Official Website Of The 2008 Curtis Cup Match

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The United States won the 19th International Match for the Curtis Cup, 11 ½ to 6 ½, at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club, St. Annes- On- Sea, Lancashire, England, playing in bitter, rainy, windy weather the first day and in sunny, yet windy weather the next. This was the 15th victory for the United States in 19 Matches; Great Britain and Ireland won twice and two Matches ended in ties. The American side won two of the first day's foursomes while Great Britain and Ireland took one. In the afternoon singles, the United States gained 4 ½ points, winning four matches and halving another. Miss Beth Daniel, Mrs. Nancy Roth Syms, Miss Nancy Lopez and Miss Deborah Massey all won. Only Mrs. Dinah Henson was able to win a point for Great Britain and Ireland, while Miss Barbara Barrow, for the United States, and Miss Julia Greenhalgh halved.

At the end of the first day, the United States led, 6 ½ to 2 ½, needing only three points to assure the victory. In the next day's foursomes the United States gained two more points and needed just one more to win. Miss Beth Daniel supplied that point, defeating Mrs. Dinah Henson, 3 and 2, in the first singles match of the afternoon. After Miss Daniel closed out her match, the Great Britain- Ireland Team won three of the remaining five matches. Miss Daniel, the 1975 United States Women's Amateur Champion, was the only player on either side to win four points. Miss Tegwin Perkins led the Great Britain - Ireland side with three points. Miss Deborah Massey also had three points, while Misses Hill, Lopez and Horton each added two. Miss Barbara McIntire, U.S. Amateur Champion in 1959 and 1964, was the non- playing Captain. Mrs. I.C. Robertson, a former Scottish Women's Amateur Champion, was the non- playing Captain for the Great Britain and Ireland side. The gallery, despite the wind and rain, reached 5,000.

Championship Facts

Curtis Cup Match

PAR AND YARDAGE – The Old Course at St. Andrews will be set up at 6,638 yards and par is 36-36—72.

GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT – The Old Course was not designed by an architect but has evolved over six centuries. Golf was first played over the Old Course in the early 1400s.

THE OLD COURSE AT ST. ANDREWS HOLE-BY-HOLE: Total: 6,638 yards, par 72

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – On May 30 and May 31 there will be three foursomes and three four-ball matches. On June 1 there will be eight singles matches (18 holes each).

Starting Times –
Friday: 8 a.m. for foursomes; 12:15 p.m. for four-balls
Saturday: 8 a.m. for foursomes; 12:15 p.m. for four-balls
Sunday: 10 a.m. for singles

The 2008 Match will be the first year for the three-day format. The four-ball matches will be new to the Curtis Cup.

WHAT IS THE CURTIS CUP MATCH? – The Curtis Cup Match is contested by women amateur golfers, one team from the United States of America (USA) and one team from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales (GB&I). The teams consist of not more than eight players and a captain. The Match is conducted every two years, alternately in the United States and Great Britain/Ireland.

FOURSOME – A match where two players compete against two other players in alternate-shot format, with each side playing just one ball.

FOUR-BALL – A match in which two players (side) play their better ball against the better ball of the two other players (side).

SINGLES – A match in which one player plays against another.

SCORING – A victory in each match scores one point. In the event a match goes 18 holes without a decision, one-half point is awarded to each side.

OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES – The flag raising ceremony will be held at the Old Course at St. Andrews at 6 p.m. on May 29. The closing ceremony will be held immediately following play Sunday. Both events are open to the public.

ADMISSION – For more information about tickets, click here.


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