The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the second time.[1]
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.
1956, curtis, curtis, match, played, june, 1956, prince, golf, club, sandwich, kent, england, british, isles, matches, curtis, second, time, curtis, matchdates8, june, 1956venueprince, golf, clublocationsandwich, kent, englandcaptainszara, bolton, british, isl. The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince s Golf Club in Sandwich Kent England The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4 to win the Curtis Cup for the second time 1 9th Curtis Cup MatchDates8 9 June 1956VenuePrince s Golf ClubLocationSandwich Kent EnglandCaptainsZara Bolton British Isles Edith Flippin USA 5 4British Isles wins the Curtis Cup 19541958 The United States won two of the three foursomes matches but the British Isles won four of the six singles to win by five matches to four 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 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 nbsp amp nbsp British IslesName Notes nbsp Zara Bolton non playing captain nbsp Veronica Anstey nbsp Philomena Garvey played in 1948 1950 1952 and 1954 nbsp Ann Howard nbsp Elizabeth Price played in 1950 1952 and 1954 nbsp Janette Robertson played in 1954 nbsp Frances Smith played in 1950 1952 and 1954 nbsp Jessie Valentine played in 1936 1938 1950 1952 and 1954 nbsp Angela WardHoward did not play in any matches nbsp United StatesName NotesEdith Flippin non playing captainCarolyn CudoneMary Ann DowneyPatricia Lesser played in 1954Jane NelsonPolly Riley played in 1948 1950 1952 and 1954Barbara Romack played in 1954Wiffi Smith 4 Friday s foursomes matches edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Valentine Garvey nbsp 2 amp 1 Lesser SmithSmith Price nbsp nbsp 5 amp 3 Riley RomackRobertson Anstey nbsp 6 amp 4 Downey Cudone1 Session 21 Overall 218 hole scores Valentine Garvey amp Lesser Smith all square Smith Price 2 up Robertson Anstey 2 upSaturday s singles matches edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Jessie Valentine nbsp nbsp 6 amp 4 Patricia LesserPhilomena Garvey nbsp 9 amp 8 Wiffi SmithFrances Smith nbsp nbsp 1 up Polly RileyJanette Robertson nbsp 6 amp 4 Barbara RomackAngela Ward nbsp nbsp 4 amp 3 Mary Ann DowneyElizabeth Price nbsp nbsp 7 amp 6 Jane Nelson4 Session 25 Overall 418 hole scores Lesser 2 up W Smith 2 up F Smith Riley all square Romack 2 up Ward 5 up Price 9 upReferences edit a b Britain wins Curtis Cup through singles superiority The Glasgow Herald 11 June 1956 p 4 U S lead in Curtis Cup The Glasgow Herald 9 June 1956 p 5 The Curtis Cup in a British home PDF USGA Journal and Turf Management 10 July 1956 Curtis Cup teams PDF USGA Journal and Turf Management 16 April 1956 51 17 46 N 1 22 12 E 51 296 N 1 370 E 51 296 1 370 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 Curtis Cup amp oldid 1186508423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
