2016 Curtis Cup

The 39th Curtis Cup Match was played from 10 to 12 June 2016 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club near Enniskerry, Ireland. Great Britain and Ireland won 11½ to 8½. Bronte Law became the first golfer from Great Britain and Ireland to win 5 matches in a Curtis Cup match, a feat only previously achieved by Stacy Lewis in 2008.[1]

39th Curtis Cup Match
Dates10–12 June 2016
VenueDun Laoghaire Golf Club
LocationEnniskerry, Ireland
Captains
  • Elaine Farquharson-Black (GB&I)
  • Robin Burke (USA)

 11½ 8½
Great Britain & Ireland 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 Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

Six members of the Great Britain & Ireland team were selected automatically, the top four in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of 27 April 2016 and the leading two players in the LGU’s Order of Merit not selected from the WAGR. The remaining two were picked by the LGU Selection Panel.[2]

& Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Notes
Elaine Farquharson-Black 48 non-playing captain
Maria Dunne 32 Selection Panel Pick
Alice Hewson 18 WAGR
Bronte Law 21 WAGR, played in 2012 and 2014
Meghan MacLaren 21 LGU Order of Merit
Leona Maguire 21 WAGR, played in 2010 and 2012
Olivia Mehaffey 18 WAGR
Rochelle Morris 20 LGU Order of Merit
Charlotte Thomas 23 Selection Panel Pick, played in 2014

The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.[3] American captain Robin Burke is the wife of Jack Burke Jr..

   Team USA
Name Age Notes
Robin Burke 53 non-playing captain
Sierra Brooks 17
Mariel Galdiano 17
Andrea Lee 17
Mika Liu 17
Hannah O'Sullivan 18
Bailey Tardy 19
Monica Vaughn 21
Bethany Wu 19

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Law/Mehaffey 2 & 1 O'Sullivan/Galdiano
Thomas/Maguire 4 & 2 Lee/Liu
MacLaren/Dunne 1 up Tardy/Vaughn
2 Session 1
2 Overall 1

Afternoon fourballs
& Results
Maguire/Law 4 & 3 Wu/Brooks
Mehaffey/Thomas 1 up O'Sullivan/Galdiano
MacLaren/Hewson 2 & 1 Tardy/Vaughn
1 Session 2
3 Overall 3

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Maguire/Thomas 1 up Wu/O'Sullivan
MacLaren/Dunne 1 up Brooks/Lee
Mehaffey/Law 3 & 2 Tardy/Vaughn
2 Session 1
5 Overall 4

Afternoon fourballs
& Results
Mehaffey/Law 3 & 2 Vaughn/Wu
MacLaren/Dunne 3 & 2 Tardy/Galdiano
Maguire/Thomas 5 & 4 O'Sullivan/Liu
3 Session 0
8 Overall 4

Sunday's singles matches
& Results
Olivia Mehaffey halved Hannah O'Sullivan
Charlotte Thomas 4 & 3 Bailey Tardy
Leona Maguire 3 & 2 Sierra Brooks
Rochelle Morris 4 & 3 Monica Vaughn
Alice Hewson 2 & 1 Andrea Lee
Bronte Law 2 up Mika Liu
Meghan MacLaren 2 & 1 Bethany Wu
Maria Dunne 2 & 1 Mariel Galdiano
3½ Session 4½
11½ Overall 8½

References
  1. "GB&I Reclaims Curtis Cup With 11.5-8.5 Victory Over USA". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. "GB&I Curtis Cup Team Named". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "2016 USA Squad Announced". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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