Europe Rallies After 4–0 Shutout With Hole-in-One, Hole-Out and Chip-In, to Cut US Lead to 5–3

Solheim Cup team US golfer Lexi Thompson hits her tee shot on the first hole during the foursomes play at the Solheim Cup in Finca Cortesin, Spain, on Sept. 22, 2023. Bernat Armangue/AP Photo

CASARES, Spain—With the help of a hole-in-one, a hole-out from the fairway and a chip-in, Europe rallied against the United States after being swept in the opening foursome matches at the Solheim Cup, winning two of the afternoon fourball matches to reduce the Americans’ lead to 5–3 on Friday.

Emily Pedersen made a hole-in-one on the par-3 12th to ignite the Europeans’ comeback after the U.S. had its best-ever start, then Gemma Dryburgh holed out from the fairway on the 16th and Leona Maguire chipped in from off the green on the 18th to make it close again for Europe at Finca Cortesin in southern Spain.