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2018 Curtis Cup

Coordinates: 40°57′58″N 73°45′43″W / 40.966°N 73.762°W / 40.966; -73.762
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40th Curtis Cup Match
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DatesJune 8–10, 2018
VenueQuaker Ridge Golf Club
LocationScarsdale, New York
Captains
United States 17 3 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Curtis Cup
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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]

Format

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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 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 1012 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.

Teams

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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]

United States   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.

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

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Morning fourballs

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Mehaffey/Lamb halved Kupcho/Li
Hewson/Humphreys United States 4 & 3 Vu/Gillman
Grant/McWilliam halved Stephenson/Schubert
1 Session 2
1 Overall 2

Afternoon foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Mehaffey/Lamb United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Galdiano/Lee
Hewson/Clyburn United States 2 up Kupcho/Vu
Grant/Humphreys United States 4 & 2 Stephenson/Gillman
1 Session 2
2 Overall 4

Saturday's matches

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Morning fourballs

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Mehaffey/Lamb United States 3 & 2 Kupcho/Gillman
Hewson/Fuller United States 2 & 1 Galdiano/Vu
Humphreys/McWilliam United States 3 & 2 Li/Lee
0 Session 3
2 Overall 7

Afternoon foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Mehaffey/Lamb United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Kupcho/Vu
Fuller/Clyburn United States 6 & 5 Gillman/Stephenson
Grant/McWilliam United States 7 & 5 Li/Schubert
1 Session 2
3 Overall 9

Sunday's singles matches

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

References

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  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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