Friday, June 08, 2018

USA LEAD GB and I 2-1 after opening four-balls




FROM COLIN FARQUHARSON
Your man at Quaker Ridge Golf Club, New York State


FRIDAY MORNING (local time) FOUR-BALLS

GB and I                                                        UNITED STATES
OLIVIA MEHAFFEY                                        JENNIFER KUPCHO
and SOPHIE LAMB                  halved match  LUCY LI

The first hole was halved in pars.
GB and I bogeyed the second hole to go one down
USA birdied the par-4 third hole to go two up.
Holes four and five were halved in par figures
GB and I birdied the sixth to reduce USA lead to one hole
GB and I bogeyed the seventh to go back to two down
Eighth hole halved in pars.
USA birdied the short ninth to be three up at the turn in two under par figures
Hole 10 was halved in par 3s
Hole 11 halved in pars 4s. USA still three up.
Hole 12 also halved in pars.
GB and I birdied the short 13th to cut the USA lead to two holes
Hole 14 was halved in par
Hole 15 GB and I won with a birdie 3 to be only one down for the first time since the sixth.
Hole 16 was halved in par
GB and I squared the match with their third birdie in five consecutive holes ... a fighting finish.
The 18th was halved in par with Olivia Mehaffey holing bravely from 6ft for a 4 to match the Americans
Both pairs were two under par at the finish.




ALICE HEWSON                                                  LILIA VU 
and LILY MAY HUMPHREYS     lost to            KRISTEN GILMAN   won by 4 and 3

The Americans birdied the par-5 first to go one up
Second hole halved in par 4s.
Third and fourth holes also halved in pars.
USA birdied the short fifth to go two up
Sixth hole halved.
Seventh hole halved.
GB and I birdied the par-4 eighth to cut their deficit to one hole
Ninth hole was halved in birdie 2s.
USA also birdied the par-3 10th to regain two-hole lead
USA completed hat-trick of birdies with a 3 at the 11th to increase lead to three holes
GB and I birdied the 13th to get back to two down but USA produced their fourth
birdie in five consecutive holes to restore a three-hole lead
The 14th was halved in par 5s.
USA produced their fifth birdie in a seven-hole stretch to win the 15th and the match 4 and 3.
The Americans were seven under par for the 15 holes.
The GB and I pair were three under par at th finish but trailed from the first hole.


PAULA GRANT                                                                           LAUREN STEPHENSON
and SHANNON McWILLIAM       halved match                       SOPHIA SCHUBERT

GB and I birdied the par-5 first hole to go one up.
GB and I bogeyed the par-4 second to fall back to all square
Third hole halved in pars.
Fourth hole halved in pars.
GB and I birdied the short fifth to go one up.
Sixth hole halved in pars.
GB and I birdied the par-4 seventh to go two up.
USA won the eighth with a birdie 3 to be only one down.
GB and I birdied the short ninth to regain two-hole lead at the turn
GB and I bogeyed the short 10th to lose the hole and go back to only one up
USA bogeyed the 11th for GB and I to win the hole with a par and restore a two-hole lead
The 12th and 13th holes were halved in pars.
USA birdied the par-5 14th to cut the GB and I lead to only one hole.
USA also birdied the par-4 15th to square the match for the first time since the fourth hole.
The Americans kept up their strong finish with a birdie 3 to win the 17th and lead for the first time in the match.
But GB and I birdied the 18th to salvage a halved match in a tie in which they were twice two up.





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