Crikey does anyone want to win his hole? Both Carlota Ciganda and Danielle Kang find trouble going up the 18th.

Kang plops into the greenside bunker with her second, while Ciganda's approach goes miles off to the right.

Difficult up and downs for both coming up.

Caroline Hedwall should be back on terms at 17, after nipping a brilliant tee shot in to 10 feet.

But a slight misread has cost her and Nelly Korda escapes with a par.

Azahara Munoz undoes some of her recovery work with a bogey at 13.

Angel Yin looks pretty relieved as she trots off to the 14th tee.

S.E.N.S.A.T.I.O.N.A.L.

Georgia Hall drills an iron shot to around 18 inches of the cup on the 15th.

Lexi Thompson can't knock in her putt and Women's British Open of 2018 is two shots up.

Four points from a possible four coming up?

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Looking good for Europe at the bottom end of the scoreboard but they need to turn a few more matches to blue in the middle....

Drop, drop, drop.......S.U.P.E.R.B.

Caroline Hedwall isn't done yet. The Swede had lost the 13th, 14th and 15th but 20 feet putt has stopped the rot.

She one behind Nelly Korda whose own putt was about an inch away from halving that hole. Fine margins.

Danielle Kang on the green at 17 with a tester to halve the hole?

She makes it and then goes absolutely crazy. Look at what it means to her. Teeth gritted, fist clenched, she looks pretty mean.

This could go either way down the stretch.

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Annie Park’s short par putt on 13 has trickled around the cup. A touch of good fortune for Europe there maybe?

Celine Boutier doesn't care, she's back ahead.

Ally McDonald I doff my hat to you.

After losing the seventh hole to Europe's fist pumping Bronte Law, she stops a laser-guided iron shot about two feet from the pin.

That's enough to provide the American with the perfect riposte.

Back on the ninth Jodi Ewart Shadoff sees a tiddler lip out as she surrenders a second consecutive hole to Brittany Altomare.

Hit it. Hit it..........Carlota Ciganda is well short with her eagle putt. What was she thinking?

Danielle Kang now has a very makeable birdie putt to salvage the hole and her lead.

But she's pushed it past.

Crucial match and a critical moment now in Ciganda's hands. And the Spaniard does not let the posse of European fans following this one down, stroking in from six feet.

She couldn't could she?

Solid and steady Azahara Munoz sees a 10-footer drop. Angel Yin can't quite believe this.

How big could that shot be?

Carlota Ciganda and Danielle Kang have been trading blows throughout this first match and the Spaniard now lands a hefty one, sending a magnificent spiraling approach into the 15th to reach the par five in two.

Oh no. Anne van Dam is in trouble at 10 and a bogey sees Lizette Salas scoot off with the hole to take the match to all square.

Is the comeback on for Azahara Munoz? She wins a second consecutive hole to cut Angel Yin's lead in half.

That birdie from 20 feet or so was very confidently hit.

Honours even at the 13th. You could cut the tension with a knife in this one.

Caroline Hedwall was three up at the turn.

What a turnaround by Nelly Korda who hits the front for the first time by sinking a 10 feet putt.

Hedwall's putt from a similar distance missed by no more than an inch or two.

America are on the charge and so are the Korda sisters.....