Europe, U.S. tied at 2-2 after opening session of Solheim Cup - ESPN

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Nelly Korda played like the world No. 1 in a record-setting partnership with Allisen Corpuz, helping the Americans split the opening foursomes 2-2 with Team Europe in a loud and wet start to the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands on Friday.

The early soundtrack to Day 1 — party music and chants just after dawn on a typically boisterous first tee — quickly turned into cheers from visiting American fans around a gloomy Bernardus Golf as Korda and Corpuz dominated the star-studded opening match against Europe's best top players, Charley Hull and Lottie Woad.

With their 4-and-3 win, the U.S. pairing claimed a fifth straight win — an unprecedented feat at the Solheim Cup.

When Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin put more red on the board by beating Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Alison Lee as rain started to fall, the United States had two of the 14 points needed to take the crystal trophy back across the Atlantic.

Europe rallied, though, with victories in the final two matches of the session.

The Swedish pairing of Maja Stark and Linn Grant went 4 up after seven holes and wound up winning 3 and 2 against Rose Zhang and Jennifer Kupcho.

Then, in the only match that went beyond the 16th hole, Esther Henseleit and Leona Maguire — who were also never behind — completed a 1-up win over Andrea Lee and Lindy Duncan on No. 18.

The afternoon four-balls begin at 1:05 p.m. local time (1105 GMT).

Korda and Maguire deliver — again Korda is one of 12 players in the American team this week but is carrying the expectations of a nation.

She delivered early and improved her Solheim Cup record to 11-5-1, the kind of points tally Tiger Woods wished he'd had in Ryder Cups.

«I always make the joke to Nelly — it's so nice to be 30 yards