1958 Curtis Cup
| Dates | August 8–9, 1958 | ||||
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| Venue | Brae Burn Country Club | ||||
| Location | West Newton, Massachusetts | ||||
| Captains |
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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
[edit]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
[edit] United States
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| 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
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Daisy Ferguson
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playing captain | |||
 Angela Bonallack
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played in 1956 | |||
| Bridget Jackson
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| Elizabeth Price
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played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
 Janette Robertson
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played in 1954 and 1956 | |||
| Frances Smith
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played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
| Dorothea Sommerville
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| Jessie Valentine
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played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
Dorothea Sommerville did not play in any matches.
Friday's foursomes matches
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Results | 
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| Bonallack/Price |   2 & 1
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Romack/Riley |
| Robertson/Smith | 3 & 2
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Gunderson/Quast |
| Jackson/Valentine |  6 & 5
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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
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Results |
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| Jessie Valentine | 2 up
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JoAnne Gunderson |
| Angela Bonallack | halved | Barbara McIntire |
| Elizabeth Price | 4 & 2
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Anne Quast |
| Janette Robertson | 3 & 2
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Ann Casey Johnstone |
| Bridget Jackson | 4 & 2
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Barbara Romack |
| Frances Smith | 2 up
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "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.