The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4, 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States won 11 to 7.[1]Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance, having first played in 1974.
The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.
Each of the 18 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 91⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.
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Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]
2002, curtis, 32nd, curtis, match, played, august, 2002, chapel, golf, club, near, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, united, states, carol, semple, thompson, made, 12th, final, appearance, having, first, played, 1974, 32nd, curtis, matchdatesaugust, 2002venuefox, chap. The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania The United States won 11 to 7 1 Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance having first played in 1974 32nd Curtis Cup MatchDatesAugust 3 4 2002VenueFox Chapel Golf ClubLocationPittsburgh PennsylvaniaCaptainsMary Budke USA Pam Benka GB amp I 11 7United States wins the Curtis Cup 20002004 Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 3 Saturday s matches 3 1 Morning foursomes 3 2 Afternoon singles 4 Sunday s matches 4 1 Morning foursomes 4 2 Afternoon singles 5 References 6 External linksFormat editThe contest was a two day competition with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day a total of 18 points Each of the 18 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 91 2 points won the competition In the event of a tie the current holder retained the Cup Teams editEight players for the USA and Great Britain amp Ireland participated in the event plus one non playing captain for each team 2 nbsp Team USA Name Age Notes Mary Budke 48 non playing captain Emily Bastel 21 Meredith Duncan 22 Mollie Fankhauser 21 Leigh Anne Hardin 20 Angela Jerman 21 Laura Myerscough 22 Courtney Swaim 22 Carol Semple Thompson 53 played 11 times from 1974 to 2000 nbsp amp nbsp Great Britain amp Ireland Name Age Notes nbsp Pam Benka 56 non playing captain nbsp Alison Coffey 29 nbsp Emma Duggleby 31 played in 2000 nbsp Rebecca Hudson 23 played in 1998 and 2000 nbsp Sarah Jones 19 nbsp Vikki Laing 21 nbsp Fame More 21 nbsp Kerry Smith 30 nbsp Heather Stirling 25Saturday s matches editMorning foursomes edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Hudson Duggleby nbsp 4 amp 3 Duncan Jerman Stirling Laing nbsp 1 up Fankhauser Thompson Smith Coffey nbsp 3 amp 2 Swaim Myerscough 0 Session 3 0 Overall 3 Afternoon singles edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Rebecca Hudson nbsp nbsp 2 up Emily Bastel Emma Duggleby nbsp 2 amp 1 Leigh Anne Hardin Fame More nbsp 5 amp 4 Meredith Duncan Sarah Jones nbsp 6 amp 5 Angela Jerman Heather Stirling nbsp 4 amp 2 Courtney Swaim Vikki Laing nbsp nbsp 1 up Mollie Fankhauser 2 Session 4 2 Overall 7Sunday s matches editMorning foursomes edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Stirling Laing nbsp nbsp 3 amp 1 Hardin Bastel Hudson Smith nbsp 4 amp 2 Myerscough Swaim Duggleby Coffey nbsp nbsp 4 amp 2 Duncan Jerman 2 Session 1 4 Overall 8 Afternoon singles edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Rebecca Hudson nbsp nbsp 3 amp 1 Mollie Fankhauser Vikki Laing nbsp 1 up Carol Semple Thompson Emma Duggleby nbsp nbsp 4 amp 3 Leigh Anne Hardin Heather Stirling nbsp 2 up Laura Myerscough Alison Coffey nbsp 3 amp 1 Meredith Duncan Sarah Jones nbsp nbsp 5 amp 3 Courtney Swaim 3 Session 3 7 Overall 11References edit Semple Thompson Leads USA to Curtis Cup Victory www usga org United States Golf Association August 4 2002 Retrieved October 9 2016 The 32nd Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet www usga org United States Golf Association Retrieved October 9 2016 External links editOfficial site USGA archive 40 31 23 N 79 52 41 W 40 523 N 79 878 W 40 523 79 878 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Curtis Cup amp oldid 1216224681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
