Dates | 30 May–1 June 2008 | ||||
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Venue | The Old Course | ||||
Location | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||
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United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 35th Curtis Cup Match was played from 30 May to 1 June 2008 on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won 13 to 7.[1] This was the first Curtis Cup played over three days, including fourball matches for the first time. Stacy Lewis won all her five matches.
Format
[edit]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 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 101⁄2 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams
[edit]Eight players for the Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]
The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the LGU in March 2008.[3]
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Name | Age | Notes | ||
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59 | non-playing captain | ||
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25 | |||
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15 | |||
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19 | |||
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20 | |||
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20 | played in 2006 | ||
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18 | |||
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20 | |||
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16 |
The American team was selected by the USGA's International Team Selection Committee in January 2008.[4]
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Name | Age | Notes | |||
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Carol Semple Thompson | 59 | non-playing captain | |||
Amanda Blumenherst | 21 | played in 2006 | |||
Meghan Bolger | 30 | ||||
Mina Harigae | 18 | ||||
Tiffany Joh | 21 | ||||
Kimberly Kim | 16 | ||||
Jennie Lee | 21 | played in 2006 | |||
Stacy Lewis | 23 | ||||
Alison Walshe | 23 |
Friday's matches
[edit]Morning foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Bennett/Ewart | ![]() |
Lewis/Walshe |
Thomson/Watson | ![]() ![]() |
Harigae/Lee |
Loucks/Parker | ![]() |
Blumenherst/Joh |
1 | Session | 2 |
1 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon fourballs
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Results | ![]() |
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Booth/Thomson | ![]() |
Kim/Harigae |
Watson/Caithness | ![]() ![]() |
Joh/Bolger |
Parker/Bennett | ![]() |
Blumenherst/Lewis |
1 | Session | 2 |
2 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday's matches
[edit]Morning foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Booth/Loucks | ![]() ![]() |
Kim/Lee |
Watson/Thomson | ![]() |
Walshe/Lewis |
Bennett/Ewart | halved | Blumenherst/Joh |
11⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
31⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
Afternoon fourballs
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Results | ![]() |
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Booth/Loucks | ![]() |
Kim/Harigae |
Watson/Caithness | ![]() ![]() |
Blumenherst/Bolger |
Bennett/Parker | ![]() |
Walshe/Lewis |
1 | Session | 2 |
41⁄2 | Overall | 71⁄2 |
Sunday's singles matches
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "United States of America Wins Sixth Consecutive Curtis Cup With 13-7 Victory". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Team announced". www.lgu.org. Ladies Golf Union. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "USGA announces 2008 Curtis Cup Team". www.lgu.org. Ladies Golf Union. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2016.