The 41st Curtis Cup Match was played from 26 to 28 August 2021 at Conwy Golf Club near Conwy, Wales. It was originally scheduled for 12–14 June 2020 but was postponed to 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Great Britain & Ireland had the better of the first day and led to by 4 points to 1 points at the end of the day. The USA team levelled the match at 6 points a piece by the end of the second day. The third day singles matches were initially very tight but ultimately, most of the matches swung toward the USA team and they secured 6 points of the 8 available. The USA team retained the Curtis Cup with a total score of 12 to 7 for the GB&I team. It was the USA's first away win in the contest since 2008.
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 was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match ended all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 10 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder would have retained the Cup.
Teams Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
The Great Britain & Ireland team was announced on 9 August 2021. & Great Britain & IrelandNameAgeRankNotes Elaine Ratcliffe48–non-playing captain Hannah Darling18252021 Girls Amateur champion Louise Duncan21312021 Women's Amateur champion; tied 10th in 2021 Women's Open Annabell Fuller1927played in 2018; 2020 English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play champion Charlotte Heath19492020 Australian Women's Amateur champion Caley McGinty2053 Emily Toy23872019 Women's Amateur champion Lauren Walsh2014 Annabel Wilson2067
Rose Zhang, Rachel Heck and Allisen Corpuz were the first players to make the American team, as the three highest-ranked Americans in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) on 21 July 2021. Automatic selection was also given to Jensen Castle, the winner of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur, which finished on 8 August. The winner of the 2021 Mark H. McCormack Medal, which was awarded to the number one ranked player in the WAGR after that event, was also guaranteed a place, provided they were American. This was won by Zhang who was already guaranteed a place. The remainder of the team was announced on 9 August.
USANameAgeRankNotesSarah LeBrun Ingramc. 55–non-playing captainJensen Castle201462021 U.S. Women's Amateur championAllisen Corpuz239Rachel Heck192Gina Kim21172021 North and South Women's Amateur championRachel Kuehn20232020 North and South Women's Amateur championBrooke Matthews2235Emilia Migliaccio22152019 Pan American Games gold medalRose Zhang1812020 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior champion Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results Duncan/Darling halved Heck/Zhang Fuller/Heath 4 & 3 Kuehn/Migliaccio McGinty/Toy 3 & 1 Kim/Matthews 2 Session 2 Overall
Afternoon fourballs & Results Darling/Fuller 1 up Heck/Migliaccio Walsh/McGinty 2 & 1 Castle/Kim Wilson/Toy 1 up Zhang/Corpuz 2 Session 1 4 Overall 1
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results Duncan/Darling 3 & 2 Heck/Zhang Heath/Fuller 3 & 2 Kuehn/Migliaccio McGinty/Toy halved Castle/Matthews Session 2 5 Overall 4
Afternoon fourballs & Results Walsh/Duncan 3 & 2 Castle/Kuehn Darling/Fuller 4 & 3 Heck/Kim McGinty/Toy 3 & 2 Corpuz/Zhang 1 Session 2 6 Overall 6
Saturday's singles matches & Results Hannah Darling halved Jensen Castle Lauren Walsh 3 & 1 Rachel Heck Charlotte Heath 3 & 2 Brooke Matthews Louise Duncan 2 up Rachel Kuehn Annabel Wilson 2 & 1 Allisen Corpuz Caley McGinty 4 & 3 Gina Kim Annabell Fuller 2 up Emilia Migliaccio Emily Toy 1 up Rose Zhang 1 Session 6 7 Overall 12
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References
External links The R&A site USGA site