CURTIS CUP FIGHTBACK
GB&I TURN FOURSOMES TABLES ON
THE AMERICANS ... WELL, ALMOST!
Great Britain & Ireland, trounced 3-0 in the first-day foursomes, almost turned the tables completely on the Americans on Day 2 of the Curtis Cup match at Bandon Dunes, Oregon.
Whatever skipper Ada O'Sullivan said to her team, it worked wonders!
GB&I took the foursomes 2 1/2-1/2, which means they go into the final set of singles with a scoreline which holds out a glimmer of hope:
UNITED STATES 7 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 4 1/2
TRICIA MANGAN AND TARA DELANEY GET SQUARE MATCH
The all-Irish pairing of Tricia Mangan and Tara Delaney halved with Jane Park and Taylor Leon.
The scoring was not particularly good - Tricia and Tara were five over par at the finish - but they showed bags of fighting spirit after falling two down after only four holes.
The GB&I pair won the fifth with a birdie, the 10th with a birdie and the 14th to take a one-hole lead.
The United States partnership won the 15th with a par but Tricia and Tara held their nerve and won the 18th with a par for a square match.
MELISSA AND BREANNE SOCK IT TO THE AMERICANS
Melissa Reid and Breanne Loucks had a big win - 7 and 5 - over Jennie Lee and Jenny Suh.
The GB&I youngsters were two under par for the holes played with birdies at the sixth, eighth, ninth and 12th.
MARTINA AND NAOMI WIN WITH FIGHTING FINISH
Martina Gillen and Naomi Edwards were never ahead after losing the first to Paige Mackenzie and Amanda Blumenherst but here again the GB&I pair kept their shoulders to the wheel and squared the match with a par at the 16th.
Then Martina and Naomi went one up for the first time in the contest with a par at the 17th.
The last hole was halved in par, leaving the GB&I pair the winners by one hole.
THE AMERICANS ... WELL, ALMOST!
Great Britain & Ireland, trounced 3-0 in the first-day foursomes, almost turned the tables completely on the Americans on Day 2 of the Curtis Cup match at Bandon Dunes, Oregon.
Whatever skipper Ada O'Sullivan said to her team, it worked wonders!
GB&I took the foursomes 2 1/2-1/2, which means they go into the final set of singles with a scoreline which holds out a glimmer of hope:
UNITED STATES 7 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 4 1/2
TRICIA MANGAN AND TARA DELANEY GET SQUARE MATCH
The all-Irish pairing of Tricia Mangan and Tara Delaney halved with Jane Park and Taylor Leon.
The scoring was not particularly good - Tricia and Tara were five over par at the finish - but they showed bags of fighting spirit after falling two down after only four holes.
The GB&I pair won the fifth with a birdie, the 10th with a birdie and the 14th to take a one-hole lead.
The United States partnership won the 15th with a par but Tricia and Tara held their nerve and won the 18th with a par for a square match.
MELISSA AND BREANNE SOCK IT TO THE AMERICANS
Melissa Reid and Breanne Loucks had a big win - 7 and 5 - over Jennie Lee and Jenny Suh.
The GB&I youngsters were two under par for the holes played with birdies at the sixth, eighth, ninth and 12th.
MARTINA AND NAOMI WIN WITH FIGHTING FINISH
Martina Gillen and Naomi Edwards were never ahead after losing the first to Paige Mackenzie and Amanda Blumenherst but here again the GB&I pair kept their shoulders to the wheel and squared the match with a par at the 16th.
Then Martina and Naomi went one up for the first time in the contest with a par at the 17th.
The last hole was halved in par, leaving the GB&I pair the winners by one hole.
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