The third match in the line-up pitted Davies against Michelle McGann , who had beaten the Englishwoman in a playoff for the State Farm Rail Classic three weeks before. That is something Davies did not do. In matchplay, if you don't make any putts, you give the momentum to the other player. I made everything I looked at earlier, but not today. My match was not a key match.
Every point is as vital as the next one.
When I had lost, I still did not think we would lose. Annika Sorenstam had been put out top by Walker, who was hoping for quick points at the head of the order in the Europeans' search for five and a half points to regain the Cup. But no one followed up. While Europe led 10-7, in nine of the remaining 11 matches on the course American players were ahead. The affect was extreme on both sides.