Europe forced to dig deep as United States retain Solheim Cup control

Europe’s Charley Hull celebrates after winning her Saturday foursomes with Esther Henseleit on day two of the Solheim Cup (Matt York/AP)

Europe continue to face an uphill battle to lift the Solheim Cup for a record fourth time in succession after the second day’s foursomes finished 2-2.

Suzann Pettersen’s side threatened to halve their overnight deficit when they led in three of the four matches for much of the morning session, but in the end were grateful to remain four points behind at 8-4.