Dates | August 8–9, 1958 | ||||
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Venue | Brae Burn Country Club | ||||
Location | West Newton, Massachusetts | ||||
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British Isles retains the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 10th Curtis Cup Match was played on August 8 and 9, 1958 at the Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts. The match was tied with both team having 41⁄2 points, and so the British Isles retained the trophy as the previous winner.[1]
The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches but the United States won three of the six singles matches and halved another to tie the contest.[2][1][3]
Format
The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 36 holes.
Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
Teams
United States | |||||
Name | Notes | ||||
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Virginia Dennehy | non-playing captain | ||||
Meriam Bailey | |||||
JoAnne Gunderson | |||||
Ann Casey Johnstone | |||||
Barbara McIntire | |||||
Anne Richardson | |||||
Polly Riley | played in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | ||||
Barbara Romack | played in 1954 and 1956 | ||||
Anne Quast |
Meriam Bailey and Anne Richardson did not play in any matches
& British Isles | ||||
Name | Notes | |||
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Daisy Ferguson | playing captain | |||
Angela Bonallack | played in 1956 | |||
Bridget Jackson | ||||
Elizabeth Price | played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
Janette Robertson | played in 1954 and 1956 | |||
Frances Smith | played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
Dorothea Sommerville | ||||
Jessie Valentine | played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 |
Dorothea Sommerville did not play in any matches.
Friday's foursomes matches
& | Results | |
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Bonallack/Price | 2 & 1 | Romack/Riley |
Robertson/Smith | 3 & 2 | Gunderson/Quast |
Jackson/Valentine | 6 & 5 | McIntyre/Johnstone |
2 | Session | 1 |
2 | Overall | 1 |
18-hole scores: Bonallack/Price 2 up, Robertson/Smith 5 up, McIntyre/Johnstone 5 up
Saturday's singles matches
& | Results | |
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Jessie Valentine | 2 up | JoAnne Gunderson |
Angela Bonallack | halved | Barbara McIntire |
Elizabeth Price | 4 & 2 | Anne Quast |
Janette Robertson | 3 & 2 | Ann Casey Johnstone |
Bridget Jackson | 4 & 2 | Barbara Romack |
Frances Smith | 2 up | Polly Riley |
21⁄2 | Session | 31⁄2 |
41⁄2 | Overall | 41⁄2 |
18-hole scores: Gunderson 2 up, McIntire 1 up, Quast 3 up, Robertson 5 up, Romack 2 up, Smith/Riley all square
References
- 1 2 "Curtis Cup retained by Britain". The Glasgow Herald. August 11, 1958. p. 8.
- ↑ "Britain wins foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. August 9, 1958. p. 7.
- ↑ "A Curtis Cup tie in the finest sense" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. September 1958.
- ↑ "Youth versus experience in Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 8. July 1958.