2006 Curtis Cup

34th Curtis Cup Match
Dates	July 29–30, 2006
Venue	Bandon Dunes Golf Resort; Pacific Dunes Course
Location	Bandon, Oregon
Captains	Carol Semple Thompson (USA); Ada O'Sullivan (GB&I);
	United States wins the Curtis Cup

The 34th Curtis Cup Match was played on July 29 and 30, 2006 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort near Bandon, Oregon. The United States won 11½ to 6½.^[1] This was the last two-day Curtis Cup. It expanded to three days from 2008.

Format

The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.

Each of the 18 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 9½ points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.

Teams

Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.^[2]

Name	Age	Notes
Team USA
Carol Semple Thompson	57	non-playing captain
Amanda Blumenherst	19
Virginia Grimes	42	played in 1998 and 2000
Jennie Lee	19
Taylor Leon	19
Paige Mackenzie	23
Amanda McCurdy	22
Jane Park	19	played in 2004
Jenny Suh	20

Name	Age	Notes
& Great Britain & Ireland
Ada O'Sullivan	42	non-playing captain
Claire Coughlan	26	played in 2004
Tara Delaney	20
Naomi Edwards	22
Martina Gillen	24
Breanne Loucks	18
Tricia Mangan	32
Kiran Matharu	17
Melissa Reid	18

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Mangan/Mathuru	5 & 4	Mackenzie/Blumenherst
Gillen/Edwards	2 up	Grimes/McCurdy
Coughlan/Reid	1 up	Park/Leon
0	Session	3
0	Overall	3

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Kiran Mathuru	2 & 1	Jenny Suh
Martina Gillen	4 & 3	Jennie Lee
Breanne Loucks	5 & 4	Amanda Blumenherst
Melissa Reid	5 & 4	Paige Mackenzie
Tara Delaney	3 & 2	Jane Park
Claire Coughlan	5 & 4	Taylor Leon
2	Session	4
2	Overall	7

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Mangan/Delaney	halved	Park/Leon
Reid/Loucks	7 & 5	Lee/Suh
Gillen/Edwards	1 up	Mackenzie/Blumenherst
2½	Session	½
4½	Overall	7½

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Martina Gillen	3 & 2	Virginia Grimes
Breanne Loucks	3 & 2	Amanda McCurdy
Tricia Mangan	1 up	Paige Mackenzie
Naomi Edwards	5 & 4	Taylor Leon
Melissa Reid	3 & 2	Jennie Lee
Tara Delaney	3 & 2	Jane Park
2	Session	4
6½	Overall	11½

References

↑ "USA Wins Curtis Cup Match Again, Denies GB&I's Spirited Charge". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. July 30, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
↑ "2006 Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

External links

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[1] "USA Wins Curtis Cup Match Again, Denies GB&I's Spirited Charge". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. July 30, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

[2] "2006 Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. Retrieved October 6, 2016.