Stark and Linn Grant evened the foursomes with a win over Danielle Kang and Andrea Lee by two strokes.Leona Maguire got Europe off to a hot start in the afternoon fourball as she and Charlie Hill bested Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing by two shots. Maquire contributed seven birdies as she led the charge.
Team U.S. snagged its only win of the day from Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin, who defended Anna Nordqvista and Caroline Hedwall by two strokes and won the 18th hole. Until the end of that victory, team U.S. seemed in danger of a sweep. Europe's Madeleine Sagstrom and Emily Pedersen beat Rose Zhang and Andrea as they had a two-shot lot with just one hole to play.
Carlota Ciganda and Linn Grant of the European tour also beat Danielle Kang and Lilia Vu of the U.S. by two shots.Amid Saturday's turning tides, there were some moments unrelated to the play on the course. Charley Hull almost hit Team Europe captain Suzann Pettersen with her approach iron shot on the course's part five No. 8.:
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