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United States of America Wins the 2018 Match

The Curtis Cup is staying on the American soil in which it was played for this week at Quaker Ridge Golf Club. ended the match. GB&I had one last chance to earn a half-point in the final match, but Paula Grant, 24, of Northern Ireland, failed to convert a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole, enabling Mariel Galdiano, one of the USA’s two returning players from 2016 (Andrea Lee), to earn a 1-up victory.
A pair of U.S. Women’s Amateur champions – Sophia Schubert (2017) and Kristen Gillman (2014) – delivered the decisive points in Sunday’s singles matches as the USA rolled to a 17-3 victory over Great Britain and Ireland. It was the largest margin of victory in the history of the biennial competition, which began in 1932.
“We’re obviously very disappointed with the score line and all you can do is congratulate the United States on its win and the very high standard of golf they have played this week,” said GB&I captain Elaine Farquharson-Black. “We have played good golf in spells, particularly on the first day, but at this level, you have to have more consistency and at times we’ve just not performed as well as we would have liked.”
The Americans entered the final session with a comfortable 9-3 margin and needing only 1½ points to reclaim the Cup it lost in the Republic of Ireland in 2016.

A determined USA Team, which featured six of the top 10 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking™, punctuated its dominating effort by claiming all eight of Sunday’s singles matches.

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“I’m very proud of my players,” said USA captain Virginia Derby Grimes, who went 3-0 as a player in the Match and now is 1-0 as a captain. “They are a phenomenal group of girls. They’ve been so much fun to be around, and they just gelled and bonded.”
The previous largest margin of victory was 11 points in 1982 at Denver (Colo.) Country Club. Fox Sports golf analyst Juli Inkster, a five-time USGA champion, was a member of that USA Team.

The USA swept a singles session for the first time since 1990 when it went 6-0 at Somerset Hills Golf Club in Bernardsville, N.J. That was also the last time the USA won all four sessions of the competition. The USA claimed all five sessions of this year’s competition, a first since the format switch in 2008.
Gillman, whose 5-and-4 victory over 16-year-old Englishwoman Annabell Fuller provided the clinching point, became just the third player to go 5-0-0 since the Match switched from two to three days in 2008.

A few minutes earlier, Schubert, playing in the first match, defeated arguably GB&I’s top player, Olivia Mehaffey, 2 and 1. Mehaffey came into Sunday’s session with a 2-1-1 mark, but got down early against the recent University of Texas graduate and never recovered. Schubert, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., delivered a clutch approach shot on the par-4 16th hole and won with a par, and then closed out the match with an up-and-down par from a greenside bunker to halve No. 17.
For the first time in the history of the competition, every USA player claimed at least two points.

For seven of the eight USA players, team competition is not over for the summer. The seven college players – Lucy Li is still in high school – will be competing in the Palmer Cup next month in Evian, France. The Palmer Cup features 24 American collegians – 12 men and 12 women – playing against a side of international collegians. It is the first time in the competi-

tion’s history that women will participate.

“I was so excited to get out here today,” said the 22-year-old

Schubert, the USA’s oldest player. “I played OK yesterday and the day before, but I was just ready to come out here and play their best player and just show them what I can do.
The USA now leads the series 29-8-3.

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“[The week has] just been unreal. This has been a dream of mine for a really long time, just to make the Curtis Cup Team and to win a major championship, the U.S. [Women’s] Am. So it’s been incredible. It’s definitely been like a whirlwind, and I’ve just loved every minute of it.”
Lilia Vu, No. 1 in the WAGR, on why the USA Team was so successful this week: “We believe in each other so much. When we’re on the course together, when it’s like foursomes or four-balls, we just read each other’s putts. We know it with confidence and just do it.”
Gillman, 20, of Austin, Texas, a first-team All-American this past season at the University of Alabama, played the equivalent of 2-under-par golf – with match-play concessions – in her victory. After halving the first three holes, she won three of the next four to take a 3-up lead at the turn. Even though Fuller, the youngest member of the GB&I Team, won the 11th hole with a par, she lost Nos. 10, 12 and 13 and a par on the par-5 14th
USA captain Virginia Derby Grimes on Kristen Gillman going 5-0-0 in the Match: “It’s really rare and she played exceptionally well. She had it going. I definitely wanted to keep putting her out there, but she was playing well and making putts.”

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40th Curtis Cup Match Results

June 8-10, 2018

Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale, N.Y.

Par: 35-35—70, Yardage: 6,235

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

USA

GB&I

FOUR-BALLS

Jennifer Kupcho/Lucy Li (halved) Lilia Vu/Kristen Gillman (4 and 3)
Olivia Mehaffey/Sophie Lamb (halved) Alice Hewson/Lily May Humphreys
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Lauren Stephenson/Sophia Schubert (halved)

Paula Grant/Shannon McWIlliam (halved)

Day 1 Four-Balls

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FOURSOMES

Mariel Galdiano/Andrea Lee Jennifer Kupcho/Lilia Vu (2 up) Lauren Stephenson/Kristen Gillman (4 and 2)
Olivia Mehaffey/Sophie Lamb (3 and 2) Alice Hewson/India Clyburn Paula Grant/Lily May Humphreys

Day 1 Foursomes

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Day 1 Total

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FOUR-BALLS

Jennifer Kupcho/Kristen Gillman (3 and 2) Mariel Galdiano/Lilia Vu (2 and 1) Lucy Li/Andrea Lee (3 and 2)
Olivia Mehaffey/Sophie Lamb Alice Hewson/Annabell Fuller Lily May Humphreys/Shannon McWilliam

Day 2 Four-Balls

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Jennifer Kupcho/Lilia Vu Kristen Gillman/Lauren Stephenson (6 and 5) Lucy Li/Sophia Schubert (7 and 5)
Olivia Mehaffey/Sophie Lamb (2 and 1) Annabell Fuller/India Clyburn Paula Grant/Shannon McWilliam

Day 2 Foursomes

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Day 2 Total

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Sophia Schubert (2 and 1) Lilia Vu (2 up)
Olivia Mehaffey Sophie Lamb
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Jennifer Kupcho (2 and 1) Andrea Lee (2 and 1) Lauren Stephenson (2 and 1) Kristen Gillman (5 and 4) Lucy Li (5 and 4)
Lily May Humphreys Alice Hewson Shannon McWilliam Annabell Fuller India Clyburn Paula Grant

Day 3 Singles Match Totals

Mariel Galdiano (1 up)

Captain: Virginia Derby Grimes

Captain: Elaine Farquharson-Black

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Match History

Officially named “The Women’s International Cup,” the cup for the Curtis Cup Match was officially presented in 1932 by Harriot and Margaret Curtis, sisters who won the U.S. Women’s Amateur four times between them. The cup, a silver bowl of Paul Revere design, is inscribed, “To stimulate friendly rivalry among the women golfers of many lands.” The cup was first presented in 1927 to give momentum to the proposed competition, but play didn’t begin until 1932, largely due to financial reasons.
In 1931, the LGU agreed to regular matches with the United States. The USGA then decided to finance the American Team and administer the competition. The Curtis Cup was accepted that same year as the official trophy.

The series began the following year with the United States opposing Great Britain, with a proviso that France might join in whenever it was able to do so. While it was hoped that many nations would eventually join in the Match, the Curtis Cup has remained a two-sided competition.
As beloved as the Curtis Cup Match is among those who have battled for it, no other USGA competition has had such problems getting off the ground.
The first Curtis Cup Match was played in 1932 at Wentworth Golf Club in England. Marion Hollins captained the American Team, which consisted of Vare, Maureen Orcutt, Virginia Van Wie, Opal Hill, Helen Hicks, Leona Pressler Cheney and Dorothy Higbie. The team representing Great Britain and Ireland was made up of Joyce Wethered, the famous English champion who also served as captain, Wanda Morgan, Enid Wilson, Molly Gourlay, Doris Park, Diana Fishwick, Elsie Corlett and Mrs. J.B. Watson. The Americans prevailed, 5½ to 3½.
The Match has its origins in an informal match played in 1905. Frances Griscom of Philadelphia, the 1900 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, suggested that it would be fun for a group to play in the British Ladies Open Amateur, at Cromer, England. Eight Americans made the trip to play, including Griscom, Georgianna Bishop, the 1904 Women’s Amateur champion, and Harriot and Margaret Curtis.

An informal match developed between the Americans and a team from Britain. Although the USA was soundly beaten, the exhilaration and goodwill established by their visit always stayed with the competitors, particularly with Margaret and Harriot Curtis.
The 2008 Match at St. Andrews marked a change in format. The Match changed to a three-day format, featuring three foursomes and three four-ball (better-ball) matches on the first two days. On the final day, there are eight singles matches, meaning all eight players from each side compete in singles.
Interest in an international match was revived at a 1924

meeting of the Women’s Eastern Golf Association and became a subject of discussion among the Association, the British Ladies’ Golf Union and the French Golf Union over the next five years. In 1927, the Curtis sisters gave the idea another push by donating a cup for an international match. Fanny Osgood of Boston was appointed to again take up the matter with the LGU.
The true meaning of the Curtis Cup Match has never been overshadowed by the results and the Match has always been regarded as a vehicle of international friendship and understanding.

The Match also has proved to be launching ground for future professional stardom. Those competitors include U.S. Women’s Open champions JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Paula Creamer, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr, Hilary Lunke, Hollis Stacy and Michelle Wie as well as LPGA Tour stars Beth Daniel, Jessica Korda, Stacy Lewis, Nancy Lopez and Lexi Thompson.
A match was tentatively planned for 1928, but financial obstacles made it impossible.

In 1928, the USGA Women’s Committee appointed a subcommittee to consider an international match, but the idea was stymied by the usual lack of funding. In 1930, the great American amateur Glenna Collett Vare took matters into her own hands and arranged for a group of her countrywomen to play in Great Britain.
In 2020, the Curtis Cup was postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the schedule change, the Curtis Cup and Walker Cup Match will both be played in the same year for the first time since 1938.

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Match Results: 1932 to 2018

1932 (May 21): Wentworth G.C., Wentworth, England

(USA leads series 1-0)

United States of America, 5½

Great Britain and Ireland, 3½

Leona Pressler Cheney Helen Hicks Dorothy Higbie Opal Hill
Maureen Orcutt Virginia Van Wie Glenna Collett Vare
Elsie Corlett Diana Fishwick Molly Gourlay Wanda Morgan
Doris Park Mrs. J.B. Watson Enid Wilson

Captain Marion Hollins

Playing Captain Joyce Wethered

1934 (Sept. 27-28): Chevy Chase (Md.) Club

USA, 6½

(USA leads series 2-0)

GB&I, 2½

Leona Pressler Cheney Charlotte Glutting Aniela Goldthwaite Opal Hill
Maureen Orcutt Lucille Robinson Virginia Van Wie
Pamela Barton Diana Fishwick Molly Gourlay Wanda Morgan
Diana Plumpton Mrs. J.B. Walker

Captain Glenna Collett Vare

Captain Doris E. Chambers

1936 (May 6): King’s Course, Gleneagles, Scotland

USA, 4½

(USA leads series 2-0-1)

GB&I, 4½

Patty Berg Leona Pressler Cheney Charlotte Glutting
Opal Hill Maureen Orcutt
Jessie Anderson Pamela Barton Marjorie Ross Garon

Helen Holm Wanda Morgan Mrs. J.B. Walker

Playing Captain Glenna Collett Vare

1938 (Sept. 7-8): Essex County Club, Manchester, Mass.

USA, 5½

GB&I, 3½

Patty Berg

Maureen Orcutt

Estelle Lawson Page Glenna Collett Vare
Jessie Anderson Nan Baird Elsie Corlett
Clarrie Tiernan Phyllis Wade Mrs. J.B. Walker
Charlotte Glutting Kathryn Hemphill

Marion Miley

Helen Holm

Captain Frances E. Stebbins

Captain R.H. Wallace-Williamson

1948 (May 21-22): Birkdale G.C., Birkdale, England

USA, 6½

GB&I, 2½

Dorothy Kielty Dorothy Kirby Grace Lenczyk Estelle Lawson Page

Playing Captain Glenna Collett Vare

Polly Riley Louise Suggs
Zara Bolton Jean Donald Philomena Garvey Jacqueline Gordon

Helen Holm Clarrie Reddan Maureen Ruttle

1950 (Sept. 4-5): Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y.

USA, 7½

GB&I, 1½

Beverly Hanson Dorothy Kielty Dorothy Kirby
Grace Lenczyk Dorothy Germain Porter Polly Riley
Jeanne Bisgood Jean Donald Philomena Garvey Elizabeth Price
Frances Stephens Jessie Anderson Valentine

Peggy Kirk

Helen Sigel

Captain Glenna Collett Vare

Captain Diana Fishwick Critchley

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1952 (June 6-7): Links of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers,

Muirfield, Scotland

USA, 4

GB&I, 5

Grace DeMoss Claire Doran Dorothy Kirby Marjorie Lindsay

Captain Aniela Goldthwaite

Mae Murray Patricia O’Sullivan Polly Riley
Jeanne Bisgood Jean Donald Philomena Garvey Moira Paterson
Elizabeth Price Frances Stephens Jessie Anderson Valentine

Captain Katherine Cairns

1954 (Sept. 2-3): Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.

USA, 6

GB&I, 3

Claire Doran Mary Lena Faulk Dorothy Kirby Patricia Lesser

Captain Edith Flippin

Polly Riley

Jeanne Bisgood

Philomena Garvey Marjorie Peel Elizabeth Price

Captain Mrs. John B. Beck

Janette Robertson Frances Stephens Jessie Anderson Valentine
Barbara Romack Grace DeMoss Smith Joyce Ziske

1956 (June 8-9): Prince’s G.C., Sandwich Bay, Kent, England

USA, 4

GB&I, 5

Carolyn Cudone Mary Ann Downey Patricia Lesser Jane Nelson

Captain Edith Flippin

Polly Riley Barbara Romack Margaret Smith
Veronica Anstey Philomena Garvey Elizabeth Price Janette Robertson

Captain Zara Davis Bolton

Frances Stephens Smith Jessie Anderson Valentine Angela Ward

1958 (Aug. 8-9): Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.

USA, 4½

GB&I, 4½

Meriam Bailey

Anne Quast

Anne Richardson Polly Riley
Angela Ward Bonallack Bridget Jackson Elizabeth Price Janette Robertson

Captain Daisy Ferguson

Frances Stephens Smith

Jessie Anderson Valentine

JoAnne Gunderson

Ann Casey Johnstone

Barbara McIntire

Barbara Romack

Captain Virginia Dennehy

1960 (May 20-21): Lindrick G.C., Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

USA, 6½

GB&I, 2½

Judy Bell Judy Eller Joanne Goodwin JoAnne Gunderson

Captain Mildred Prunaret

Ann Casey Johnstone Barbara McIntire Anne Quast
Angela Ward Bonallack Philomena Garvey Belle McCorkindale Ruth Porter
Elizabeth Price Janette Robertson Frances Stephens Smith

Captain Maureen Ruttle Garrett

1962 (Aug. 17-18): Broadmoor G.C., Colorado Springs, Colo.

USA, 8

GB&I, 1

Jean Ashley Judy Bell Clifford Ann Creed JoAnne Gunderson

Captain Polly Riley

Ann Casey Johnstone Barbara McIntire Phyllis Preuss
Angela Ward Bonallack Sally Bonallack Diane Robb Frearson Ann Irvin
Ruth Porter Jean Roberts Marley Spearman

Sheila Vaughan

Anne Quast Sander

Captain Frances Stephens Smith

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1964 (Sept. 11-12): Royal Porthcawl G.C., Porthcawl, South Wales

USA, 10½

GB&I, 7½

Barbara Fay White Boddie Peggy Conley JoAnne Gunderson Barbara McIntire
Phyllis Preuss Nancy Roth Carol Sorenson

Susan Armitage

Joan Lawrence

Ruth Porter Marley Spearman Sheila Vaughan
Angela Ward Bonallack Julia Greenhalgh Bridget Jackson

Captain Helen Hawes

Captain Elsie Corlett

1966 (July 29-30): Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va. (USA leads series 10-2-2)

USA, 13

GB&I, 5

Jean Ashley

Phyllis Preuss

Susan Armitage

Angela Ward Bonallack Ita Burke Elizabeth Chadwick Pamela Tredinnick

Marjory Fowler Joan Hastings Belle McCorkindale Robertson
Barbara Fay White Boddie Carol Sorenson Flenniken Barbara McIntire
Anne Quast Sander Nancy Roth Syms Helen Sigel Wilson

Captain Dorothy Germain Porter

1968 (June 14-15): Royal County Down G.C., Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland (USA leads series 11-2-2)

USA, 10½

GB&I, 7½

Roberta Albers Jean Ashley Peggy Conley Mary Lou Dill

Captain Evelyn Monsted

Shelley Hamlin Phyllis Preuss Anne Quast Sander
Ann Howard Ann Irvin Bridget Jackson Dinah Oxley

Margaret Pickard Belle McCorkindale Robertson Vivien Saunders Pamela Tredinnick

1970 (Aug. 7-8): Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.

USA, 11½

GB&I, 6½

Jane Bastanchury Alice Dye Jane Fassinger Nancy Hager
Shelley Hamlin Cynthia Hill Phyllis Preuss Martha Wilkinson
Mary Everard Julia Greenhalgh Ann Irvin Mary McKenna

Captain Jeanne Bisgood

Dinah Oxley Margaret Pickard Belle McCorkindale Robertson

Captain Carolyn Cudone

1972 (June 9-10): Western Gailes, Ayrshire, Scotland

USA, 10

GB&I, 8

Beth Barry Laura Baugh Jane Bastanchury Booth Martha Wilkinson Kirouac
Barbara McIntire Lancy Smith Hollis Stacy
Mary Everard Diane Robb Frearson Beverley Huke
Kathryn Phillips Belle McCorkindale Robertson

Mary McKenna

Michelle Walker

Dinah Oxley

Captain Frances Stephens Smith

Captain Jean Ashley Crawford

1974 (Aug. 2-3): San Francisco (Calif.) G.C.

USA, 13

GB&I, 5

Beth Barry Jane Bastanchury Booth Mary Budke

Bonnie Lauer

Mary Everard

Tegwen Perkins