The 40th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 8–10, 2018 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale, New York. The United States dominated the match, winning by 17 matches to 3 including all 8 of the singles matches.
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 USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.
Team USANameAgeRankNotesVirginia Derby Grimes54–non-playing captainMariel Galdiano1922played in 2016Kristen Gillman208Jennifer Kupcho202Andrea Lee195played in 2016Lucy Li159Sophia Schubert2215Lauren Stephenson206Lilia Vu201
Two members of the Great Britain & Ireland team were selected automatically, the top two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of April 25, 2018. The remaining six were picked by the R&A Women's Selection Committee. Leona Maguire, second in the world rankings, ruled herself out, as she intended to turn professional before the event.
& Great Britain & IrelandNameAgeRankNotes Elaine Farquharson-Black50–non-playing captain India Clyburn2196 Annabell Fuller1598 Paula Grant2469 Alice Hewson2033played in 2016 Lily May Humphreys1667 Sophie Lamb2073 Shannon McWilliam18204 Olivia Mehaffey2016played in 2016 Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Friday's matches Morning fourballs & Results Mehaffey/LambhalvedKupcho/LiHewson/Humphreys 4 & 3Vu/GillmanGrant/McWilliamhalvedStephenson/Schubert 1 Session 2 1 Overall 2
Afternoon foursomes & Results Mehaffey/Lamb 3 & 2Galdiano/LeeHewson/Clyburn 2 upKupcho/VuGrant/Humphreys 4 & 2Stephenson/Gillman 1 Session 2 2 Overall 4
Saturday's matches Morning fourballs & Results Mehaffey/Lamb 3 & 2Kupcho/GillmanHewson/Fuller 2 & 1Galdiano/VuHumphreys/McWilliam 3 & 2Li/Lee 0 Session 3 2 Overall 7
Afternoon foursomes & Results Mehaffey/Lamb 2 & 1Kupcho/VuFuller/Clyburn 6 & 5Gillman/StephensonGrant/McWilliam 7 & 5Li/Schubert 1 Session 2 3 Overall 9
Sunday's singles matches & Results Olivia Mehaffey 2 & 1Sophia SchubertSophie Lamb 2 upLilia VuLily May Humphreys 2 & 1 Jennifer KupchoAlice Hewson 2 & 1Andrea LeeShannon McWilliam 2 & 1 Lauren StephensonAnnabell Fuller 5 & 4Kristen GillmanIndia Clyburn 5 & 4 Lucy LiPaula Grant 1 upMariel Galdiano 0 Session 8 3 Overall 17
References
External links Official site USGA site