2018 Curtis Cup

The 40th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 8–10, 2018 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale, New York. The United States dominated the match, winning by 17 matches to 3 including all 8 of the singles matches.[1]

40th Curtis Cup Match
DatesJune 8–10, 2018
VenueQuaker Ridge Golf Club
LocationScarsdale, New York
Captains
  • Virginia Derby Grimes (USA)
  • Elaine Farquharson-Black (GB&I)
17 3
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 Rank Notes
Virginia Derby Grimes 54 – non-playing captain
Mariel Galdiano 19 22 played in 2016
Kristen Gillman 20 8
Jennifer Kupcho 20 2
Andrea Lee 19 5 played in 2016
Lucy Li 15 9
Sophia Schubert 22 15
Lauren Stephenson 20 6
Lilia Vu 20 1

Two members of the Great Britain & Ireland team were selected automatically, the top two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of April 25, 2018. The remaining six were picked by the R&A Women's Selection Committee.[3] Leona Maguire, second in the world rankings, ruled herself out, as she intended to turn professional before the event.

& Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Rank Notes
Elaine Farquharson-Black 50 – non-playing captain
India Clyburn 21 96
Annabell Fuller 15 98
Paula Grant 24 69
Alice Hewson 20 33 played in 2016
Lily May Humphreys 16 67
Sophie Lamb 20 73
Shannon McWilliam 18 204
Olivia Mehaffey 20 16 played in 2016

Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.

Friday's matches

Morning fourballs
& Results
Mehaffey/Lamb halved Kupcho/Li
Hewson/Humphreys 4 & 3 Vu/Gillman
Grant/McWilliam halved Stephenson/Schubert
1 Session 2
1 Overall 2

Afternoon foursomes
& Results
Mehaffey/Lamb 3 & 2 Galdiano/Lee
Hewson/Clyburn 2 up Kupcho/Vu
Grant/Humphreys 4 & 2 Stephenson/Gillman
1 Session 2
2 Overall 4

Saturday's matches

Morning fourballs
& Results
Mehaffey/Lamb 3 & 2 Kupcho/Gillman
Hewson/Fuller 2 & 1 Galdiano/Vu
Humphreys/McWilliam 3 & 2 Li/Lee
0 Session 3
2 Overall 7

Afternoon foursomes
& Results
Mehaffey/Lamb 2 & 1 Kupcho/Vu
Fuller/Clyburn 6 & 5 Gillman/Stephenson
Grant/McWilliam 7 & 5 Li/Schubert
1 Session 2
3 Overall 9

Sunday's singles matches
& Results
Olivia Mehaffey 2 & 1 Sophia Schubert
Sophie Lamb 2 up Lilia Vu
Lily May Humphreys 2 & 1 Jennifer Kupcho
Alice Hewson 2 & 1 Andrea Lee
Shannon McWilliam 2 & 1 Lauren Stephenson
Annabell Fuller 5 & 4 Kristen Gillman
India Clyburn 5 & 4 Lucy Li
Paula Grant 1 up Mariel Galdiano
0 Session 8
3 Overall 17

References
  1. "Kristen Gillman leads U.S. singles blowout in Curtis Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. June 10, 2018.
  2. "Eight of USA's Best Set for 2018 Curtis Cup". United States Golf Association. April 17, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. "14 Named to Provisional Squad for 2018 Match at Quaker Ridge". United States Golf Association. December 14, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

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