2010 Curtis Cup

The 36th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 11 to 13, 2010 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The United States won 12½ to 7½.[1] The Great Britain and Ireland team led 3½ to 2½ after the first day but the Americans won all 6 matches on the second day and, with the singles matches being shared, won comfortably. The Great Britain and Ireland team included 15-year-old twins, Lisa and Leona Maguire.

36th Curtis Cup Match
DatesJune 11–13, 2010
VenueEssex County Club
LocationManchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Captains
  • Noreen Mohler (USA)
  • Mary McKenna (GB&I)
12½ 7½
United States wins the Curtis Cup

Format

The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points.

Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.

Teams

Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.[2]

   Team USA
Name Age Notes
Noreen Mohler 52 non-playing captain
Cydney Clanton 20
Jennifer Johnson 18
Kimberly Kim 18 played in 2008
Stephanie Kono 20
Jessica Korda 17
Tiffany Lua 19
Jennifer Song 20
Lexi Thompson 15

The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the LGU in April 2010.[3]

& Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Notes
Mary McKenna 61 non-playing captain
Hannah Barwood 19
Holly Clyburn 19
Rachel Jennings 21
Leona Maguire 15
Lisa Maguire 15
Danielle McVeigh 22
Pamela Pretswell 20
Sally Watson 18 played in 2008

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Watson/Jennings halved Song/Johnson
Barwood/Clyburn halved Thompson/Korda
McVeigh/Leona Maguire halved Clanton/Kono
1½ Session 1½
1½ Overall 1½

Afternoon fourballs
& Results
McVeigh/Pretswell 4 & 3 Song/Kim
Jennings/Leona Maguire 3 & 2 Thompson/Johnson
Watson/Lisa Maguire 1 up Korda/Lua
2 Session 1
3½ Overall 2½

Saturday's matches

Morning fourballs
& Results
McVeigh/Prestwell 2 & 1 Thompson/Korda
Loeona Maguire/Lisa Maguire 3 & 2 Song/Clanton
Watson/Jennings 2 up Kono/Kim
0 Session 3
3½ Overall 5½

Afternoon foursomes
& Results
McVeigh/Leona Maguire 3 & 1 Thompson/Korda
Barwood/Clyburn 3 & 1 Song/Kono
Watson/Jennings 3 & 2 Lua/Johnson
0 Session 3
3½ Overall 8½

Sunday's singles matches
& Results
Danielle McVeigh 3 & 2 Jennifer Song
Sally Watson 6 & 5 Lexi Thompson
Rachel Jennings 5 & 4 Jennifer Johnson
Lisa Maguire 1 up Kimberly Kim
Hannah Barwood 4 & 3 Cydney Clanton
Leona Maguire 2 & 1 Tiffany Lua
Pamela Prestwell 4 & 3 Jessica Korda
Holly Clyburn 2 & 1 Stephanie Kono
4 Session 3
7½ Overall 12½

References
  1. "USA Wins Seventh Consecutive Curtis Cup". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. June 12, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. "Three USGA Championship Headline 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. April 12, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. "GB & I Team Announced for 2010 Curtis Cup Match". www.lgu.org. Ladies Golf Union. April 26, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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