- Catriona Matthew’s team need five points to retain trophy
- Europe’s captain: ‘I am delighted to be going in with a lead’
The tense, tremendous, Toledo tussle. Those who feared a Solheim Cup which may struggle for attention due to it clashing in part with the extravagant conclusion to the PGA Tour season need not have worried. The only pity associated with this gripping battle between the teams of the United States and Europe is that only one more chapter remains.
The most extraordinary Sunday act, fittingly, was the last. Mel Reid’s 136-yard approach to the 18th to all intents and purposes looked half a club short. Reid and Leona Maguire, the undoubted star of this event so far, needed to win the hole to snatch a half against Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas. Reid’s ball somehow evaded a greenside bunker, bounced in semi rough and trickled to within 15 inches of the cup. Reid tapped in for her three; giving Europe a 9-7 lead heading into the final day singles. “I knew I had to pull something off,” said Reid. “The crowd were getting behind them, heckling us a little bit.”
