How about that from Lottie Woad! Charley Hull and Nelly Korda both found the green with wedge shots in, a similar distance apart, but while Allisen Corpuz rolled her ball just up to the side of the hole, Woad canned hers for an opening birdie to put Europe 1UP in the lead-off match.

Great start.

A real contrast in the European pairing with Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen bringing the fire and France's Celine Boutier the calming influence.

Boutier won one of her two foursomes matches last time out - and that victory was with Europe skipper Anna Nordqvist.

For the US pair, Lauren Coughlin went unbeaten in 2024's victory, claiming 3½ points out of four matches - winning both foursomes and one fourball match. She is the second highest ranked US player in the world standings at 17.

Alison Lee is playing in her third Solheim Cup - she's probably best remembered for the controversial 2015 concession that never was and left her and Charley Hull in tears.

Allisen Corpuz has the honour of getting the 20th Solheim Cup under way, which she does superbly by hitting a driver right down the middle of the fairway.

It's rookie Lottie Woad, and not Charley Hull, who hits first for Europe in this alternate shot format we have first this morning. She tugs her tee shot wide left with a bit of a hook, but it's a generous starting hole so it doesn't look like being in too much trouble.

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What more could you want for the first match of the day? World No.1 Nelly Korda has her favourite partner alongside her to take on the swashbuckling superstar Charley Hull and emerging force Lottie Woad.

Korda took down Hull at this year's US Women's Open, but Hull dismantled Korda 6&4 in the singles at the last Solheim Cup - don't think for one second that the American has forgotten that.

Nelly Korda strides onto the first tee alongside Allisen Corpuz with the World No.1 filming the experience on her phone!

There's big smiles from the Americans but a slightly more focused look on Charley Hull and Lottie Woad's faces, who share a hug with Anna Nordqvist before staring down the fairway to get a picture of that crucial first tee shot coming up.

There's nothing quite like it in the rest of golf.

Both European captain Anna Nordqvist and her USA counterpart Angela Stanford put out their big guns first up this morning.

World No.1 Nelly Korda is 4-0 playing alongside Allisen Corpuz, while Charley Hull is paired with Lottie Woad - who is a rookie on this European team but is also the highest ranked player on it after her stunning rise up the ranks.

That's just the start though of a mouthwatering line-up.

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Morning golf fans!

The sun's just risen over the fairways of Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands and there's a cracking atmosphere of fans gathered cheering and singing around the first tee box - welcome to the 20th edition of the Solheim Cup.

And what a start we have for you as Nelly Korda and Charley Hull, the two superstars on each team, clash in the very first match of this morning's foursomes.

USA and Europe are evenly matched, recent Solheim Cups have been close calls and in the last even held on this continent we had an epic 14-14 tie!

Anything like that excitement and we're in for an enthralling three days, so sit back and strap in as we take you through all the action from the Solheim Cup.