The Americans swept the foursome (alternate shot) matches to take a 4-0 lead over Europe after opening session of the 18th Solheim Cup.
on the bench -- paid off in a big way on Friday morning, as the Americans swept the foursome matches to take a 4-0 lead over Europe.
It is the first time the U.S. has started 4-0 in the Solheim Cup. It had never swept a foursomes session before Friday.The teams will head back out on the course later Friday for four four-ball matches. The team that won the opening session has captured the Solheim Cup in eight of the previous 11 instances .
Europe is trying to win the event a third straight time, which it has never done since the event's inception in 1990.
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