With the transport issues of day one resolved, there was a raucous atmosphere in a packed stand on the first tee but the home fans were soon muted as Europe took control of three matches.
Emily Pedersen and Carlota Ciganda won two of the first three holes to put early blue on the scoreboard against unbeaten US duo Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz.
Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit won three on the trot from the sixth to take control of match two while Anna Nordqvist and Celine Boutier were six ahead after a sensational opening nine holes.
But the momentum in the top match was changing. Pedersen, who missed short putts on the fifth and sixth holes that would have put them almost out of sight, left a short putt on the 13th green and they were suddenly back all square.
And on the next, fortune favoured Corpuz when her mis-hit second shot, which never got more than five feet off the ground, bounded on to the green and Korda drained the 20-foot eagle putt to win the hole.
“I told her that could be the top three best shots I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” laughed Korda.