1932 Curtis Cup

Golf competition in Virginia Water, Surrey, England March 2020 March 2026 Curtis Cup 1932 21 May 1932 Wentworth Golf Club(East Course) Virginia Water, Surrey, England Great Britain USA Joyce Wethered Marion Hollins 3 5 United States wins The 1st Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 May 1932 at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The United States won 5 to 3.The Times 23 May 1932 6 Golf – Ladies International Match – Victory of U.S.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bJ9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4122%2C3261754 British Ladies Defeated – Surprising American victory – Visitors win all foursomes The Glasgow Herald 6 23 May 1932 The match was played on the East course, measuring about 6,000 yards. The foursomes began at 10:30 am and the singles at 2 pm. All the match pairings were announced the previous day. Britain used all 8 of their players while the Americans used the same six in both sessions.The Times 21 May 1932 4 Golf – Ladies' International Match – Britain v. U.S. at Wentworth to-dayhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a59AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4857%2C3192159 To-day's match with America – New departure in Women's golf The Glasgow Herald 16 21 May 1932 The United States won all three foursomes matches and, although Britain did better in the afternoon, America won two singles matches and won the contest. Format The contest was played in a single day, with three foursomes in the morning and six singles matches in the afternoon, a total of 9 points. 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 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition. Teams Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event. Both teams had a playing captain, although the American captain, Marion Hollins, was one of the two reserves. GBR 70px   Great BritainNameNotesENG Joyce Wetheredplaying captainENG Elsie CorlettENG Diana FishwickENG Molly GourlayENG Wanda MorganSCO Doris ParkSCO Charlotte WatsonENG Enid Wilson USA 70px   Team USANameNotesMarion Hollinscaptain, reserveLeona CheneyHelen HicksDorothy HigbiereserveOpal HillMaureen OrcuttVirginia Van WieGlenna Vare The American reserves, Marion Hollins and Dorothy Higbie, did not play in any matches. Morning foursomes GBR 50px Results USA 50pxWethered/MorganUSA 1 upVare/HillWilson/WatsonUSA 2 & 1Van Wie/HicksGourlay/ParkUSA 1 upOrcutt/Cheney 0 Session 3 0 Overall 3 Afternoon singles GBR 50px Results USA 50pxJoyce WetheredGBR 6 & 4Glenna VareEnid WilsonGBR 2 & 1Helen HicksWanda MorganUSA 2 & 1Virginia Van WieDiana FishwickGBR 4 & 3Maureen OrcuttMolly GourlayhalvedOpal HillElsie CorlettUSA 5 & 3Leona Cheney 3 Session 2 3 Overall 5 References 51.399 -0.592 type:event title Category:Curtis Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:International sports competitions hosted by England Category:Sport in Surrey Curtis Cup Curtis Cup Curtis Cup