Linn Grant is standing over a 15-footer to escape with a half on the long second but her putter is not yet warmed up, so there's a first bit of red on the board.

It's been rare for Americans to take a lead in the opening three or four holes this week so Angel Yin's early win here will be a big boost for her team-mates.

Team USA captain Angela Stanford speaking about the celebrations after yesterday's performance: "We kind of came out a little flat yesterday, we needed a jolt like that. They needed to enjoy it and they're all fired up again this morning.

"I'm pretty confident in the end of our line-up, and all the way, but the end is going to be tough."

Nanna Koerstz Madsen struggled on day one, losing both matches as she really struggled with her swing. In fact she's thought to have spoken to her swing coach for help in between morning and afternoon sessions on Friday.

So it was a little surprising Anna Nordqvist sent her back out in the afternoon, but no surprise that the Dane sat out Saturday totally.

She'll need to find something to deal with the solid Allisen Corpuz, Nelly Korda's BFF who had been unbeaten alongside the world number one until legend killers Maja Stark and Linn Grant took them down.

Corpuz also lost to Mimi Rhodes and Nastasia Nadaud and in singles she's 1-1-0 so she's not as much of a force without Korda. But she's steady, solid, doesn't make too many mistakes and by the way is a US Women's Open champion. She'll be tough to beat today.

Another birdie putt pulls up short of the hole on the first. Nelly Korda is not the most aggressive putter and her effort runs out of steam six inches short.

Mimi Rhodes has ditched the outer layer of waterproofing on her top. Will she give this enough up the hill? It's right on line and rolling out beautifully. But again the ball refuses to reach the hole.

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Nelly Korda is first to attack the pin on the opening hole but that's a bang average shot. The ball is in the heart of the green but it's getting on for 30 feet from the pin.

Can Mimi Rhodes take advantage? Not really. She's about the same distance away after her effort catches the left edge of the green.

Esther Henseleit has given herself two birdie looks in two holes, and after missing on the first she makes no mistake on the second to edge ahead.

Mimi Rhodes is taking all this in her stride. She's decked out in full European blue waterproofs as she smiles and waves to the packed stands around the first green.

She follows Nelly Korda with a fairway finder off the tee. Nerveless.

A lot of eyes will be focused on this match as European rookie Mimi Rhodes gets to take on world number one Nelly Korda.

Rhodes has excelled this week, winning both her matches alongside fellow debutant Nastasia Nadaud.

And to some extent it's a free hit for the 24-year-old Englishwoman with Korda clearly the standout player in the American team and world golf.

But Korda has had a mixed bag this week, finally losing her 100% record in the foursomes with Allisen Corpuz before being pegged back by Carlota Ciganda's last-hole heroics late on Friday.

Angel Yin is first to putt. She has her former US skipper Juli Inkster following her round. The pair are good friends, although Inkster can't offer any advice today.

The birdie putt pulls up short. The greens have slowed significantly given overnight and continuing rain.

Has Linn Grant learned anything? No! Another putt comes up short.

Megan Khang hasn't quite got the speed of the greens yet - they're rolling a lot slower than yesterday due to all the rain we've had in the Netherlands overnight and this morning.

As on the first hole, she comes up short with a putt she has to win the second hole, so Charley Hull stays one up.

Linn Grant from only 122 yards on the first, flicks her ball onto the green and it skips up to around 15 feet.

Angel Yin from five yards closer hits the same shot to the same distance.

Two birdie putts coming up.

Esther Henseleit lets Alison Lee off the hook when she misses her birdie try on the first. Lee still has to make par from 10 feet but wielding one of those broomhandle putters she swipes the ball into the hole.

Lee and Yealimi Noh both use the long putters - and use them very, very well.

OK, so there's only one match through the first hole but, you know....

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On paper this looks like a guaranteed blue point with Linn Grant claiming three points from three matches alongside her great friend and fellow Swede Maja Stark on the opening two days.

American Angel Yin has played just once this week, picking up a half point in Friday's fourballs alongside Yealimi Noh against Charley Hull and Lottie Woad.

Yin has been out injured though so it's no surprise that she's only played once and even then Noh largely carried their pairing.

But golf is not played on paper...

...both players find the massively wide opening fairway off the tee.

Megan Khang can't get up and down from the greenside bunker and Charley Hull is left with about four feet for the win - and she drains it!

Hull's made absolutely nothing on the greens this week so that was important to get that to drop even if it was a short one.

Team USA had a big celebration on their team bus last night after Jennifer Kupcho's grandstand finish - and those celebrations were posted to social media.

And it's clear from Anna Nordqvist's comments that Europe saw those scenes, can they use that as extra motivation?

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Team Europe captain Anna Nordqvist ahead of the Sunday singles: "It's exciting. We've been waiting for this moment for a long time. We're on a mission today.

"The tournament finishes after Sunday, so the girls are ready to go. We are so excited. There couldn't be a better atmosphere here right now."