The 13th Curtis Cup Match was played on 11 and 12 September 1964 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. The United States won by 101⁄2 matches to 71⁄2, to retain the Curtis Cup.[1] This was the first Curtis Cup with two sets of matches, increasing the number of points available from 9 to 18.
| Dates | 11–12 September 1964 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Porthcawl, Wales | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The teams were level after the first day. The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches but the United States won three of the six singles with another match halved.[2] The teams were still level after the second day foursomes but the United States won four of the six singles with another halved, to win by three points.[1]
Format edit
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 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 91⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.
Teams edit
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Elsie Corlett
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non-playing captain | |||
| Susan Armitage
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| Angela Bonallack
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played in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1962 | |||
| Julia Greenhalgh
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| Bridget Jackson
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played in 1958 | |||
 Joan Lawrence
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| Ruth Porter
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played in 1960 and 1962 | |||
| Marley Spearman
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played in 1960 and 1962 | |||
| Sheila Vaughan
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played in 1962 | |||
 United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Helen Hawes | non-playing captain | ||||
| Peggy Conley | |||||
| JoAnne Gunderson | played in 1958, 1960 and 1962 | ||||
| Barbara McIntire | played in 1958, 1960 and 1962 | ||||
| Phyllis Preuss | played in 1962 | ||||
| Nancy Roth | |||||
| Carol Sorenson | |||||
| Barbara Fay White | |||||
Friday's matches edit
Morning foursomes edit
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Results | 
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| Spearman/Bonallack |   2 & 1
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McIntire/Preuss |
| Jackson/Armitage |  8 & 6
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Sorenson/White |
| Vaughan/Porter | 3 & 2
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Gunderson/Roth |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon singles edit
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Results |
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| Marley Spearman | halved | Barbara McIntire |
| Angela Bonallack | 6 & 5
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JoAnne Gunderson |
| Joan Lawrence | 1 up
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Peggy Conley |
| Julia Greenhalgh | 3 & 2
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Barbara Fay White |
| Bridget Jackson | 4 & 3
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Carol Sorenson |
| Ruth Porter | 1 up
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Nancy Roth |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 31⁄2 |
| 41⁄2 | Overall | 41⁄2 |
Saturday's matches edit
Morning foursomes edit
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Results |
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| Spearman/Bonallack | 6 & 5
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McIntire/Preuss |
| Armitage/Jackson | 2 up
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Gunderson/Roth |
| Porter/Vaughan | halved | Sorenson/White |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon singles edit
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Results |
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| Marley Spearman | halved | JoAnne Gunderson |
| Joan Lawrence | 4 & 2
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Barbara McIntire |
| Julia Greenhalgh | 5 & 3
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Phyllis Preuss |
| Bridget Jackson | 1 up
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Peggy Conley |
| Angela Bonallack | 3 & 2
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Barbara Fay White |
| Ruth Porter | 3 & 2
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Carol Sorenson |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
| 71⁄2 | Overall | 101⁄2 |
References edit
- ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (14 September 1964). "British women lose great match". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (12 September 1964). "Britain and U.S.A. all square". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5.