2008 Curtis Cup
| 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]
 &  Great Britain & Ireland
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| Name | Age | Notes | ||
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 Mary McKenna
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59 | non-playing captain | ||
 Liz Bennett
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25 | |||
 Carly Booth
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15 | |||
| Krystle Caithness
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19 | |||
| Jodi Ewart
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20 | |||
 Breanne Loucks
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20 | played in 2006 | ||
| Florentyna Parker
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18 | |||
| Michele Thomson
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20 | |||
| Sally Watson
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16 | |||
The American team was selected by the USGA's International Team Selection Committee in January 2008.[4]
 Team USA
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| Name | Age | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  3 & 1
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Lewis/Walshe |
| Thomson/Watson |  1 up
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Harigae/Lee |
| Loucks/Parker | 1 up
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Blumenherst/Joh |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon fourballs
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Results |
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| Booth/Thomson | 3 & 2
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Kim/Harigae |
| Watson/Caithness | 3 & 2
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Joh/Bolger |
| Parker/Bennett | 3 & 1
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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 | 3 & 2
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Kim/Lee |
| Watson/Thomson | 5 & 4
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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 | 2 & 1
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Kim/Harigae |
| Watson/Caithness | 3 & 2
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Blumenherst/Bolger |
| Bennett/Parker | 1 up
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Walshe/Lewis |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 41⁄2 | Overall | 71⁄2 |
Sunday's singles matches
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Results |
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| Breanne Loucks | 3 & 1
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Kimberly Kim |
| Jodi Ewart | 2 & 1
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Amanda Blumenherst |
| Elizabeth Bennett | 3 & 2
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Stacy Lewis |
| Carly Booth | 6 & 5
|
Tiffany Joh |
| Michele Thomson | halved | Jennie Lee |
| Florentyna Parker | 6 & 4
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Meghan Bolger |
| Krystle Caithness | 2 & 1
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Mina Harigae |
| Sally Watson | 1 up
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Alison Walshe |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
| 7 | Overall | 13 |
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.