- Golf Channel
Match recaps: U.S. sweeps Europe in fourballs
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Europe stunned the U.S. in the morning foursomes to grab an early 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 lead at the Solheim Cup, but the U.S. rallied in the afternoon for a 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead. Here's a recap of the Day 1 matches. Afternoon fourballs: U.S. 4, Europe 0 MATCH 5: Michelle Wie-Danielle Kang (U.S.) def. Jodi Ewart Shadoff-Madelene Sagstrom (Europe), 3 and 1: Kang was a star on her first day playing in the Solheim Cup. She hit great shot after great shot and drained key putts all over the lot. It was a thing of beauty for the U.S. and she may just play in all five matches. MATCH 6: Lizette Salas-Angel Yin (U.S.) def. Carlota Ciganda-Emily Pedersen (Europe), 6 and 5: An absolute drubbing
- Golf Channel
Stenson opens with 62 in rare Wyndham appearance
Henrik Stenson's prior appearances at the Wyndham Championship set the bar pretty low. He missed the cut in 2010 and 2011, followed by a flu-induced withdrawal in 2012. But Stenson is a far different player these days, and that disparity was on full display Thursday when he shot a bogey-free 62 to sit alone in second place, one shot behind Matt Every. "I guess my game is in slightly better shape than it has been some of the other times when I've shown up here," Stenson told reporters. "Couple of the times where I've been here I haven't been playing well at all. Certainly I felt like I would have a better chance this year to do myself justice on here, and I certainly got off to a good start."
- USA Today
Solheim Cup: Lexi Thompson, the quiet U.S. superstar, still has plenty of room to rise
For all her natural star power, Lexi Thompson takes more of a Teddy Roosevelt approach off the fairways. In other words, speak softly and carry a big driver. So there was more than a smirk of irony when the second-ranked player in the world had to push back her pre-Solheim Cup news conference from Tuesday to Thursday because of a nasty cold. It was far from a week-crusher, though. “People, I’m not dying,” the 22-year-old quipped. No, she most certainly remains a rising talent. That much was apparent in spurts, at both the start and finish of what was a dramatically uneven foursomes match with partner Cristie Kerr. Ultimately, a glitzy beginning and a clutch ending salvaged half-a-point against
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