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 18 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.
1948, curtis, curtis, match, played, 1948, royal, birkdale, golf, club, southport, england, united, states, curtis, matchdates21, 1948venueroyal, birkdale, golf, clublocationsouthport, englandcaptainsdoris, chambers, british, isles, glenna, collett, vare, 2uni. The 5rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 and 22 May 1948 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport England The United States won 61 2 to 21 2 1 5th Curtis Cup MatchDates21 22 May 1948VenueRoyal Birkdale Golf ClubLocationSouthport EnglandCaptainsDoris Chambers British Isles Glenna Collett Vare USA 21 2 61 2United States wins the Curtis Cup 19381950 The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won four and halved another of the six singles 2 1 3 Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 3 Friday s foursomes matches 4 Saturday s singles matches 5 ReferencesFormat editThe 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 18 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 nbsp amp nbsp British Isles Name Notes nbsp Doris Chambers non playing captain nbsp Zara Bolton nbsp Jean Donald nbsp Diana Critchley played in 1932 and 1934 nbsp Philomena Garvey nbsp Jacqueline Gordon nbsp Helen Holm played in 1936 and 1938 nbsp Clarrie Reddan played in 1938 nbsp Maureen Ruttle Diana Critchley did not play in any matches nbsp United States Name Notes Glenna Collett Vare playing captain played in 1932 1936 and 1938 Dorothy Kielty Dorothy Kirby Grace Lenczyk Estelle Page played in 1938 Polly Riley Louise Suggs 4 Friday s foursomes matches edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Donald Gordon nbsp nbsp 3 amp 2 Suggs Lenczyk Garvey Bolton nbsp 4 amp 3 Kirby Vare Ruttle Reddan nbsp 5 amp 4 Page Kielty 1 Session 2 1 Overall 2Saturday s singles matches editDiana Critchley was due to play in the final singles match but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Zara Bolton 1 nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Philomena Garvey halved Louise Suggs Jean Donald nbsp nbsp 2 up Dorothy Kirby Jacqueline Gordon nbsp 5 amp 3 Grace Lenczyk Helen Holm nbsp 3 amp 2 Estelle Page Maureen Ruttle nbsp 3 amp 2 Polly Riley Zara Bolton nbsp 2 amp 1 Dorothy Kielty 11 2 Session 41 2 21 2 Overall 61 2References edit a b c Curtis Cup for America The Glasgow Herald 24 May 1948 p 4 Scotswoman outstanding in Curtis Cup match The Glasgow Herald 22 May 1948 p 4 Impressions The Curtis Cup trip PDF USGA Journal Combining Timely Turf Topics 19 August 1948 Curtis Cup renewal PDF USGA Journal Combining Timely Turf Topics 2 Spring 1948 53 37 19 N 3 01 59 W 53 622 N 3 033 W 53 622 3 033 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1948 Curtis Cup amp oldid 1188117671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
