Junior Solheim Cup: Europe ends Day One with commanding lead
Solheim Cup Teams (Ladies European Tour Photo)
After one day of golf complete in the PING Junior Solheim Cup at Club De Golf La Zagaletain Málaga, Spain, the American team will need an impressive showing in Singles to mount a comeback.
The European team leads 8 1/2 to 3 1/2 after the Monday Foursomes and Fourball Sessions. The big difference came in the first session, with the Europeans winning the Foursomes 5 1/2 to 1/2 over the United States.
The Europeans got off to a fast start, with Rocio Tejeda and Andrea Revuelta defeating Irene Kim and Megan Meng 8 & 6.
Yana Wilson and Jasmine Koo was the only group for the United States to earn a half point after they tied Nora Sundberg and Anna Canado.
Gianna Clemente and Anna Davis was a marquee grouping for the United States, but they lost to Yana Beeli and Helen Briem 3 & 2.
In the Fourball matches, the two teams split the points 3 to 3. Jasmine Koo and Anna Davis, Gianna Clemente and Yana Wilson, and Kathryn Ha and Elizabeth Rudasill earned a point for the United States while Helen Briem and Savannah De Bock, Francesca Fiorellini and Denisa Vodickova earned a point for the European Team.
Yana Wilson and Jasmine Koo both earned 1.5 points for the United States team and went 1-0-1.
Started in 2002, The PING Junior Solheim Cup is a version of The Solheim Cup for female amateurs born after 2001 and follows a similar format to the biennial event, featuring the top 12 European junior amateurs versus their United States counterparts.
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ABOUT THE Junior Solheim Cup
Inaugurated in 2002, The PING Junior Solheim Cup is
a version of The Solheim Cup for female amateurs
born after 2001 and follows a similar format to the
biennial event, featuring the top 12 European junior
amateurs versus their U.S counterparts.
College/university golfers are ineligible to participate
in the event, even if they meet the age cutoff. The
event is held over two days, with six four-ball and six
foursomes matches the first day, and twelve singles
matches the second day.
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