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1958 Curtis Cup

Coordinates: 42°20′13″N 71°14′02″W / 42.337°N 71.234°W / 42.337; -71.234
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10th Curtis Cup Match
DatesAugust 8–9, 1958
VenueBrae Burn Country Club
LocationWest Newton, Massachusetts
Captains
United States 412 412 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
British Isles retains the Curtis Cup
← 1956
1960 →

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 412 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

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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 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.

Teams

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United States   United States
Name Notes
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

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland   British Isles
Name Notes
Northern Ireland Daisy Ferguson playing captain
England Angela Bonallack played in 1956
England Bridget Jackson
England Elizabeth Price played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956
Scotland Janette Robertson played in 1954 and 1956
England Frances Smith played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956
Scotland Dorothea Sommerville
Scotland Jessie Valentine played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956

Dorothea Sommerville did not play in any matches.

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Friday's foursomes matches

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Bonallack/Price United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Romack/Riley
Robertson/Smith United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Gunderson/Quast
Jackson/Valentine United States 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

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Jessie Valentine United States 2 up JoAnne Gunderson
Angela Bonallack halved Barbara McIntire
Elizabeth Price United States 4 & 2 Anne Quast
Janette Robertson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Ann Casey Johnstone
Bridget Jackson United States 4 & 2 Barbara Romack
Frances Smith United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Polly Riley
212 Session 312
412 Overall 412

18-hole scores: Gunderson 2 up, McIntire 1 up, Quast 3 up, Robertson 5 up, Romack 2 up, Smith/Riley all square

References

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  1. ^ a b "Curtis Cup retained by Britain". The Glasgow Herald. August 11, 1958. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Britain wins foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. August 9, 1958. p. 7.
  3. ^ "A Curtis Cup tie in the finest sense" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. September 1958.
  4. ^ "Youth versus experience in Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 8. July 1958.

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