| The British Isles Curtis Cup team
made the best showing of any British amateur golf team to visit
this country to that time, and the tenth match for the Cup resulted
in a tie, 4 ½ to 4 ½, at the Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton,
Mass. Under the terms of the Match, the holder retains the Cup
in case of a tie, so it remained in Britain. The British took
a 2- 1 lead in the foursomes, but the Americans came back strongly
in the singles, following the example of their Champion, Miss
JoAnne Gunderson, who defeated the British Champion, Mrs. George
Valentine, 2 up.
With two matches coming to the home hole, the United States
actually was in the lead, 4- 3. However, Miss Barbara McIntire,
who seemingly had had her match with Mrs. Angela Ward Bonallack
in hand, had to come from nowhere on the last hole to gain
a half for the United States; and, as it had two years earlier,
the decision then rode on the contest between Miss Polly Riley
and Mrs. Frances Stephens Smith. Mrs. Smith managed to bring
a 1 up lead to the final hole and won it also for Britain
to create the tie. Both captains used the same six players
in foursomes and singles.
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