The 37th Curtis Cup Match was played from 8 to 10 June 2012 at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. Great Britain and Ireland won 101⁄2 to 91⁄2.[1]
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 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 101⁄2 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.
The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the Selection Panel of the LGU in March 2012.[2]
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Name | Age | Notes | ||
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56 | non-playing captain | ||
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18 | |||
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21 | played in 2010 | ||
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16 | |||
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17 | |||
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17 | played in 2010 | ||
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20 | |||
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22 | played in 2010 | ||
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20 |
Five of the American team were selected in December 2011 (Anderson, Duncan, Ernst, Lua and Pancake).[3] The remaining three members of the team (McCloskey, Popson and Tubert) were announced in January 2012.[4][5]
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Name | Age | Notes | |||
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Pat Cornett | 56 | non-playing captain | |||
Amy Anderson | 19 | ||||
Lindy Duncan | 21 | ||||
Austin Ernst | 20 | ||||
Tiffany Lua | 21 | played in 2010 | |||
Lisa McCloskey | 20 | ||||
Brooke Pancake | 22 | ||||
Erica Popson | 21 | ||||
Emily Tubert | 20 |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Tidy/Boulden | ![]() |
Ernst/Pancake |
Clyburn/Law | ![]() |
Anderson/Lua |
Maguire/Meadow | ![]() |
Duncan/McCloskey |
0 | Session | 3 |
0 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon fourballs
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Results | ![]() |
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Prestwell/Hull | ![]() |
Anderson/Tubert |
Tidy/Clyburn | ![]() ![]() |
Pancake/Popson |
Law/Boulden | ![]() ![]() |
Duncan/McCloskey |
2 | Session | 1 |
2 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Pretswell/Hull | ![]() |
Anderson/Lua |
Clyburn/Boulden | ![]() |
Ernst/Pancake |
Meadow/Maguire | ![]() ![]() |
Duncan/McCloskey |
1 | Session | 2 |
3 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon fourballs
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Results | ![]() |
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Clyburn/Tidy | ![]() ![]() |
Anderson/Tubert |
Maguire/Law | halved | Pancake/Ernst |
Meadow/Pretswell | ![]() ![]() |
Popson/Lua |
21⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
51⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
Sunday's singles matches
References
- ^ "GB&I Wins 2012 Curtis Cup Match". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "International Selectors Spring GB & I Curtis Cup Surprises". www.lgu.org. Ladies Golf Union. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Anderson, Duncan, Ernst, Lua, Pancake to compete in Match at The Nairn Golf Club". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Collegians McCloskey, Popson, Tubert round out eight-woman squad". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "2012 USA Curtis Cup Team Bios". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
External links
- USGA archive
- 2012 Curtis Cup (about.sports) Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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