2016 Curtis Cup

Golf competition in Enniskerry, Ireland September 2018 March 2026 Curtis Cup 2016 10–12 June 2016 Dun Laoghaire Golf Club Enniskerry, Ireland GB&I USA Elaine Farquharson-Black Robin Burke 11 8 Great Britain & Ireland wins The 39th Curtis Cup Match was played from 10 to 12 June 2016 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club near Enniskerry, Ireland. Great Britain and Ireland won 11 to 8. Bronte Law became the first golfer from Great Britain and Ireland to win 5 matches in a Curtis Cup match, a feat only previously achieved by Stacy Lewis in 2008.GB&I Reclaims Curtis Cup With 11.5-8.5 Victory Over USA http://www.usga.org/championships/2016/curtis-cup/articles/gb-i-reclaims-curtis-cup-with-11-5-8-5-victory-over-usa-.html www.usga.org United States Golf Association 12 June 2016 6 October 2016 Format 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 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup. Teams Eight players for the Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. Six members of the Great Britain & Ireland team were selected automatically, the top four in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of 27 April 2016 and the leading two players in the LGU’s Order of Merit not selected from the WAGR. The remaining two were picked by the LGU Selection Panel.GB&I Curtis Cup Team Named http://www.usga.org/championships/2016/curtis-cup/articles/gb-i-curtis-cup-team-named.html www.usga.org United States Golf Association 28 April 2016 6 October 2016 GBR 70px & IRL 70px Great Britain & IrelandNameAgeNotesSCO Elaine Farquharson-Black48non-playing captainIRL Maria Dunne32Selection Panel PickENG Alice Hewson18WAGRENG Bronte Law21WAGR, played in 2012 and 2014ENG Meghan MacLaren21LGU Order of MeritIRL Leona Maguire21WAGR, played in 2010 and 2012NIR Olivia Mehaffey18WAGRENG Rochelle Morris20LGU Order of MeritENG Charlotte Thomas23Selection Panel Pick, played in 2014 The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.2016 USA Squad Announced http://www.usga.org/articles/2016/02/2016-usa-curtis-cup-team-announced.html www.usga.org United States Golf Association 23 February 2016 6 October 2016 American captain Robin Burke is married to Jack Burke Jr. USA 70px   Team USANameAgeNotesRobin Burke53non-playing captainSierra Brooks17Mariel Galdiano17Andrea Lee17Mika Liu17Hannah O'Sullivan18Bailey Tardy19Monica Vaughn21Bethany Wu19 Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxLaw/MehaffeyGBRIRL 2 & 1O'Sullivan/GaldianoThomas/MaguireGBRIRL 4 & 2Lee/LiuMacLaren/DunneUSA 1 upTardy/Vaughn 2 Session 1 2 Overall 1 Afternoon fourballs GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMaguire/LawGBRIRL 4 & 3Wu/BrooksMehaffey/ThomasUSA 1 upO'Sullivan/GaldianoMacLaren/HewsonUSA 2 & 1Tardy/Vaughn 1 Session 2 3 Overall 3 Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMaguire/ThomasUSA 1 upWu/O'SullivanMacLaren/DunneGBRIRL 1 upBrooks/LeeMehaffey/LawGBRIRL 3 & 2Tardy/Vaughn 2 Session 1 5 Overall 4 Afternoon fourballs GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMehaffey/LawGBRIRL 3 & 2Vaughn/WuMacLaren/DunneGBRIRL 3 & 2Tardy/GaldianoMaguire/ThomasGBRIRL 5 & 4O'Sullivan/Liu 3 Session 0 8 Overall 4 Sunday's singles matches GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxOlivia MehaffeyhalvedHannah O'SullivanCharlotte ThomasUSA 4 & 3Bailey TardyLeona MaguireGBRIRL 3 & 2Sierra BrooksRochelle MorrisUSA 4 & 3Monica VaughnAlice HewsonUSA 2 & 1Andrea LeeBronte LawGBRIRL 2 upMika LiuMeghan MacLarenGBRIRL 2 & 1Bethany WuMaria DunneUSA 2 & 1Mariel Galdiano 3 Session 4 11 Overall 8 References External links Official site USGA site 53.211 -6.161 type:event title Category:Curtis Cup Category:Golf tournaments in the Republic of Ireland Category:Golf in Leinster Category:Sport in County Wicklow Category:International sports competitions hosted by Ireland Curtis Cup Curtis Cup Curtis Cup