| Great Britain and Ireland won the
Curtis Cup for the first time in 30 years, defeating the United
States, 13-5, at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.
The win broke a 13- match winning streak for the United States
and was the first win for Great Britain and Ireland on American
soil in the series. The United States has won 19 matches in
the series to three for Great Britain and Ireland. There have
been two ties.
The visitors gained early control of the 1986 match and
the Americans never threatened. Great Britain and Ireland
won all three foursome matches on the first day. Lillian Behan
and Jill Thornhill downed Kandi Kessler and Cindy Schreyer,
7 and 6; Patricia Johnson and Karen Davies defeated Danielle
Ammaccapane and Dottie Mochrie, 2 and 1; and Belle Robertson
and Mary McKenna edged Kim Gardner and Kathleen McCarthy,
1 up. Great Britain and Ireland won the first three singles
matches in the afternoon. The Americans earned their first
points when Kessler defeated Vicki Thomas, 3 and 2, and Schrayer
edged Claire Hourihane, 2 and 1. Mochrie halved her match
with Davies to make the score of 6 ½- 2 ½ in favor of the
British and Irish after the first day.
Great Britain and Ireland won two foursomes matches on the
second day and halved the third to build its lead to 9- 3.
Behan and Thornhill defeated Shannon and Kim Williams, 5 and
3, and Johnson and Davies edged Ammaccapane and Mochrie, 1
up. Americans Gardner and McCarthy halved their match against
Robertson and McKenna. Great Britain and Ireland clinched
the victory when Johnson defeated McCarthy, 5 and 3. The only
victory for the Americans in the second day's singles came
when Gardner edged Behan, 1 up. Johnson won four points for
Great Britain and Ireland in the Match while Robertson scored
3 ½. Gardner and Kessler each earned 1 ½ points to lead the
United States side. Diane Bailey served as Captain for Great
Britain and Ireland. Judy Bell was Captain for the United
States.
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