The 36th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 11 to 13, 2010 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The United States won 1212 to 712.[1] The Great Britain and Ireland team led 312 to 212 after the first day but the Americans won all 6 matches on the second day and, with the singles matches being shared, won comfortably. The Great Britain and Ireland team included 15-year-old twins, Lisa and Leona Maguire.

36th Curtis Cup Match
DatesJune 11–13, 2010
VenueEssex County Club
LocationManchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Captains
United States 1212 712 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Curtis Cup
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Format edit

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 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 1012 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.

Teams edit

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]

    Team USA
Name Age Notes
Noreen Mohler 52 non-playing captain
Cydney Clanton 20
Jennifer Johnson 18
Kimberly Kim 18 played in 2008
Stephanie Kono 20
Jessica Korda 17
Tiffany Lua 19
Jennifer Song 20
Lexi Thompson 15

The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the LGU in April 2010.[3]

  &   Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Notes
  Mary McKenna 61 non-playing captain
  Hannah Barwood 19
  Holly Clyburn 19
  Rachel Jennings 21
  Leona Maguire 15
  Lisa Maguire 15
  Danielle McVeigh 22
  Pamela Pretswell 20
  Sally Watson 18 played in 2008

Friday's matches edit

Morning foursomes edit

  &   Results  
Watson/Jennings halved Song/Johnson
Barwood/Clyburn halved Thompson/Korda
McVeigh/Leona Maguire halved Clanton/Kono
112 Session 112
112 Overall 112

Afternoon fourballs edit

  &   Results  
McVeigh/Pretswell    4 & 3 Song/Kim
Jennings/Leona Maguire   3 & 2 Thompson/Johnson
Watson/Lisa Maguire    1 up Korda/Lua
2 Session 1
312 Overall 212

Saturday's matches edit

Morning fourballs edit

  &   Results  
McVeigh/Prestwell   2 & 1 Thompson/Korda
Leona Maguire/Lisa Maguire   3 & 2 Song/Clanton
Watson/Jennings   2 up Kono/Kim
0 Session 3
312 Overall 512

Afternoon foursomes edit

  &   Results  
McVeigh/Leona Maguire   3 & 1 Thompson/Korda
Barwood/Clyburn   3 & 1 Song/Kono
Watson/Jennings   3 & 2 Lua/Johnson
0 Session 3
312 Overall 812

Sunday's singles matches edit

  &   Results  
Danielle McVeigh    3 & 2 Jennifer Song
Sally Watson   6 & 5 Lexi Thompson
Rachel Jennings   5 & 4 Jennifer Johnson
Lisa Maguire    1 up Kimberly Kim
Hannah Barwood   4 & 3 Cydney Clanton
Leona Maguire    2 & 1 Tiffany Lua
Pamela Prestwell   4 & 3 Jessica Korda
Holly Clyburn    2 & 1 Stephanie Kono
4 Session 3
712 Overall 1212

References edit

  1. ^ "USA Wins Seventh Consecutive Curtis Cup". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. June 12, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Three USGA Championship Headline 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. April 12, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "GB & I Team Announced for 2010 Curtis Cup Match". www.lgu.org. Ladies Golf Union. April 26, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

External links edit

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