OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – The United States shuffled its lineup in the second round of the International Crown and got the desired result, beat Spain twice Friday to earn its first points in the eight-country competition.
Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr took control on the back nine against Belen Mozo and Beatriz Recari in a 3-and-2 win, and Paula Creamer and Stacy Lewis held on to beat Azahara Munoz and Carlota Ciganda 2 up.
One day earlier, the top-seeded U.S. lost twice to Taiwan and was the only country without a point.
That caused Lewis to say: “Well, I guess we learned that those pairings didn’t work very well.”
Thus, the Americans traded partners Friday – and the new teams proved to be far more productive.