The US have reclaimed the Curtis Cup after defeating Great Britain & Ireland 17 points to 3, a record-breaking scoreline in the 40th edition of the international match.
The US have reclaimed the Curtis Cup after defeating Great Britain & Ireland 17 points to 3, a record-breaking scoreline in the 40th edition of the international match.
The United States’ total of 17 points is the highest score ever recorded by any team in the Curtis Cup, the closest being their 14 ½ defeat over GB&I in 1982.
Hosts US held a 9-3 lead going into Sunday’s singles matches, and despite hopes of a turnaround on the final day, it wasn’t the case for GB&I who were unable to secure a point from any of the matches.
Elaine Farquharson-Black, Great Britain and Ireland Captain commented on the defeat, "we’re obviously very disappointed with the scoreline and all you can do is congratulate the United States on their win and the very high standard of golf they have played this week… We have played good golf in spells, particularly on the first day, but at this level you have to have more consistency and at times we’ve just not performed as well as we would have liked".
"We have a very young team and the players will have learned lots from this experience which will stand them in good stead for the future. They have given it their all this in this match and I’m very proud of them."
In the first match, Sophia Schubert won her match 2&1 against Olivia Mehaffey. Extending the home side lead to 10-3, the US then only needed one more point to claim the trophy.
Moments later, Kristen Gillman secured that vital point with a comprehensive 5&4 win over Annabell Fuller and cinching the Curtis Cup for the United States. After that victory, Gillman became only the third player after Stacey Lewis (2008) and Bronte Law (2016) to go 5-0-0 in a single Curtis Cup match since the new three-day format was introduced.
15-year-old Lucy Li added a 5&4 victory against India Clyburn before Jennifer Kupcho’s 2&1 success over Lily May Humphreys made it 13-3 to the United States.
A long-range birdie from the world's leading woman amateur golfer Lilia Vu made sure of a win against Sophie Lamb by two holes. Andrea Lee closed her match out against Alice Hewson on the 17th hole to win 2&1 and give her side a 15-3 lead.
Lauren Stephenson sealed her match against Shannon McWilliam in style with a fantastic birdie putt which dropped from around 12 feet to give the 20-year-old a 2&1 victory.
Mariel Galdiano defeated Paula Grant by one hole in the last match out on the course to give the United States a 17-3 win.
The United States now lead the overall series 29-8-3.
The 41st Curtis Cup match will be played at Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club in Wales from 12-14 June 2020.
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