| The Curtis Cup series was inaugurated
with three foursomes and six singles, all in one day. The United
States Team outscored the British Isles by 5 ½ to 3 ½ on May
21 at the Wentworth Golf Club, Wentworth, England. The Americans
swept the foursomes. Miss Helen Hicks and Miss Virginia Van
Wie of the United States team scored 68 for the 17 holes they
played in a 2- and- 1 victory over Miss Enid Wilson and Mrs.
J.B. Watson.
In the singles, Miss Joyce Wethered, Miss Wilson, and Miss
Diana Fishwick scored victories for the British Isles while
Miss Van Wie and Mrs. L.D. Cheney scored the only two victories
for the Americans. In the No. 1 match between two great players,
Miss Wethered defeated Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, Jr., 6 and
4. The match between Miss Molly Gourlay and Mrs. O.S. Hill
was halved.
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