1988

Great Britain and Ireland won its second consecutive Curtis Cup Match, defeating the United States, 11- 7, at Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. It marked the first time the British and Irish had won consecutive matches in the 57- year- old series. The United States has won 19 matches to four for Great Britain and Ireland. Two matched have been halved. As it had in 1986, Great Britain and Ireland led after the first day's foursomes and were not challenged thereafter.

The British and Irish won two matches and halved a third to lead 2 ½ - ½. Linda Bayman and Julie Wade downed Tracy Kerdyk and Kathleen Scrivner, 2 and 1; and Susan Shapcott and Karen Davies defeated Cindy Scholefield and Carol Semple Thompson, 5 and 4. Leslie Shannon and Caroline Keggi earned the first half for the United States in their match against Jill Thornhill and Vicki Thomas.

The Great Britain and Ireland team extended its lead to 6- 3 in the afternoon as Wade, Thomas and Shirley Lawson won their matches. Thompson scored the first victory for the Americans, 1 up over Shapcott; Pearl Sinn defeated Davies, 4 and 3.

The United States posted its only foursomes victory on the second morning when Kerdyk and Scrivner defeated Bayman and Wade, 1- up. Great Britain/ Ireland won the other two morning matches to stretch its lead to 8- 4. Three singles wins on the final afternoon were enough to clinch the victory for Great Britain and Ireland. Shapcott downed Keggi, 3 and 2; Bayman edged Sinn, 1 up; and Thomas defeated Pat Cornett, 5 and 3. Kerdyk, Scrivner and Thompson earned victories for the United States. Thomas won three matches and halved one for Great Britain and Ireland; Shapcott won three and lost one. Kerdyk led the United States, earning 2 ½ points; Scrivner and Thompson won two points for the United States.