2016 Curtis Cup

39th Curtis Cup Match
Dates 10–12 September 2016
Venue Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
Location Enniskerry, Ireland
Captains
  • Elaine Farquharson-Black (GB&I)
  • Robin Burke (USA)
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
11½ United States
Great Britain & Ireland wins the Curtis Cup

The 39th Curtis Cup Match was played from 10 to 12 September 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]

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]

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

United States   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

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Law/Mehaffey United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 O'Sullivan/Galdiano
Thomas/Maguire United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 Lee/Liu
MacLaren/Dunne United States 1 up Tardy/Vaughn
2 Session 1
2 Overall 1

Afternoon fourballs

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Maguire/Law United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Wu/Brooks
Mehaffey/Thomas United States 1 up O'Sullivan/Galdiano
MacLaren/Hewson United States 2 & 1 Tardy/Vaughn
1 Session 2
3 Overall 3

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Maguire/Thomas United States 1 up Wu/O'Sullivan
MacLaren/Dunne United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Brooks/Lee
Mehaffey/Law United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Tardy/Vaughn
2 Session 1
5 Overall 4

Afternoon fourballs

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Mehaffey/Law United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Vaughn/Wu
MacLaren/Dunne United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Tardy/Galdiano
Maguire/Thomas United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 O'Sullivan/Liu
3 Session 0
8 Overall 4

Sunday's singles matches

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Olivia Mehaffey halved Hannah O'Sullivan
Charlotte Thomas United States 4 & 3 Bailey Tardy
Leona Maguire United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Sierra Brooks
Rochelle Morris United States 4 & 3 Monica Vaughn
Alice Hewson United States 2 & 1 Andrea Lee
Bronte Law United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Mika Liu
Meghan MacLaren United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Bethany Wu
Maria Dunne United States 2 & 1 Mariel Galdiano
Session
11½ Overall

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.

External links

Coordinates: 53°12′40″N 6°09′40″W / 53.211°N 6.161°W / 53.211; -6.161

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