1950 Curtis Cup

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{{Infobox team golf tournament

| name = Curtis Cup

| year = 1950

| logo =

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| dates = September 4–5, 1950

| venue = Country Club of Buffalo

| location = Williamsville, New York

| home = USA

| away = British Isles

| homecaptain = Glenna Collett Vare

| awaycaptain = Diana Critchley

| homescore = 7{{1/2}}

| awayscore = 1{{1/2}}

| result = United States wins

}}

The 6th Curtis Cup Match was played on September 4 and 5, 1950 at the Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, New York. The United States won 7{{1/2}} to 1{{1/2}}.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJtAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2950%2C450560 |title=Britain's heaviest defeat in Curtis Cup golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=9 |date=September 6, 1950}}

Matches were played over 36 holes for the first time. The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won five and halved the other match in the singles.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DYMtAAAAIBAJ&pg=7247%2C513929 |title=Americans lead in Curtis Cup |newspaper=The Gazette (Montreal) |page=16 |date=September 5, 1950}}{{cite journal |url=https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/1950s/1950/501118.pdf |title=The British ladies view our courses |newspaper=USGA Journal and Turf Management |date=November 1950 |page=18}}

Format

The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 36 holes.

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 {{1/2}} a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.

Teams

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|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|USA|size=70px}}   United States

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!Name

!Notes

Glenna Collett Vare

|non-playing captain, played in 1932, 1936, 1938 and 1948

Beverly Hanson

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Dorothy Kielty

|played in 1948

Dorothy Kirby

|played in 1948

Peggy Kirk

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Grace Lenczyk

|played in 1948

Dorothy Porter

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Polly Riley

|played in 1948

Helen Sigel

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|colspan=5| {{flagicon|GBR|size=70px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=70px}}   British Isles

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!Name

!Notes

{{flagicon|ENG}} Diana Critchley

|playing captain, played in 1932, 1934 and 1948

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeanne Bisgood

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{{flagicon|SCO}} Jean Donald

|played in 1948

{{flagicon|IRL}} Philomena Garvey

|played in 1948

{{flagicon|ENG}} Elizabeth Price

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{{flagicon|ENG}} Frances Stephens

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{{flagicon|SCO}} Jessie Valentine

|played in 1936 and 1938

Diana Critchley did not select herself for any matches.

{{cite journal |url=https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/1950s/1950/500811.pdf |title=The Curtis Cup teams |newspaper=USGA Journal and Turf Management |date=August 1950 |page=11}}

Monday's foursomes matches

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! Results

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Donald/Valentine

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|Porter/Hanson

Stephens/Price

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|Sigel/Kirk

Garvey/Bisgood

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 6 & 5

|Kielty/Kirby

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| 1

| Session

| 2

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! 1

! Overall

! 2

18-hole scores: Donald/Valentine 1 up, Stephens/Price 4 up, Kielty/Kirby 2 up

Tuesday's singles matches

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! Results

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Frances Stephens

|halved

|Dorothy Porter

Jessie Valentine

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 7 & 6

|Polly Riley

Jean Donald

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 6 & 5

|Beverly Hanson

Philomena Garvey

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 1

|Dorothy Kielty

Jeanne Bisgood

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 up

|Peggy Kirk

Elizabeth Price

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 4

|Grace Lenczyk

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| {{1/2}}

| Session

| 5{{1/2}}

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! 1{{1/2}}

! Overall

! 7{{1/2}}

18-hole scores: Porter 1 up, Riley 5 up, Hanson 4 up, Kielty 5 up, Bisgood/Kirk all square, Price/Lenczyk all square

References

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