2018 Curtis Cup
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Dates | June 8–10, 2018 | ||||
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Venue | Quaker Ridge Golf Club | ||||
Location | Scarsdale, New York | ||||
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United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 40th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 8–10, 2018 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale, New York. The United States dominated the match, winning by 17 matches to 3 including all 8 of the singles matches.[1]
Format
The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points.
Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole, extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams
Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.[2]
Name | Age | Rank | Notes | ||
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Virginia Derby Grimes | 54 | – | non-playing captain | ||
Mariel Galdiano | 19 | 22 | played in 2016 | ||
Kristen Gillman | 20 | 8 | |||
Jennifer Kupcho | 20 | 2 | |||
Andrea Lee | 19 | 5 | played in 2016 | ||
Lucy Li | 15 | 9 | |||
Sophia Schubert | 22 | 15 | |||
Lauren Stephenson | 20 | 6 | |||
Lilia Vu | 20 | 1 |
Two members of the Great Britain & Ireland team were selected automatically, the top two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of April 25, 2018. The remaining six were picked by the R&A Women's Selection Committee.[3] Leona Maguire, second in the world rankings, ruled herself out, as she intended to turn professional before the event.
Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Friday's matches
Morning fourballs
Results | ||
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Mehaffey/Lamb | halved | Kupcho/Li |
Hewson/Humphreys | Vu/Gillman | |
Grant/McWilliam | halved | Stephenson/Schubert |
1 | Session | 2 |
1 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon foursomes
Results | ||
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Mehaffey/Lamb | Galdiano/Lee | |
Hewson/Clyburn | Kupcho/Vu | |
Grant/Humphreys | Stephenson/Gillman | |
1 | Session | 2 |
2 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday's matches
Morning fourballs
Results | ||
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Mehaffey/Lamb | Kupcho/Gillman | |
Hewson/Fuller | Galdiano/Vu | |
Humphreys/McWilliam | Li/Lee | |
0 | Session | 3 |
2 | Overall | 7 |
Afternoon foursomes
Results | ||
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Mehaffey/Lamb | Kupcho/Vu | |
Fuller/Clyburn | Gillman/Stephenson | |
Grant/McWilliam | Li/Schubert | |
1 | Session | 2 |
3 | Overall | 9 |
Sunday's singles matches
References
- ↑ "Kristen Gillman leads U.S. singles blowout in Curtis Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. June 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Eight of USA's Best Set for 2018 Curtis Cup". United States Golf Association. April 17, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ↑ "14 Named to Provisional Squad for 2018 Match at Quaker Ridge". United States Golf Association. December 14, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.