The Europeans raced into a two-hole lead after three but, when given the opportunity to hammer home their advantage, Denmark’s Pedersen crucially missed short putts on the fifth and sixth holes that would have put them almost out of sight.
They would be made to pay as world number one Korda birdied the 10th and the US pair were level on the 13th after Pedersen missed another short putt.
The momentum was with the Americans and they also had an outstanding piece of good fortune on the par-five 14th, when Corpuz mis-hit a second shot towards the green. The ball did not got more than five feet off the ground but bounded through the rough to finish 20 feet from the hole.
“I told her that could be the top three best shots I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” laughed Korda, who knocked in the eagle putt to give the US a lead they would not lose.
Behind them, Hull and Esther Henseleit won three on the trot from the sixth to take control of match two, while Nordqvist and Boutier were six ahead after a sensational opening nine holes.
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The only red on the board was in match three where Thompson and Lauren Coughlin were always ahead of Hall and Maja Stark as they cantered to a 4&3 victory to put the US 7-2 ahead.
Shortly after, Nordqvist and Boutier, who had been helped by US rookie Sarah Schmelzel missing three short putts on the opening four holes, closed out their own 4&3 win.
That left Hull and Henseleit scrapping for a point against Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho.
The Americans gnawed away at the European lead on the back nine with Ewing holing a huge putt on 15 to get within one and, when Hull cleared the green by 20 yards with her second to the par-four 17th, the match was back all square.
But the Europeans snatched a crucual point after Henseleit’s delightful approach went close enough to be conceded for a birdie and Kupcho was unable to hole from a bunker.
