The 42nd Curtis Cup Match was played from June 10–12, 2022 at Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania. It was played less than a year after the previous contest, at Conwy Golf Club in 2021, which had been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The USA team retained the Curtis Cup by a score of 151⁄2 to 41⁄2.
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| Dates | June 10–12, 2022 | ||||
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| Venue | Merion Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
| Location map | |||||
  Merion GC Location in the United States  Merion GC Location in Pennsylvania | |||||
Format edit
The contest is 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 ends all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1⁄2 point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 101⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams edit
Eight players for USA and Great Britain & Ireland will participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
Sarah LeBrun Ingram and Elaine Ratcliffe were named captains of the US and "Great Britain and Ireland" teams. They had captained the teams at Conwy Golf Club in 2021.[1][2]
Jensen Castle, the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, and Rose Zhang, the recipient of the 2021 Mark H. McCormack Medal, received automatic places in the US team.[3] Rachel Heck and Rachel Kuehn also gained automatic selection based on the World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 6, 2022.[4] The remaining four places were announced on April 15, 2022.[5]
 USA
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| Name | Age | Rank | Notes | ||
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| Sarah LeBrun Ingram | c. 56 | – | non-playing captain | ||
| Amari Avery | 18 | 15 | |||
| Jensen Castle | 21 | 55 | played in 2021 | ||
| Megha Ganne | 18 | 17 | |||
| Rachel Heck | 20 | 4 | played in 2021 | ||
| Rachel Kuehn | 21 | 11 | played in 2021 | ||
| Emilia Migliaccio | 22 | 19 | played in 2021 | ||
| Latanna Stone | 20 | 42 | |||
| Rose Zhang | 19 | 1 | played in 2021 | ||
The Great Britain & Ireland team was announced on April 25, 2022.[6] Hannah Darling and Caley McGinty were automatic selections as the top two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 21, 2022.
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| Name | Age | Rank | Notes | |
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 Elaine Ratcliffe
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49 | – | non-playing captain | |
 Hannah Darling
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18 | 14 | played in 2021 | |
| Louise Duncan
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22 | 48 | played in 2021 | |
| Annabell Fuller
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19 | 44 | played in 2018 and 2021 | |
| Charlotte Heath
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20 | 59 | played in 2021 | |
| Caley McGinty
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21 | 10 | played in 2021 | |
| Emily Price
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22 | 76 | ||
 Lauren Walsh
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21 | 46 | played in 2021 | |
| Amelia Williamson
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21 | 47 | ||
Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Friday's matches edit
Morning fourballs edit
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Results | 
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| Darling/Fuller |  1 up
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Heck/Kuehn |
| McGinty/Walsh | 3 & 2
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Avery/Ganne |
| Duncan/Heath |  2 & 1
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Zhang/Migliaccio |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon foursomes edit
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Results |
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| Darling/Fuller | 5 & 3
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Castle/Stone |
| McGinty/Price | 3 & 2
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Kuehn/Avery |
| Heath/Williamson | 4 & 2
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Zhang/Heck |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 5 |
Saturday's matches edit
Morning fourballs edit
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Results |
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| McGinty/Walsh | 5 & 4
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Castle/Kuehn |
| Darling/Fuller | 2 & 1
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Avery/Ganne |
| Heath/Duncan | 1 up
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Migliaccio/Stone |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 7 |
Afternoon foursomes edit
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Results |
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| McGinty/Walsh | halved | Heck/Zhang |
| Williamson/Price | 2 up
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Avery/Kuehn |
| Darling/Fuller | 2 & 1
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Castle/Stone |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 81⁄2 |
Sunday's singles matches edit
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Results |
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| Louise Duncan | 7 & 5
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Rose Zhang |
| Caley McGinty | 2 & 1
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Rachel Kuehn |
| Lauren Walsh | 2 & 1
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Rachel Heck |
| Hannah Darling | 2 & 1
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Jensen Castle |
| Charlotte Heath | 1 up
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Latanna Stone |
| Annabell Fuller | 6 & 5
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Emilia Migliaccio |
| Amelia Williamson | 2 & 1
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Megha Ganne |
| Emily Price | 4 & 3
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Amari Avery |
| 1 | Session | 7 |
| 41⁄2 | Overall | 151⁄2 |
References edit
- ^ Pine, Julia (August 30, 2021). "Ingram to Return as USA Curtis Cup Captain in 2022". United States Golf Association. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Ratcliffe Chosen to Captain GB&I Side Again in 2022". United States Golf Association. December 20, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Pine, Julia (November 2, 2021). "Castle, Zhang Automatic Selections to 2022 USA Team". United States Golf Association. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Pine, Julia (April 6, 2022). "Heck, Kuehn Named to 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team". United States Golf Association. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Pine, Julia (April 15, 2022). "USA Team Finalized for 42nd Curtis Cup Match at Merion". United States Golf Association. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "GB&I Team Named for 2022 Curtis Cup Match". United States Golf Association. April 25, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.