SUNNINGDALE, England — Hannah Darling won her third match of the week, partnering Mimi Rhodes for a 3-2 victory in four balls on Saturday as Great Britain and Ireland took a 7-5 lead over the Americans. in the Curtis Cup.
GB&I is trying to win the Curtis Cup for the first time since 2016 and end the US race at three in a row. Sunday’s qualifying session features eight singles matches.
Darling teamed with Aine Donegan for a 1-up win over Auburn teammates Anna Davis and Megan Schofill in the morning foursomes. Darling also won the only games they played on Friday.
The four morning sessions ended with each team winning the game and splitting the other in half. GB&I took control of the afternoon as Lorna McClymont and Beth Coulter defeated Davis and Melanie Green, 2 and 1.
GB&I were poised to sweep the four ball session with Lottie Woad and Sara Byrne leading 1 up with two to play. Schofill and Rachel Kuehn won the 17th to repeat the match and the 18th was halved.
Eight singles matches begin with 15-year-old Asterisk Talley facing Woad, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion and the No. 1 ranked junior player in the world.
The United States has a 31-8-3 edge in the Curtis Cup, which began in 1932. The Americans have won by at least five points in each of the last three games.
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