1948 Curtis Cup
| Dates | 21–22 May 1948 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Southport, England | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 5th Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 and 22 May 1948 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The United States won 61⁄2 to 21⁄2.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won four and halved another of the six singles.[2][1][3]
Format
The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 18 holes.
Each of the 9 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 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
Teams
| & British Isles | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
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| Doris Chambers | non-playing captain | |||
| Zara Bolton | ||||
| Jean Donald | ||||
| Diana Critchley | played in 1932 and 1934 | |||
| Philomena Garvey | ||||
| Jacqueline Gordon | ||||
| Helen Holm | played in 1936 and 1938 | |||
| Clarrie Reddan | played in 1938 | |||
| Maureen Ruttle | ||||
Diana Critchley did not play in any matches.
| United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenna Collett Vare | playing captain, played in 1932, 1936 and 1938 | ||||
| Dorothy Kielty | |||||
| Dorothy Kirby | |||||
| Grace Lenczyk | |||||
| Estelle Page | played in 1938 | ||||
| Polly Riley | |||||
| Louise Suggs | |||||
Friday's foursomes matches
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald/Gordon | 3 & 2 | Suggs/Lenczyk |
| Garvey/Bolton | 4 & 3 | Kirby/Vare |
| Ruttle/Reddan | 5 & 4 | Page/Kielty |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
Saturday's singles matches
Diana Critchley was due to play in the final singles match, but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Zara Bolton.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Curtis Cup for America". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1948. p. 4.
- ^ "Scotswoman outstanding in Curtis Cup match". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1948. p. 4.
- ^ "Impressions: The Curtis Cup trip" (PDF). USGA Journal, Combining Timely Turf Topics: 19. August 1948.
- ^ "Curtis Cup renewal" (PDF). USGA Journal, Combining Timely Turf Topics: 2. Spring 1948.