Dates | 21 May 1932 | ||||
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Venue | Wentworth Golf Club (East Course) | ||||
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England | ||||
Captains |
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United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 1st Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 May 1932 at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The United States won 51⁄2 to 31⁄2.[1][2]
The match was played on the East course, measuring about 6,000 yards. The foursomes began at 10:30 am and the singles at 2 pm. All the match pairings were announced the previous day. Britain used all 8 of their players while the Americans used the same six in both sessions.[3][4] The United States won all three foursomes matches and, although Britain did better in the afternoon, America won two singles matches and won the contest.[1]
The contest was played in a single day, with three foursomes in the morning and six singles matches in the afternoon, a total of 9 points.
Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event. Both teams had a playing captain, although the American captain, Marion Hollins, was one of the two reserves.
Great Britain | ||||
Name | Notes | |||
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Joyce Wethered | playing captain | |||
Elsie Corlett | ||||
Diana Fishwick | ||||
Molly Gourlay | ||||
Wanda Morgan | ||||
Doris Park | ||||
Charlotte Watson | ||||
Enid Wilson |
Team USA | |||||
Name | Notes | ||||
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Marion Hollins | captain, reserve | ||||
Leona Cheney | |||||
Helen Hicks | |||||
Dorothy Higbie | reserve | ||||
Opal Hill | |||||
Maureen Orcutt | |||||
Virginia Van Wie | |||||
Glenna Vare |
The American reserves, Marion Hollins and Dorothy Higbie, did not play in any matches.
Results | ||
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Wethered/Morgan | 1 up | Vare/Hill |
Wilson/Watson | 2 & 1 | Van Wie/Hicks |
Gourlay/Park | 1 up | Orcutt/Cheney |
0 | Session | 3 |
0 | Overall | 3 |