1952 Curtis Cup
- Katharine Cairns (British Isles)
- Aniela Goldthwaite (USA)
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The 7th Curtis Cup Match was played on 6 and 7 June 1952 at Muirfield in Scotland. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the first time.[1]
The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches and tied the singles to win by five matches to four.[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
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Name | Notes | |||
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![]() | non-playing captain | |||
![]() | played in 1950 | |||
![]() | played in 1948 and 1950 | |||
![]() | played in 1948 and 1950 | |||
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![]() | played in 1950 | |||
![]() | played in 1950 | |||
![]() | played in 1936, 1938 and 1950 |
MacCann did not play in any matches
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Name | Notes | ||||
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Aniela Goldthwaite | non-playing captain, played in 1934 and 1936 | ||||
Grace DeMoss | |||||
Claire Doran | |||||
Dorothy Kirby | played in 1948 and 1950 | ||||
Marjorie Lindsay | |||||
Mae Murray | |||||
Patricia O'Sullivan | |||||
Polly Riley | played in 1948 and 1950 |
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Friday's foursomes matches
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Donald/Price | ![]() ![]() | Kirby/DeMoss |
Stephens/Valentine | ![]() | Doran/Lindsay |
Paterson/Garvey | ![]() ![]() | Riley/O'Sullivan |
2 | Session | 1 |
2 | Overall | 1 |
18-hole scores: Donald/Price 4 up, Doran/Lindsay 6 up, Paterson/Garvey 1 up
Saturday's singles matches
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Jean Donald | ![]() | Dorothy Kirby |
Frances Stephens | ![]() ![]() | Marjorie Lindsay |
Moira Paterson | ![]() | Polly Riley |
Jeanne Bisgood | ![]() ![]() | Mae Murray |
Philomena Garvey | ![]() | Claire Doran |
Elizabeth Price | ![]() ![]() | Grace DeMoss |
3 | Session | 3 |
5 | Overall | 4 |
18-hole scores: Donald 2 up, Stephens/Lindsay all square, Riley 4 up, Bisgood 4 up, Garvey 2 up, Price 1 up
References
- ^ a b "Britain's first Curtis Cup victory". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1952. p. 9.
- ^ "Britain leads in Curtis Cup foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1952. p. 6.
- ^ "Britain wins the Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 9. July 1952.
- ^ "The ladies look to Muirfield" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 9. April 1952.
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